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Yamaha R-8 Receiver (Attn: Leonard Caillouet et al)
Hi.
I'm reposting a query from 3/21 that got lost in a thread regarding a Yamaha cassette deck. My question involved my R-8 receiver (but there followed a string of exchanges between Leonard and Mark Zacharias regarding a couple of matters involving Yamaha warranty handling -- I never got a reply). Please, again... My R-8 receiver has lost its memory. I'm trying to determine whether to have the memory cap/battery replaced, use it as a power amplifier only with a separate control preamp, or what? When you say, "low point," what do you mean? Is it construction, parts, sound? I've not been able to come up with much information about this product so I'd appreciate knowing more. My training is as a musician; I've been a musical instrument service technician and worked in audio, so my desire in reproduction is for 20-20 accuracy without going off the deep audiophile end. I ran a custom stereo business a while back centered on in-home whole-system turnkey problem-solving-improvement. This included repairs and custom modifications. I bought the receiver from my late circuit technician, Paul Margen, of Berkeley, California. Paul passed away a few months ago. He was a person of high ideals and generosity: he will be missed by many. Richard Leonard Caillouet wrote: | Yamaha, like everyone else makes some equipment that is less | than impressive. The R-8 was one of the low points in their | receiver line. The current receiver products are mostly | top-grade, relatively speaking. The current cassette decks | are typical of most of the newer decks and are very poorly | constructed. | Thanks for your input, Leonard. |
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