Yamaha C2a Preamplifier Photo 887976 US Audio Mart
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Yamaha C2a Preamp. Yamaha C2a Preamp Classic Audiophile Quality Photo 1663196 US Audio Mart Do not confuse this C-2A with the earlier much less desirable C2 . Vintage review of Yamaha C-2a I recently read a review of the C-2a in an issue of The Absolute Sound (1980, volume 16)
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The C-2a preamp's distortion varies with gain rather than level, falling as low as 0.0005%/1kHz at full gain (+22.5dB), 0.0009% at +12dB gain, 0.007% at +6dB gain and 0.027% at 0dB (unity) gain - all measured at the same 0dBV preamp output The C-2a uses high-quality parts such as a low-impedance 70 μ - thick printed circuit board + pure copper bus earth, IO core transformer, Yamaha's original audio coupling capacitor, high-precision conductive plastic volume, new mechanism rotary switch, metal film resistor and polypropylene film capacitor.
Yamaha C2a Preamplifier Photo 887976 US Audio Mart
While they picked a few nits about the preamp, it was generally a very favorable review In fact, they said it was one of the half dozen best preamps available at that time, and was directly compared to Audio Research (SP-3a. The C-2a preamp's distortion varies with gain rather than level, falling as low as 0.0005%/1kHz at full gain (+22.5dB), 0.0009% at +12dB gain, 0.007% at +6dB gain and 0.027% at 0dB (unity) gain - all measured at the same 0dBV preamp output
Yamaha C2a Preamp Classic Audiophile Quality Photo 1663195 US Audio Mart. Incidentally, the C-2a's maximum output is a high 18.5V (unbalanced). The Yamaha C-2a is a high-fidelity pre-amplifier that was released in the late 1970s and is renowned for its build quality and sound performance.
Yamaha C2a Preamp....a special breed ! Photo 2636471 US Audio Mart. Yamaha pulled out all the stops for this one .Loaded with options and high quality parts including mm/mc 2 input phono stage From what I've seen of the C2,C2a and the C2x they all look totally different when uncovered.The sexiest looker in the nude is the C2x,which I can vouch for as a phono preamp