This baby speaks for itself. Reading through the specs makes it very hard not to appreciate what Yamaha brings to your living room with their receivers. Overcoming the specs of the recently popular Pioneer Elite receivers, this receiver competes with the high performance lines and bring you the wattage to power some of the big boy speakers (such as the high performance lines of Klipsch, Synergy, Marin Logan and B&W for a few examples). Best of all, this amazing piece of techdebuted this month with a low price of only $1799-1999 (depending on where you buy it). This places it way under it’s predecessor that weighed in at around $5500. This opens it up to a lot of households that have a smaller budget in today’s economy but dream of having the ultimate sound experience in their living room!
I have to give 10 out of 10 stars for this receiver as it brings a wonderful punch to the competition. I’ve already ordered mine 🙂 Check out it’s specs below!
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Specs:
Specs
AV Receiver
| Amplifier Section | Channel | 9.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Rated Output Power (1kHz, 2ch driven) | 165W (8ohms, 0.9% THD) | |
| Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven) | 150W (8ohms, 0.06% THD) | |
| Dynamic Power per Channel (8/6/4/2 ohms) | 175/220/295/410 W | |
| Surround Sound Processing | CINEMA DSP | Yes （HD3） |
| DSP Programs | 23 | |
| Compressed Music Enhancer | Yes | |
| Virtual Presence Speaker | Yes | |
| Dialogue Lift | Yes | |
| SILENT CINEMA / Virtual CINEMA DSP | Yes | |
| Dolby TrueHD | Yes | |
| Dolby Digital Plus | Yes | |
| Dolby Pro Logic IIx | Yes | |
| DTS-HD Master Audio | Yes | |
| Audio Features | Pure Direct | Yes |
| YPAO multi-point measurement | Yes with RSC (Reflected Sound Control) and Angle measurement | |
| Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) | Yes | |
| Initial Volume & Maximum Volume Setting | Yes | |
| A.R.T. Wedge | Yes | |
| Bi-amp capability | Yes | |
| Audio Delay | Yes (0-250 ms) | |
| 192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels | Yes (Burr-Brown) | |
| Video Features | HDMI 3D passthrough | Yes |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel | Yes | |
| Component upconversion | Yes | |
| HDMI upscaling | Yes (Analog to HDMI / HDMI to HDMI) | |
| Video adjustment | Yes with variable parameters | |
| Deep Color/x.v.Color/24Hz Refresh Rate /Auto Lip-Sync | Yes | |
| Extensive Connection | HDMI Input/Output | 8 (front 1) / 2 (Simultaneous) |
| HDMI CEC | Yes (SCENE, Device control) | |
| USB Input | iPod/iPhone, USB Memory, Portable Audio Player | |
| Network Port | Access to Pandora, Rhapsody, SIRIUS Internet Radio, Napster and vTuner Internet Radio services. Also DLNA 1.5 and Win 7 Compatible. | |
| Dock Port | 1 (for optional YDS-12, YID-W10 or YBA-10) | |
| Front AV Input | HDMI, USB, Analog Audio, Optical, Composite and S-video | |
| Digital Audio Input/Output: Optical | 4 (front 1) / 1 | |
| Digital Audio Input/Output: Coaxial | 3 / 0 | |
| Analog Audio Input/Output | 10 (front 1) / 1 | |
| Multi-Channel Input | 8ch | |
| Phono Input | Yes | |
| Component Video Input/Output | 4 / 1 | |
| S-Video Input/Output | 5 (front 1) / 1 | |
| Composite Video Input/Output | 5 (front 1) / 1 | |
| Preout | 11.2ch | |
| Headphone Output | 1 | |
| Tuner Section | FM/AM Tuner | Yes |
| HD Radio Compatibility | Yes | |
| SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready | Yes | |
| User Interface | On-screen display | Advanced Graphical User Interface with Status |
| SCENE | SCENE PLUS (12 sets) | |
| iPhone App Control | Yes | |
| Web Browser Control | Yes | |
| Remote Control Unit | Yes (Preset, Learning, Macro, LED Back Light) | |
| Sub Remote Control Unit | Yes | |
| Zone Control | Zone 2 Audio Output | Preout |
| Zone 3 Audio Output | Preout | |
| Zone 4 Audio Output | Optical Output | |
| Powered Zone | Zone 2/3 (Zone 4 Optical) | |
| Zone Video Output | Component/S/Composite | |
| Zone GUI | Yes | |
| +12V Trigger Output | 2 | |
| Remote (IR) Input/Output | 2 / 2 | |
| Party Mode | Yes | |
| RS-232C Interface | Yes | |
| General | Standby Power Consumption (IR only) | 0.3 W |
| Auto Power Down | Yes | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 17-1/8” x 7-1/2” x 18-3/8” | |
| Weight | 40.1 lbs. | |
| Shipping Dimensions (W x H x D) | 21-3/8″ x 11-3/4″ x 22-1/8″ | |
| Shipping Weight (lbs.) | 47.4 lbs. |
yo, what’s up with my reciever I can not get it to work with my PC?
Have you tried contacting Yamaha? what exactly are you trying to do? Browser control?