Yamaha - Audio Appraisal

Yamaha CDX-496 Belt Replacement & Review

a run of the mill CD player from the mid-2000s when mainstream hi-fi separates were teetering on the verge of extinction. A no-nonsense ‘Natural Sound’ CD player, Well worth the money.

Yamaha CRX-M170 DAB CD Receiver Repair

a Yamaha CRX-M170 CD receiver offered on Freecycle recently sparked my interest. It was listed as having a couple of faults – a temperamental CD player and an erratic volume knob. These are plentiful on the second-hand market for little or no cost and are well worth a punt.

How To Fix A Digital Volume Control

If the volume on your stereo randomly turns up by itself, or doesn’t work at all, this article is for you.

Yamaha KX-580SE Cassette Deck Service & Repair

Later KX-series decks are very simple mechanically and electronically, easy to service and maintain and generally well constructed as far as later cassette decks go. And for now at least, second-hand pricing is still relatively sane

Yamaha HS-8 8″ Active Studio Monitor Speakers Reviewed

If you can accommodate them, you’ll achieve excellent mixes which translate well to consumer devices and pro audio alike.

Yamaha DSR 112/115/215/118W Active PA Loudspeakers Reviewed

Public address loudspeakers have remained aesthetically similar for decades and truth be told they’ve never been especially lightweight or portable. technological advancements, primarily in class D amplification, have at least reduced the racks of auxiliary equipment needed to run a speaker set to virtually zero.

Yamaha R-N803D MusicCast Network Receiver Review

Yamaha’s R-N803D is a stereo receiver packed with clever tech and plenty of connectivity. The intuitive retro-inspired design, brilliant software and the thoughtful implementation of its many features are the icing on a particularly sweet cake.

Yamaha KX-580 Cassette Deck Review

What? A cassette deck review in 2017? A little anachronistic, surely? A few weeks ago, I mentioned to AA’s own Ashley that I’d been getting a bit nostalgic for the defunct format, especially after seeing Andy Hall’s extensive collection of Beatles cassettes on his great YouTube channel. Search him, and you’ll see what I mean. I mentioned to Ashley that my favourite cassette deck had been my Yamaha KX-580 SE which I’d owned from new since 1999, and which I’d sadly sold for the price of a plate of beans on toast a few years later. I’d also thrown away a lot of tapes that I’d kept in the loft, when I made a necessary downsize in accommodation. I couldn’t quite kick the cassette habit though, and shortly after I bought a NAD 613 deck.

Yamaha NS-BP401 Review

A beautifully crafted pair of speakers with a neutral but likeable sonic character.

Yamaha A-U670 Review

It may look like an integrated amplifier in its simplest form, but Yamaha’s A-U670 packs not only a highly efficient class D amplifier but also DSD-capable DAC into its compact casework.

Yamaha MusicCast WX-030 Review

The Yamaha WX-030 is a desktop speaker incorporating advanced streaming capabilities and compatible with the Yamaha MusicCast multi-room audio system.

Yamaha MusicCast CD-NT670D Review

Part of the MCR-N870 mini hi-fi system, the yamaha MusicCast CD-NT670D is a CD player, streamer and tuner combined which is capable of connecting to yamaha’s MusicCast multi-room audio system.