Yamaha R-N800A & R-N1000A Network Receivers – First Look

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Yamaha has announced two smaller siblings to its successful and more expensive R-N2000A network receiver released in 2022, the R-N800A and the R-N1000A. These latest models are now available in the UK, EU, CA and AU and should eventually replace the US R-N303 and R-S202 models respectively. Both support MusicCast technologies, come with ample power and have numerous upgrades including ESS DAC’s, YPAO room acoustic adjustment and a small front panel OLED screen.

Both models contain many of the technical features and functions of their larger sibling with their individual differences coming down to component and case quality and signal connectivity. The R-N800A and the R-N1000A both feature the ToP-ART concept (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology) that features a left-right symmetrical design that pays attention to the shortest possible signal paths. At the same time, the sophisticated mechanical design and anti-resonant feet are supposed to minimize vibrations and noise, with the R-N1000A featuring a double-bottom chassis complete with metal plate.

See below for a simplified comparison of the features and specifications.

R-N1000A

R-N800A

Rear Panel Connectivity (R-N1000A/R-N800A)

Technologies

These receivers have borrowed extensively from the R-N2000A technologies with first-class components, a high-quality 8 channel, 32 bit ESS Sabre 9080Q DAC with a resolution of 384 kHz, the in-house Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer automatic calibration plus Reflected Sound Control. While the R-N1000A includes a more rigid case and high quality audiophile components.

Both network receivers support; MP3, WMA, MPEG4, AAC and DSD formats plus high-res audio formats including; Apple Lossless (ALAC) up to 96 kHz, WAV and FLAC or AIFF up to 384 kHz. Bluetooth 4.2 and AirPlay2 from a smartphone, tablet or laptop are also available.

Streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Music HD, Deezer, Tidal or Qobuz can be easily set up on the network and integrated into the MusicCast platform. In addition Yamaha has also added a DAB/DAB+ module for digital radio reception.

Vinyl enthusiasts have been catered for with the RCA MM phono input. There are several analog RCA line level inputs, optical and coaxial digital inputs, plus a USB input that supports both DSD 11.2MHz native playback and PCM 384kHz playback. While the R-N1000A includes ARC via its HDMI input allowing simple integration into your TV viewing environment.

A separate subwoofer output is avilable that has its own selectable High and LowPass filters and for those late night listening sessions a dedicated headphone jack is available on the front panel.

Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO)

Few rooms are acoustically ideal and speaker placement is often a compromise. At the touch of a button, the included microphone in conjunction with YPAO and RSC determines and optimizes the most important acoustic properties of the room, including the positioning of the speakers.

According to Yamaha: “Yamaha’s own YPAO automatic calibration technique, refined over decades of use in Home Theater products, has been optimized to deliver the ideal listening environment, as if you were in a professional audio listening room – without requiring any laborious manual setting adjustments”. The YPAO performs high precision EQ -192KHz/64bit – while the RSC (Reflected Sound Control) works hand-in-hand with YPAO to automatically and actively control those important early reflected sounds. All helping to create an audiophile listening environment.

Main Features At A Glance:

R-N1000A (R-N800A differences BOLDED)

• Authentic HiFi quality with Top-ART mechanical structure
• Top-quality audio parts and low impedance concept
• Low impedance concept only 
• ESS SABRE ES9080Q Ultra DAC for superior S/N performance
• High-performance USB DAC function supports DSD 11.2 MHz native playback and 384 kHz playback
• YPAO-R.S.C. (Reflected Sound Control) and precision EQ for ideal listening environment
• HDMI ARC terminal for TV sound: (N/A on R-N800A)
• Second coaxial terminal
• MusicCast lets you stream from your favorite music services
• Original speaker terminals cut from pure brass for highly secure connection
• Special phono input terminals to enjoy your vinyl record collection.
• FM radio with DAB/DAB+
• AM Radio

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