Yamaha RX-V657 - AV receiver - 7.1 channel - black Review

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(More customer reviews)Unless you're going all out with a home theater budget in excess of $10k, this receiver should do everything you need it to do.Excellent sound right out of the box -- should improve with break-in.Very good match for my B&W 602 S3s.I'm not running a true surround set up just yet, only 2 channel.But it does a very good job with movies and music with only the 2-channel set up.I used to run a vintage Marantz receiver.The Yamaha is clearer, more open, transparent than the Marantz, but does not quite have the same bottom-end response.My next addition will be a plasma screen.And with this receiver, you can get a bare-bones screen as it converts all of the video signals to component out, as well as provides sound.

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Product Description:

7.1-Channel, 665W Powerful Surround Sound (95W x 7)
Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification
192kHz/24-Bit DACs for all Channels
Direct Stereo for High-Quality 2-Channel Sound Reproduction
Surround Realism
Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Pro Logic IIx and DTS 96/24 Compatibility
Quad-Field CINEMA DSP Programs and 14 Surround Programs
Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA
Audio Delay for Adjusting Lip-Sync (0160 ms)
YPAO for Automatically Optimizing the Sound in Your Room
On-Screen Display
XM Satellite Radio Ready
Zone 2 Out, IR Port and Speaker B for Custom Installation
8 -Channel External Decoder Output
Selectable 9-Band Subwoofer Crossover / Subwoofer Phase Select
Luminescent Preset Remote Unit with Colored Buttons
2 Component Video Inputs
4 Digital (3 Optical and 1 Coaxial) Inputs
3 S-Video Inputs
Straight/Effect Switch
2-Channel