Customer Ratings & Reviews

Just simply not to my liking.Sound quality just not quite what expected

Would not work.....DOA ...no output even from headphone Jack.

Great receiver that is compatible with my smartphone

This unit was DOA! I went with the corresponding. Sony unit. The Sony product was much better in everyway. They matched up nicely with the Polk S-15 bookshelf speakers. This was a value at $220 + tax, for both!

Purchased November 30- Store return ended jan 15 Stopped working Jan 18 out $240

This is the worst sounding receiver I ever heard. It sounds like a loud television. No bass no highs. And its not 100 watts. More like 15 watts of distorted noise.

Think outside the box! Why did I open with that statement? Because, many folks overlook the possibilities this amp can deliver. Obviously it can be used as an Audiophile pure receiver. It's that good! Just read Steve Guttenberg's review and Steve's rarely wrong. Now, as I said, "think outside the box." By that I mean this for example: I have a Yamaha RX-V467 AVR which is a 5.1 surround sound audio video receiver with the "capability" to be a 7.1 surround sound receiver. The catch is this... it doesn't provide power amps to power speakers 6 & 7 if you wanna use it's 7.1 capabilities so you gotta use the provided pre-out connection and send it out to an external amp to power 6 & 7. This brings us to the Yamaha - 200W 2-Ch. Stereo Receiver. Using the Yamaha 2 ch. receiver to drive the surround channels 6 & 7 transforms my Yamaha RX-V467 into a full, 7.1 channel surround sound AVR. Believe me, it made a HUGE difference once my system was transformed from 5.1 to 7.1 surround sound! Night & Day difference. So, thinking outside the box allowed me to take "full" advantage of my RX-V467 rather than buying a new 7.1 receiver. Anybody whose evere stepped up to 7.1 from 5.1 knows what I mean when I say the step up is a major upgrade in sound. Get this? This Yamaha 2 ch receiver has A/B switching too. That means you can power 2 sets of different speakers (for a total of 4 speakers at once). Example: 1. A = powering the surround speakers 6 & 7 in my setup. 2. B = powering a 2nd set of music only speakers for a 2.0 setup in the front separate from the "2" surround speakers in the rear. 3. A/B combined can now be used to expand the 2 surround speakers 6 & 7 into speakers 8 & 9 transforming your system into a 9.1 surround system, if your room is large enough for a 9.1 setup. So there ya' have it! For under $150, I just turned my 5.1 surround system into a legit 9.1 surround sound setup using this $150 Yamaha - 200W 2-Ch. Stereo Receiver In closing, I just proved how this amp can serve as more than just a "great stereo receiver" just by "THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX." ~ peace PS: Did I forget to mention how this Yamaha 2 channel receiver delivers true "Audiophile Grade" Hi-Fi stereo sound? Ok, my bad, here goes, "This Yamaha 200 watt 2 ch Stereo Receiver is likely the best, plain vanilla, 2 channel receiver period for under $300. Well, there it is!

The quality sound didn't sound right, Yamaha does not make good quality like they used to.

We bought in February and it already quit working. Still under factory warranty so I will be calling Yamaha.

Bought this for a phonograph, was told by an employee it would work. Didn't have the right setup for phonograph specifically, not sure how it operates for other functions asI returned it

Horrible we got it for our pool speakers started out great until for some reason wouldn’t stay on at all had to run her a speaker for water pool party

Arrived on time but it was pretty much DOA. Hooked everything up and powered the unit on. Less than 30 seconds later it shut off and would not turn back on.

This product was not as good quality as I hoped. It didnt last very long before it broke and it took months for it to be repaired...and then broke again as soon as I got it back

I was dissatisfied with the product,didnt function properly after hours of following the instructions. I returned to store for a refund.

This is the second one that when i turned it on it popped and sparks came out of the top of it. This one was worse and almost caught fire. I am never buying a Yamaha product again.

for it to be 200 watts is sound bad sounded more like 75 watts.

Bought for new house in Dec. 2018. Did not get to move in until March 2020. When I opened box to set up receiver only right side amplifier works for both A and B speakers.

Unhappy with this purchase. The delay in audio due to Bluetooth is so noticeable that the echo is really bad if playing on multiple speaker sets.

Worked perfectly for over a week. Now there is intermittent humming coming from the receiver. The humming started just after the 15 day return to the store period. Now I must send it in to Yamaha.

This is the only thing we have had to return to Best Buy. We couldn't get it to work. It was an open box purchase.