Yamaha A-S3200 170 W Integrated amplifier

Authentic, pure hi-fi is not so much about listening to fantastic-sounding equipment, but rather about the equipment disappearing into the background as if the artist were playing live in the room. The openness of the music, the feeling of being close to the artist, brings the music to the foreground and turns listening to music into an active rather than a passive experience.

Carefully designed from the ground up, the Yamaha A-S3200 realises the artist's ambitions and sets a new benchmark in high-fidelity audio. Fully balanced circuits for an impressively low signal-to-noise ratio and improved channel separation, together with a large toroidal transformer, deliver pure musicality. The basic mechanical concept maximises rigidity and reduces unwanted vibrations. High-quality PPS capacitors deliver an authentic musical sound. Beautiful level meters visually display the dynamics and heartbeat of the music, the result of an obsessively meticulous circuit design. The A-S3200 stands on sturdy brass feet with spikes or a scratch-resistant base. The speaker terminals are made of pure brass and provide a very secure connection.

We have used high-quality capacitors, known for their musical performance and their use in premium home audio products, for an authentic musical sound.

An intensive forging process gives the PC-Triple C speaker wire a more linear structure for smooth signal transfer and accurate reproduction of the original music recording.

The fully balanced circuit of the A-S3200 offers a number of advantages. The impressively low signal-to-noise ratio ensures that the 'gaps' in the music, i.e. the silence in which the artist grabs the listener's attention, do exactly what they are meant to do: create silence. The design also contributes to improved channel separation, creating a sound image in which the whole system almost disappears. This gives listeners the feeling that they are in the same room as the artist rather than listening to a CD or LP.

The phono amplifier consists of an MC head amplifier and an equaliser amplifier. Each of these amplifiers is configured separately for a rich sound with pronounced musicality when playing vinyl with both MC and MM phono cartridges.

The expression of deep, rhythmic and melodious bass gives music its feeling and tells the accompanying story. The mechanical grounding concept ensures that this expressive and rhythmic bass is reproduced optimally by maximising rigidity and reducing unwanted vibrations. The large transformer, the block capacitors and the heat sink are mounted directly on the chassis for greater rigidity, while the feet are bolted directly to the main chassis for absolute rigidity. The rigid, streamlined construction of the A-S3200 suppresses vibrations even further.

• Rated output power: [20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.07% THD] 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms), 150 W + 150 W (4 ohms)
• Maximum power: (4 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7% THD, for Europe) 170 W + 170 W.
• Dynamic power/channel: (8/6/4/2 ohms) 120/150/200/300 W.
• Damping factor: ≧ 250 (1 kHz, 8 ohms)
• Frequency response: +0 / -3 dB (5 Hz–100 kHz), +0 / -0.3 dB (20 Hz–20 kHz)
• RIAA equalisation deviation: +/- 0.5 dB (PHONO (MM / MC)
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 × 180 × 464 mm; 17-1/8" x 7-1/8" x 18-1/4"
• Weight: 24.7 kg
• Total harmonic distortion: (20 Hz to 20 kHz) [Input 0.5 V]
• PHONO MC → LINE2 OUT: 0.02% (1.2 mVrms),
• PHONO → LINE2 OUT: 0.005% (1.2 Vrms), CD, etc.
• BAL1,2 → SP OUT: 0.035% (50 W / 8 ohms)
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
• PHONO MC: 90 dB
• PHONO MM: 96 dB
• CD, etc.: 110 dB
• BAL1,2: 114 dB
• Input sensitivity: [1 kHz, 100 W / 8 ohms]
• PHONO MC: 150 µVrms / 50 ohms
• PHONO MM: 3.5 mVrms / 47 kohms
• CD, etc.: 200 mVrms / 47 kohms
• MAIN IN: 1 Vrms / 47 kohms
• BAL1,2: 200 mVrms / 100 kohms
• Transformer: 623 VA (toroidal)

Would you like to hear this first? In our two listening rooms on Hoenderstraat in Maastricht, each with its own acoustics, we will set up the system for you. Make an appointment or call 043-7370028 — we are happy to help you find the right choice and the right placement.