Yamaha AX-497 Integrated Amplifiers
Yamaha AX-497 Integrated Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Oct 11, 2022]
Andrea1
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This is an excellent amplifier that will provide you with plenty of power and great sound quality. It's also very versatile, so you can use it for a variety of different applications. Check this house painter Gilbert Arizona for all your painting needs. Weakness:
I have no issues with this amp so far. |
[Oct 04, 2022]
jamesdowning
Strength:
Good product without a doubt Weakness:
No one used gold plating then. Purchased: Used
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[Apr 26, 2022]
liahughes
Strength:
amaha brand, reliable, generally easy to operate. One of the few in the lower price category for stereo devices that allows you to touch the first step of hi-fi, one-way, now it is only available on the secondary market. Use it daily in college, copes with its tasks. There were problems with the manual, academic writing service https://writemyessaysos.com/helped solve the problem. Wrote and translated into several languages. Cute. Weakness:
No frequency control on the remote, but this is not essentially a disadvantage Purchased: Used
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[Dec 27, 2021]
chaples19
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Clean, sweet reproduction not warm not cold just clean. Bass can have punch while violins are not shrill. springfield ma painters Weakness:
No one used gold plating then. Purchased: New
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[May 01, 2022]
yammy man
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POWER. I bought this unit in 2015 from Crutchfield's scratch and dent (couldn't find a thing wrong) and have been in heaven ever since. Clean, warm sound and at 0.019% THD and a damping factor of 240 or more, this thing is built solid. 85 real watts per channel is more than enough for my Yamaha NS- 6490 speakers to fill a small 12'x13' listening room. With the volume dial pointing to 9 o'clock (dial starts at 7) and Pure Direct on that's probably less than 10% of the available power. Pure Direct bypasses all coloration and will raise the volume if you are employing the Variable Loudness. There's a CD/DVD direct amp switch that really adds another dimension (10 Hz to 100k Hz) when listening to CDs, other sources are blocked when this switch is activated. A or B or both speaker switches and full size headphone jack on the front panel. I use the B speakers to feed a Polk 50 watt subwoofer also with the volume to the 9 o'clock position. The rear is well laid out and accepts dual banana plugs for speakers, separate inputs for phono, tuner, cd/dvd, tape/rec, mini disc/rec, aux and three switched power outlets. There is an impedance switch that allows a wide range of speakers. You can patch a TV into the aux. but this 2.0 amp is made to make music, well... MUSIC. Weakness:
These are not weaknesses just stating facts. This is an "old school" integrated class B amplifier. you won't find any bluetooth, USB, HDMI, or optical ports. You will also need a separate radio tuner if you want to listen to FM or AM. Price Paid: $299 on sale
Purchased: New
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[Jul 20, 2007]
tiomiguel
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Powerfull and great sound
Weakness:
None for the price. well built and very powerfull amp, this machine returns yamaha to classic stereo.
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[Jun 13, 2007]
stockcontrol
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Does its job exceptionally well for the price. Looks great. Just handels the music better than AVR's.
Weakness:
None My first 2 channel amp! Had always used AVR's untill now. This is in my gym (was the double garage) with a Marantz CD5001, B&W 601 S3 and Kimber speaker cable. Probably a bit of overkill for a gym but over the last few years the audiophile bug has hit, and hit hard. Im now reguarly upgrading my equiptment and moving it between rooms.
Similar Products Used: Yamaha RXV640, RXV650, Marantz SR7500, Marantz CD5001, SA7001, B&W 601,602,603 S3, Aaron ATS-5, CC240, SS240 (Australian), Richter Preadator (also Australian), Yamaha DVDC750 |