Surround sound fields, test tones and overall sound, especially for movies, is great. Great price (for me anyway!)

Like with a lot of a/v amps, the REMOTE. Too many buttons, and too small, and not enough backlit. A Pronto or some sort of LED design would have been nice, but you have to go to their flagship for that!

Last year I was wandering around an Ultimate Electronics in Tulsa, Oklahoma when I came across a table filled with floor sample equipment. I couldn't believe it when I saw a RX-V3000 receiver sitting there, and it did not take much convincing for my wife to purchase this which Ultimate Electronics sold to me with original warranty. The only drawback...no remote which I soon found out added another 150 bucks to the bottomline. Still a steal, however, at 450 bucks. The full manual is available online from Yamaha as a PDF, and on the way home we went! My theatre room is wired for 5.1, and I have a system from Aperion Audio with subwoofer. Now these speakers are a load to run, and I swapped between the Yamaha, and what is a definite unfair comparison, an Aragon 8008BB for my front speakers. Well, obviously the Yamaha could not compete with this 90+pound 400 watt amplifier. The yamaha powered the aragons OK, but not nearly in the class of the Aragon (an amazing amp, by the way). I think if I keep this amp, I would likely buy a 5 or 7.1 amp anyway and use the preouts from the Yamaha. The test tones were excellent, although my Sony TAE-1000ESD which came out in the late 80s allowed for delay of 0.1ms versus straight ms of the yamaha, allowing for a little better fine tuning, but I actually made final adjustments by moving my Sofa and front speakers to get to the exact foot...a little OCD on my part, but the results are impressive. The sound settings for the various music soundfields are a lot of fun, but I do a lot of 2 channel listening as I find the reflections interfering somewhat with clarity, but I LOVE the surround sound for video. I am now tempted to buy 3 more Aperions for the complete 8.1. I bet that is spetacular. The multifunctional capabilities of this amp are impressive, but the remote could stand some work. What is it with Sony and Yamaha, and making remotes with a jillion TINY buttons, and switches? In reduced light, you can't read half of them, and only the DVD functions light up. Also, my Pioneer DVD was not a preset device...not exactly an uncommon component. What a pain to have to program...I do like the macro function that can turn on a number of devices, and even set the Yamaha to the correct soundfield, depending on the source selected. Still, the strength of the remote could be a little better. You HAVE to have this remote to work this amp because you cannot access all functions from the unit itself, so DON'T LOSE IT

the whole unit. Can not fault it at all

I cant find any. And I doo like the remote

This a great unit I use all 8 channels in my home thearte. Enough inputs/ outputs to blow any one away. Plenty of power on all 8 channels. Good on screen display for easy set up. Great how you can change the input name on the remote and the display. My set up is RX-V3000 omni dv500 dvd player with progesive scan and vga output Dgtech HD-2000A HI-DEF set top box sony VPH1252 data projector 2 x SU4VX bridge amps for the subs JVC fronts with 15in drivers B&W front centre B&W rear effects Kenwood rear centre Kenwood front effects

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Power, clarity, definition, etc.

Remote will not handle all of the equiptment that I have. To solve that problem I am using a Marantz 2000i

Owned a 2095, and loved it; however, the volum control stopped working remotly. So after a year of walking to control the volume I decided to try the 3000, and I like it even more that the 2095. The improvement are small, but never the less they are there.

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Mid-range, clarity, back-lit remote

Too many options

An awesome receiver. Using it with Sonus Faber Concertino and the combination is magical.

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sound and the remote control

none

this is the best reciever with the CLEAN POWER I can get from this unit and AMAZING DSP definition

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This AV delivers both sonically and aesthetically(gold version).

Only the remote has some draw backs. Top heavy, esp. when using the uncovered testing portion. Allows for a great deal of manipulation, but often awkward to achieve these assets.

I won't belabour all the points made by previous reviews, just wanted to add to the consensus that this AV is solid in all respects, with an ability to tease out all the subtlities of CD's, SACD's and DVD's with musical grace. It runs like a gem. It gives clean and limber power in all set ups.

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Everything

Nothing

One year later and still AWESOME!!! I can't help to see a common denominator from one review to the next. You owned a Yamaha and when it came time to upgrade you bought another. With all the choices out there you bought another Yamaha. I have owned 3 Yamaha receivers since I was 15 years old - I still have 2 of them. I love my 3000!!!

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Build and sound quality, flexible setup options, ie. assignable input/outputs.

Amber display has always been hard to read during daylight, remotes far from perfect but then again how many are, I own a Pronto anyway so it really isn't a weakness to me

This is a follow up from my review two years ago. Basically I am still very happy with the RX-V3000. I have used all speaker configurations including two 12in subs, rear centre etc, zone 2 setup etc and all work perfectly and sound excelent for both HT and music. Basically 100% reliable, the unit does not run hot like other brands too. No real plans to upgrade it until something significantly better comes along, probably one of my better purchases.

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all!!! heat disipation is A+++ ran 8ch at -30db for 30 min...JUST BARELY WARM!!the gold tone is nice! POWER

havent found one...remote is fine!

WOW...I have had units costing ALOT more, but not with the CLEAN POWER I can get from this unit...DSP's that ACTUALLY WORK!! they each change the soundfield in ways i once dreamed of!!

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Just a strong performer in every aspect. Looks great, and sounds better. Yamaha has done it again!

once you start listening, you won't want to stop...allow for extra time in your plans! also, i constantly want to dust it off because it just looks so good!...it's like having a new car and keeping it clean!

Yamaha is simply the top of the line. I bought this receiver 5 months ago, and to the day I still get a big grin when I crank it up for music or video. Perfect blend...get's the highs and the lows seemlessly. Plenty of power for a larger sized room, but you'll need a larger room anyway for the 8 speaker channels! Don't skip out on the sub...a high quality sub will really make this unit shine! This has all the features you want and is future equipped for a while so you won't have to upgrade any time soon. An unbelievable amount of inputs if you have multiple components to run. You will NOT be disappointed with this receiver. If you are looking for something cheaper, I would recommend the Yamaha RX-V1300, which is a newer model just made by Yamaha. It only has 6 channels, but all the other specs are about the same, and it is just as powerful. Oh, and with the rxv3000, go for the Gold color...it would make a garbage dump seem like an italian villa! ps. people keep complaining about the volume control. all that's happening is that the decibal levels are more evenly spaced out...it will be just as loud at -20 decibals than any other receiver out there...so what if you have to turn the knob more!