Yamaha RX-V661BL 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver
Posted by: Mr.Audio in 7.1 Channel, Home Theater, Yamaha
Yamaha RX-V661BL 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver Yamaha’s RX-V661 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver is flexible, versatile home theater. This 7.1-channel home theater receiver has an amazing array of new features. The four programmable SCENE buttons give you one-button access for everything from your DVD player to your iPod. High quality sound reproduction, assignable amplifiers and 1080p-compatible HDMI give you optimized sound. Give yourself a true Home Theater experience. 1080p-compatible HDMI (2 in/1 out) Max. Power - 130W x 7 channels (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD) Min. RMS Power - 90W x 7 channels (8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, 0.06% THD) Upgraded CINEMA DSP with 17 DSP programs Compressed Music Enhancer Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs used in all channels Initial Volume Setting and Maximum Volume Setting Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp connection 3 HDTV compatible component video inputs iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages on thefront panel and on-screen display Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema and Music) High-performance CINEMA DSP LSI (64-bit floating point quantization) SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-160ms) Preout terminals for front, center, surround and surround back and subwoofer out 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies Analog mixdown 8-channel external decoder input Speaker A, B, A+B selection 40-station auto preset tuning Preset remote with illuminated buttons Inputs - HDMI; Dock Terminal for YDS-10; Fixed and assignable Optical Digital and Coaxial Digital; S-Video; Fixed and assignable Component Video; Analog A/V and Audio; Multi-Channel External Decoder (8 ch) Outputs - HDMI; Analog A/V; Analog Audio; Optical Digital (fixed and assignable); S-Video; S-Video/Composite Monitor; Speaker (without subwoofer) 7 ch/9 ter; Subwoofer Dimensions(WxHxD) - 435 x 171 x 393 mm Weight - 11.6 kg
Customer Review: Yamaha is a good bet
I bought Yamaha products many years ago and was very pleased with quality and performance. I think that holds true this time too.
Had some shipping issues to Alaska and the unit appeared to have taken some “hits” as there is a small (barely noticeable) crease in the bezel where some ape dropped it. The unit functions flawlessly so it is pretty tough.
The sound quality is excellent. I only have it hooked up as a 3.1 system so far since I hate running wires across the floor and as yet I’m too lazy to wire the floors/walls.
The auto sensor is easy to use and does a passable job. The built-in sound functions are too numerous IMO and are more a sales gimmick than anything. I use about 3 or 4 modes: standard and enhanced stereo in either 2 channel or 7 channel, the dolby II and often the virtual surround which is really good for some cable TV movies and DVDs.
I noticed a volume decrease when I hooked up the center channel speaker but that may be the speaker not the unit. I had plenty of “room” on the amp to adjust for this draw so just commenting…
My system is hooked to Bose 301 bookshelf R/L that date from about 1982 (the stereo shop guy said there wasn’t much out there better for my small living room although I had considered a Yamaha sound bar). I have a Yamaha subwoofer and center channel. I primarily intended to upgrade my old 1980 Pioneer SX-6 because it had too few I/O and I decided on an AVR to get the video conversions. A wise idea.
I am not using the HDMI channel since it is not down scalable: I use the component video and the optical audio which are a formidable pair and this AVR will upscale just about every signal for output on these channels. (Not sure what if any quality is to be gained using HDMI just one less cable?) I may hook up the HDMI when I get a blue ray down the road but then again I have heard others who ran into problems with older components and compatibilty.
All in all a great box for the money. I also considered the Onkyo machines as these were cheaper for the features but after surfing the net (and contacting Onkyo) I decided that they have a higher rate of “issues” and seemingly a higher failure rate (YGWYPF) There were also several internet gripes about Onkyo’s warranty repair system. I live off the beaten path and don’t have a repair center to take things to, so while it was a close choice, I paid a couple more bucks for the Yamaha.
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