Tag archive: RX-V

Yamaha has officially taken the wraps off its RX-V861 AV receiver, a new system designed to serve as the hum of a home entertainment or theater setup and appeal to folks who have multiple current and legacy video sources, like high-def players, DVD, set-top boxes, legacy game consoles, or even (gasp!) VHS. The RX-V861 supports 7.1 surround sound audio (at 105 watts per channel) and offers HDMI output with high definition upscaling:… Read More

The first Yamaha XM-Ready receivers will be available at retail in early April. Through this new technology, consumers simply plug an XM Connect-and-Play home antenna (MSRP $49.99) into the XM-Ready Yamaha AV receiver and activate the service to receive XM's 150-plus digital radio channels. No additional accessories or installation are required. Using XM's industry-leading chipset technology as well as a new proprietary chip and… Read More

From Yamaha's press release: Yamaha Electronics has introduced four new digital home theater receivers that enhance the overall home theater experience at a variety of reasonable price points, beginning as low as $299 MRSP.  The RX-V750 and RX-V650 include an essential new feature called YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer), which was previously available only in higher-end receivers and is a technology that… Read More

Quote from the eCoustics review: “While the RX-V740 is not perfect it gets it right on what's most important — sound quality. It was almost as good as the higher priced Yamaha RX-V2300 I recently reviewed. But I don't want to belittle a receiver against its bigger brother. Needless to say, I was extremely impressed with how well it sounded for stereo music and home theater use. The RX-V740 can easily fill up a large… Read More

Successors to Yamaha's previous receiver models, the mid-priced RX-V2400 and RX-V1400 feature 7-channel amplification and utilize Yamaha's Digital ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology)design concept to maximize digital sound quality, with several operation modes that provide short, direct signal paths for sound clarity. A 32-bit proprietary LSI provides full range realistic music and movie sound. Both units are… Read More