I sure it's nice.

Haven't tested it yet...

Just wanted to comment on all the hooplah happenin, I enjoyed a good hours worth of laughs thanks to Mr. Teddy or Buzz or whatever his name is. I do agree with GDL that if you are going to take the time to post a review then you should also take the time to qualify your statments with some accurate information. Emotional or opinionated statments really don't belong. I use this web site to help me decide which products to buy. I like to know why other people either like it or hate it, not just that they do. Just to qualify myself a little I'll let you know that I'm still running a Sony STR-DE915. Please don't laugh. I have had nothing but problems with it, The coaxial AC3 doesn't work. The sound is very flat and it takes all that the amp has to power my little Paradigm Monitor 7's during a movie and gets hot enough to cook eggs on which I worry about since almost every review about the deck says that they burn out because of heat related problems. That's why I'm here, i'm lookin for a new deck. Anyways, If you really don't like the sound then tell us why. If you think it's great then tell us that too! That is what this portion of the site is here for after all, right?

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Sony, Denon, Harman Kardon, Marantz, Kenwood, Pioneer

POWER LINKED HIGH QUALITY SOUND AND CONSTRUCTION.

NONE DETERMINED AS OF YET.

THIS A/V RECIEVER IN MY OPINION IS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST;IT PRODUCES CLEAN/ACCURATE SOUND AT ANY LEVEL,AND I OBSERVED VERY HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION OF THIS OUTSTANDING RECIEVER WHICH IN THESE DAYS IS SO HARD TO FIND,ALSO ITS LARGER THAN OTHERS SO TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN BUYING A STAND OR WALL UNIT.

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DENON

After reading this "Product Review" i purchased the old and good 3090 instead of 2095 !!I prefer the DSP's rather the RXV's .





Product Review - Yamaha RX-V2095 Seven
Channel Surround Sound Receiver - January, 1999

J.E. Johnson, Jr.




Yamaha RX-V2095 Surround Sound
Receiver

Seven Channels: 100 watts/channel Front
Left/Center/Right, Rear Left/Right, 25
watts/channel Front Effects (two
channels)

DD, DTS, Pro Logic Decoding

36 Sound Fields (DSP)

Six-Channel Pre-Ins and Pre-Outs

Multi-Room Capability (Two Remote
Controls)

Size: 6 3/4"H x 17"W x 18 1/2"D

Weight: 37 Pounds

MSRP: $1,695 USA


Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA, 6660
Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, California
90620-1345; Phone 714-522-9105; Web
http://www.yamaha.com/yec.htm


Following the introduction of the DSP-A1, which was incredibly successful, it was only natural that
Yamaha would introduce other receivers that have some, but not all, of the DSP-A1's features and
performance. Not everyone can afford the DSP-A1, but all Yamaha fans would like to have something
like it. The RX-V2095 is the next best thing to a DSP-A1. It has seven channels, 100 watts per channel
into five of the channels, and 25 watts per channel into the effects channels (two channels that sit near
the front left/right main channels). It has 36 DSP sound fields, pre-ins and pre-outs for six channels (5.1
channels). Unlike the DSP-A1, the 2095 has an AM/FM tuner (five groups of 8 presets each) and
multi-room capability (Zone 2, two channel stereo). Plus, the 2095 has Yamaha's new YSS-918 chip
which decodes Dolby Digital (DD), DTS, Pro Logic, and has the DSP mode logic. So, in some ways, it
actually has more features than the DSP-A1, although the DSP-A1 remains Yamaha's flagship in
features and high performance surround sound.

The front panel of the 2095 sports Yamaha's new look, which first emerged with the DSP-A1. With the
lower panel up, only the On/Off button, LED Readout, Input Selector (continuous rotary knob), and
Volume Control (rotary knob) are visible. Most of the controls are hidden by the lower panel door, which
flips open to reveal numerous other buttons and knobs including speaker selector (A/B), Program (DSP
modes), Headphone jack, Bass Extension, Tone Control Bypass, Effect On/Off (switches receiver to
two channel stereo instead of surround sound), Bass, Treble, External Decoder (for use with the six
pre-in jacks), Tuner Presets, Balance, Tuning Preset Selector, Recording Output, and one set of
S-Video-Composite Video-Audio Input Jacks. Like the DSP-A1, the 2095 input selector is a continuously
turning knob. When it is turned, the input is registered on the right side of the LED display. The left side
shows the input mode, whether it is DD or DTS or Pro Logic. The middle of the display shows the DSP
mode, such as DGTL Spectacle (for use with DD). The LFE level can be set individually for DD and
DTS, which is a nice feature since the LFE mix can be different.

The rear panel is filled with input and output jacks. There are four digital inputs, and two of them
(DVD/LD and CD) have both optical
and coaxial connectors. Optical
digital has priority over coaxial
digital, and both of these have
priority over coaxial analog, so you
can have, say, an optical digital
cable from a DVD player and a
coaxial cable from an LD player
connected to the DVD/LD input, and
the receiver will automatically use
the optical digital signal when the
DVD player is on, and the coaxial digital signal when the LD player is on. If you had them both on for
one reason or another, you could switch the inputs manually, to overide the auto input selector.
However, if you wanted to compare DVD and LD video quality, it would be better to use two different
inputs so that you could switch between them more quickly. After completing that interesting little test,
then move the two sources back to the same input, using optical digital for one and coaxial digital for
the other.

There is no AC-3 RF demodulator built-into the 2095, so if you want to use a laserdisc player with DD
laserdiscs, you would need the external RF demodulator sold by Yamaha ($100). RF demodulators
sold by other companies will work fine too, but the Yamaha unit is the best buy (least expensive). The
move towards not having demodulators in the receivers is due to the evident replacement of LDs by
DVDs. (One of the local video stores in my area is selling their LD inventory because no one is renting
them anymore. Their DVD rental display now takes up almost the entire center of the store.) There are
six sets of analog inputs, including one for a phono cartridge if you still have any LPs, and four sets of
S-Video/composite video. A full set of pre-in jacks and pre-out jacks allows for any future 5.1 mode,
and connecting a five channel outboard power amplifier. One subwoofer line-level jack connects to your
powered subwoofer. Zone 2 jacks will let you play CDs and other sources in a second room, and using
the second remote control, let you stay in the second room while you change sources or CD tracks.
This requires additional sensors and emitters, but they are easy to connect.

Five-way speaker binding posts are there for all channels, including the front effects. There are two
sets each for the front left/right (A/B switchable from the front panel). The AC power cord is non
grounded and non detachable. There are three switched two prong AC outlets for other components
such as CD player, DVD player, LD player, etc. The main remote control is very complex, as most
remote controls are these days. It has buttons for just about everything one
could imagine, and has full macro and alternate component control capability,
so you can program it to control all of your components. The only objection I
have to the latest versions of these remotes is that volume control of the various
channels is buried in a lower layer menu. The main control button is on the
remote, but you have to go into the menu to change the center, rear, and
effects channel volume. One change with the 2095 is the ability to change the
volume in the two rear surround channels individually. With the increased
capabilities of modern remotes, some features obviously have to go into menus,
but volume control is the item I change most often, so I would prefer that each
channel's volume have a button on the remote, as they did on their remotes of
two years ago. Notwithstanding that particular criticism, the Yamaha remote is
very powerful and very flexible. Maybe they should have yet another remote
with just a few functions on it: power on/off, volume for each channel, dynamic
range selection, and mute.

Each of the functions activated by front panel or remote are displayed on the
TV as part of the On-Screen Display functions (OSD). These come in handy
when using the setup functions, such as surround sound test levels and speaker
sizes, but I prefer to connect my video sources (DVD, LD, and DSS) directly to
the TV, bypassing switches and jacks in receivers, and since the receiver must
have its video output jack connected to the TV in order to use OSD, I depend
on the receiver display for confirming function
activation. However, a full OSD is there if you like to
use it. You can select how complex the OSD is too,
either full or short.

The remote control for Zone 2 is much simpler, with
buttons for selecting the input, volume, tuner
channels, and DVD/LD/VCR functions.

The 2095 is relatively easy to use, if you are familiar with the complex array
of features that receivers have these days. Computer chips have made
available functions that would have taken a refrigerator sized chassis when I
was young. More and more features are incorporated each year, especially
DSP sound fields. Each of the sound fields on the 2095 may be changed
from their factory setting, if you want to fine tune them according to initial
delay, room size, liveness, reverberation, etc. The advantages of all this
flexibility is not so much that you will be changing the DSP mode all the time,
but that it is very likely you will find a mode among all the choices that you
will really like. I was not a fan of DSP until the DSP-A1, where I found one
mode I really enjoy and use it with all movies. The dynamic range is
selectable among three values: no compression, slightly compressed, and
very compressed. These come in handy when viewing late at night, or if you
just don't like sudden explosions knocking you from your chair.

Although the 2095 has almost as much amplifier power as the DSP-A1, its design is much different. I
found the 2095 to have a nice smooth sound until I cranked it up to high volume. This is characteristic of
receivers in general, and represents mass consumer tastes in having enormous arrays of features
rather than high performance amplifiers, so this is where Yamaha has put its efforts and manufacturing
costs. Now that I have tested two of their seven-channel products, I am sold on this feature (seven
channels), in particular for use when the front left/right main speakers are not very far apart (as in close
to the TV). The effects speakers add just enough ambience to widen the soundstage. The beauty is
that very small speakers work very well for the front effects, and they can be placed on a shelf.

The auto selection of input signal worked flawlessly, and I really appreciate the technology that went
into this. We now have so many formats, it is very convenient to have the receiver detect what is
coming in, and automatically decode it. I went from DD to DTS to Pro Logic,
all at the same input, and the 2095 didn't miss a beat. The sound was crisp,
clear, and dynamic, a good meld of processor, amplifier, and digital
surround sound technology.

The 10 kHz ±10V square wave response of the 2095 shows no ringing or
overshoot. The measured bandwidth was 77 kHz (down 3 dB from the
sinewave measurement at 10 kHz). This illustrates a difference from the
much wider bandwidth of the DSP-A1, even though the power ratings are
not all that much different. (There is more to amplifier performance than just power ratings.) However,
the DSP-A1 is $1,000 more in price, and also, a bandwidth of 77 kHz is still pretty good.

The Yamaha RX-V2095 occupies an interesting position, sitting in between their statement piece, the
DSP-A1, and their top mass market model, the RX-V995. For those of you who want high performance
without spending the ultimate dollar, the RX-V2095 is just the ticket.

John E. Johnson, Jr.


© Copyright 1999 Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity
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Hmm, some people are old fashioned. Again, the 3090 is an amplifier not a receiver. It is a pity that one could not distinguish the two. And giving a whole lot of specifications without actually listening is irrelent.

This is a followup to my previous review.Some people apparently thinks this receiver has no ac3 demodulator.
Well, it is funny that mine has it and it works fine with DD DVDs.
There are only two reasons for this:
1) There is this conspiracy theory that certain territories get to have AC3 demodulator receiver and some less fortunate areas have none.
2) the person who says there is no ac3 demodulator has either not owned or auditioned this receiver at all. Maybe they jusy read a "product review" and decided to condemn the unit without even listening to it. Or they may have just
done a research by looking at the back panel without actually reading the manual.
Well, l am just a plain person , l don't know why.
And off course, if u turn the volume over the half range , any separate will protest by sounding a bit different. Do u know how loud it becomes when this unit is pumped up, every one in the 80m radius can hear it clearly, the whole house shakes and this is not even half the full power. Distortion can also be due to poor quality interconnects or speakers unable to accommodate the extraload.
If one has a 2 gran interconnect with earthing, good speaker cables and B & W speaker (at least 90 db sensitivity please) set for the 7 channel receiver, then one can turn the volume up until one becomes deaf without much distortion. Then again the software is important. No point turning up mono music of the early 1950s because the recording ain't perfect back then.

just to let you know the ac3 demodulator is for use with laserdisc not dvd.next time please try to get the facts straight.

l admit l am a fool and careless dude. l have omitted the word LD.
Well, mr 3 star dude try auditioning the unit with Jurassic park LD and u will see what l mean unless your unit is not made in japan.

Hey, cl, The 2095 can not play a LD in DD without it. By the way, I dont care for the amps in my 2095. Way to bright. Thats why I got the ATI 1505. Much more dynamic. Night & Day. The 2095 is a much better "pre-amp".

Oh ya, this is cl back from the Grave. l have one more last word before l leave this audioreview forver.
l quote from the Rx v2095 manufacturers' manual.

FOR AUSTRALIA, CHINA, SINGAPORE AND GENERAL MODELS INCL JAPAN:
IF your CD /ld / dvd combi player has a RF output terminal, connect it to this unit's RF input terminal...Display will show DD. RF

FOR the USA ans CANADIAN MODEL:

If your cd/ ld /dvd combi player has a RF output terminal, PURCHASE A SEPARATE
DEMODULATOR.

Didn't u read the small print stating that features of models may vary from pace to place.

So any person who has a coaxial for LD AC3 input only and requires an ext decoder, BE sorry that you are not in SIngapore.


FAREWEll.


Also, Singapore buys LDs from countries other than Us , so don't assume that my Ld has no dd on it if your Us or whereever ld has none. The world is so big.

Some people must understand that RF input in 2095 is only for LD not DVD.

For the others without RF input, sorry but you own a monkey unit produced in Malaysia !

At least in Europe and USA all the units have RF input.

5 Stars if compared with same price units, 2 stars if compared with high-end units like EAD Oviation.