{"product_id":"yamaha-a-s2200-integrated-amplifier","title":"Yamaha A-S2200 Integrated Amplifier","description":"\u003cp\u003eYamaha has been building precision amplifiers since the company's electronics division began in earnest in the 1950s, drawing on the same acoustic intelligence that shaped its concert-hall designs and professional-grade instruments. The A-S2200 sits at the center of the current lineup — not the flagship, but the point where Yamaha's engineering becomes genuinely uncompromising rather than cost-managed. It is built for listeners who want the authority of a fully balanced, high-current amplifier at a price that still leaves room to invest in great speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe circuit runs fully balanced from the balanced XLR inputs straight through to the speaker terminals — not a pseudo-balanced implementation that converts to single-ended internally, but a true differential topology that rejects common-mode noise at every stage. Powering it all is a 625VA toroidal transformer, an overbuilt supply for a 90-watt-per-channel rating that explains both the A-S2200's ease at low listening levels and its 220-watt dynamic headroom into 2-ohm loads. The fully discrete MM\/MC phono stage means a high-quality turntable belongs in this system from day one, without an outboard phono preamp adding another box and another power supply to the chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe industrial design is intentional, not decorative. Illuminated analog level meters reference Yamaha's golden-age studio and home components — the kind of metering that rewards you with a physical sense of the music's dynamics rather than a static number. The machined brass speaker terminals and chrome-plated brass feet are chosen for their acoustic properties (mass, resonance behaviour) as much as their appearance. PC-Triple C internal wiring — the same ultra-high-purity copper alloy used in premium cable products — runs throughout the signal path. Everything here is made to be listened to and kept, not traded out in two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully Balanced Circuit, Input to Output.\u003c\/strong\u003e True differential topology runs from the XLR inputs through the power amplifier section, rejecting noise at every stage rather than converting to single-ended partway through — a design choice that benefits both balanced-source components and standard RCA-connected gear alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e625VA Toroidal Transformer.\u003c\/strong\u003e A transformer rated far beyond the amplifier's continuous output gives the A-S2200 the instantaneous current delivery that separates amplifiers that control demanding speakers from those that merely play them. Dynamic power reaches 220W per channel into 2 ohms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully Discrete MM\/MC Phono Stage.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges are accommodated by a discrete, component-level phono preamplifier — no op-amp shortcuts. RIAA equalization is accurate to ±0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlluminated Analog Level Meters.\u003c\/strong\u003e The backlit VU meters are not a styling exercise — they give you a real-time, intuitive read on musical dynamics that digital displays cannot replicate, and they reference a tradition of precision metering from Yamaha's professional and studio heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePC-Triple C Internal Wiring.\u003c\/strong\u003e Yamaha specifies ultra-high-purity copper wiring (2.7mm diameter) throughout the signal path — the same conductor technology found in high-end aftermarket cables, now built into the amplifier itself and eliminating one more variable from the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachined Brass Speaker Terminals and Feet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pure brass terminals accept spade lugs, banana plugs, or bare wire and are hand-tightened at the factory. Chrome-plated brass feet are welded — not press-fit — for a mechanically grounded, resonance-controlled foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRated Power Output:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90W + 90W (8 ohms, 20Hz–20kHz, 0.07% THD); 150W + 150W (4 ohms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDynamic Power:\u003c\/strong\u003e 105W \/ 135W \/ 190W \/ 220W per channel (8 \/ 6 \/ 4 \/ 2 ohms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTotal Harmonic Distortion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.035% (CD\/Balanced → Speaker); 0.005% (Phono MM → Line); 0.02% (Phono MC → Line)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignal-to-Noise Ratio:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114dB (Balanced); 110dB (CD); 96dB (Phono MM); 90dB (Phono MC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrequency Response:\u003c\/strong\u003e +0 \/ −0.3dB (20Hz–20kHz); +0 \/ −3dB (5Hz–100kHz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDamping Factor:\u003c\/strong\u003e ≥ 250 (1kHz, 8 ohms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInput Sensitivity \/ Impedance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phono MC: 150µVrms \/ 50 ohms; Phono MM: 3.5mVrms \/ 47k ohms; CD \/ Line: 200mVrms \/ 47k ohms; Balanced (XLR): 200mVrms \/ 100k ohms; Main In: 1Vrms \/ 47k ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRIAA Equalization Accuracy:\u003c\/strong\u003e ±0.5dB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog Inputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1× Phono (MM\/MC), 4× RCA Line (CD, Line 1, Line 2, Line 3), 1× Balanced XLR, 1× Main In\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e Speaker terminals (2 pairs, machined brass), Preamp Out (RCA), Headphone (6.35mm), Trigger Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower Transformer:\u003c\/strong\u003e 625VA toroidal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInternal Wiring:\u003c\/strong\u003e PC-Triple C, 2.7mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaker Terminal Compatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banana plug, spade lug, bare wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRemote Control:\u003c\/strong\u003e Included (brushed aluminum with metallic buttons)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (W × H × D):\u003c\/strong\u003e 17-1\/8\" × 6-1\/8\" × 18-1\/4\" (435 × 157 × 463 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50.0 lbs (22.7 kg)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishes Available:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver\/Piano Black, Black\/Piano Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Yamaha","offers":[{"title":"Silver\/Piano Black","offer_id":48819115065563,"sku":"AS2200-SL","price":4999.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black\/Piano Black","offer_id":48819115098331,"sku":"AS2200-BL","price":4999.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/6553\/files\/yamaha-as2200-silver-front.jpg?v=1780020869","url":"https:\/\/almaaudio.com\/products\/yamaha-a-s2200-integrated-amplifier","provider":"Alma Music and Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}