Yamaha gets official with CD-S2000 SACD player, A-S2000 amplifier

On one hand, the designs of Yamaha's latest devices could have easily been ripped straight from last century, but in another sense, there's a certain level of attractiveness that comes with brushed aluminum AV components sporting retro-inspired buttons / knobs. Nevertheless, the CD-S2000 SACD / CD player (which arrives in silver or black motifs) plays nice with MP3 / WMA files and sports analog, optical / coaxial digital and XLR audio outputs. As for the A-S2000, it's available in the same two hues and can crank out up to 190-watts x 2 at 4-ohms or 120-watts x 2 at 8-ohms. Apparently marketed towards the high-end crowd, neither of these December-bound units come cheap, as the CD-S2000 will demand ¥208,950 ($1,824) while the A-S2000 rings up at an equally staggering ¥176,400 ($1,540).

[Via AudioJunkies]

[Peter @ Oct 24th 2007 9:08PM]

Straight from the last century is right! I took one look and for a moment I thought these were stereo amps from my college days in the 1970's. Yamaha was considered top flight consumer equiptment then.

[霽月瀛台 @ Oct 24th 2007 9:10PM]

At these prices, they not considered to be "HI-end" products.

[Mile @ Oct 24th 2007 9:26PM]

I want these I think. They look great. Gimmie a deal on the set!

[jason @ Oct 24th 2007 9:57PM]

Are they going to come out with a receiver that matches this. I would be down for that!

[KC @ Oct 24th 2007 10:39PM]

Isn't that the receiver in the bottom picture?

[whatsdamattau @ Oct 24th 2007 10:06PM]

People bought CD players that played SACD's not to mention buy SACD's? Well, that's news to me!

[JP @ Oct 24th 2007 10:51PM]

Everything's better with a VU meter. . . too bad they didn't bother to include one -- not true retro without it.

[BatteryAcid @ Oct 24th 2007 10:55PM]

Is that real metal?!?!

[Tired_ @ Oct 24th 2007 11:34PM]

Hmm. It plays SACD and MP3's? Trying to get both ends of the market I guess...

Won't MP3/WMA support just set off the audiophile-mp3-is-crap crowd (who are probably the only ones who buy SACD)?

[Bad Beaver @ Oct 25th 2007 2:31AM]

No, it's all about choice.