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Name: Yamaha - AVENTAGE RX-A2A 100W 7.2-Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast - Black
Brand: Yamaha
SKU: 11457151
Price: 971.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (264 reviews)

Yamaha - AVENTAGE RX-A2A 100W 7.2-Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast - Black

Model:: RX-A2ABL; |
SKU:: 11457151

User rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars with 264 reviews.

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QuestionAny explanation why this receiver increased on price by $100 overnight? It has been listed at $899 for quite some time and is now $999. Thanks
Asked 3 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer It's a great receiver also russa is at war and more importantly that products are not going to b available in the future better buy it now might be going up few more hundred in a week
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionIts my understanding this may not power a sub Woofer? Just bought a Klipsch 12 inch su
Asked 3 years ago by Daniel.
- Answer It can power 2 but with coaxial cables, it does not have banana pins for the old school subwoofer inputs
  Answered 3 years ago by Robrob83
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QuestionIf i add an external amp using the zone 2 pre-out, can i reassign zone 2 to a height channel for a 5.2.4 configuration?
Asked 3 years ago by TVbuyer.
- Answer Not unless you buy a Amp that would configure it from 2 channels to 5.2 capability
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionIs it possible to run both the zone 2 preout speakers (w/ external amp) at the same time as the zone 2 speaker terminals? I.e. have 4 speakers run when zone 2 is selected on the receiver, and have the main zone produce 5.2 surround sound
Asked 3 years ago by Dude.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionWill this receiver be able to pick up the connections from my Bose 900 soundbar and Bose subwoofer (which are connected through wifi) and be able to synchronize sound with my Polk ES15 Elite?
Asked 3 years ago by AlphaMurse.
- Answer No
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionLets try this question again regarding the hdmi 2.1 bug. The yamaha RX-A2A has the 2.1 bug y/n ? The yamaha RX-A4A has the 2.1 bug y/n ?
Asked 4 years ago by billybob.
- Answer The RX-A2A does have the bug and the RXA4A does not have it. Please see the Yamaha's official statement https://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/2020/2020_avr-hdmi-caution.html
  Answered 4 years ago by Rafael
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QuestionI'm thinking of buying the RX-A2A to replace an older Yamaha RX-A750 that was 'terminated' by one heck of a lightning strike. Is this multi-zone ?
Asked 4 years ago by Janko.
- Answer Yes - you're able to dedicate 2 channels to a second zone. Note, there is only one HDMI output, but the audio can either be synced in both zones or set independently.
  Answered 4 years ago by Grape
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QuestionWill it still allow 1080p projector to be hooked up?
Asked 4 years ago by et209.
- Answer Yes. The hdmi output is standard and upscale is not mandatory.
  Answered 4 years ago by Mgaloppa
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QuestionCan the zone 2 out be used for a cassette deck “in”? Are musicals speakers available?
Asked 4 years ago by Rob.
- Answer No
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionWhy has the price jumped 100 $ since yesterday?
Asked 4 years ago by Whosthere.
- Answer from Germany and it might not be there tomorrow Germany I mean the blowing everything up over there
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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Questioncan you play wav format music saved on flash drive through usb port of this receiver?
Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer I do believe so
  Answered 3 years ago by SonyOLED
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QuestionCan this receiver pass the HDMI through bypassing the speaker system to use the TV's speaker? Or do you have to turn the volume all the way down? I guess I assume that in standby it "wakes up" and directs the amplifier to power the 5.1 speaker systems.
Asked 4 years ago by FREDST.
- Answer To be configured in Tampa Florida do multiple things have found someone place and something else on the screen what do you do
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionIs this receiver stable running 5 speakers at 4ohms without overheating it?
Asked 4 years ago by YamahaBuyer.
- Answer It's not recommended to do that
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionDoes it have TWO HDMI 2.1 "INPUTS" that can run 4k at 120hz so I connect my PS5 AND Series X at the same time? Every receiver I see only has one input capable of doing this. If not, is there a receiver out there that does?
Asked 4 years ago by JakeM.
- Answer You can hook up multiple devices part two in one consideration
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionI just bought this unit a couple days ago. Finally opened up the box to hook up. I go to plug in the unit to an outlet takes a a minute to power on. I thought that was weird, as I’m setting up MusicCast it powered off. What’s problem?
Asked 4 years ago by Indoe.
- Answer Because it's so much configuration going on quickly
  Answered 3 years ago by Jersey
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QuestionCan you add a second power amp to this unit to use in zone 1 not 2?
Asked 4 years ago by Bullride39.
- Answer Yes
  Answered 4 years ago by Killer
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QuestionCan the speakers ohms setting be changed to 6 and 4 ohms?
Asked 4 years ago by Shawn.
- Answer Going off memory (which is questionable these days) I believe it can be changed to 6ohm in the setup menu.
  Answered 4 years ago by AVGuy
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QuestionRecently purchased this unit from Best Buy. Mostly set up. Can’t figure out how to control Sony CD player with remote. ???
Asked 4 years ago by Dean.
- Answer universal control of equipment from other manufactures with the receiver remote is hit or miss. your best option would be to get a good universal remote for complete system control
  Answered 4 years ago by AVGuy
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QuestionI have an rx-a2a receiver. can I save speaker levels? how?
Asked 4 years ago by Bill.
- Answer Go into manual speaker set up mode, adjust speaker levels, save.
  Answered 4 years ago by Scott
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QuestionIs the RX-A2A Sirius Xm ready?
Asked 4 years ago by Yamaman.
- Answer Yes, you can use the receiver’s app or you can use Bluetooth and the sat radio app on your phone.
  Answered 4 years ago by Scott
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Yamaha - AVENTAGE RX-A2A 100W 7.2-Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast - Black

Q: QuestionAny explanation why this receiver increased on price by $100 overnight? It has been listed at $899 for quite some time and is now $999. Thanks

Q: QuestionIts my understanding this may not power a sub Woofer? Just bought a Klipsch 12 inch su

Q: QuestionIf i add an external amp using the zone 2 pre-out, can i reassign zone 2 to a height channel for a 5.2.4 configuration?

Q: QuestionIs it possible to run both the zone 2 preout speakers (w/ external amp) at the same time as the zone 2 speaker terminals? I.e. have 4 speakers run when zone 2 is selected on the receiver, and have the main zone produce 5.2 surround sound

Q: QuestionWill this receiver be able to pick up the connections from my Bose 900 soundbar and Bose subwoofer (which are connected through wifi) and be able to synchronize sound with my Polk ES15 Elite?

Q: QuestionLets try this question again regarding the hdmi 2.1 bug. The yamaha RX-A2A has the 2.1 bug y/n ? The yamaha RX-A4A has the 2.1 bug y/n ?

Q: QuestionI'm thinking of buying the RX-A2A to replace an older Yamaha RX-A750 that was 'terminated' by one heck of a lightning strike. Is this multi-zone ?

Q: QuestionWill it still allow 1080p projector to be hooked up?

Q: QuestionCan the zone 2 out be used for a cassette deck “in”? Are musicals speakers available?

Q: QuestionWhy has the price jumped 100 $ since yesterday?

Q: Questioncan you play wav format music saved on flash drive through usb port of this receiver?

Q: QuestionCan this receiver pass the HDMI through bypassing the speaker system to use the TV's speaker? Or do you have to turn the volume all the way down? I guess I assume that in standby it "wakes up" and directs the amplifier to power the 5.1 speaker systems.

Q: QuestionIs this receiver stable running 5 speakers at 4ohms without overheating it?

Q: QuestionDoes it have TWO HDMI 2.1 "INPUTS" that can run 4k at 120hz so I connect my PS5 AND Series X at the same time? Every receiver I see only has one input capable of doing this. If not, is there a receiver out there that does?

Q: QuestionI just bought this unit a couple days ago. Finally opened up the box to hook up. I go to plug in the unit to an outlet takes a a minute to power on. I thought that was weird, as I’m setting up MusicCast it powered off. What’s problem?

Q: QuestionCan you add a second power amp to this unit to use in zone 1 not 2?

Q: QuestionCan the speakers ohms setting be changed to 6 and 4 ohms?

Q: QuestionRecently purchased this unit from Best Buy. Mostly set up. Can’t figure out how to control Sony CD player with remote. ???

Q: QuestionI have an rx-a2a receiver. can I save speaker levels? how?

Q: QuestionIs the RX-A2A Sirius Xm ready?

QuestionAny explanation why this receiver increased on price by $100 overnight? It has been listed at $899 for quite some time and is now $999. Thanks

QuestionIts my understanding this may not power a sub Woofer? Just bought a Klipsch 12 inch su

QuestionIf i add an external amp using the zone 2 pre-out, can i reassign zone 2 to a height channel for a 5.2.4 configuration?

QuestionIs it possible to run both the zone 2 preout speakers (w/ external amp) at the same time as the zone 2 speaker terminals? I.e. have 4 speakers run when zone 2 is selected on the receiver, and have the main zone produce 5.2 surround sound

QuestionWill this receiver be able to pick up the connections from my Bose 900 soundbar and Bose subwoofer (which are connected through wifi) and be able to synchronize sound with my Polk ES15 Elite?

QuestionLets try this question again regarding the hdmi 2.1 bug. The yamaha RX-A2A has the 2.1 bug y/n ? The yamaha RX-A4A has the 2.1 bug y/n ?

QuestionI'm thinking of buying the RX-A2A to replace an older Yamaha RX-A750 that was 'terminated' by one heck of a lightning strike. Is this multi-zone ?

QuestionWill it still allow 1080p projector to be hooked up?

QuestionCan the zone 2 out be used for a cassette deck “in”? Are musicals speakers available?

QuestionWhy has the price jumped 100 $ since yesterday?

Questioncan you play wav format music saved on flash drive through usb port of this receiver?

QuestionCan this receiver pass the HDMI through bypassing the speaker system to use the TV's speaker? Or do you have to turn the volume all the way down? I guess I assume that in standby it "wakes up" and directs the amplifier to power the 5.1 speaker systems.

QuestionIs this receiver stable running 5 speakers at 4ohms without overheating it?

QuestionDoes it have TWO HDMI 2.1 "INPUTS" that can run 4k at 120hz so I connect my PS5 AND Series X at the same time? Every receiver I see only has one input capable of doing this. If not, is there a receiver out there that does?

QuestionI just bought this unit a couple days ago. Finally opened up the box to hook up. I go to plug in the unit to an outlet takes a a minute to power on. I thought that was weird, as I’m setting up MusicCast it powered off. What’s problem?

QuestionCan you add a second power amp to this unit to use in zone 1 not 2?

QuestionCan the speakers ohms setting be changed to 6 and 4 ohms?

QuestionRecently purchased this unit from Best Buy. Mostly set up. Can’t figure out how to control Sony CD player with remote. ???

QuestionI have an rx-a2a receiver. can I save speaker levels? how?

QuestionIs the RX-A2A Sirius Xm ready?