Customer Ratings & Reviews

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!!

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

It's a really good amplifier plenty of power to push Cerwin Vega SL 8 indeed the sound is wonderful and the fm tuner comes in crystal clear what else can you ask for it's simple as easy to connect comes with Bluetooth and the remote is nicely set up I get plenty of bass without even have the mess with the trouble or the bass

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.

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.

does all i want to do ....love the bluetooth......connects from in the house to garage about 50 feet away...enough power for a pair of jbl 100's that are my garage speakers good purchase and yamaha quality

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.

I bought this receiver to replace a 32 year Yamaha receiver that stopped working. I feel the old receiver had a tad more clarity, definition and open sound however the new one excels at very high volumn. The sound of the radio is excellent and even tho Bluetooth wasn't a reason I bought it, I am using that feature a lot, You can adjust bass & treble from the remote as well as the faceplate. If Yamaha is listening how about a 'loudness' or midrange control as well as a dedicated phono input!

I could not be happier with this purchase. Yamaha just makes great products. This was bought as an open box item, so I even got a better deal! Bluetooth pairing with my iPhone was as simple as possible. Solid performance throughout the sound spectrum with powerful low end and crystal highs. Wattage is just perfect, everyone who heard it fired up was impressed. I did crank it up and it sounded beautiful! You just can't go wrong with Yamaha!

I was totally surprised with the sonic quality of this stereo amplifier. It is an awesome unit for the price. My previous amplifier was a Yamaha and it lasted over 30 years. I am very impressed with the quality and ease of use of my new stereo amplifier. The best feature is the built in Bluetooth receiver. It flawlessly connects to my iPhone and now I can stream music that will play on my legacy speakers. This is a great feature because you do not have to buy expensive proprietary speaker systems and components. The older speakers sound really great using Bluetooth. I would recommend this unit to anyone.

Nothing fancy, just a basic 2 channel receiver. Great sound, decent power, and a good price.