I recently purchased the 2092 after several months of research and auditioning of different receivers.(not to mention listening to untold hours of salesmen BS!) The 2092 won hands down. But I agonized a bit over the $1,599.00 price tag. Then a miracle happened, Yamaha decided to release the 2095, which immediately dropped the 2092 to $999.00. I listened to both of these devices side by side and could not honestly hear any difference. The addition of a DTS decoder and a few more DSP fields did not sway me to the 2095 receiver. Call me cheap if you want, but the 2092 is everything that I need for my home theater system. After much research and dialogue with so called experts, DTS is having many problems and very likely will not become the default coding for DVD's. The number one reason is that, by their own admission, it is less compressed than Dolby digital. That being the case, it leaves much less room for other goodies such as multiple camera angles, interviews, etc.. on the DVD. Please do not think that I am anti-DTS, I am not. maybe I am just trying to justify my own purchases :)
I coupled my 2092 with 2(A&B) pair of DEF-Tech 2000, and a Def-Tech CLR2000 center channel. I was so impressed with DT's speakers I then purchased the BPX rear surrounds. It really sounds damn good in Stereo mode or Home theater. My neighbors HATE me...hahaha....I have yet to incorporate the front channel effects, but probably will before the end of the month.

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one of the best buys of my purchasing career. $899 and worth twice as much. Head and shoulders above sony,pioneer,kenwood,hk,onkyo,technics. Haven't compared it against Nakamichi however. Has plenty of horsepower and is clean as a whistle. I have a feeling it is the same as the a1 minus a few optical inputs,dts, and a few dsp modes. money will tell which to buy... i love the 2092 and have zero complaints so far. only time can tell from here on out... lots of technology out there so don't put the money into an unsure thing.

In 1988 I bought every thing high end Yamaha. The brains of that system were the DSP 3000 and the DSR 100 pro logic. I drove those with a MX 1000 and three MX 600s. Added on were top of the line Yamaha everything and it all sounded great and for $17,000 it should have. This year I wanted to move up to AC3 and at the same time down-size my power hungry old unit. Enter the RX-V2092. For $1,500 it blew my old system out of the water while using less power. The down side would be fewer choices of sound fields and placement of the unit. Don't get it hot or it will shut off. A real bummer when you are trying to impress your friends. Give it plenty of air and put on your favorite DVD and go to that special place that makes us smile. In the old west movies there is always a faster gun and with stereo there is always a better system and sometimes you can get even more than you paid for. Thanks Yamaha.

I also am very happy with this product. I use it in conjunction with a SONY DVP-S7000 DVD player and am sold on AC-3! Has enough power for movies, two subwoofer outputs, two center channel outputs, impedance switch, YAMAHAs exclusive front f/x channels(closest thing to SONYs SDDS available to public), etc. Great for home theater and very good for music.

I had Sony ES Pro logic receiver that I replaced with Denon AVR 3200. However, I was not entirely happy with Denon. The sound sometimes sounded too "flat" (whatever that means), the base was not pounding (although I have Boston Acoustics VR960 each with 75W built in sub), and overall I felt that it did not have enough features. However it had 6-ch input and 5 ch stereo mode that were great features.
I decided to buy 2092, but it turned out that I could buy DSP-A3090 for a mere $100 more (both were floor samples). I think that at $1,300 I made a steal. Anyway, the sound from Yamaha is much "stronger" than Denon's. It is like comparing hot-and-spicy vs. cold-and-creamy. I really love the 7 ch DSP that really makes a lot of difference. Now when I decide to blow my neighbourghoud away, I engage all 11 speakers (1 full size and 1 compact pair on rear end, 1 pair of full size and 1 pair of compact for front effect, full size center plus 2 compact full range as other center) and start the "trip". I can tell you that Fifth Element (I would recomed this DVD as a reference material because of its great DD 5.1 preludes) just rocks the place on Yamaha. Much more convincing than Denon. Although I did not hear Airforce One on Denon, I can tell you that I have never heard such dynamic range as when playing Airforce One on Yamaha. I thought that I had the planes flying in my living room.

I am giving Yamaha 4 stars because it does not have 6 ch imput, and 5 ch stereo mode, that I realy loved with Denon.

I got this receiver for Christmas, and ended up selling my Pioneer VSX D906SI can only say that I am very impressed with it's performance and features.

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I end up buying Yamaha 2092 after comparing it with Denon 3600 and Onkyo 939. Although the YAM is cheaper than the two, but it really can perform very very well. Especially with 8 speakers setup, it really make a difference between the normal Prologic/AC-3 and the enchanced Prologic/AC-3 with extra pair of front surround. IMMO, this is a fine piece of equipment that command some respect.

After contemplating the "upgrade" from my Yamaha RX-V992 to the Yamaha RX-V2092I finally did it. I also read from the recent "Home Theater" magazine article
a review of one of Denon's fine receivers. In this article review...the author
rated the Denon as a very good piece of equipment but does fall a little
short of what he considered to be the best sounding A/V receiver on the market,
the Yamaha RX-V2092.

Well, that finally helped me make up my mind to make the jump to this receiver.
As a owner of the 992 for about 3 months I loved the performance of this
unit in the HT modes (DPL, Cinema DSP modes, DD, and DSP Tri-field modes).
The 992 was also excellent for basic 2 channel stereo mode for musical
playback. However, I could not seem to make the adjustments (time delay)
in order to cut back the "reverb" effect of the various DSP options.

The 2092 solves this problem very well. The key here is the 2092 is a 7
channel receiver. The 2 extra channels are referred to as "front effects"
channels. While in the DSP modes for music, the "reverb" effect is no
longer mixed in with the front mains as with the 992. The "reverb" effect
is now directed to the "front effect" channels allowing the units processor
to send a more focused signal to the mains. The final result is a sound
that is much more natural and focused in all the DSP music modes. I have
had this receiver for only 2 days and have not sat down for an entire
movie yet to hear how the "front effects" channels will perform. But if
their effect,as it relates to the musical DSP's,are any indication,
I'm sure it will sound pretty good.

Aside from this improvement of the 2 extra channels...the unit comes
with a great little "2cnd room" remote. This remote allows you to change
the "2cnd rm." source outputs (VCR, Tuner, CD, etc.) from another room
without changing the source from the main room (two independent source
selectors). Also, the volume can also be independently controlled for
the alternate rm. with this remote. So, as you are listening to the CD
and controlling the volume in the main room, your sweetheart can be in
the bedroom listening to the tuner and controlling her volume at the
same time. Only problem is...I don't have a sweetheart...yet :-(.

So definately...don't hesitate to purchase this awesome receiver. The
7 channles are no gimmic...the 2 extra channels make quite a difference!

Good luck,
Andy

I had bought the Yamaha RX-V2092 about 2 months ago and now love it. This is definatly one wild reciever. I'm connected with Interlink Cables and have a full Paradigm setup with 9se's for mains, a CC-300, Mini Monitor's for front and rear fx and a PS-1000 sub. Man does that reciever make these speakers sing. Before the Yamaha I owned a Kenwood V8060 which is the best reciever Kenwood had to offer at the time and the Yammer put the poor thing to shame. Although this is true I have always been an enthusiast of Kenwood audio and decided to purchase the KM-X1000 amp for front FX. That amp is Kenwoods top of the line amp, besides the KZ-M1 which is 5 channels instead of 2, being THX certified and all but the Yamaha in Stereo mode still shames that amp even though the distortion ratings and power ratings are better on the Kenwood. The overall clarity and depth of the music is better on the Yamaha and is alot smoother sounding, especially with the volume up. I have also had the opertunity to A/B the Yamaha and new Nakamichi AC-3 reciever at my dealer. I don't know if the Nak was set up wrong or what but the LFE effects from the Nak were awfull compaired to the Yamaha's, even after I played with them. The Nak seemed to be very hollow in compairison. It was connected to the same speakers and same sub, all Mirage. Honestly, I believe this is one of the best AC-3 recievers out on the market today.