Customer Ratings & Reviews

Essentially I purchased this to hook up to my Audio Technica LP120 and some Klipsch speakers. I also liked the idea of the bluetooth which could pick up my PC and Laptop in my office, about 50 feet away. I will tell you that this receiver worked out great. The Bluetooth was about the easiest connection I ever encountered. I have run music off my phone, as well as podcasts, and have played music off my hard drive. Granted your PC needs to have blue tooth. The Blue Tooth reception and sound for the files coming off my phone and hard drive has been amazing! Great sound. The records are at lower volume(as is expected) so I just raised the gain on the pre amp a bit, as I am using an external preamp and it sounds amazing. Great receiver and amazing price.

Very nice receiver for the money. I'm using it as my garage unit and it works great. Very easy to set up and use. Sound is very good and has plenty of power.

I needed to replace the 30+ year old receiver in my garage so I wanted something basic and inexpensive but with bluetooth. This Yamaha R-S202BL fit the bill. I grabbed it on sale so it was a great buy. Very easy to use and sounds great. I do agree with the comments that you have to turn the volume control a lot for any increase in volume - a trend with Yamaha as I own another with the same trait. The bluetooth works over a pretty normal distance of about 35 feet. I may end up missing the lack of a 3.5mm input connector if a friend wants to quickly plug in to it. The only other thing I miss is the loudness control my last receiver had (to boost bass at lower volumes) - that feature seems to have disappeared years ago. Radio reception is great once the antennas are properly placed. Great deal and recommended for anyone looking for a basic receiver with bluetooth.

Amazing stereo receiver, simple to use and it does deliver very natural sound to the music that you play thru using this receiver, it comes with built in Blutooth which makes it convenient to stream music using your phone or any blutooth enabled device. you can connect 2 set's of speakers if you like or use it to connect a Sub-woofer using the speaker level inputs on the SUB. i am very happy with this Yamaha receiver, it works flawlessly and the sound is truly awesome.

I originally purchased an Insignia 2 channel Receiver. Outstanding value, but iffy on Bluetooth connectivity. I wanted the Yamaha, but let price dictate the purchase. I then returned to Best Buy, had a no hassle return of the Insignia, found the Yamaha ON SALE, made the purchase and have been happy ever since. Better sound quality, excellent connectivity, and more than enough power to drive my Kickers on the deck.

At first, I thought something was wrong as there was no volume. Turns out you have to turn the knob to nearly 40 before you can hear it with two pairs of speakers. Aside from that, the sound quality is good. The Bluetooth requires the remote but it connected quickly with my I phone. Overall, it is a very good basic system which is all I need.

I bought a Klipsch R-125W last Black Friday and have been using it on my home theater surround system in my man cave. It was way too much for there, but I kept it there until today. I bought Polk TSi200 speakers two days ago for use in my home office, where my wife and I both work. The amplifier I was using just wasn't powerful enough for those Polk speakers so the last two days I have been doing a ton of research for an affordable yet powerful and clean amp/receiver. I convinced my wife that I would pull up the Klipsch sub from my man cave if we could get a better receiver for the office. Tonight we went to Best Buy and bought this receiver. I got home and hooked it up to the sub and two bookshelf speakers and WOW!!! Literally I have to keep the gain on the sub way down and not turn up the bass on this receiver. The Polk speakers sound amazing and I hear things in songs I haven't heard before. The sub pounds crazy loud if/when I want it to. We are running it through Bluetooth to one of our PC's that is using a common music streaming service and it sounds AMAZING!!! If you just need 2 to 4 speakers and a sub then this is flat out the best bang for the buck I could find and am so glad the wife said yes!

Great little stereo. It is easy to set up and has a lot of features. I mainly use the Bluetooth setting with a new iPod nano and the range is about 45 yards even though the receiver is in a closet. The range shortens to about 30 yards when I go behind a wall. The sound is pretty clear and doesn't distort much even at the max range.

I bought this as a gift for my wife to use in her studio with a pair of Klipsch bookshelf speakers. It had enough power for them with no problem at all. It is very easy to set up and the controls are intuitive to use. The system sounded good but it did not have a phono input. Not that big a deal if you do not listen to records. I would say it is a great value but you will not be thumping the neighborhood with it.

Very nice for the price. Not fancy but gets the job done. I wanted something for my small office at the house. Drives my KEF 150's with no problem. Love having the Bluetooth.

Great garage or barn stereo. It still has a coax port for external antenna (the Sony does not!) Decent power and sound. And even a sleep timer to turn off.

Bought it today 03/12/21 and got it today from Roadie delivery...in 2 freekin hours...how sweet is that! It has a minimalist design I really dig. The connections are old school and if you're ok with that then it's all gravy. If you're gonna blue tooth it remember this can only be done through the remote...I was getting pretty mad that it wouldn't connect but my son figured it out lol. Hooked up to a pair of Infinity 3001's and just streaming Pandora this thing sounds awesome. This is some of the best money I've spent lately.

This is a great value. It sounds good and is very simple to use. Has everything you need for a two channel receiver. The BLUETOOTH works excellent and stays connected anywhere in my 2000 square foot home.

Simple and easy to setup and use. Excellent sound for the money. The Bluetooth is great!

This is such a great deal. The receiver is well built and the Bluetooth feature is really convenient to play music. It powers my speakers well and sounds great. Also very cool that it allows for easy biwiring. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone looking for a entry level receiver. One thing to note (and may just apply for my speakers) but I have to turn the volume up to around the 30 mark before I can hear any sound at all. This gets plenty loud when it gets to 60-70+ and I’ve never even listened at 100 full volume. Just thought I’d mention that in case others had the same problem, but since all speakers are different of course start at 0 and work your way up. 5 stars all things considered.

This receiver comes with Yamaha's "Natural Sound" technology. You get great mid-range sound - The Harmony that compliments the highs and lows. Add an equalizer and make sure you have a passive or active subwoofer to reach the receiver's full potential. You will get not great sound, but incredible hi-fidelity with crisp voice/ and clear mid-rages. Quality is of High end receiver - PROVEN day in day out. Very Loud that when you put your ears to the speaker it doesn't hurt cause there is very little distortion - pounding clarity that soothes the soul - A BEST BUY for a stereo receiver.

I purchased this Yamaha receiver for two reasons one being I wanted Bluetooth capability and the other because it's a Yamaha. I hooked up my JBL outdoor speakers to it and now I can use my phone to listen to my playlist while sitting out on the patio or while working in the backyard, very convenient. It was very easy to set up the receiver, I preset my favorite FM stations, and connecting my speakers to it was a breeze. Price was great too. Lots of value for the money.

I was looking for a basic receiver for my poolroom and I ran across this little guy. I have it hooked up to a set of kef q300 bookshelf speakers and they sound great. Plenty of power to make them shine. It has treble and bass adjustment button on the front to fine tune everything to your liking very fast. The Bluetooth is a nice feature, but I usually stream my music through chromecast or just listen to music through my CD player that is hooked up to it. It also looks nice too. For the price and performance it's a great buy!!

No issues and plenty of power to run 2 klipsch rb81 speakers and 2 rb41 speakers using the a + b speakers. Drives them perfectly without distortion even at very loud levels. The bluetooth works great and is easy to setup to use my amazon music app from my phone, and my fluance turntable sounds fantastic and warm. Would buy again.

I bought this receiver to play my 6 Disc CD Player and to power the sound through my Kenwood KL-999X Speakers. I did some research to make sure Receiver and Speakers are a good match. 2 Speakers which can peak at 300W each. I also bought a indoor Amplified Antenna for Radio Stations on the receiver. Very happy with all. Sound is excellent, quality, treble and bass. PS... have not tested the Bluetooth yet but I do expect the quality will be as good or near.