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How do you choose between Yamaha A-S501 vs PS Audio Sprout100? With our head-to-head comparison, that's how. Based on our rating, A-S501 has a total rating of 8.7 out of 10 vs 5.8 out of 10 for Sprout100.
Advantages Yamaha A-S501 over PS Audio Sprout100
- 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 coaxial digital in/out: 1/0
- USB port
Advantages PS Audio Sprout100 over Yamaha A-S501
- Better signal-to-noise ratio: 100dB vs 99dB
Common strengths
- Equal Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) in stereo: 0.01%
- Optical digital inputs
- Moving Magnet (MM) Phono stage
- Have a pre-out for sub
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Product
Yamaha A-S501
PS Audio Sprout100
Model
A-S501
Sprout100
Brand
Yamaha
PS Audio
Reviews
378
127
Amplifier
Channels
2
2
Power output (RMS), W/Ohm
170/8, 200/6
100/8, 200/4
Power output per channel, W/Ohm
85/8, 100/6
50/8, 100/4
Output Impedance, Ohm
8,6
8,4
Frequency response
10Hz-100KHz
20Hz-20KHz
THD in stereo, %
0.01
0.01
Signal-to-noise ratio, dB
99
100
Audio features
Digital to analog converter (DAC)
ESS9016 384 KHz/24-bit
Speaker A/B switching
Pure direct mode
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
optional
Ethernet (RJ45)
Control
Bass
Treble
Balance
Remote control
Extensive connection
Optical digital input/output
1/0
1/0
Coaxial digital input/output
1/0
0/0
Phono (MM) input
1
1
Subwoofer output
1
1
Headphone outputs
1
1
USB
1
0
Preamplifier outputs (pair)
0
0
Main inputs (pair)
0
0
Line level inputs (pair)
8
2
XLR inputs (pair)
0
0
Record outputs (pair)
2
0
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
280
Power consumption standby, W
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
15.7 x 4.8 x 20.8/6.2 x 1.9 x 8.2
Weight, kg/lbs
10.3/22.7
1.3/2.9
Other
Release year
2014
2018
Integrated amplifiers CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8.7Yamaha A-S501
- 5.8PS Audio Sprout100
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