Very happy with the upgrade from my old receiver. The one thing I would say is that the manual that comes with it is pretty lacking in explaining all of the features and how to set everything up. There is a better manual online at the Yamaha website.

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  Good sound. Adequate power handling. Versatile.

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  Manual provided is lacking. A lot of features. Can be a bit confusing to understand everything.

Up to now I have always used the Bose Cinemate systems, but I thought I would try something different this time. So I paired this receiver with the Bose Acoustimass speakers, plus 2 polk speakers in the ceiling for atmos and I am in heaven.

So pleased with this purchase. This Yamaha sounds fantastic. My previous home theater receiver was a Denon AVR S920W which is also great, but the Yamaha really shines with music.

After several weeks of researching and comparing specifications, reviews, etc...I finally decided on this receiver to replace my 29 year old Pioneer A-V receiver. At the same time, I also upgraded all of my speakers, and added a few additional to take full advantage of all channels from the Yamaha.

Yamaha makes some of the best sounding receivers with a ton of features. You don't have to use all of the features .. Easy set up, easy menu's, great remote control to navigate. You can't go wrong with this receiver. I have owned, Denon, Onkyo, Integra, Pioneer, and Yamaha products.

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  SoundFeaturesSet upRemoteBuild Quality

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  If any I would say the speaker nuts on the back of the receiver

This unit is amazing out of the box, great sound and and control of devices.

I bought this as a replacement for an absolutely terrible Denon unit and so far I have to say I am pretty impressed. This was my first Yamaha unit and I was hesitant to buy it but after some research and asking around I decided to go for it and I don't regret it one bit.

I love this Yamaha receiver! Very easy to set up, sound check and get the app running.I had always purchased Yamaha receivers, but was talked into a Denon receiver 8 years ago. While Denon is a good company, the sound didn't compare to Yamaha.

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  Great soundEasy setupGreat appConnects to my music accounts!

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  None yet

I'm an audiophile on a budget. This amp replaced a creek destiny for music and movies. For 2 channel listening I still use an external dac; this is the Yamaha's weakest link. The optical inputs also have a ~100 ms delay that can't be remedied!

So, it was hard to decide between a 4 and a 5 because the sound is so great, I'm hearing things from my speakers I never heard with the previous lower end unit. But, it took quite a bit of troubleshooting to work out the issues.

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  Great sound, options and features

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  Took a lot of research to work out the kinks. I think the previous generations remotes were better but it's usable.