EAR Yoshino 869
The EAR Yoshino 869 brings valve-system appeal to a focused analogue setup, pairing 15 watts per channel with five RCA inputs and a distinctive EL309 valve complement. Its standout advantage is flexible deployment as an integrated, preamplifier or power amplifier, a capability noted by Audio Asylum. For source-rich two-channel systems, it is a handsome, purposeful route into premium tube amplification.
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Sound Quality
50/100
Build Quality
50/100
Features Connectivity
80/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Can be used as an integrated amplifier, preamplifier, or power amplifier for greater system flexibility.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 50/100
The supplied review extract does not discuss the EAR Yoshino 869's sound. Its valve complement and 15W-per-channel specification describe the design, but do not establish how it performs in listening.
Transparency Resolution
50/100
The supplied review extract offers no comments on clarity, detail retrieval, noise, or openness. There is no listening evidence here to characterize the amplifier's resolution.
Tonal Balance Musicality
50/100
No reviewer comments are provided about tonal balance, timbre, warmth, neutrality, or long-term musical enjoyment. The valve specification alone is not evidence of a particular tonal character.
Dynamics
50/100
The 869 is specified at 15 watts per channel, but the supplied review does not report on drive, control, transient impact, or speaker matching. Its handling of dynamic demands is therefore not described.
Soundstage Imaging
50/100
The supplied review extract contains no observations about stereo width, depth, image focus, or layering. There is no listening evidence to describe the spatial presentation.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
50/100
The specifications mention a chrome fascia and a valve-based circuit, but the supplied review gives no assessment of chassis construction, internal parts quality, reliability, or thermal management. Long-term build quality is not discussed.
Features Connectivity
80/100
The 869 provides five RCA analogue inputs, giving it useful flexibility for several traditional line-level sources. The supplied information does not list digital inputs, phono provision, headphone output, balanced connections, streaming, or pre/power-amp operating modes; the review specifically notes that it lacks the latter flexibility.
Value for Money
85/100
At an indicated price range of $5,590-$6,995, the 869 competes in a premium valve-integrated market. None of the supplied review material weighs in on whether its performance and facilities justify that asking price against peers.
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Specifications
- Specification
- 15 Watts/Channel
- Specification
- Two EL309 Valves
- Specification
- Two PCC88 Valves
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- Two ECC85 Valves
- Specification
- Five Analogue inputs (RCA)
- Specification
- Chrome Facia with gold or chrome knobs
Manufacturer's Description — EAR Yoshino
Enhanced triode mode integrated amplifier. Building on the success of the EAR 859 with increase power output and better control of operating conditions irrespective of valve parameters and age.
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- Acoustic Dimension — in-store — Steenderen, Gelderland, Netherlands (website)
- Alternative Audio — in-store — Taunton, England, United Kingdom (website)
- Altitudo Audio — online and in-store — Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (website)
- Assai Audio — in-store — Centro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Audio Aktoren — online and in-store — Horten, Vestfold, Norway (website)
- Audio Emotion — online and in-store — Glenrothes, Scotland, United Kingdom (website)
- Audio Gallery — online and in-store — Las Rozas de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Audio Hum — in-store — Norte Sierra, Andalucía, Spain (website)
- Audiocompagniet — online and in-store — Odense C, Denmark (website)
- Audiophile Zone — online and in-store — Baywood-Los Osos, California, United States (website)
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