They're Baltic Birch, with about 8 to 10 (I lost count) coats of dewaxed blonde shellac.
I feel the speakers are pretty well broken in now, really opened up. Vocals, instruments are so realistic. I have put about 300+ hours into them. The detail and imaging is amazing.
Here's a picture of my cat transfixed on the center image.
I feel the speakers are pretty well broken in now, really opened up. Vocals, instruments are so realistic. I have put about 300+ hours into them. The detail and imaging is amazing.
Here's a picture of my cat transfixed on the center image.
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Yeah I was told there's been lots of supply issues with what's been going on in Ukraine/Russia. And that pushed the price up too, but I wanted a premium wood for premium speakers.
Listening to them today at decent volumes really exposes the weaknesses of my small Yamaha wxa50 amp. Time to look at newer amps. And so the audiophile March continues.
Listening to them today at decent volumes really exposes the weaknesses of my small Yamaha wxa50 amp. Time to look at newer amps. And so the audiophile March continues.
Inexpensive Yamaha lifestyle product, lots of features at a low price.
Not that it doesn’t have sufficient power — given its 2.1-ness it is likely A TDA style Class D 4 channel amp with a pair tied together for the bass. 90w is likely a significant exaggeration.
Nothign wrong with the chip likely but everything around it is sucking information out of th emusic and tossing it away.
It is not about more, it is about better.
dave
Surprisingly close to rated power. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...urements-of-yamaha-wxa-50-streaming-amp.7964/
jeff
Amazing the power these Class D chips can do. But the power supply quaklity and the bits around?
XRK’s commercail amp likelyt used a similar or the same chip, and is considered a bargin at $1500 for just a power amplifier.
For most practical uses, 10-20w is likely sufficient. Quality over quantity.
dave
XRK’s commercail amp likelyt used a similar or the same chip, and is considered a bargin at $1500 for just a power amplifier.
For most practical uses, 10-20w is likely sufficient. Quality over quantity.
dave
+1. There is the odd occasion where you may want more, especially if the speakers aren't very efficient.
jeff
What is wrong with the Yamaha wxa 50 power supply quality?
Measured 60 Hz component is below -115 dB, 120 Hz component is below -125 dB, buried in the noise!
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...mplifier-analog-audio-measurements-png.28722/
If this is not good, what should be a good power supply according to you?
I’m just guessing. They have to make significant compromises to stuff so many features into such a small cheap amplifier.
It is a lifestyle product, It has its place, but it won’t really come close to be revealing enuff to push the limits of what the MAOP is caple of.
In a hifi all of the bits are important, and despite being the single largest contributor to the voicing (ignoring the room) of a hifi the loudspeaker is the least important.
In this case the quality of the loudspeaker fa routstrips what comes before. too much information is lost before it gets to the loudspeaker.
You can take the audioscience review as far as you can throw it. Give syou some numbers. Doesn’t tell you how it sounds.
dave
It is a lifestyle product, It has its place, but it won’t really come close to be revealing enuff to push the limits of what the MAOP is caple of.
In a hifi all of the bits are important, and despite being the single largest contributor to the voicing (ignoring the room) of a hifi the loudspeaker is the least important.
In this case the quality of the loudspeaker fa routstrips what comes before. too much information is lost before it gets to the loudspeaker.
You can take the audioscience review as far as you can throw it. Give syou some numbers. Doesn’t tell you how it sounds.
dave
Matt81,
You can check with Hugh Dean (AKSA); he is based out of Melbourne. He's on diyAudio (has his own sub-forum); if you are in/around Melbourne, maybe you can request for an audition.
Did you compare Yamaha WXA50 to another amplifier in your system/room? Are you sure the weakness is coming from the amplifier and not from the speakers?
Has "anyone" in this thread complained that they "didn't" like the sound of the MOAP 10.2?
Kinda sounds like it might be the amp.
jeff