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Yamaha A-S301 integrated amplifier / Audiolab 6000A integrated amplifier
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Yamaha A-S301 integrated amplifier71,390 RUBeachAudiolab 6000A integrated amplifier61,990 RUB99,990 RUBeachpromo
Specifications
same tierYamaha A-S301 and Audiolab 6000A are the same tier; they differ in character and in the figures below.
| Parameter | Yamaha A-S301 integrated amplifier | Audiolab 6000A integrated amplifier | favours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | mid | mid | |
| Power into 8 Ω | 60 W | 50 W | Yamaha A-S301 integrated amplifier |
| Load-drive class | unknown | strong | |
| Topology | class AB | class AB | |
| Inputs | phono_mm, rca_line, optical, coax | phono_mm, rca_line, optical, coax, main_in, bt_rx | |
| Outputs | sub_out, rec_out, speaker_pairs, headphone_6_3 | pre_out, headphone_6_3, speaker_pairs, trigger_12v | |
| Phono stage | {"mm":true,"mc":false} | {"mm":true,"mc":false} | |
| Price | 71,390 RUB | 61,990 RUB |
- ✓ Yamaha A-S301: more powerful (60 vs 50 W into 8 Ω)
- ○ inputs: Yamaha A-S301 — Phono MM, RCA line, optical, coaxial; Audiolab 6000A — Phono MM, RCA line, optical, coaxial, main in (HT bypass), Bluetooth receive
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Who each suits
Yamaha A-S301 integrated amplifier
- a first proper system with vinyl: an MM phono stage, 4 line inputs, optical and coax on a 24/192 DAC — turntable, CD and computer at once AI draft, under review
- electronic, rock and metal on DALI / ELAC / JBL bookshelves — “a bright, dynamic amplifier”, “dense, dynamic sound” AI draft, under review
- rooms up to 30 m² on a sub-70k budget: “one of the few amplifiers that suits such a volume”, “only it has this much real power” AI draft, under review
- two speaker pairs (a second room) or bi-wiring, a subwoofer output, loudness for quiet evenings and Pure Direct AI draft, under review
Audiolab 6000A integrated amplifier
- bookshelf speakers in 13–20 m² at low to medium volume: ELAC Carina / BS 312, Monitor Audio Silver 50 / Bronze 100, DALI Oberon 1, Radiotehnika Sigma 1.01 AI draft, under review
- quiet evening listening — “balanced sound at any volume level” AI draft, under review
- four digital inputs (2 optical + 2 coax) on an ES9018K2M DAC, an MM phono stage and aptX Bluetooth — every source without extra boxes AI draft, under review
- a power amp for home-cinema fronts: the power-amp direct input from an AV receiver's pre-out (a real setup with Marantz NR1506 and ELAC UBR62) AI draft, under review