Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great speakers and subwoofer, sound quality is great for a typical living room. Only downside is You have to use the remote to change the settings by clicking up and down. There are no physical buttons on the receiver to change. It’s little bit confusing at the beginning, and you have to go through all the different options until you can change to the settings you like. Other than that, the surround speakers are still hard wired, so you will need to prewired the wiring if you want to mount them to the wall. After all, I like to sound and good amount of hdmi input for multiple devices.

Great sounding receiver, great deal with bundled speakers and subwoofer. Kinda gets pooped on by “true audiophiles” (not my words) but has plenty of power and more options than I can shake a stick at (I know, I’m country). Sounds great and the surround works well enough to catch me off-guard even after three years, esp. if playing a game without headphones. Is a proverbial double-edged sword bc I’ve thought that a movie’s surround was very life-like - but weird- sounded like cattle?? Oh! Because cattle got loose and were in the yard and garden (our house is on in-laws’ ranch). I’ve also got up bc somehow cattle got out again and turned out was cattle “behind” us in a show. One thing I really like is the included mic used to set up the surround. Plug microphone in and put where the central watching spot is (has a 20-foot cord) and hit the setup menu (not going to detail - info in manual and online) and receiver will play tones. Mic has 1/4-20 tripod mount to get height correct. Our living room is tiny so just put it on back of couch. We got on sale for $699 so was sweet deal. Will probably eventually upgrade to center sound bar and in-wall speakers, but it sounds great so is not anything I’m in a hurry to do - Best Buy has those, too. On-screen menus aren’t great, but better than most mfgs. Everyone still stuck using same system that I used at Hastings in 1991. Do enjoy the native(?) Pandora (doesn’t play ads on our free acct!!) and Yamaha app for iPhone is pretty cool. Makes it so we have four remotes, and it is WiFi not Bluetooth so better range than included IR remote, and consolidates most useful functions better on the app. Speakers are small, but not big deal bc have component subwoofer that can be dialed up or down w dial on subwoofer or in the app and remote. Our house is pier-and-beam wood floored so don’t crank bass much bc will ‘boom’. Jurassic Park still kicks butt on this all-factory setup. I know it’s not “audiophile” test grade, but it’s been my test movie since it came out in theaters. I’m old. Pic I uploaded shows how low-key this app and speakers are. Of course can’t see subwoofer behind chair to left and speakers behind, but have Apex on headphones, “I Love College” playlist on Pandora (Dirty Heads or Tai Belo(??) playing).

The Yamaha home theater system is great overall. The power output is solid, and it was pretty simple to set up. For the price, it’s a good starter set. Really enjoy the ability to access the system config menus on the tv screen unlike non-hdmi enabled home theaters of the past. Much more user friendly than the small GUI on the unit itself. The only downside is the preset sound modes—they were pretty bad. It took some time to dial in the EQ frequencies and volume settings, but once I did, it works and sounds great

Good sound quality, pretty simple to set up... even for someone who knows nothing about speakers and speaker cable... it took us about 2 hours. Love the immersive feel in our living room and the fact that the display also shows on the tv, so we can actually read the receiver. The only drawback is that the system isn't wireless, though it can connect to your home network and also has Bluetooth capability. We didn't bother with the stereo setup, as we have many other ways of listening to music, other than the radio. Overall we are very happy with this system.

I have a 1000 square foot apartment and I wanted something easy to set up, all in one and feature rich. The yamaha 5960 does exactly that! easy set up fantastic sound quality and surround sound effects, paired with some back standing speakers it was a breeze to get up and sounding amazing Primarily watch movies, play ps5 and listen to tidal, and all are fantastic with this setup.

Great system. Loud and clear sound, with plenty of bass.

This reciever and speaker setup comes with plenty of wire, and sounds very good. For being more of a budget setup it sounds amazing! Definitely recommended.

Excellent product,good sound,easy installation,5 speakers and 1 subwoofer,i like this product,now my house is a really the movie theater..

This Yamaha YHT-5960U home theater system purchased on Dec. 12, 2023 was easy to install and sounds. Purchasing this system as a complete packaged unit saved time and money. A great value at a lower cost.

It has amazing sound. The subwoofer has a blast when you turn it up. I used 16 gauge speaker wire. It was easy to install. Just make sure you have enough speaker wire for the room.

I really enjoy this system. I have it connected to my tv ps5 xbox and switch and its easy to switch between the audio channels. Sound is amazing. Gets really loud and good bass.

But this price tag there's really no way to beat it. If you bought the receiver without the speakers you would pay almost as much as a set is. The sound from it is good especially if you consider the price. The software operating it does run a little slower explicitly when you're installing but at this price point I don't think you can really complain. There is an area to enhance the dialogue I do think it works.

This surround setup is the best sound system I have ever had. Soundbars cannot sound this good unless you pay well over $1000. At a fraction of the cost, you get true surround sound that sounds better than any sound bar. Only down side is a big receiver. I don’t mind having this so it is well worth to have better sound at a fraction of the price

The quality on this sound system is amazing. I will never go back to a sound bar system again. The quality of actual 5.1 surround sound cannot be beat! A little difficult to get it set up properly, not so much plug and play but watch a youtube video and read the instructions and it’s not too bad.

Im doing this for the chance of that $400 bestbuy give away for reviews. This is my first 5.1 system therefor i cannot really compare to any other. Its decent. Sound good but not great but for the price point its perfect. The only problem is that i picked it up as an open box item and the box was moldy amd the sytem was smell like cigarettes.

GREAT SURROUND SOUND EASY TO SET UP LOTS OF HARDWARE IN PACKAGE .

Sounds great, good quality. Easy to use and set up.

Sound is great and it is easy to use. Ready to add on to it.

Always had a sound bar and sub! I love movies, I love sound! I never thought I would be getting this mammoth of a system! It sounds amazing! Theater sound! Wow! Enjoying movies, shows on this system like never before! I’ve been missing out! Now I won’t! Upscale 8k is beautiful!

It sounds amazing! Easy to hook up. It's like being in a movie theater! The best purchase I have made!