Yamaha has endeavored to produce products and services that satisfy the diverse needs and desires of people worldwide. Its products and services are recognized the world over for superior quality in acoustics, design, technology, craftsmanship, and customer oriented services. These products and services under the brand name of Yamaha are highly regarded by a large number of professionals, institutions, business people within the related industries, and consumers.Customer Review: A great reciever at the price paid.
I purchased this unit off of Amazon about year ago. The seller sold it as an open box buy. I paid 400.00 for it and when I received it, it turned out to be factory sealed from Yamaha (not refurbished). This was a pleasant surprise. I had an older high end Yamaha unit that would not fit in my glass entertainment cabinet. So this was a viable option. I have used Yamaha receivers for about 20 years and none of them have ever died. I also like Denon as well (have one of these). I love the no clutter look of the higher end Yamaha receivers such as the RX-V1600. Now you see other MFG following suit. The sound of this unit is excellent. It has enough surround modes to suit the user. I also have a 64-bit PC running into the receiver and the sound is great. I highly recommend this product for either the amateur or the experienced audio enthusiast. Don't go to the local BB and get a reciever for much more money but way less qaulity.
Customer Review: Nice receiver, a few complaints
I am happy with this receiver and my Home Theater sounds great coupled with my Axiom Epic Grandmaster Speaker setup. I paid $750 for this receiver through amazon in October 2006. Thought about going up to the $1500 price point but realized I didnt need the added functionality. A few complaints, 2 of them rather minor. 1. Volume readout text is too small. WOuld be nice to have larger text so I could actually see what level I use for different listening situations. As it is I cant actually read the number from where I sit. 2. The remote could really use some backlighting. This complaint shouldnt be lessoned by the fact that many remotes suffer this same design oversight. They are all poorer for not incorporating this idea. 3. When running my Xbox360 via component wires to this receiver and then via HDMI to my Samsung LNS4692D HDTV the picture is darkened. When I run the Xbox360 straight to my Samsung LNS4692D HDTV the picture is less dark (preferred). This makes a huge difference in games like Gears of War and Call of Duty 3 where the scenes are already dark. I decided to just leave the Xbox360 connected straight to the HDTV via component and run the digital audio to the receiver. This issue wouldnt allow me to run "just one cable" (the whole idea of HDMI) to my TV. Yamaha needs to look into this issue and figure out why going from component to HDMI darkens the picture.
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