Yamaha RX-V995 5.1 Channels Receiver

Pros: totally awsome
Cons: none

When I decided to get a home theater system,I went to my most trusted stereo shop and boy did they set me up.I told them that I wanted a system that I won't have to upgrade for a few years and that I wanted what every man wants in a stereo..POWER and...

Pros: Sound, DSP, Low Impedance Drive
Cons: Price

I bought the Yamaha RX-V995 because it has support for both Dolby Digital and DTS, plus excellent DSP and ability to drive low impedance speakers [mine are Magnaplanars MMG electrostatics (4 Ohms impedance) - the most awesome sounding speakers under...

Pros: Easy To Use, Lot's of Ports, POWERFUL, Dolby Digital, DTS, Artificial Sound Options
Cons: Hard To Use Remote

As an addition to my home theater system, I decided to look around for a new A/V reciever. I already have an Onkyo reciever in my basement home theater system, and I decided to put the Onkyo up in my room, and buy a new one for the basement system (the...

Pros: AC-3, DTS high power, good sound etc...
Cons: 1 word... REMOTE

I bought this unit about 8 months ago strictly for Home Theater use.
I have a high end 2-channel audio system for quality audio but I wanted to get into the HT scene.
I did try using the unit's pre-outs with my Bryston power amplifiers (just...

Pros: Great SOUND!
Cons: Bad remote

Wow, what a great receiver! First, let me start out by saying this recever does not cost over 1000$ I managed to pick it up for 837$ at ABCstereo.com. It is available for about 100$ cheaper at another website.Back to the receiver. This is a 800$...

Pros: Powerful, clear sound, connections for everything!
Cons: Remote is complicated

When I made a decision to upgrade my Home Theater to Dolby Digital and DTS I went and shopped for a real bargain - got an Onkyo TX-DS676 at a good price. Turned out to be a mistake cause it had hiss in all the channels (well known fault in the grounding...

Pros: Great sound, Price and looks. Lots of inputs including S-Video and composit, 4 optical inputs
Cons: Bulky and confusing remote, no Component inputs/outputs

Some people say that home theater is over rated. Why spend thousands of $$ on equipment when you can enjoy a movie at your nieborhood theater. I say that they do not apreciate being able to relax in your own home and be able to pause or review a ...

Pros: Great quality for home theatre, seems durable, keeps cool
Cons: Not appropriate for music/2-channel mode. Remote is ridiculous.

The Yamaha RX-V995 is wonderful for home theatre, but
not so impressive for 2-channel stereo music.

Overall, this unit provides plenty of features and
quality for the money. Just recently, the price has
come down quite a bit....

Pros: Ample power, many connections, undistorted sound
Cons: remote is overkill and difficult to use

As most people are aware, the receiver is the nerve center of a home theater system. The only other part of the equation that is as important, are the speakers. Now some people prefer separate pieces such as an amp, pre-amp, tuner etc. I find that unless...

Pros: Sound quality, soundfield processing, excellent power, connectability.
Cons: You must read the manual to get everything possible out of this receiver!!!

Picked this one up on e-Bay cheap. 3 blown channels. Repair was of moderate difficulty. I don't know how anyone could wreck this amp. I ran this thing all 5 channels loaded, at 1/2 rail voltage (1/2 the power goes to the load, other half gets lost across...