Best bang for your buck
Written: Feb 08 '01
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Pros: Deep rich sound, underrated power, runs cool, it blows you away
Cons: Everything they say about the remote is true, no light on volume knob, Thats it!
The Bottom Line: Pop in a DVD, strap yourself in and hold on tight, this unit rocks!
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| goaub's Full Review: Yamaha RX-V595 5.1 Channels Receiver |
This unit has been replaced by the Yamaha RX-V596.
I went to Abt in Morton Grove Illinois to buy a DVD player for a gift and walked out with this unit and the Yamaha C900 DVD player. These are hooked up to a Hughes Dolby Digital Satellite receiver, Bose AM series speakers, M&K powered sub-woofer and a Sony KP-53V80 rear projection TV. My only complaint with Yamaha is that they tend to be a little light on the bass. This might also be because of the Bose AM series I'm using for mains (Don't laugh!). This is resolved when you add a powered sub, which is a must with Dolby Digital anyway.
I did run into the now famous DTS problem with the DVD player (read my post on the C900), but that was quickly resolved by Abt. Those guys are great!!!!! I will attest that this receiver is heavy, but it looks great and is a solid value. You can get more gimmicks, but you'll pay much more. The sound is crisp and clean. I've received many compliments on the seperation that I get. As I mentioned in my post on the C900, if you close your eyes while watching the invasion scene in "Saving Private Ryan", you would swear that the bullets are flying around you, I'm not kidding!
It could use more S-Video inputs. You get inputs for the DVD, S-VHS and the auxilliary. I would suggest either swapping the S-VHS input for the satellite, which would probably be more popular, or just adding another input. I ended up just connecting the video directly to the TV, especially since the DVD player has component outputs. It's a little more awkward since I have to switch inputs in two places (receiver & TV) when switching from SAT to DVD or VCR, but it's not that big of a deal. Some might argue that a direct connection is best anyway.
Another post here mentioned that Yamaha claims you can hook up a DVD player using either the optical input or RCA cables for Dolby Digital. I think he was mistaken. Digital inputs to this unit are either Digital optical cable or a digital Coax, although I'd have to recheck the manual. I am using the digital coax.
Another post mentioned that the display only shows a small box if your playing Dolby Digital, further stating that it just shows Movie Theater. Again, this is not entirely true. If you select the Movie Theatre DSP mode, it will try to recreate a Movie Theater effect, regardless of whether you're receiving Dolby Pro-Logic, DTS or Dolby Digital. If you aren't using a DSP, it will display either Pro-Logic, DTS or Dolby D (Dolby Digital). It's all in how you set it up.
As for the remote, it is awkward, but you do get used to it. It controls everything pretty well. My only real gripe is that after only a few months of use, I began noticing that the print starting to wear off the buttons.
Sound is underrated, I never go past the 10 or 11 o'clock position and the walls shake!
All in all I've been very happy with Yamaha and this unit. I have recommended it to several people and have received the same feedback.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 425
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