Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A4A 7.2-Channel MusicCast A/V Receiver

Great for 4 k viewing especially with it's ability to turn all of my Bluray discs to 4k quality. All ports are 120 hz which gives a smoother picture for baseball's fast action. Great for gaming and I really like the AI feature it offers.

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  So much to brag on it speaks for it self. It sends those watts of power directly into my surround sound system.

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  The only thing I haven't figured out yet because I haven't had it long enough to completely set it up the way I want. Is every once in a while when turning it on it goes to port 4 as a default.

I upgraded to the RX-A4A because I needed something more versatile and capable of handling all my speakers. I got it with this Receiver. Easy to use and nice on-line manual. Nice format. My previous Receiver was also a Yamaha and knew they were high quality. Love the YPAO that comes with it.

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  See my review.

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  My only issue, and this deals with most electronic equipment made today, is the small white print on the front face of the unit which at times is difficult to see. Minor issue.

Sounds great. Setup somewhat difficult for Zone 2. Zone 2 speakers connected to different plugs on rear depending on a 7.1 or 5.1 system. Manual too long to print. Information about Zones is covered in many places in manual.

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  Stylish. Enough power for a living room. MusicCast is great. Plenty of HDMI inputs and outputs. Optical if needed. Each zone supports its own source.

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  Display too small. Manual too long and could be better organized by topic. Zone 2 setup is explained but not in one place in manual. No component video if you still need that option. Remote could benefit from a small screen display showing input selected.

I decided to give this Yamaha RX-A4A receiver a whirl and borrowed through our lending program. I have a Yamaha RXA-1010 that's 13 years old and still kickin', and my first stereo receiver was a Yamaha. So yeah, I'm a fan.

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  Lots of connectivity, streaming built-in, Yamaha natural sound

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  I'm not sure about the front display readability from a distance. HDMI-CEC volume was tricky using another device's remote

Powerful, state of the art AVR: makes my RP 280f's, RP-450C and R-112SW sound fantastic. I had zero issues with setup or updates. I do get an occasional flicker on screen but I imagine that will be cleaned up with the next update. I'm not into speakers surrounding the room, a simple 5.1 is fine.

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  High quality, clean digital sound. Simple to setup and this unit has the ability to update for the future

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  ONLY 7.1, couldn't at least be 9.1 and with XLR

I recently purchased the Yamaha Aventage RX-A4A as an upgrade from my RX-V6A (which is a great budget receiver and I've had for about a year), and wow am I impressed. The first thing I immediately noticed upon unboxing is the sheer heft (the RX-A4A is quite heavy) and excellent build quality.

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  +Excellent build quality+Superb sound quality+Highly configurable+MusicCast is excellent for streaming and basic controls

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  -Onscreen GUI is still a bit dated-Probably should have 9 channel processing and pre-outs at this price class

So far, I like the Yamaha RX a4a stereo figured most of it out fairly easy, still working on some things . Sounds good. Set up was easier than I thought it would be. Sounds better than my Yamaha RXV 683 This is my third Yamaha receiver, and I like the product

Power and functionality are on full display with the Aventage series. Great power for the price, and musicCast is a great app with a reasonable learning curve.

It's great to have 7 HDMI INs that are all full-function. Performance is fine and does the job. I would say though, documentation is lacking -- the user manual has almost less info than the online dialogs as to what various settings are intended to do, the UI feels dated, and the front panel has a...

great receiverbutit would be nice if it came with some good basic setup instructionslike zone control and HDMI port selecting