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.

Upon unboxing this device and setting it up, I could not get any video passthrough to work. Using my PS4 pro, I even stepped down to 1080p to see if it would work and the problem persisted. Tried all the different HDMI ports and different cables. Hooking up optical audio from the PS4 to the receiver works, but does not perform at 5.1, the rear speakers do not make noise, even when setting it to 5.1 within PS4's settings. I'll be boxing it back up and returning it within the week, but after all the time it takes to set it up, this was a huge disappointment.

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.

I am amazed at the capabilities of this machine! The setup microphone supplied with the unit is simply brilliant, making setup a breeze. I have been a Yamaha fan for decades, literally. Every single product I have owned with the Yamaha name on it has been excellent, from electronics to motorcycles.

I purchased this item as a open box excellent. Receive the item spend 2 hours setting up using the device only to finish and find out the remote does not work and the harmony remote does not have the inputs pre programmed so would need the origional remote to program. The device work great just frustrating that I had to return because they did not test the remote before reselling. Was able to exchange so all is well now. Be prepared to have issues with open box items.

I have a 5.1 setup in my family room. It delivers good power for the size of the room which is about 14x19. Easy to use and setup. The output is 70 watts per channel. The way the product was displayed was confusing to the output so hence why I am clarifying.