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I own several Yamaha receivers, both old and new. This one is excellent, like all of mine. Great for home entertainment center/surround sound, and for music listening. No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on this one, but it has a RJ45 network port, and you can get any Bluetooth receiver and plug it into either the standard audio inputs, or you can get one with a digital coaxial output. You can also just plug in a usb thumb drive or your phone to the front inputs. It has Apple airplay, but I'm an android person. If you need HDCP 2.2 for 4k content, you'll need a newer model, or get a HDCP 2.2 hdmi splitter, which will allow your Roku or other device to send 4k content. Splitter goes between the device and the receiver if you go that route. There's help for this on the internet.
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Upfront Yamaha receivers are 4 to 5 stars. I am writing this review (and giving it 3 stars so it is seen) as a rebuttal to the 2 STAR review by "videobruce1" on Oct 23, 2018. The HDMI problem is NOT a Yamaha problem. It is a problem with the HDMI design parameters which then becomes the interface chips and the physical ports on ALL electronics. The HDMI signals work on low voltage and cannot take much more than their operating parameters. The physical ports themselves are not designed for prolonged insert/removal like the RCA's/Phono connections of the past. They could be made more robust but most are not. The High End Pioneer HDMI's had the thickest metal shells I've ever seen on an HDMI port(I could not bend them back with pliers). But the center is even more critical for function than the shell. As a Repair Tech I see the HDMI going out on all BRANDS of TV's when there is a power issue and the cable box gets a surge it goes out the HDMI and damages the TV's HDMI port(s) and sometimes anything else connected(it's random how far the damage will go) like a Bluray/DVD. I had a Top of the line $2,000-$3,000 Pioneer Receiver come in with bad BGA's on the IC's causing network and other issues. Another main reason for failure:BGA(Ball Grid Array) connections from the IC to the board. So you can't fault Yamaha entirely for any HDMI issues. But I imagine someone could make an all around tougher port connector and an interace IC with bettter surge supression and die strength. As far as YAMAHA Receivers they had the highest ratings of all the brands on Best Buy's web site and none of their models were rated lower than 4.2 stars.(This was years ago, around 2014 when I checked ALL the Receiver brands reviews to figure out who was relatively the best). I was surprised the Pioneers had many 3 star reviews, mostly due to the complexity of their setup program/interface. Even the sound for some was better with the Yamaha when they exchanged out the units. The worst overall were Harmon Kardon & Onkyo. Denon, Marantz & Sony were in the mix but they had better reviews but not as good as Yamaha's 4.2+ across the board rating. Yamaha also had more reviews than the others (combined I believe). The price point, features, ease of setup/use and sound quality made it the best pick to me(and others obviously). It is my go-to brand for a receiver option. I installed one back in 2005 and it's still going strong 16 years later along with the 42" Panasonic Plasma, Kilpsch Quintet III speakers & Sub. All of which have been moved twice to new homes since I installed them. All 3 brands were chosen for the quality/cost/features ratio that beats most of the competition. Read full review
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A good quality receiver with lots of power. This is the second one I own.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The main problem with these is the motherboard, specifically the HDMI output that dies. Look thru the ads and you should see ones either w/o this board or a dread HDMI output which basically makes this almost worthless. These surely are not the Yamaha of the 70's & 80's.
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Have tried lots of these and this one sounds top notch!
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