More great value from Yamaha
Written: Jan 19 '03 (Updated Jan 21 '03)
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Pros: Lots of juice [110 watts RMS x 6], very clean looks, learning remote
Cons: Not THX [but no Yamaha is], light power cord, remote is a bit bulky
The Bottom Line: It is without a doubt a major player in the 6.1 market [regardless of price], a solid reference point for comparison [regardless of your experience], and definitely worth a demo.
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| north_av_nut's Full Review: Yamaha RX-V2300 6.1 Channels Receiver |
Hi guys and gals! This is my first review, so please indulge me a little as I lay the groundwork for future reviews [I just want to let you know where my head is at, and why I write what I do].
So what's the bottom line when looking for a home A/V receiver [or any other piece of electronics]? Whether you call it "value", or my favourite, "bang for the buck", you want to feel that you made a sound decision. In comparison to the H/K, Onkyo, Rotel, Denon, Marantz and a few other receivers I've demoed, I felt that the Yamaha gave me everything I wanted for the money I was willing to part with. So what should you look for?
First up is processing. You want your receiver to be able to decode all the signals you feed into it - a little like having a compatible operating system on your computer [Windows 2000 or XP for example] for all of your software [games, progams, etc]. This receiver will decode everything you need it to except THX [which I PERSONALLY feel is overrated, but I'll save that discussion for later]. In addition to all of the decoding, this receiver can also be hooked up to your computer to download any future upgrades when that time comes.
Next up is ease of use. First off, wouldn't it be nice to not have a pile of remotes on your coffee table? Well, the remote that comes with this receiver is progammable and learning. This means that you can program the codes for MOST of your A/V equipment into the remote, and it if there's anything you can't, it will also learn specific functions from other remotes. The remote also has "macros", which allow you to do a number of actions [eg. turn on the receiver, then your T.V., then your satellite/dvd player, and turn to a channel or start a DVD] with the touch of just one button.
Last but not least is sound quality and power ratings. Power ratings are usually the first thing you see when shopping for these things, but keep in mind that you can have 2 receivers side-by-side with equal power ratings, and one will SOUND completely different. Notice that I said different, and not better or worse. Why? Sound quality is very subjective, so what I like, you may not. Rather than bog you down with stats, let me just say that the sound was clean [very low distortion], and there's enough power to drive all but a very small percentage of speakers. Yamaha also has something in their receivers called "Cinema DSP" - Digital Signal Processing. This is a type of processing that can take any sound signal that goes into it and enhance it to a point where, without going in to specifics, your room will sound larger without the sound being hollow or tinny. Well, congratulations on making it through all of that, I thank you for taking the time to read what I have written.
P.S. As far as the durability goes, it's more than good, but nothing lasts forever in the electronics game.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 000
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