Yamaha (Hi-Fi) · CA-series integrated amplifiers

CA-2000

The top of the CA line: 120 W/ch with a class-B/class-A switch that holds the volume constant while it changes.

Catalogue code: CA-2000
Years: 1976
Type: integrated amplifier
Valves & speakers: 120 W/ch into 8 ohms (140 W/ch into 4 ohms), class B to class A switching at equal volume
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: High

Specifications

Watts: 120
Watts_basis: per channel, 8 ohm load unless noted in rated_load
Channels: 2
Technology: solid-state
Class_of_operation: A/AB switchable
Weight: 20 kg

Safety

Mains-powered vintage Yamaha: the V-FET devices in the B-1/B-2 are long out of production and fail if the bias drifts, so never run an unrestored unit hard. Japanese-market units are 100 V - use a step-down transformer.

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Model / catalogue number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1976; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair JPY 26,500, good JPY 33,700, excellent JPY 85,000 JPY · 6 sold listings · as of 2026-10-18. 6 completed sales in JPY observed on 2026-10-18. fair/good/excellent = min/median/max of the observed SOLD prices (26500 / 33700.0 / 85000), NOT condition grades - neither source publishes a per-condition split. Sale/completion dates span 2026-04-21 to 2026-10-11. Channels counted: yahoo_closed x4, mercari_sold x2. No exchange-rate conversion was applied anywhere in this file.