This Package Includes
- Yamaha A-S1200 Integrated Amp
- AudioQuest Jack Russell Subwoofer Cable - 13.12 ft. (4m)
Yamaha A-S1200 Integrated Amp
Features
- Floating Balanced Circuit for Power Amplifier
- Tone Control Circuit with A Parallel Volume System
- Large Power Supply with Four Separate Circuits
- Left-Right Symmetrical Design
- Fully Discrete Phono Amp
Toroidal Transformer
Usually reserved for flagship Hi-Fi components, the A-S1200 benefits from the technical proficiency and absolute musicality of a toroidal transformer. Combined with an array of high-end Hi-Fi features and components, the toroidal transformer assists in ensuring the musical emotion is conveyed to the listener.
Gorgeous Level Meters
The level meters are both a nod to the nostalgic era of Hi-Fi, while simultaneously demonstrating the return of pure Hi-Fi for today’s discerning enthusiast. Visually presenting the dynamics and pulse of the music, the level meters imbue a warm feeling through their softly illuminated LEDs.
Thick Wires for Ground Connection
Yamaha's low Impedance concept, aided by the thick wires for ground connection, is critical for componentry adopting the badge of premium Hi-Fi. This Yamaha design concept begins in Yamaha's premium Hi-Fi components with the A-S1200, helping to present an open, natural sound stage, bringing the artist and listener closer together.
Original Speaker Terminals
Cut directly from pure brass, the luxurious speaker terminals comfortably fit the human hand for effortless tightening, achieving a highly secure connection.
Mechanical Ground Concept
The A-S1200 adopts a Mechanical Ground Concept, inherited from both the A-S2200 and A-S3200. The concept begins with the bolts of the feet welded directly to the main chassis, followed with the large heat sink, power transformer and block capacitors also directly bolted to the chassis. Through this design, unwanted vibration is avoided, achieving expressive and rhythmic bass, presenting the ‘Groove’ of the music to the listener.
Chrome-Plated Iron Feet
Completing the rigidity of the amplifier are the heavy-duty chrome-plated iron feet.
AudioQuest Jack Russell Subwoofer Cable - 13.12 ft. (4m)
Connect amplifiers, receivers, soundbars, and AVRs to subwoofers with a purpose-built RCA cable designed for clean, reliable signal transfer. Jack Russell features Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) conductors to reduce distortion caused by grain boundaries, Foamed-Polyethylene insulation to maintain dynamic contrast, and a Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation system that helps dissipate and drain high-frequency noise away from the signal path. The result is more naturally beautiful and detailed music, more intelligible dialogue, and thrilling sound effects for home theater and music systems.
Features
- Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
- Foamed-Polyethylene (FPE) Insulation
- Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation
- Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Terminations
- Direction-Controlled Conductors
Solid Long-Grain Copper (LGC) Conductors
The surface quality is critical because a conductor can be considered as a rail-guide for both the electric fields within a conductor and for the magnetic fields outside the conductor. High-purity LGC minimizes distortion caused by grain boundaries and maximizes linear RF Noise-Dissipation.
Foamed-Polyethylene (FPE) Insulation
Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is part of an imperfect circuit and absorbs energy. Some of this energy is stored and then released as distortion. Because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile, Foamed-PE, with its high air content, causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
Metal-Layer Noise-Dissipation
It’s easy to accomplish 100% shield coverage. Preventing captured radio-frequency interference from modulating the equipment’s ground reference requires AQ’s Noise-Dissipation. Traditional shield systems typically absorb and then drain noise/RF energy to component ground, modulating and distorting the critical reference ground plane, which in turn causes a distortion of the signal. Noise-Dissipation “shields the shield,” absorbing and reflecting most of this noise/RF energy before it reaches the layer attached to ground.
Cold-Welded, Gold-Plated Terminations
Instead of solder, the process employs a high-pressure technique. Because the ground shells are stamped instead of machined, the metal used can be chosen for low distortion instead of machinability.
Direction-Controlled Conductors
All drawn metal strands or conductors have a non-symmetrical, and therefore directional, grain structure. AudioQuest controls the resulting RF impedance variation so that noise is drained away from where it will cause distortion.
