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Once upon a time I came to Australia and found myself suddenly mortgaged, married and in an imminent condition of fatherhood. my previous ambitions of travel and science were promptly subjugated in order to make a sensible living.

And that's where Yamaha became my bread and butter as commissioned hi Fi salesperson in early eighties Melbourne.Those Yamaha stereo systems were so solid and sweet in comparison to the competing Pioneer and Sansui rack assembelages that they were an ethical sell to the blank canvas of the Middle Australian client base of that business I was working in.'Alas the speakers that were sold as matching the height and style of the cabinet were so very awful as to largely obviate any performance advantage in the source electronics.

This Yamaha AS501 is a sensory throwback to old Yamaha eighties style . It is clean and crisp and delightfully constructed and is just obviously sensible. Good inputs, good controls, good sound, good construction, good value.

I hereby appoint the AS501 to be the evolutionary successor to the 1984 Yamaha A500 integrated ampilfier.

What Hi-Fi? on the Yamaha AS501

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A powerful integrated amplifier with a clean, clear tonality and digital connections for easy connection to a Television and other digital media.

Those knobs and dials on this unit are the thing of dreams for many HiFi lover. And they adjust the Bass, Treble, Balance and 'Loudness' like any traditional Japanese amplifier should.

Read more about this cool at the official Yamaha website here

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The Yamaha AS2200 is a killer amplifier for those who love a crisp, clean sound with a feeling of a V8 behind it. Those who love a retro look will swoon over the Yamaha range of premium amplifiers as well. The old timey look filters down to that solid metal with black panel finish as well as the feel of the knobs and switches. The volume knob glides so effortlessly and the input selector gives a satisfying click and clunk as the inner workings of the amp are engaged.

You get all the tone controls a beautifully made Japanese amplifier is renowned for. And there's no need to dig deep into a menu to find them. They're at your fingertips ready for adjusting as much as you like.

Japanese engineering and craftmanship is on display with this unit.

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For an inexpensive set of Headphones, these have a lot of useful features for everyday life. 

Adjustable controls means you can make sure you don't miss sounds from the real world that might be important.

Active noise cancellation means you can choose to cut out the real world completely. And don't we all need that sometimes!

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The RX-A4A is where the beams cross for quality and value in a serious Home Theatre Receiver. At $2299 it has a very crisp and authoritative presentation that is suited to people looking for a forward sound with one of the safest brand names in the industry.

The Aventage series Receivers offer a unique five year warranty by registration for Australian customers.

The official Yamaha RXA4A website here.

 

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This is a powerful yet amplifier that delivers a great deal for its modest price point.

A dedicated Phono input for connection to a turntable, 2 x 60W class AB amplification, optical and coax digital inputs as well as subwoofer out.

This unit is perfect to build a vinyl system around.

Pair it with a set of AE100s or Monitor Audio Bronze 50s and a Rega Planar 1 Turntable and you'll have yourself some fabulous HiFi.

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A clean and clear sound - the hallmarks of Yamaha fine audio. This sound comes from the hours that go into the circuitry layout and design to keep noise floor to an absolute minimum.

To further lower the noise floor, this unit also has the pure direct button which shuts off ancillary functions like the screen and the digital output enabling an even quieter operation.

The unit also comes with a USB port on the front panel for playback of USB digital files.

This is a fantastic, reliable Cd player that also won't break the bank.

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This is an ambitious high end single brand system that throws down the gauntlet from Japan to the rest of the World. Needless to say Yamaha have the resources to pull something like this off. Although the elements of the 5000 are firmly based on the iconic NS1000 loudspeakers and the turntable pre and power amplifiers of the time, this system is thoroughly representative of third decade 21st century materials and design. The Absolute Sound on the Yamaha 5000 system

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With more than 130 years of experience, Yamaha has grown to become the world's leading sound company. The M-5000 embodies this spirit with time-honoured craftsmanship and market-leading innovation and serves as the epitome of high-fidelity audio reproduction. 200 W + 200 W (4 ohm, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.07% THD, 2-ch driven) 100 W + 100 W (8 ohm, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.07% THD, 2-ch driven) Meticulously designed, balanced signal transmission Floating and balanced power amplifier layout for improved drivability Perfectly symmetrical design for isolating left and right channels Low impedance design with shortened signal and power supply paths Improved construction delivers state-of-the-art rigidity Massive toroidal core power transformer

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A very useful little streaming amplifier. Perfect for general use in the home with all your streaming audio needs built on board and in a lovely little form factor.

 

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The Yamaha CDC 603 is a unit that has time warped from the 90s, a 5 Disc cd changer! 

Yes kids, in a time long ago before even the ipods walked this earth, there were multi disc players that could play tracks at random.

And here they are again! 

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A stylistic and fantastic sounding set of Headphones. Crispy and detailed with a tight bass.

Great as an all purpose, listenable set of cans. In a train, on a plane, working from home or in the office.

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The Yamaha NS-800A speakers have just landed at Carlton Audio Visual. We've had them running in and stretching their wings in the main demo space.

The NS-800A feature the same innovative cabinet design as the top of the range NS-5000 speakers. That is to say that instead of packing the insides of the cabinet with acoustically absorbing material like foam, Yamaha uses their 'absorber tubes'. These don't completely dampen the sound rather they keep a freshness and pep to the music.

Even without being fully run-in, these speakers are exciting, forward and immeadiate. They don't quite have all the pep of the NS-5000s but that's to be expected given that the NS-5000s are nearly triple the price.

They also don't feature the Zylon drivers of the NS-5000s having instead a pulp (paper) mix in the driver. The Zylon evidently works to give the higher range of speakers extra punch and attack.

But the lineage is still clear and if you love that Yamaha pure and fast sound, you're going to love these.

What I've also noticed is unlike a lot of bookshelf speakers, the mid-range is still quite present with the NS-800a. They are quite consistent throughout the frequency sweep and don't show the characteristic hole in the mids which plagues many a lesser set of bookshelves.

You won't be dissapointed by their bass either. Rich and full. Surprising for a bookshelf speaker, even one like this, that is on the larger side. But more importantly articulation and attack are not lost in the bass either. This can be another pitfall of less efficient bookshelves that find it difficult to articulate bass lines and give you more wooliness than crispness.

 

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Big chunky wireless Headphones. Some people will love these because of the way they fit over the ears, others will find them too cumbersome and awkward. If that's you, you should look at the YH-L700A. 

But no doubt these are a fantastic sounding Headphone for the price. And of course having the Bluetooth, wireless, active noise-cancellation is very welcome.

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This is part of a new wave of retro practical good sounding stereo receivers that are finding a place in homes as practical high fidelity devices. In a way they are a riposte to the exuberant age of surround sound amplifiers that have dissapointed purchasers by offering features over quality.

This new model RN800A ticks a lot of boxes with a decent phono input and a range of practical analogue and digital inputs, including that contemporary cherry being the HDMI EARC input. It is a very substantial device with classic Yamaha build quality and represents excellent value for money.

 Yamaha RN800A official website 

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A set of wireless earbuds by the experts at Yamaha. Sounding better than the apple earbuds but not going to break the bank. These are a nice option to make your ears feel loved.

Super easy to use with voice activation, gaming mode, double device bluetooth connection and dual on each earbud for clearer calls.

These come in a range of colours generally we keep the black, grey and beige in stock but we can get the others. Please call us to check specific colour availability.

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A very good value little streamer that sounds much better than its price tag. Detailed and musical. Convenient and intuitive. Everything you want in a streamer. 

These are quickly becoming our go-to streamers. And we recently did an A to B with the Sonos streamer...there is a reason these are very popular.

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Every now and then one of our manufacturers comes out with a product that gives me hope that innovation has not died and been forsaken in the cause of conformity and conservatism.

On the 5000 series Yamaha designers were let off the lead with no constraints, so it is no surprise that the headphone amplifier built to match the remarkable YH5000 head fi is a fantastic no compromise design.

I absolutely love the way it has two toroidal power supplies protruding gasometer style from the casing. One power supply for digital and one for analogue circuitry. I love the double rectangle footprint and the anti-vibration construction ... it feels like it has miniature Ohlins suspension for its five feet.

It is my great hope that Yamaha will bring out a range of high fidelity components built along similar principles.

 Link to Carlton Audio Visual YH5000 page 

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A simple no fuss design for a solid turntable in the entry level range. 

Unlike other entry level offerings we have, this one has a removable head shell. Handy for those who like to quickly swap cartridges.

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