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Yamaha A-S501 vs Rega Brio: which would you get for the best home entertainment experience? Based on our rating, A-S501 has a total rating of 8.7 out of 10 vs 4.7 out of 10 for Brio.
Advantages Yamaha A-S501 over Rega Brio
- Better Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in stereo: 0.01% vs 0.02%
- Better signal-to-noise ratio: 99dB vs 97dB
- Has speaker A and speaker B switch
- Can be pure amplifier without any sound processing with Pure direct mode
- Bass control
- Treble control
- Balance control
- Built-in optical digital in/out: 1/0
- Built-in coaxial digital in/out: 1/0
- Subwoofer output lets you connect an optional powered sub
- USB port
Advantages Rega Brio over Yamaha A-S501
- Supporting speakers impedances: 8, 4Ohm vs only 8,6Ohm
Common strengths
- Moving Magnet (MM) Phono stage
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Product
Yamaha A-S501
Rega Brio
Model
A-S501
Brio
Brand
Yamaha
Rega
Reviews
378
23
Amplifier
Channels
2
2
Power output (RMS), W/Ohm
170/8, 200/6
50/8, 73/4
Power output per channel, W/Ohm
85/8, 100/6
58/8, 93/4
Output Impedance, Ohm
8,6
8, 4
Frequency response
10Hz-100KHz
12Hz-43KHz
THD in stereo, %
0.01
0.02
Signal-to-noise ratio, dB
99
97
Audio features
Digital to analog converter (DAC)
Speaker A/B switching
Pure direct mode
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
Control
Bass
Treble
Balance
Remote control
Extensive connection
Optical digital input/output
1/0
0/0
Coaxial digital input/output
1/0
0/0
Phono (MM) input
1
1
Subwoofer output
1
0
Headphone outputs
1
1
USB
1
0
Preamplifier outputs (pair)
0
0
Main inputs (pair)
0
0
Line level inputs (pair)
8
5
XLR inputs (pair)
0
0
Record outputs (pair)
2
1
DC trigger output (12V)
0
0
Remote control input/output (IR)
0/0
0/0
RS-232
0
0
Additional features
Auto power off
Built-in display
Power
Power consumption, W
240
195
Power consumption standby, W
0.5
0.5
Dimensions
Size W x H x D, cm/inches
43.5 x 15 x 38.7/17.1 x 6 x 15.2
13.6 x 3.1 x 8.5/7 x 1.9 x 4.9
Weight, kg/lbs
10.3/22.7
6.1/11.24
Other
Release year
2014
2009
Integrated amplifiers CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8.7Yamaha A-S501
- 4.7Rega Brio
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