Yamaha Audio A-S3200SL Integrated Amplifier (Silver)

Very heavy 55lbs I put on kitchen table then slid table to stand. I had my left a speaker paralleled to another speaker, amp got really hot I figured it was drawing 4 Ohmes, did that for three or four nights did not stop working but got really hot. Not a good idea from past experience. Also got much more sound after ordering RCA cables for active subwoofer and connecting to Pre out.

This is an end game amp for me. I may upgrade DACS or streamers but this unit “will see me on out” as my grandmother used to say. I’m sure the a-s1200 and a-s2200 are all but indistinguishable sonically, but I am through worrying about what might be better or worse. One unexpected benefit is that I no longer need the dual subwoofers I was using... the bass from the 3200 makes them unnecessary.Audiophiles seem drawn to boutique brand items with ridiculous names like Valhalla Diamond Extreme Mk II or Magnum Nirvana Cosmos Iridium. They can keep their silly sounding hardware and keep looking down on the pedestrian sounding Yamaha all they want. I will be busy listening to music through a very fine amplifier for. The nest decade or so.