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Yamaha - RX-V6A 7.2-channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast - Black
User rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars with 284 reviews.
4.2(284 Reviews)- 3 Expert Reviews
- 61 Answered Questions
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Description
Features
Surround Sound
7.2-channel powerful surround sound with Zone 2
8K
4K/60, 4K/120AB, 8K/60B, HDMI 2.1 with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7-in/1-out).
Wireless Streaming
Wi-Fi®, AirPlay 2®, Spotify Connect, Voice Control and MusicCast multi-room
YPAO
YPAO automatic room calibration
MusicCast Surround
MusicCast Surround-capable: add optional MusicCast speakers to provide wireless surrounds for a 5.1-ch. setup
What's Included
- Yamaha RX-V6A 7.2-channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast
- Remote
- User Manual
General
- Product NameRX-V6A 7.2-channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI and MusicCast
- BrandYamaha
- Model NumberRX-V6ABL
- ColorBlack
- Color CategoryBlack
Audio
- Number of Channels7.2
- Surround Sound SupportedDolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby Digital Plus
- Receiver TypeA/V
Connectivity
- Wireless Multi-Room AudioYes
- Wireless Multi-Room TechnologyYamaha MusicCast, Apple AirPlay 2
Input
- Phono InputYes
- Number of HDMI Inputs (Total)7
- Number Of USB Inputs1
- Number of Optical Digital Audio Inputs1
- Number of Coaxial Digital Audio Inputs1
- Number of Component Video Inputs0
Output
- Number of HDMI Outputs (Total)1
- Number Of Component Video Outputs0
Dimension
- Product Height6.75 inches
- Product Width17.13 inches
- Product Depth14.88 inches
- Product Weight21.6 pounds
Included
- Remote Control IncludedYes
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts2 years
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor2 years
Other
- UPC027108959009
Customer reviews
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 284 reviews
(284 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.3
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.3
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.1
Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars
Expert reviews
See all expert reviews(3)Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 3 reviews
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Home Theater
||Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Excellent choice for a great audio system integrated with in-ceiling speakers and a 10" Subwoofer. Highly Recommend.
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome unit for the family room
||Posted .Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.Great little unit ... perfect for my pre-wired large family room ... setup programming was a little frustrating but the results are great ...
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:Ease of use, Set up, Sound qualityRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great AVR at $599.00
||Posted .Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.Okay. The Yamaha RX-V6A is my 3rd Yamaha receiver. The other two are enjoying well-deserved rests. I really like this new look of the RX-V6A. It's sleek, clean, and still a good sized unit. The face screen is easy to work. But enough of it's appearance. Setup was a breeze. Took all of 10 minutes. Sound quality is very good. I listen to streaming HD and Ultra HD music most of the day. The DAC in the unit covers it well. Highs are really crisp with lows to match. DAC handles 16 bit / 44.1 khz along with 24 bit/192 with a capability of up to 32 bit / 384 khz. Looking forward to when streamers are at 32 bit. 7.2 or 5.2 Dolby Digital Plus for movies and TV. Both DTS-X and Dolby Atmos work excellent with Netflix, Disney +, VUDU, and, of course, Blu-ray, 4k discs. Video quality is great. 4K, HDR10, and Dolby vision are clean, clear and loaded with color. I'll be happy when the remaining firmware updates are available. Supposed to be this month. Looking forward to the update on Dolby Height Virtualization. Overall I'm happy with my purchase of the Yamaha RX-V6A. Delivery time was good from Best Buy. About a week. I recommend the RX-V6A.
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Receiver with faulty YPAO mic
||Posted .Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.Only glitch is the YPAO mic didn’t work out of the box. Called Yamaha and they sent a new mic.
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value1 out of 5Quality1 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Wish I got a Sony.
||Posted .Owned for 6 months when reviewed.Do not buy! Nothing but problems from day one. Been trying to get a repair or replacement for months.
Features
Value1 out of 5Quality1 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value2 out of 5Quality2 out of 5Ease of Use1 out of 5Cons mentioned:Connection, For tv, Hdmi inputsRated 2 out of 5 stars
Poor HDMI Connectivity Make this Not Recommended
Posted .Needs a firmware update to address issues with hdmi/earc switching and audio dropouts. Very frustrating. Audio quality and adjustments are numerous, and if you are just using this for that or maybe a phono player you are set, but try adding a DVD player or a streamer like a Nvidia Shield and you are bound for trouble. Maybe Yamaha will address these problems maybe not, Google for more info. Also know that most controls are only easily accessible via the app. That's not a slam, but just know that the front panel has almost no controls & the remote interface even on a TV is very cryptic with abbreviations -it all works, just takes more brain power to figure out than it should. Could be a very good unit if the hdmi connectivity is corrected, but if you have a lot of peripherals you will have trouble.
Features
Value2 out of 5Quality2 out of 5Ease of Use1 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5Pros mentioned:Set up, Sound qualityRated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Receiver!
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.I had an older Yamaha receiver and I replaced it with this Yamaha - RX-V6A. I could not be more pleased with the sound quality that I am getting out of this joint! Setup was a breeze and the wireless streaming is big time. I don’t have any 8K devices, but at least my receiver will be ready when I cross that bridge.
Features
Value5 out of 5Quality5 out of 5Ease of Use5 out of 5I would recommend this to a friendFeatures
Value3 out of 5Quality2 out of 5Ease of Use2 out of 5Cons mentioned:4kRated 2 out of 5 stars
4K Upscaling Does not Appear to work
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.I ordered and set up this receiver in October, 2020 for a home theater with Epson 5050UB projector and 7.1 speakers config, with a desire to somewhat "future-proof" the setup. I don't have any sources to test the now-well-publicized 4K/120hz bug, I do have 4k/[24, 60] sources and 1080p sources. The unit manual describes the receiver's 4k upscaling feature as follows: HDMI > 4K Upscaling: "Selects whether to use 4k upscaling of the HDMI video signal. If this function is set to "On", 1080p content is displayed at 4K resolution." I have attached this receiver both to my projector as well as a 4k-capable TV. When using a 4k source (eg Chromecast with Google TV) both are able to show the video properly and the Signal Information menus both on the Projector/TV and from the receiver confirm that fact - great! If however I select 1080p content (eg a Nintendo Switch) and enable 4K Upscaling, no signal is sent from the receiver to the output device. There are per-source options for HDMI Video Format (see attached capture from manual) should there be issues with the 4k signal, Modes 1 and 2 have the same result. At this point it appears the receiver simply fails to output any workable signal when 4k Upscaling is enabled on a 1080p source. The workaround is to keep 4k Upscaling disabled, which I guess means just another "feature" to cross off the list of what this receiver is actually capable of. The receiver is on firmware version 1.23 (0945). I reached out to Yamaha over 2 weeks ago (Ref.#02456452ref:_00D30F1z._5004S23Yac:ref) and have not heard back despite their auto-reply saying they'd reply in 1-2 business days. If I do get any response or resolution through firmware update I will update the review.
Features
Value3 out of 5Quality2 out of 5Ease of Use2 out of 5No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 3 reviews
(3 Reviews)- CNETRating, 4.2 out of 54.2Ty Pendlebury on February 3, 2021
Yamaha RX-V6A review: The future sound of entertainmentThe waters around AV receivers drift rather than rage. Compared to TVs and soundbars, change comes slowly to these big black boxes. The Yamaha RX-V6A ($829 at Amazon) is a refreshing splash in a pool that has stagnated in recent years. With
Full Review - What Hi-Fi?Sound+Image on May 5, 2021
Yamaha RX-V6A reviewYamaha is shaking up its home cinema receivers for the first time since the Aventage line was launched a decade ago. And here's one of the first two results of that shake-up: the Yamaha RX-V6A.
Full Review - soundandvision.comRating, 3.5 out of 53.5Michael Trei on December 30, 2020
Yamaha RX-V6A 7.2-channel A/V Receiver ReviewLaunched with just two models, the RX-V4A ($440) and the subject of this review, the RX-V6A ($600), these all-new receivers offer a fresh design aesthetic, with just two major controls visible on the shiny black plastic front panel, which has
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Q: QuestionI recently purchased this receiver and am having a lot of problems with audio cutting out. Sometimes it’s 1/2 second every few seconds, then sometimes it’ll cut out for 10 seconds! The problem goes away if I play through the TV speakers.
Asked by BK.
- A:Answer OP Here - It actually ended up being a weird but with my new TV (Sony X900H) that needed to have an app installed with a hard reset. It's since been fixed. The receiver is great!
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Q: QuestionThis AVR has 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.06% THD, with 2 channels driven. Does this receiver have enough power to run: (2) RP8000F Towers 600w [Front], (1) SPL-120 12” 300W [Subwoofer], (1) RP 404C [Center], • (2) RP 600Ms?
Asked by FROD.
- A:Answer Yes. You tube this model and you can see your same setup hooked up to a dyno. It pumped out 200 watts.
Answered by AJAbelson
Q: QuestionMy current receiver I have front speakers A and B, for surround only A is used, but if I want to play in stereo for my music I can use front A, and B together so that all 4 front speakers crank, or I can choose A or B. Is this unit capable of doing this?
Asked by rcurry02.
- A:Answer No, modern Receivers no longer implement a straight-forward A-B Speaker Function. However, most Receivers at this Price-Level implement some form of Zone2/ZoneB with Outputs for a set of Speakers. Whem properly configured, this will produce the A-B effect that you described. Additionally, Zone2 can be set to output a Totally Different Source than is concurrently Playing on the Main Speakers.
Answered by s3igell
Q: QuestionThe Yamaha site says 4K 60Hz passthrough. Does this unit display on-screen volume and menus at 4K 60?
Asked by HeyBobby.
- A:Answer Yes, I have a Samsung UHD 4k 60Hz, and I can see the volume and the receiver menu in the screen. When I switch to the HDMI input, the info of the Tv display 4K.
Answered by JoseMiguel
Q: QuestionWhat is the THD of this receiver? What are the RMS watts per channel? What is the frequency response of this unit? Why can't I find this very important information here? Sensitivity as well?
Asked by Anonymous.
- A:Answer The RX-V6A spec at the manufacturer's site says the "Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven)" is "100 W (8 ohms, 0.06% THD)".
Answered by TLDR
Q: QuestionDoes the bluetooth work to connect to wireless earbuds or is it just for input?
Asked by BobS.
- A:Answer Yes, I just tried my BT headphones (not buds, but that shouldn't matter), and it worked perfectly.
Answered by Austin
Q: QuestionCan I get sound from the tv without using the receiver?
Asked by Rob.
- A:Answer Yes, theres a “standby through” option. I have a Directv box plugged into HDMI 1 of the receiver and my Samsung TV will turn on its speaker if I turn off the Yamaha receiver.
Answered by Britt
Q: QuestionCan I set this up to power an external amp for the front speakers and a second external amp for a pair of subwoofers?
Asked by tj309.
- A:Answer Yes you can connect the external amplifier to the "Front Pre out" on the RX-V6A, the subwoofers to the "pre out subwoofer 1 and 2".
Answered by RVARon
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