Yamaha - 200W 2-Ch. Stereo Receiver - Black

I bought this for home use— driving two pairs of vintage speakers. I have some JBL studio reference monitors from the early 90's, and a second set of vintage Fishers from the late 60s. Both sound great, and sometimes I even drive BOTH pairs together. This Yamaha is so much cleaner than any common vintage receiver, and Steve Guttenberg (the Audiophiliac) has rated it as a great value. Bluetooth works great and pairs effortlessly-- I have no idea what problems others are having with it.

Typical of Yamaha, good stuff. For a simple low cost amp for my shop, delivers strong sound with power to spare, and really digging the Bluetooth feature. At sound level 6.5 can hear the sounds from down the street. Very happy with purchase and would recommend for simple low cost amp for sounds.

I needed a basic stereo receiver for 2 speakers that could switch between multiple inputs and has an FM tuner. This receiver has 4 inputs in the back plus it can pair with up to 8 Bluetooth devices. I connected a CD player, TV, and Sirius Radio to 3 of the inputs and paired a phone and a tablet to the unit. They all sound great and the FM tuner is crisp and clear. The price was a bargain and I could not be happier with my purchase.

I am so glad I purchased this receiver. We built a new house a year ago and we were thinking about getting Control4. If anyone has looked into home automation, it is very expensive. We were only wanting it for music (not lighting, thermostat, etc) so I wanted to check out other options. Went to BestBuy, and the salesman recommended I try this receiver. So glad I did - saved thousands! And it works great! It works on Bluetooth, sync to music source (iPad) and hook up speaker wires (we had hard wire speaker wires that we wired when building the house) and we were listening to music in the house in minutes. Wish we would have purchased a year ago!

I cut my teeth on receivers in the 70's, and I still miss them. Not because they were better, I'm sure they weren't. But most of today's receivers have every function hidden under a bunch of menus. I like a bass "know" and a treble "knob" and a tuning "knob." This doesn't have those, but they ARE easy to get on the remote, so that's the next best thing. Also, while it doesn't have a separate out for a subwoofer, I hooked my sub as the "b" speakers and it all works as it should. Finally, I live in an area of dead FM, and while this still has trouble pulling in a lot of stations, it is considerably better than the old one I replaced.

I wanted a simple receiver to operate, not too pricy, one that looked nice, was quality made, and had clear sound. I am very happy with it. The only upgrade I would like is a better antenna than the wire supplied; but that is what I am currently using and it works fine. I am using it in a weight-room and I am happy with my selection.

I bought this for my Bar/party room and patio/deck outside. I ran two speakers outside and got two inside.Lots of preset stations,and connected the Onkyo 6 disc changer to it. I have the option of just hearing the inside speakers,or just the outside, or all 4.

Had to replace my old 2 ch harmon kardon workhorse and the yamaha 2 ch was the best unit available for the money. Only downside is I need a phono pre-amp for my Dual turntable. Oh well, can't have everything. 4 stars.