Yamaha R -9
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thesurfer
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A friend of mine has one hes selling, but hes in Dallas, says it can run in class A up to 30 watts, and it gets super hot in this mode, he said it came out in 85, are they any good, hate to waste the trip, Jimmy.
Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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I've had one since new...
Still works and sounds great.
It drove my SDA 1Cs beautifully for a few years.
One of the better receivers in my opinion.
BkDayens Ampino , Yamaha wxc-50 , Polk SDA 1c’s ( my first love .. ) , Kimber Kable 4TC, Sony 42” - BEDROOM
B&K EX-442 ( it will go in my casket when I die ... ) , PS Audio 4.6 preamp ( old school , but it still jams on ... ) , Eversolo DMP-A6 , Boston Acoustic voyager 7’s - POOL
Parasound A21, Eversolo DMP-A8 , Yamaha wxc-50 , Kimber Kable 4vs , Salk Supercharged Song towers ( difficult choice between these and my family if I had to choose ... 😩 ) , Sony XBR-A8F 65” OLED - DEN , MAIN RIG
PS Audio S300 - sitting in the closet for now …
Onkyo TX-nr609 , Polk atrium 7 , Boston acoustic sound ware (4) , Boston acoustic sub , B&W center , Sharp 65” TV - PATIO -
I had a couple of R9's in the past and your friend is right they do run hot in class A mode. I thought they were ok receivers that got the job done. Tuner section was ok and they had the typical Yamaha uncolored sound.
Nowadays I tend to look at something like that (hot running vintage piece) as a liability. FWIW I couldn't hear a difference between class A and regular mode. But I could see the increased electricity useage on my belkin conditioner in class A mode. If it's free or really cheap bring it home and play with it for a while. -
If it ain't hot, it ain't squat
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