KEW

KEW

Audioholic Overlord
Those are nice have any of you used
Yamaha P3500SP-Series power amplifier
The power is 350 wpc at 8ohm what is perfect for my fronts just not sure on quality
If this is the one you are talking about, I have one and am very happy with it.


That said, if I was in the market today, I would choose the new Crown XLS-2002 instead:


It costs less, and the specs seem to indicate it handles low impedance without any concerns at all (rated 1050 WPC at 2 Ohms!). I believe it is technically equal or better than the Yamaha; plus, it adds two features to make it more conducive to home systems:
1) RCA inputs with selectable input sensitivity.
2) Display/light control (including "black-out" mode).

But, honestly, I believe either will do a great job and represents a great bargain. I would choose the one that looks better to you, or if looks don't matter, go with the Crown.

Edot: The Yamaha does have a pair of green lights that will flicker the whole time it is playing music. You would need to black tape them if you don't want a significant distraction in a dimmed HT room.
 
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wgallagher

Junior Audioholic
I think the crown looks better and I like harmon as a brand and price is awsome
 
slipperybidness

slipperybidness

Audioholic Warlord
Those are nice have any of you used
Yamaha P3500SP-Series power amplifier
The power is 350 wpc at 8ohm what is perfect for my fronts just not sure on quality
Yammy is just one of those brands that has never let me down! Rock solid, never had a question on quality when Yamaha is concerned.
 
slipperybidness

slipperybidness

Audioholic Warlord
Agreed, but Crown has a good reputation as well.
Agreed on this point too!

It's just that the OP had voiced some doubts about the Yamaha quality, so I wanted to directly address that.

Crown and QSC both also seem to be bullet proof to me!
 
lsiberian

lsiberian

Audioholic Overlord
Those are nice have any of you used
Yamaha P3500SP-Series power amplifier
The power is 350 wpc at 8ohm what is perfect for my fronts just not sure on quality
They have a great reputation and are supposed to be quiet The P2500S should be fine for home audio use.
 
Jay aLBERS

Jay aLBERS

Junior Audioholic
I just love the look of that amp the crowns are at a good price how are they quality wise? I wouldnt buy the McIntosh way to much money. I looked at the emotiva not bad stats but it look like alot of people on here are not fans.
The Crown amps sound great and have a good reputation. I have one powering my subs. One thing to remember about them is that they are fan cooled, so if it's not in a cabinet you will have fan noise.
 
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wgallagher

Junior Audioholic
Yea I think I'm going with the crown. And as in cabinet what do you mean I was going to build a flexy rack.
 
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