Yamamoto Sound Craft: The Art of Single-Ended amplification

Shigeki Yamamoto, head of Yamamoto Sound Craft, is a master of single-ended triode amplifiers. His complete devotion and love for his handiwork can be seen in every product that bears his name. The amplifiers are all designed from scratch and in minimalist form, with the goal of reaching the highest level of sound and musicality. Construction is manual by point-to-point method (without printed circuits). Yamamoto improved the audio quality of his amplifiers over the long years of designing and manufacturing them. Natural sound, detail, separation, depth and musicality are the salient features that characterize them. The amplifiers have a typical cherry-colored wood panel (in the front of the amplifier) with the handset installed. At the back you can see the transformers under a metallic lid in a golden champagne hue.

All products are used with the highest quality components and parts available. What is not available at satisfactory quality, Yamamoto produces for himself. For example, the transformers are self-made, residency for sockets that are widely appreciated by designers and other manufacturers, from massive copper-speaker binding posts, special residency to African ebony receivers to which capacitors are affixed with a special epoxy blend – which enhances the sound according to Yamamoto, African Ebony wooden Legs for Amplifiers, various Relief Fittings and more. In addition, Yamamoto uses NOS handsets where it sees fit. A large inventory of NOS tubes of all types provides adequate customer support for the long term.

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