Yamaha RX-V650 Receiver Review

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Description: High Sound Quality 7.1-Channel, 665W Powerful Surround Sound (95W x 7) Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification Pure Direct Mode for High Quality 2-Channel Sound Reproduction Accurate Touch Volume Control Governs All Channels Selectable 9-Band Subwoofer Crossover / Phase Select 192kHz/24-Bit DAC for All Channels Surround Realism Quad-Field CINEMA DSP Compatible with All the Latest Movie Sound Formats including Dolby Pro Logic IIx Audio Delay for adjusting Lip Sinc (0-160 ms) 29 Surround Programs (51 Variations) Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA Easy to Use YPAO for Automatically Adjusting the Sound in Your Room On-Screen Display Custom Installation (Zone 2) and Speaker B Zone 2 Speaker Terminals High Picture Quality HDTV (720p/1080i) Compatibility S-Video Up Conversion Wide-Range Video Bandwidth (60MHz -3 dB) RX-V650 Features 192 kHz/24-Bit DAC for all Channels Selectable 9-Band Subwoofer Crossover Subwoofer Phase Select Analog Mixdown Straight/Effect Switch 2-Channel Mode High Dynamic Power Linear Damping Wide-Range Audio Frequency Response for DVD-Audio/SA-CD Compatibility Preout Terminals for All 7 Channels and Subwoofer Output Custom Installation (Zone 2) Compatibility and Speaker B 9-Channel Speaker Outputs; Automatic Zone 2 or Presence Speaker Selection Dialogue Lift Center Graphic Equalizer Virtual CINEMA DSP Preset Remote Control Unit 40-Station Preset Tuning Auto Preset Tuning What is YPAO? Yamaha’s unique YPAO System analyzes the acoustics of your room and adjusts various speaker parameters to provide the optimum sound at the listening position. It’s like having a professional audio engineer tweak your system

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The Yamaha RX-V650 receiver provides high sound quality, surround realism, and is easy to use. At 665 watts, it delivers enough power for any home theater system, making it a good, moderately priced choice.

The receiver includes Dolby Digital Pro Logic IIx compatibility, quad field Cinema DSP and 29 surround programs. This unit is compatible with all the latest movie sound formats, including DTS 96/24.

Other features include analog mixdown, linear damping, subwoofer output, speaker A, B and A+B, preset remote control, a sleep timer and 4-station preset tuning. Add a direct stereo mode (great for classical programming,)easy menu set-up, and front connectors, and this unit delivers compelling audio.

Finally, the 100 watts per channel power makes sure you hear every whisper and feel each explosion. There’s even a night listening enhancer and headphone jack, just in case you want to be thoughtful of the family.

The receiver is HDTV compatible and also provides S-video up conversion. Enhancements such as dialog lift, direct mode for 2-channel reproduction, and 2 zone capability ensure that no matter what your audio source, the RX-V650 makes it sound as good as possible.