--- product_id: 10195454 title: "A-S801BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier (Black)" brand: "yamaha" price: "€ 2028.80" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Yamaha" url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/10195454-a-s801bl-natural-sound-integrated-stereo-amplifier-black store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Hi-Res USB DAC (DSD & PCM) 200W clean power output Gold-plated analog & digital inputs A-S801BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier (Black) **Brand:** yamaha **Price:** € 2028.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎶 Elevate your sound game with timeless power and modern clarity! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A-S801BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier (Black) by yamaha - **How much does it cost?** € 2028.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/10195454-a-s801bl-natural-sound-integrated-stereo-amplifier-black) ## Best For - yamaha enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted yamaha brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Hi-Res Ready USB DAC:** Supports DSD up to 5.6 MHz and PCM 384 kHz/32-bit for next-level digital audio fidelity. - • **User-Friendly Features:** Soft mute function, speaker A/B switching, and no-fan silent operation for a smooth, hassle-free experience. - • **Versatile Connectivity:** Gold-plated coaxial, optical, and analog inputs including phono ensure seamless integration with all your gear. - • **Pure Power, Zero Distortion:** 100W + 100W delivers crystal-clear sound with ultra-low 0.019% THD for audiophile-grade listening. - • **Robust Build with Classic Vibes:** Custom power transformer and massive 12,000 µF capacitors housed in a sleek black metal chassis with extruded aluminum heat sinks. ## Overview The Yamaha A-S801BL is a premium integrated stereo amplifier delivering 200 watts of clean, natural sound with ultra-low distortion. Featuring a high-resolution USB DAC compatible with DSD and PCM formats, gold-plated analog and digital inputs, and a robust build with custom transformers and large capacitors, it perfectly blends vintage power with modern connectivity. Ideal for audiophiles seeking powerful, distortion-free audio with versatile input options and user-friendly controls. ## Description With high sound quality, ToP-ART circuitry and high stability construction along with incorporating advancements like a USB DAC function for the latest high resolution sound formats, this integrated amplifier delivers superior musicality and powerful, natural sound. Review: Clean natural power. - What a great piece of gear this is, I retired a long in the tooth Jolida tube amp in desperate need of a full recap for this. No hum or distortion out of this unit, just puer smooth power. Pushes the Polk XT70s beautifully. Also rear B+W bookshelf speakers and never breaks a sweat. No cooling fan required. Im Running it through a Yamaha EQ70 equalizer. And it just pushes clean quiet power. The amp functions flawlessly, with a soft mute feature. When a LP is done press mute, the volume lowers to a just audable level, push it again when your ready and it slowly ramps up to the previous preset level. There is no blutooth but thats an easy fix for 20 to 30 dollars buy a add on box and plug it in. Overall value is very good on this. You get a lot of head space for your buck. Im Running Polk XT70s and B and W 603s all 8ohms ,the rear swith set to high power, and this amp is 100% clean, powerfull and dosent even flinch or get warm. Review: Old School power and simplicity - After many years with surround sound, a move has forced me to simplify to two channels to fit the available space. I chose the Yamaha A-S801 integrated amplifier because it reminds me of the stereo amplifiers I admired in the 1970s, except that it includes optical and coaxial digital inputs and a USB DAC. Yamaha A-S801 provides old school class AB power that sounds smooth, clean, and powerful, and effortlessly drives my speakers to high volume. It is flexible enough to provide all the inputs and outputs I need. It is easy to configure and control. It is not permanently limited to an internal tuner, surround decoders, DSP, center and surround amplifier channels, complex menus and on-screen displays, or streaming device interface and services. I chose an external HD radio tuner. Optical digital input allows connecting my TV for PCM digital audio and my TV provides HDMI switching for Blu-ray player and digital video devices. The internal USB DAC allows me to choose any computer Operating System and streaming services. I connect a turntable and an external Bluetooth receiver. The variable loudness control is useful. A fixed loudness button would be useless. I wish it had tape monitor / signal processor loops and preamplifier outputs. I let my wife pick the color. This will likely be the last amplifier I will ever need. ## Features - 100 W plus 100 W (20 Hz 20 kHz, 0.019% THD) - USB DAC function: DSD (2.8 MHz / 5.6 MHz), PCM (384 kHz / 32 bit), WAV / FLAC - Gold plated digital coax input/TOSLINK optical input.Frequency response 10 Hz 100 kHz plus/ 1.0 dB - Gold plated analog inputs including Phono - Speakers A, B, AplusB and custom made power transformer / 12,000 µF block capacitors / extruded aluminum heat sinks ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00N625HZ2 | | Best Sellers Rank | #7,525 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #30 in Audio Component Amplifiers | | Brand | Yamaha | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,255 Reviews | | Item Weight | 26.7 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Yamaha Electronics | | Mfr Part Number | A-S801BL | | Model Number | A-S801BL | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Yamaha - **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 15.25 x 17.13 x 6 inches - **Manufacturer:** Yamaha Electronics - **Mounting Type:** Freestanding - **Number of Channels:** 2 ## Images ![A-S801BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier (Black) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GZ3IwWKOL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Why usually a stereo amplifier costs more than a stereo receiver with much more options and similar spec?** A: Right now, Amazon has the RS500 for about $200 less than the AS501. Given the similar model designations, you might think the "RS" designator is the receiver version of this integrated. However, dig into the specs, and you'll see it's not the case. This unit has higher RMS power (85 W vs 75W), lower distortion (0.019 vs 0.04), and specs like peak power, SNR, and freq response are not provided for the receiver (presumably because they're not worth noting). You also need to look at how power is calculated. Manufacturers are notorious for cheating AV receiver specs by reporting power over very narrow bandwidths (sometimes just a single freq!) whereas the power for this integrated unit is over the entire usable bandwidth. So, in short, the specs are not identical. **Q: Do these amps have a quality headphone amplifier that would be able to properly drive headphones with a somewhat high impedance? Ex. Sennheiser HD 650** A: The headphone jack is connected through a voltage divider to the output of the power amp and its impedance is about 450 ohms. This guarantees that HD650 will have a bump in the vicinity of 100 Hz, the headphones’ resonance frequency, which will be hard to correct with the amplifier’s bass control. For headphones, I have a separate DAC/Amp pair (Topping D30 and JDS Atom). **Q: Does the Yamaha A-S501 have a pre-amp out? If not, can one of its two recorder-outputs be used in lieu of a pre-amp out?** A: The above answers are somewhat confusing, here's a straight forward answer : IF the external amp is a 'power amplifier', the answer is NO, you cannot use the rec out output as a preamplifier. Power amps always output at the rated power, say 300 watts rms. You will blow yr speakers. Examples of power amps would be the Crown XLS and the Benchmark AHB2. They have no controls, and you need a true preamp to use them. Not this unit. Now, if the external amp is a 'variable amplifier', the answer is YES, you can use the rec out as a makeshift preamplifier. Variable amps always have a volume knob, or control, which, of course, controls the power of the amp. A good example of this would be the Topping LA90, one of the best made. Keep in mind that if you decide to use the rec out output, you will bypass the tone controls and volume of the integrated amp. And yes, the phono input and selector switch will work just fine, no worries. Finally, the AS501 is a splendid unit, why use an external amp at all? If you need more power, simply buy the 701 or 801 and sell that external amp! Anyway, hope this helps. **Q: Are the knobs plastic or metal?** A: All knobs are plastic. I own this unit. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clean natural power. *by S***R on February 4, 2026* What a great piece of gear this is, I retired a long in the tooth Jolida tube amp in desperate need of a full recap for this. No hum or distortion out of this unit, just puer smooth power. Pushes the Polk XT70s beautifully. Also rear B+W bookshelf speakers and never breaks a sweat. No cooling fan required. Im Running it through a Yamaha EQ70 equalizer. And it just pushes clean quiet power. The amp functions flawlessly, with a soft mute feature. When a LP is done press mute, the volume lowers to a just audable level, push it again when your ready and it slowly ramps up to the previous preset level. There is no blutooth but thats an easy fix for 20 to 30 dollars buy a add on box and plug it in. Overall value is very good on this. You get a lot of head space for your buck. Im Running Polk XT70s and B and W 603s all 8ohms ,the rear swith set to high power, and this amp is 100% clean, powerfull and dosent even flinch or get warm. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old School power and simplicity *by P***G on April 16, 2026* After many years with surround sound, a move has forced me to simplify to two channels to fit the available space. I chose the Yamaha A-S801 integrated amplifier because it reminds me of the stereo amplifiers I admired in the 1970s, except that it includes optical and coaxial digital inputs and a USB DAC. Yamaha A-S801 provides old school class AB power that sounds smooth, clean, and powerful, and effortlessly drives my speakers to high volume. It is flexible enough to provide all the inputs and outputs I need. It is easy to configure and control. It is not permanently limited to an internal tuner, surround decoders, DSP, center and surround amplifier channels, complex menus and on-screen displays, or streaming device interface and services. I chose an external HD radio tuner. Optical digital input allows connecting my TV for PCM digital audio and my TV provides HDMI switching for Blu-ray player and digital video devices. The internal USB DAC allows me to choose any computer Operating System and streaming services. I connect a turntable and an external Bluetooth receiver. The variable loudness control is useful. A fixed loudness button would be useless. I wish it had tape monitor / signal processor loops and preamplifier outputs. I let my wife pick the color. This will likely be the last amplifier I will ever need. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Yamaha A-S801SL is a fantastic integrated stereo amplifier *by A***Y on December 2, 2025* The Yamaha A-S801SL is a fantastic integrated stereo amplifier. I am not exaggerating when I say that you will need to spend 2-3x more to get something better due to Hi-Fi diminishing returns. Clean, powerful, pretty linear/neutral, excellent sound-stage and separation, with good detail retrieval. Plenty of input options, the silver unit looks great, and has a nice build quality. The real gem here is the USB connection for a PC or streamer. I've read some of the other reviews about low loudness/SPL and lack of bass. I can assure you that the A-S801 has plenty of power (the power ratings are conservative, it's actually about 105 watts/channel into 8-ohms, and 150+ into 4-ohms) and it has tight/punchy bass, so I have a few thoughts... 1. Make sure that your streamer or source device is at 100% output volume. 2. Double-check your speaker wire/connection polarities and subwoofer phase if you're using a sub. 3. Many people are used to compressed music and over-emphasized, bloated bass. Use CD-quality or higher music and then allow some time to get used to how music should sound. Overall, I'm extremely happy that I got this unit for $799 during Black Friday, it's a steal at that price. I'm going back and playing my CD collection as well as streaming hi-res music from Qobuz via my Wiim Ultra, which is a superb combination. Curiously, USPS was chosen for the last mile of delivery, and that was a disaster. The package was dropped off by Amazon on-time with USPS in my city and was to be delivered later that day. But it was not delivered. Three days elapsed and USPS sent it to another city, then they sent it back to Denver (from which it had already transited), at which point it seemed like it was lost, before it found its way back to my city a second time. I cannot say anything positive for USPS. Amazon customer service was great though. ## Frequently Bought Together - YAMAHA A-S801BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier (Black) - Yamaha CD-S303 Single CD Player, Black --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/10195454-a-s801bl-natural-sound-integrated-stereo-amplifier-black](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/10195454-a-s801bl-natural-sound-integrated-stereo-amplifier-black) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-06-19*