Yamaha - 5.1-Ch. 4K Ultra HD A/V Home Theater Receiver - Black

This is a 5.1 channel surround sound receiver which means it is for a max of five speakers and a subwoofer. I use it for my bedroom/studio apartment and it's more than enough. Yamaha is a trusted brand for sound and all my speakers are Bose so it's good combo. If you want to power a full home theater center in your home I recommend going for the 7.1 channel. Everything on the receiver is labeled very clearly so you don't have to be too knowledgeable about cables to be able to connect your speakers. The interface is simple enough as well. The best part is how simple it is to switch between inputs. The switch buttons are just as big as the volume control on the remote. I am happy with my purchase.

I got the open box deal, but couldn't tell it from new. Only issue with set-up was connecting 10 speaker wires in such a limited space and awkward angle. Very tedious to insert wire ends into barely accessible holes and tighten wire nuts when wires are in the way, but mission accomplished. Loved the automatic sound setup and balancing. The display showed I had one speaker wired with wrong polarity. Fixed that and tested inputs from TV, DVD, and old VCR. I had to do some research on Vizio TV to get HDMI ARC to work, but I found the right TV settings and everything works great. TV and receiver turn on/off and volume change from TV remote. The TV display even names RXV385 and my Roku on the input list. The sound levels seem perfect from the auto setup. There are so many options that I still have to learn and try, but I am very happy with this unit for the price.

My Denon for my TV sound system died after 10 years and it was time to get a new receiver. I only needed a 5.1 system and this Yamaha fit the bill very nicely. Inputs for my DirecTV, Apple TV, and Blue Ray. Easy to rename all the input sources to match those names. Slight difficulty in establishing sound options by source type but after an hour of plunking around figured out how to do it. Nice unit pushing clean sound. WiFi available but haven't used it yet. It's a keeper.

I recently bought a house and did a wholesale outfitting of everything, that included having separate receivers for upstairs and downstairs. I replaced a Sony receiver that has been a real frustration for me over the years with this one based on a recommendation of the tech guy who installed the rest of the house. I CANNOT believe how good the transition has been. This receiver has one of the simplest setups I've ever seen and it sounds absolutely wonderful now that it's in play. I can't recommend it too highly for its performance, especially at the price. Pretty amazing.

The directions are no help in saying which app to use? There are dozens of Yamaha apps, couldn’t get any of them to work. Holding the memory button down for any number of seconds does nothing to connect it to anything. What’s worse, the remote doesn’t work. There’s no help in the instructions or online that I can see that help me sync the remote. It’s all directing me to the PDF of the useless instructions I already have, or it’s help getting old remotes to work by way of taking it apart and cleaning it.

I've been using a 7.2 Yamaha for over 7 years now. Because of how solid that has been, it was obvious I was going to get another. I decided to "retire" another old receiver that's been in service for so long. I'm now at a point where this is set to where I want it. I wouldve preferred a component input but it would've just been for one item anyway. Other fun features (Bluetooth, USB, AUX) are actually really handy as well. Needing something to deliver the goods in a small setting, then this is your receiver!

The remote code that turns it on is not the same as the code that turns it off. So you can't use a single remote with your system, you must use their remote and your remote. You can get everything to work with a universal remote except turn it on. I have a 5.1 system with a cable box and SUHD tv. I want to hit the power button and have everything turn on or shut down. I don't want to have to pick up multiple remotes to control each device. I returned this unit and bought an Onkyo. I like it much better.

Product has fabulous sound. One quirky thing with my setup is that I cannot get my cable tv to play when hitting the TV quick button on the remote. I have everything set up correctly, but I have to use the HDMI 2 input. The TV button play nothing. All the other lighting/quick buttons work properly. But I am keeping the unit because the sound is excellent for the value.