Customer Ratings & Reviews

I generally have stuck with Yamaha Models and got this for far less than the listed price. Most Receivers are over priced these days as they offer fewer features and cost more. This has all the features but should probably run about 200 less than it's currently listed for. I don't like the look on the front and lacks physical buttons for things and hence the 4 star review Performs great though, Yamaha's lower end models are missing things like this has. Banana plugs for all speaker outputs (this should be standard ) It has plenty of HDMI ports and does 4k at 120hz for gaming setups Per their spec page 7.2-channel 100 Watt surround sound with Zone 2 4K120AB and 8K60B HDMI with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7 in/1 out) Dolby Vision™, Hybrid Log-Gamma and BT.2020 Supports enhanced media and gaming – ALLM and VRR Dolby Atmos®, DTS:X™ and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Wi-Fi®, AirPlay 2®, Spotify Connect and Voice Control MusicCast App control Pandora®, Spotify, Amazon Music, SiriusXM, TIDAL, Deezer and more YPAO automatic room calibration with R.S.C. and multipoint Phono input

The sound quality is excellent. Connectivity and ease of use are first rate.

!st off, you need to get to know how to use a unit like this. Set up is not that hard. just takes a little time to do it right. The unit needs to be played for at least 2-3 hours before you really start to tweek the EQ, surround sounds, ect. Need to let it warm up and settle a little. After that I then began to set my sound the way I wanted it. It can be a little bright at first that is why you need to warm up and then set it like you want. I am running Thiel CS-2 for the front, B&W sub, JBL center, Older Radio Shack for the rear. Sound is clear from my Roku.(XM I Heart,ect). Films that have a lot of action boom and sizzle. Again it is how you set it up. Records? I run a Little Bear tube pre-amp and they sound plenty good. You really can't go wrong with this unit. It depends what you are looking for.

Easy Set up, sounds great.. Only gripe is there are not any inputs listed on the remote for DVD, Game, Cable etc. You have to scroll thru the input selector until the divice you want comes up on-screen

Fantastic receiver. Great sound, plenty of power, and tons of features.

Easy to setup , great sound when paired with klipsch speakers, only thing is if you have ps5 or series x this does not have VRR , 120hz, etc yet but will in a future update so use earc in meantime and connect to your display until this feature goes live.

I have an older Yamaha (which I also bought from BestBuy) and thought that this would be a good upgrade since it has the newest HDMI version. Once I got it hooked up I discovered that it really wasn't much of an improvement over my older Yamaha and a big disappointment for me was the size of the display. The display size is half the size of the display size on my older Yamana. It is a nice unit , but it wasn't the best fit for me.

The receiver is great. It performs like it’s supposed to. Easy setup by following the quick guide. Fine tuning took more time. There wasn’t an enclosed manual, you have to download. The manual is not the easiest to follow.

It is a powerful and full featured audio receiver, and I tried to give it the proper time to get over bugs and issues I was having. But nothing would fix or paper over the hdmi 2.1 bugs and audio issues stemming from the lack of bandwidth on any of the ports. I even made sure to get the manufactured after september date model and it still had the same bandwidth limiting features. My results were the same as anykne else trying new formats such as 4k 120, VRR, Atmos, and 8k 60. There were direct communications that these issues would be fixed via future firmware updates but the problem lies in the hardware, not the sotfware. It simply cannot do 4k 120 with any premium sound or Dolby Vision. It does do 4k 60 perfectly fine, as well as premium audio formats such as DTS:X and Atmos. Unfortunately, the money sunk does not give you all the advertised options, and waiting for firmware updates to fix hardware problems will be a dead end. The advice I have is just what everyone else has done at this point....wait. either buy an Onkyo TX RZ50 (available from best buy as well, just never in stock) or lower your expectations for your high-end setup. I have zero complaints with the audio processing and power to play my 7.2 system.

Overall, this is a good receiver. It's not hard to set up and it sounds good. It does take surprisingly long to switch between inputs, but it's tolerable. My biggest problem with it is that the 120hz compatibility for consoles doesn't seem to work right. I cannot get anything past 60hz unless I hook the console directly to my TV and then have the audio passed back to the receiver. This was not seemingly fully known until after these receivers were out in the wild and it's due to a chipset bug that's not unique to their product. When this product was initially launched, 120hz was not listed anywhere as a "future update". Now it is. What has been frustrating is that getting news when this is going to be fixed is very difficult. Yamaha's website now says these things (and more, like HDR10) will be added in a future update. But when? This is something that has been known since at least November 2020 when the PS5 and XSX launched and here I am writing this in March 2021. I'm very frustrated by the idea that I'm just supposed to perpetually wait for advertised features well after a timeframe when I could have returned the product. I hope it is finally updated soon.

This Unit is absolutely amazing.. So many settings and options, so you can tune it to your liking.. Absolutely amazing sound. I use MusicCast and it's awesome you can play practically all of your media from one app. It's easy to use and it also allows you to adjust sound settings on the receiver within the app. Ease of use is A+, so easy to navigate and figure out.. I love this receiver! I use it with vintage speakers and it sounds absolutely amazing..

Great receiver; plenty of ports for connecting everything I own from TV to CD player to phono and VCR/DVD. I am very happy with this purchase.

This system is a huge upgrade in comparison to my old RCA unit from 20 years ago. My one gripe about it is that it does not consistently auto-detect the input, and this can be annoying. The one big plus I have found is being able to plug a bunch of HDMI inputs. As my unit is in a closet, I can't see the input on the screen, but the downloadable app easily displays the input and allows me to switch input in case it does not autodetect. This is a great convenience. One other issue is that playing a move on a console tends to cause a black screen when it changes resolution, and this is another annoyance. Perhaps this will get fixed with a firmware update. Nevertheless, I am pleased.

Best surround sound receiver ever! Everything works flawlessly! Perfect sound effects and easy to use! Easy to set up! Very highly recommend!

1. To make subwoofer output low frequecy sound all the time, you need to: a). Make sure subwoofer volume in the level setting is not negative; b). Set all speakers to small and set all crossovers to 120HZ 2. HDMI. a). Use only Premium High Speed and up for 4K 60 HZ contents b). Use ultra High Speed for 4K 120 HZ and 8K contents. A lot of HDMI on amazon are not certified. Get the certified HDMI cables to justify the amount you invested in your system. For example I switched to Rocketfish (from Best Buy), my images are sharper, fuller, and 4K 60HZ gaming is flawless. Can't speak for 4K120HZ as I found my Xbox One X sufficient. But the HDMI 1-4 chipsets have been upgraded since the disastrous issues since it published (you can find the mentionings in almost all old reviews)

Great receiver for my surround sound system. Easy to use and plenty of power.

So many features, I am still learning device. Sound quality is 100% awesome. I have it paired to a 5.2 Polk speaker set up. I love it, rewatching movies and discovering new sounds.

Waited for months for this product to become available. Awesome features at a great price point. Covid has made buying a mid price range receiver a pain in the butt. Spend over $1000.00 and the options are great. $500.00 to $750.00 horrible. This is across the board with any vender.

Fantastic! Sounds great. Works excellent with new Sony TV. I love that I can use TV remote to change volume. Replaced a 5 year old pioneer Elite receiver and this Yamaha blows that away! The sound is way better. Easier to set up and I can listen to tuner and still have the TV on. Couldn’t happier with my choice.

This reciever is packed with features , it was so easy to set up my home theater. The sound is amazing and the price was great as well.