This is presumably to help please purists and gadget freaks alike, though hiding the minor features away doesn't take them out of circuit. Other features are familiar from previous Yamahas, such as leaving only the main controls visible in normal use, with secondary features accessible behind a front panel flap. DVD-Audio is not mentioned explicitly, but probably only because it had not been launched when this amp was announced, at a time when SACD was already in full swing. The Yamaha also boasts a 100kHz bandwidth 'for SACD compatibility". The AX-496 delivers a chunky 85 Watts/channel, and is equipped with such niceties as proper 4mm binding post speaker terminals, and remote control operation with a handset that can also operate a Yamaha cassette deck, CD player and tuner - a full system in fact. I think the speakers were very expensive when they were new and very effecient 92db/metre so if correct a 10 watt amp should work well.The AX-496 is the middle model of three Yamaha amps, sandwiched between the 60 watt AX-396 and the 100 watt AX-596. Most of the time you will only use a couple of watts any way.A very good amp wil double its power rating again into 2 ohms relative to 4 ohms a good amp will double its power rating when the impedance changes from 8 ohms to 4 ohms.Its far more difficult to build a high wattage amp that sounds good than a low wattage one.So probably the best of your selection.Īll of the following is very very general and not definitive but To be honest I only took a quick look at the Yamaha - i thought it was an AV amp but looking closer its not. Mostly I will be using these for music (various types I don't even have a type as I listen to almost any genre including trance, electro, hip hop, oldies, etc.) I have attached a picture of the speaker cabinets for reference.
Any other amplifier choices which could be shipped to Malta are most welcome as an advice in this post. I don't know all the specs of them, but need the best quality, most powerful amplifier from those I've posted. YAMAHA Natural Sound Stereo Amplifier AX-590Įvidence Acoustics Hifi Digital Karaoke Amplifier AV698 I was searching on e-bay for a 2nd hand amplifier as my budget is a bit tight of about 60-80eur.Īs I'm from Malta, I have found the following amplifiers to suite the price/performance: So the Dantax Octava 40 cabinet has a Tweeter of 30W, Midrange of 50-150W and 2 woofers of 70-140W each and have an impedance of 4-8ohm I'm new to this forum and as it's my first time buying a decent amplifier for my Dantax Octava 40 vintage speakers, I need a good amplifier which can fill the room (about 5m x 4m) with pure quality, high volume sound.
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