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How to Choose a Thorens Turntable: A Complete B...

Thorens has built turntables since 1883. This guide walks you through the two great Thorens lineages, suspended belt drive and direct drive, so you can match a deck to your...

Yamaha GT-5000 Turntable Buying Guide: A Return...

The Yamaha GT-5000 revives the brand's celebrated GT analog lineage with a heavyweight belt-drive design, a short straight tonearm and rare balanced XLR outputs. Here is how it plays and...

Yamaha XDA-QS5400RK Streaming Amplifier: A Comp...

The Yamaha XDA-QS5400RK is a MusicCast multi-room streaming amplifier built to bring music into more rooms with clean control and flexible connections. Here is what makes it distinct and how...

Yamaha C-5000 Preamplifier: A Complete Buying G...

The Yamaha C-5000 is the flagship control amplifier of Yamaha's 5000 Series, built around a fully balanced dual monaural circuit. Here is how it is designed, how it performs, and...

Yamaha M-5000 Power Amplifier: A Complete Buyin...

A close look at the Yamaha M-5000 stereo power amplifier, its Floating and Balanced Power Amplifier topology, sonic character, and the systems it was born to drive.

Yamaha R-N2000A Streaming Amplifier: The Comple...

The Yamaha R-N2000A sits at the top of Yamaha's network receiver line, blending flagship engineering with modern streaming. Here is how it performs and what to pair with it.