HiFi Test TV Audio: Bulletin 5/2008; 2 products in the Test: 1,0; reference, class
price/performance: "excellent", "Highlight"
"Plus: high-quality workmanship; high power reserves; excellent sound."
Audio Issue 7/2008; 1st place out of 2: "very good" (top class; 90 points)
Price/performance: "very good"
"Plus: Juicy-mild sound, still very accurate, noble workmanship.
Minus: Slightly high MM input capacitance."
Stereo Issue 7/2008; 2 products in review: Sound level: 66%
Price / performance: "outstanding" (5 out of 5 stars)
"Yamaha also succeeds with the A-S1000, which is based on the technology of its bigger brother and has only been slightly slimmed down, a great success. We are dealing here with an extraordinarily musical and well-equipped amplifier!"
Price/performance: "excellent", "highlight"
"Plus: high-quality workmanship; high power reserves; excellent sound."
Price/performance: "very good"
"Plus: Juicy-mild sound, still very accurate, noble workmanship.
Minus: Slightly high MM input capacitance."
Price / performance: "outstanding" (5 out of 5 stars)
"Yamaha also succeeds with the A-S1000, which is based on the technology of its bigger brother and has only been slightly slimmed down, a great success. We are dealing here with an extraordinarily musical and well-equipped amplifier!"