Sony TA-N330ES Power Amplifier & TA-E2000ESD Preamplifier!

A Vintage Vibe review of Sony's audio bargain, the TA-N330ES as well as the matching TA-E2000ESD.

[asifmohammad]

I have the TA-E80ES +TA-N80ES.
With b&w speakers beautiful sound.

[Matthew-vrgz]

I have a ta-n55es and a ta-e1000esd paired with some nice polk audio rta-12 speakers, it sounds amazing I got the whole set for around 600. Great pair of equipment

[fhaquuu]

I just got a set, N55ES, and 2000ESD. Sounds amazing, my new reference set up actually. But I agree with all you said. The pre runs very hot too, but I’m hoping I’ll get many years of enjoyment yet before a repair is needed . Thx

[Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Nice to see a vid today. I see these at thrift stores in Alberta fairly regulary. There have been several periods of affluence in Alberta and there is a ton of sweet vintage gear. Personally, I dont get off on power as some do. I prefer clarity. Quality over quantity. My amps usually do not get close to half volume. No need with quality efficent speakers. Be nice to see a few turntable vids. Last few vids have been speaker or amp related.

[TroyForbesvideo]

I have two 330's and a 220 all in great condition that I'm thinking of selling and replacing with a Monoprice Monolith 5x200

[oluhamilton]

Just got the preamp. Seems pretty clean but the main display is not working so l need a reputable shop to repair it.
Any suggestions??

[salvadorrodenas]

As an ex owner of these amps and preamp, although I bought the pre 20 years after selling it when I did quit sound surround for purists two channel hi-fi I agree with you in the lowering of sound quality when bridged TA-N55ES but under any circumstances I'm going to tolerate 😉😆 that you speak badly about the sound, in source direct at least, of this preamp. It uses one of the most successfully D/A chip converters Sony ever did, the so called advanced pulse converters! They sound extraordinary and if you find the sound lacking best check it out before blaming this wonder. The one thing that I would like this preamp had is the possibility of some sort of upgradeable design in which new and discrete multichannel decoders, you know, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. could be incorporated. I asked Sony technical staff back them why they didn't think about it ha ha ha... many years later I know the truth 😂 they must keep us coming back for new gadgets and conveniences in order to keep spending our hard earned money. I liked your Luxman L-560 review but I like more the L-570, sorry!
Why don't you talk about Sony R1 series sometime? This is it!!! ES series is garbage in comparison with the R1 and R10 series. The latter was never marketed outside Japan.

[Zockopa]

Its a F550ES - without the pre but bridgeable.

[euclidesortiz]

I have this model. But When using. Is it very hot. This is normal?? Some can help me??

[aegisofhonor]

Sony dropped the ball with the whole x000esd series pre-amps. They made the incredibly stupid decision on making all three pre-amps 100% digital, giving you no choice but to listen to music through their (now very primitive) DSP and DAC. It would have been very simple and strait forward to add an "analog direct" button on any and all of these pre-amps but Sony intentionally decided to omit this option and these pre-amps suffered because of this stupid blunder. There's a reason you can find the 1000, 2000, or even 9000esd pre-amps far bargain prices (sometimes for as little as $100, though often up to $300, still far cheaper then similar pre-amps of such quality) on ebay and other sites because no serious audio person wants them and the people that do get them thinking they are getting a good product are quickly disappointed by the harsh digital sound that comes out of these pre-amps. Also, they are ticking time bombs as some day the DSP chip(s) will fail and send a nasty signal through the output and possibly ruin your speakers.

[brucetungsten]

Sony amps seem to be pretty cheap on the used market - in parts even less expensive than used Denons.