Yamaha DSP-A1000

[yettitheman]

From the ancient sands of time... comes the millionth review of the Yamaha DSP-A1000


Build Quality:
Coming from a near twenty year old piece of analogous bliss and state of the art design (when it was new), this receiver has held up exceptionally well over this period of time. It has a solid brush, anodized aluminum faceplate with white silkscreen lettering marking model number and control function designations, as well as a drop-down face plate made out of brushed and anodized aluminum. The chassis is made of zinc-plated stamped steel, while the top cover is zinc plated, with a baked powder paint for added durability and some internal foam dampening for added resonance reduction.



(I will edit to get the internal pictures later... left them on another camera)

Internals:
Well, due to a recent hiccup in this device, I was forced to tear it down and make repairs to bring it back to perfect operating condition. I did well.... but also had about 3 hours of my life sucked away:



Sound Quality:
Overall, this receiver is excellent. There is no hissing or any stray noises at the speakers when the volume is turned up to it's maximum range when no input is playing. There is some slight bleed through on the input selector, but that may have been before I fixed the problems. I will see if there is still bleed through tomorrow. The amplifier itself does not exhibit any 60 cycle hum whatsoever.

Playing Diana Krall, Live in Paris through my Pioneer PD-65, connected to CD in with Straightwire RCA interconnects, hooked to a pair of PSB Century 600 I's was a very nice experience after fixing my baby. At low volumes, all the notes came through crystal clear without any sign of fluffing or weakness. At higher volumes, the sound was in your face, like you were at the concert, with every note ringing through clearly and concisely. Bass was never exaggerated and treble was never harsh and tinny.

Inputs:



As you can see, there is quite a few inputs. I'm too lazy to list them, but the audio/video inputs are all there (except for pre-in/out, coupler, subwoofer, and a few other little ones.)


Overall, this is an excellent receiver. I would love to have the DSP-A1, which is based on this receiver, but has digital input processing capabilities. I would rate this receiver a 9 out of 10, just because it lacks any digital connectivity. But if you don't mind or don't need digital interconnects, then this receiver is certainly one beast you want to give a shot.

[Seth=L]

The back looks very clean, the jacks look nice and shiny (Pat would respond "your head is gonna be shiny if you don't leave me alone). Glad to know you are taking the 2.1 approach for now given your space constraints, should work out well.

[yettitheman]

LOL @ the Pat joke

and yes, I'm ditching that Onkyo out of my loop.. I like the sound of my Yammie better

[davidtwotrees]

Thanx for the review, yettie. Great pics. I've never owned any Yamaha gear. I have worked in some homes for clients, (I'm a small contractor) who have had Yammies and the build quality was excellent(turning the volume knob is our version of kicking the tires, lol......) D2T

[Bryce_H]

I'm still running a Yamaha DSP-A3090 in my living room with a Sony DVP-S7000. They both sound great and never had a problem with either one. Some stuff just doesn't die.

[yettitheman]

Hey, no problem guys. I've had this for about a six months... maybe a year, and have had it as a separate, then just an amp, then back to a separate

I like it better in it's stock configuration... and I don't use the DSP modes....


The only thing now is a stray crackle... I just wiggle one of the front pots and it goes away.... I did it about a week ago and it hasn't done it since.... probably didn't clean the balance pot as good somehow.... oh well.

When I first got it, the audio was almost inaudible, even with the volume maxed out... but I fixed it

Now.... guess what price I paid for it

[yettitheman]

I'm chiming in to say that someone likes using my pictures without permission....

[Seth=L]

I'm chiming in to say that someone likes using my pictures without permission....

WUT?

[DKqwerty]

Love the DSP-A1000! But my is currently on the fritz. However, I cannot ask for help cause my post count is nil. (Well, now it's one)

Mines shutting itself down. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

[croseiv]

Nice innards... Decent sized caps there. Any idea what the rating is?