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How old is your stereo amplifier? Maybe it’s time to sell the “old horse”, and instead get a “purebred” more modern analogue - the Yamaha A-S1100. In the next Yamaha A-S...
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Yamaha A-S1100 vs Rega Brio: which would you get for the best home entertainment experience? Based on our rating, A-S1100 has a total rating of 8 out of 10 vs 4.7 out of 10 for Brio.
Advantages Yamaha A-S1100 over Rega Brio
- Better signal-to-noise ratio: 100dB 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
- Integrated amplifier with built-in display
Common strengths
- Supporting speakers impedances: 8, 4Ohm
- Equal Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in stereo: 0.02%
- Moving Magnet (MM) Phono stage
Yamaha A-S1100 vs Rega Brio
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Feb 28, 2020
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Common
Product
Yamaha A-S1100
Rega Brio
Model
A-S1100
Brio
Brand
Yamaha
Rega
Reviews
11
23
Amplifier
Channels
2
2
Power output (RMS), W/Ohm
180/8, 300/4
50/8, 73/4
Power output per channel, W/Ohm
90/8, 150/4
58/8, 93/4
Output Impedance, Ohm
8, 4
8, 4
Frequency response
5Hz-100KHz
12Hz-43KHz
THD in stereo, %
0.02
0.02
Signal-to-noise ratio, dB
100
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
0/0
0/0
Coaxial digital input/output
0/0
0/0
Phono (MM) input
1
1
Subwoofer output
0
0
Headphone outputs
1
1
USB
0
0
Preamplifier outputs (pair)
1
0
Main inputs (pair)
1
0
Line level inputs (pair)
7
5
XLR inputs (pair)
0
0
Record outputs (pair)
0
1
DC trigger output (12V)
1
0
Remote control input/output (IR)
1/1
0/0
RS-232
0
0
Additional features
Auto power off
Built-in display
Power
Power consumption, W
360
195
Power consumption standby, W
0.5
0.5
Dimensions
Size W x H x D, cm/inches
43.5 x 15.7 x 46.3/17.1 x 6.1 x 18.2
13.6 x 3.1 x 8.5/7 x 1.9 x 4.9
Weight, kg/lbs
23.3/51.4
6.1/11.24
Other
Release year
2015
2009
Integrated amplifiers CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8Yamaha A-S1100
- 4.7Rega Brio
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