Yamaha R-N2000A Hi-Fi Receiver Official Review Page!

[AcuDefTechGuy]

One good thing about the A6A or A8A is its PEQ on top of YPAO feature. I remember Gene tried it and posted some REW graphs but could the thread or post, maybe I remeber wrong?

Yep, Gene had the CX-A5100 (same model I use now). He did YPAO, I think he used FLAT, then copied to manual PEQ and tweaked PEQ.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I can't lie, that's a part of the attraction. I also do like the ultra modern industrial looks of the Anthem, I am sucker for those dang VU meters. Anyone who claims how gear looks does not impact their buying decisions is a liar. If I was starting from scratch, the Yamaha would be on the shortest of short lists after seeing Gene's bench tests.

Oh yeah, aesthetics and pride of ownership are huge buying factors.

 

[PENG]

Yep, Gene had the CX-A5100 (same model I use now). He did YPAO, I think he used FLAT, then copied to manual PEQ and tweaked PEQ.

Okay so that's the one, and I can then try and see if I can find the curves he posted. Going by memory the curves looked excellent and based on that alone, I am comfortable to think that doing it that way, Yamaha's can do better than Anthem's. That's a shame because Anthem could do better if they also add the same kind of feature, that is, allow the users to use REW/PEQ to fund tune further.