Yamaha NX P120 6 piece Home Theater Speaker System

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Energy CF 30 Floorstanding Tower Speaker and CC 5 Center Channel Speaker and CR 10 Surround Speakers and ESW C8 8 Inch 240 Watt Subwoofer and Yamaha RX V665BL 630 Watt 7 Channel Home Theater Receiver and Yamaha YDS 11SL iPod Dock for select Yamaha AV Products Bundle

Energy CF-30 Floorstanding/Tower Speaker & CC-5 Center Channel Speaker & CR-10 Surround Speakers & ESW-C8 8-Inch 240 Watt Subwoofer & Yamaha RX-V665BL 630 Watt 7-Channel Home Theater Receiver & Yamaha YDS-11SL iPod Dock for select Yamaha AV Products Bundle

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Yamaha HTR 6250BL 630 Watt 7 Channel Home Theater Receiver

You will enjoy all your HD audio and video sources. Yamaha HTR-6250 features HD audio decoding, HDMI (4 in/1 out), 1080p video upscaling, YPAO and SCENE functionality.

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5 Stars Great stereo for the price
The on screen menus and automatic sound field setup using the included mic make this model much easier to get tuned for best surround sound than lower models. It also has really good sound for both movies and music, and a good FM tuner.

Upscaling from the analog RCA inputs to the HDMI output simplifies hookup, and the upscaling is quite good with none of the distortion patterns I have seen created by other units.

The ability to specify an automatic volume setting for when you first turn the unit on means that if the person before you had the music cranked you don’t get blown out of your chair while you scramble for the remote.

The lack of binding-post style (aka bannana plug) connections for the center channel is a bit of a peeve, but pin adapters are inexpensive if, like me, your speaker wire is too thick to fit the cheap push-clip type connectors. The mains do have binding posts.

I found the 6250 to be a great unit for the price. Naturally the sound won’t compare to audiophile quality equipment, but for typical speakers in a typical living room or TV room you will hardly notice the diffence between this amp and one twice the price. I wouldn’t recommend going any lower in Yamaha (or anyone else’s) lineup, as below this model you start giving up a lot of key features.

For reference I have the amp connected to Paradigm Studio Monitor Speakers in front with a Paradigm full size center, Paradigm Mini Mark II rears, and a 10″ powered sub. These are quite good for moderately priced speakers.

3 Stars mostly great, but unhappy with audio quality
I tried this receiver for a month and ended up returning it. Nonetheless, there are some things I really like a lot. Great design. It was super easy setup. The menus were great, and the way inputs are labeled makes a lot of sense. Fidelity for my video playback was great.

The problem I had was that the sound quality was noticeably and severely degraded when the DSP was enabled. The DSP is necessary to get stereo sources to produce sound in anything besides the two main speakers. I’ve got a 3.1 setup and I’d prefer using all the speakers. I could live without the center, but I *must* have the subwoofer. (My mains are relatively small Polk RTI4 speakers.)

I ended up going with Denon AVR790 instead.

So I would not recommend this receiver if you plan to do a lot of high fidelity music listening on a multi-speaker setup. If that’s not a concern for you, then it’s well worth considering.

4 Stars Great Receiver for the price.
There are two model numbers for this AV Receiver as disclosed on CNET. One model number is the RX-V565BL, the other is the HTR-6250BL, which I purchased. At various times, the prices of the two vary on Amazon, so I just went with the cheaper one. I coupled the receiver with the Energy Take Classic 5.1 and was able to get two satellites on Ebay to complete a 7.1 speaker system. To round out the system I have the Mitsubishi DLP 73″. I also have the PS3, xbox360 and Wii hooked up.

Unlike another reviewer who had a problem with his Tivo Series 3 with RX-V565 version of the receiver, I had no problem at all. Iif you have a problem with the HDMI, just use the Tivo component out and digital optical out direct into the Yamaha. It works perfectly.

The biggest problem I had in hook up was my inability to connect the Wii directly through the Yamaha. I use the component video cable for the Wii. This Wii cable has two rca connectors for audio.

There are two composite inputs on the Yamaha. One has a coaxial audio and the other has digital optical audio. There is no connection for composite video plus two rca female audio inputs. I ended up connecting the Wii output video straight to the tv, without the benefit of the 1080p upscaling of the Yamaha, and the audio only to the receiver. Because of this I can only give the receiver 4 stars.

The sound from the system is very clear. I am still playing with all of its sound options and will update the review after I have more experience with the sound options.

UPDATE I found this inexpensive work around for the Wii audio hookup on Amazon: RCA DT2AD 2-Way Signal Converter DT2AD. It allows conversion of the analog audio to digital audio.

5 Stars Excellent!
Wow, what theater sound! Extreme clarity with 5 Polkaudios. I like the sound quality better than I’d hoped.

Glenn

Developer of DBGallery: Photo Database System

5 Stars yamaha receiver625 bl
This is an outstanding stereo receiver. Great sound quality. I am extremely pleased.

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Yamaha RX V661BL 7 1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver

The RX-V661 is a 7.1 Channel home theater receiver with an amazing array of features including Yamaha’s new SCENE, 1080p-compatible HDMI, improved YPAO sound optimization and iPod compatibility.

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4 Stars Great sound, lots of features – Bad user interface
First of, this is a great reciever. Great sound and plenty of features for the price. You can’t go wrong there.

The bad part is, be prepaired to spend a couple hours with the manual and the other bad part is, the manual is as complicated to read as the interface! I did however figure it all out. Once you get your “Scenes” set up, you are good to go.

3 Stars Should have looked at more!
Easy to connect everything especially using the HDMI outputs. Very good sound with 7 speakers (using Bose for all but the 2 rear which I installed Niles in wall flush mount. Biggest disappointment is not being able to use my Sony universal remote. The Yamaha won’t turn off with anything other than its own remote, which by the way, is very weak. Overall, satisfied but there are better units out there for the same price.

4 Stars Great System for sound….
I love this receiver! There are many functions on this system relating to TV HDMI which I don’t use and can not speak to. However, if you are looking for quality sound for a reasonable price this is your baby! Your Ipod never sounded better

4 Stars nice receiver but…
Very nice high quality receiver but the remote control is prehistoric. Can’t beleive Yamaha would include such a cheap and old fashioned remote to control such a high tech piece. The range on it also is unsatisfactory. They should have included a laser to be sure you are pointed directly @ it or it does not work.Very slow to respond with the volume up and down. Overall pleased with receiver, give the remote back to Fred G.Sanford, and the “G” stands for GARBAGE !

5 Stars Plenty of bang for the $$
I have had great luck with this receiver. Great product for a knock out price.

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Yamaha A S1000BL Natural Sound Integrated Stereo Amplifier

90 watts x 2 channels into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.02% THD * 4-ohm capability allows use with a wide range of speakers * ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology) for high-quality sound * signal-to-noise ratio: 98 dB (CD/DVD Direct Amp mode), 93 dB (phono MM), 85 dB (phono MC) * 6 RCA audio inputs, including MM (moving magnet)/MC (moving coil) phono input *

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