Yamaha Hi-Fi Integrated Amplifier A-S3200

In the unyielding pursuit of innovation and musicality, Yamaha is proud to present its flagship integrated amplifier – the A-S3200. Meticulously designed from the ground up, the A-S3200 realizes the ambitions of the artist and establishes a new benchmark in high-fidelity audio.

  • High-quality PPS capacitors for delivering an authentically musical sound
  • Exquisite level meters visually present the dynamics and pulse of the music
  • Obsessive, meticulous switch design
  • Heavy-duty brass feet with spikes or scratch-resistant base
  • Original speaker terminals cut from pure brass with highly secure connection

Description

 

large toroidal transformer has been used in the A-S3200 in the pursuit of pure musicality. With less flux leakage there is no negative impact on other sensitive audio circuits, while the copper wire is directly drawn from the winded core, minimizing energy loss compared to other substitutes, allowing the full emotional energy in the music to be felt by the listener.

 

 

Acknowledged for their musical performance and use in high-end home audio products, high-quality capacitors were selected, delivering an authentically musical sound.

Following an intensive forging process, the PC-Triple C speaker wire has an inherently more linear structure, allowing for smoother signal transmission to more accurately present the original musical recording.

 

 

Adopting low impedance design concept minimizes both energy loss while maintaining absolute integrity in the audio signal. Preservation of the original audio results in an open, natural sound stage, bringing the listener and the artist together.

Following an intensive forging process, the PC-Triple C speaker wire has an inherently more linear structure, allowing for smoother signal transmission to more accurately present the original musical recording.

 

 

Adopting brass screws and gilding oxygen free copper terminals for the large block capacitors contributes to superior connectivity, superbly delivering the additional headroom available in the four large 22,000μF capacitors to produce the open soundstage.

 

 

The fully balanced circuitry used in the A-S3200 yields a number of listening benefits. Delivering impressively low signal-to-noise ratio ensures those gaps in the music, the silence upon which the artist engages the listener into the music, waiting for the next movement, are exactly that – silence. The design also adds to improved channel separation producing a sound stage that almost makes the entire system disappear, giving the listener the feeling of being in the room with the artist, not the CD or vinyl source.

 

 

An expression of deep, rhythmic and melodious bass generates feeling from the music, the story of the music. The Mechanical Ground Concept achieves this expressive and rhythmic bass by maximising rigidity and reducing any unwanted vibration. The large power transformer, block capacitors and heat sink are directly bolted to the chassis delivering greater rigidity, while the feet, with bolts directly welded to the main chassis, provide further reinforcement for absolute rigidity. The A-S3200 has an original Rigid Streamlined Construction that further suppresses vibration.

 

 

Completing the rigidity of the amplifier are the heavy-duty brass feet used with either spikes or the scratch-resistant base for delicate surfaces, originally engineered exclusively for the flagship M/C-5000.

Specifications
Maximum Power (4 ohms, 1kHz, 0.7% THD, for Europe)170 W + 170 W
High 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 Equalization Deviation+/-0.5 dB (PHONO (MM/MC))
Dimensions (W x H x D)435×180×464 mm; 17-1/8″ x 7-1/8″ x 18-1/4″
Weight24.7 kg; 54.5 lbs
Receiver / Integrated Amplifier
Rated Output Power[20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.07 %THD] 100 W + 100 W (8 ohms), 150 W + 150 W (4 ohms)
Total Harmonic Distortion (20Hz to 20kHz)[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 RatioPHONO 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 uVrms/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
Transformer623 VA (Toroidal)