YAMAHARX-V6A 7.2-Channel AV Receiver with MusicCast

This receiver replaced my 16 years old Yamaha receiver and I could not believe that it could make so much difference in sound quality. My entire family was blown away with its immersive sound quality, Hall of Munich is best setting for having deep immersive experience. One little annoyance in my view is the way volume goes up and down, you press button 2-3 times and instead of following your key press as steps to increase the volume by, it jumps volume by several digits, it will probably take some getting used to. I also wish the backscreen on panel could have better contrast - when you increase the brightness, it brightens the entire panel screen instead of text. But overall, its a very high quality, well built receiver. Love it!Thank you Amazon for fast shipping!

Replaced an old yamaha receiver that got struck by lightning. Better sound quality & picture than the old one.

The Yamaha rx-v6a, tsr-700, and yes, the rx-a2a, are all pretty much the same AVR, on the same firmware channel. Same power, same dacs, same dac implementation, same output stages, same construction, they’re the same. The a2a has a 5th foot, and 2 ten thousand micro farad capacitors in the power supply, while the v6a and tsr-700 have 2 eighty-one hundred micro farad capacitors in the power supply, and only 4 feet. These 2 tiny differences make no difference in sound quality or reliability, whatsoever. All three are simply awesome. From the DACS to the amps, and everything in between, these Yamahas sound better and out perform all the others. The HDMI boards have all been updated, and the firmware is mature. To even match these in sound quality and reliability and longevity, you would have to spend many thousands of dollars. Of the rx-v6a, the tsr-700, and the rx-a2a, which ever one is on sale for the least, get that one, because they’re the same device. In this case, that’s a good thing because you’ll love them.

Pros,1. A 7.2 channel A/V receiver that can do 5.1.2 Atmos. It also support DTS-X as well.2. 200 watts total power. Don't let that fool you. It powers my 5.1.2 speaker setup far better than my previous Onkyo TX-NR5100 that's supposed to 80 watts per channel. Also sounds a lot better and clearer.3. 7 HMDI inputs and 1 HDMI eARC output that support 8k/60hz and 4k/120hz with Dolby Vision. Additional speaker inputs for extra zones for run into other room.4. Uses banana plugs for easy installation.5. Has both WIFI and Bluetooth. Also includes an AM/FM antenna as well as a speaker calibration mic.6. Has two RCA subwoofer input jacks for dual sub units.7. Very well built and very sturdy unit. Looks very nice.8. Includes an extremely nice remove control.Cons,1. It's not the easiest to setup nor the most user friendly. Once setup you should be good, but it's a matter of the learning curves.2. Make sure you get the latest firmware. You may get unlucky, get an older unit, wonder where all the features are at and why they're not available.3. Lastly Amazon customer support is utterly horrible and useless. I order this produce and later that day they offered a discount. I called up customer support for a price match and THEY REFUSED TO DO IT!!!! I ended up canceling the order and reordering at the better price and Amazon ended up losing money because they were getting ready to ship the first order. LEARN TO PRICE MATCH LIKE YOUR COMPETITION!!!!!!!!I have this hooked up to my computer for movies and gaming, it works great because of the 120hz pass through. Other than horrible customer support the receiver is great and otherwise I'd have rated it a 5 star. I took one star for the customer support.

So far I’ve been very pleased with the unit although I only use it for powering two large front 4 ohm external speakers while listening to music streaming on apps in the TV. Unlike AVs from both Denon (who I believe has the best tech support) and Onkyo that I returned, when I turn on my Sony Bravia TV with settings enabled for eARC, the Yamaha unit does not automatically turn on and subsequently switch sound to the external speakers. Perhaps it’s possible but it’s not something that I wanted. Additionally, I came to learn that both Denon and Onkyo are owned by the same parent company, which may explain their common behavior. However, the Yamaha receiver does automatically switch to the external speakers when I power it on and I am able to control the AVR volume with my TV remote control. Additionally, with the settings I have on the TV and AVR, when I turn off the AVR, the sound automatically switches back to coming from the TV speakers, and the TV does remain on. Again, something I want to happen. In general, I’ve found that these devices are very complicated with their myriad number of settings on both the TV and the AVR, and it can be very challenging to properly set them. I’m retired now but my undergraduate degree is in electrical engineering from an Ivy League school at a time when we used slide rules to do the mathematics. I would say that it’s not easy to learn how to use the devices with eARC. If you only want to improve the TV sound, I'm guessing that's it's a lot simpler to use a sound bar. In my case, I've had large and expensive 4 ohm front speakers that I wanted to continue to use (my old AVR does not have any HDMI connections) so a sound bar was not an option for me.