Clean/superior power. Allows for the adding on additional components and power. Ample input/outputs for both digital fibre optic and analog. Best value for the money.

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Purchased this to replace my existing home theatre setup whch consisted of a Yamaha AX-570 & a home theatre add on DSP-E492 (discontinued 2000). This unit does all that you need for home theatre. Dolby/DTS 6.1 is more than enough surround sound enjoyment. 49 DSP programs to keep you enjoying your music and movies. Though this unit is being replaced by a more powerfull RX-V3200 (120x 6), the RX-V3000 price has dropped and is a far better value over its replacement. My new system setup since acquiring the unit is all Yamaha RX-V3000 (6x 100w/ch & 2x 25/w) AX-570 integrated amp(to increase the 2x 25w effect speakers to 100w/ch) EQ-550 CDC-745 CD multi CDR-D651 CD Recorder CDX-520 CD KX-500U Cassette SD-2200 Toshiba DVD Mission 762 (front effects) Mission 704 (front) Mission 734 (rear) Mission 70c2(centre) No subwoofer yet

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Yamaha DSP-E492 Add on

Clean crisp sound Looks Everything

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I must say I am 100% satisfied with this reciever. Between the clean styling and unbelievable clean sound this reciever is perfect. I never thought I would watch so many movies in my life. I think I must have watched Gladiator (in 6.1) about 20 times. Love it!!!

Excellant 2ch 5.1/6.1 sound, superb build quality, remote gets the job done, great value.

Its getting hard to point out a weakness in componets in this day and age but I would probably have to say that Yamaha needs to backlight the whole remote rather than partialy.

The RXV-3000 is replacing a Yamaha RXV-995, I wanted to step into 6.1 processing along with the better amps and DAC''s. I really didnt think there would be that much differance in output power, being that my old 995 was rated at 100wpc and the 3000 is the same, but I was really surprised at how much more output there is on the 3000 compared to the 995. Next is the sound quality, I have listened to krell, mark levinson etc, and while those seperates are top of the line in sound quality, the RXV-3000 holds its own among recievers, this reciever brings out the smallest details and the most dynamic peaks with power to spare. If your in the market for A high end reciever definately check out the Yamaha RXV-3000 it gets 2ch and 5.1/6.1 right. And as far as the remote, it does everything its supposed to do, you will finally be able to throw your other ones away.

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Yamaha RXV590 RXV595a RXV995

Very well built, seperates quality sound, remote controls everything, will drive almost any speakers, Burr Brown Dac''s

Remote not fully backlit

I have been a Yamaha owner for many years, and have always enjoyed the smooth sound their recievers put out on 2ch and movies, but I believe Yamaha has really out done themselves this time. The RXV 3000 has so many features that it would take up alot of space to describe it all, but what I can tell you is that the sound in two ch is damn near seperates quality and surpasing some seperates, and on home theater this beast will put you right in the movie. In the previous post''s people have complained about how they have to turn the volume way up to get this reciever loud, well if you guys remember, or for those who never owned a Yamaha before this, they used to have analog dials and on them they were marked in db''s I used to own the RXV-995 and the sound didnt become loud until about 28db but what is misleeding is that it didnt seem that you were turning the dial that much to get the reciever loud because you never could get it half way up or it would blow your ear drums, well now that we can see the db''s displayed on the front panel we think that because we have to turn it up to approx 30db''s that it takes alot to get this reciever loud. Anyway my point is that this reciever has enough juice to run just about any speaker, so I wouldnt worry about the volume issue. I could not believe that the remote actually replaced my other remotes it controls everything, but the downside is that it is not fully backlit only partial, but otherwise one of the better remotes that comes with a reciever. Overall I believe that this is the best reciever going right now for the money, almost everyone is trying to blow them out of stock to make way for the new RXV-3200, which only has 20 more watts and does not include the front effect speakers, but does have dte es discrete and pro logicII all in all if you can pic an RXV-3000 up for around $1000 run to buy one because this reciever is a bargan at $2000 let alone$1000 or less 5 stars all around.

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Outstanding receiver. Matched with my JBL S412P's,
S-Centers, and S-38's for surrounds the sound is awesome. DVD's played on my Pioneer DV-09 leap out and grab you. If
you're looking for a reveiver check it out! Its quality
through and through.

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Shop around for this carefully as prices are all over the map, especially on the web. I know I ran into a site, can't recall the name, after I purchased mine for $50 bucks cheaper, but thats the very lowest price I've ran into. The RX V-3000 is an outstanding receiver which I highly recommend.

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Pioneer Elite, Sansui, JVS, Technics

Warm sound, very clean power, excellent built in DSP modes, front effect speakers, handles rear center channel, better remote control (than the 2095)

Onscreen programming is very spartan, main/front speaker setup initially confusing, not THX certified (if that really matters)

I was in the market for speakers and figured I would upgrade to DTS at the same time (the Sony is Dolby Digital only) along with some other newer enhancements that would exploit my proposed 5.1 purchase coupled with another set of front surround speakers (so 7.1) -- maybe even an additional set of front mains if I keep my existing ones (so 9.1). As far as I was concerned, I was in the market for the Denon AVR-5800 and the Onkyo TX-DS989. Well, I actually hit the showroom to listen to these units with my brother, a current proud owner of the Yamaha RX-V2095. He needled me into listening to the new RX-V3000 along with my other choices. To be honest, and it took awhile, I thought the Yamaha sounded crisper and cleaner while providing better separation and clearer center channel output. I mentioned above that the onscreen programming is spartan. Well, it is, but that doesn't mean it is lacking in any way -- all the customizations that you might want are there -- especially in the crossover and channel separation areas.

In the final analysis, both the Denon and the Onkyo had more bells and whistles (including better remotes) than the Yamaha (with the exception of Yamaha's plethora of DSP modes), BUT the Yamaha just sounded better. Considering that the best showroom price I could get on the Denon was $3000 and $2000 for the Onkyo, $1599 for the Yamaha is just a steal...

(Yes, I know cheaper prices are available on the net, but I have been screwed by a DOA and will never go through that again.)

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Sony STR-DA90ESG

Very clear sound, great detail and clarity, realistic vocals, picks up subtleties other receivers missed.

A little "bright", perhaps lacking some of the warmth I've heard with other receivers such as Marantz.

Small caveat: my observations are those of a non-expert. An enthusiast, but non-technical, non-audiophile. Usage is 90% music, 10% home theater.

Speaker set-up:
Front - Vienna Acoustics Bach (second set of Mozart in another room)
Rear - Vienna Acoustics Haydn
Center - Vienna Acoustics Theatro
Subwoofer - Boston Acoustics V600
DVD - Sony CD670

The sound of the Yamaha RXV-3000 is very clear. The detail and depth of sound are impressive (is it the 32-bit processor?). I thought the other units I tested sounded good, until I heard this one. Vocals are much more detailed and realistic, picking up subtleties that other units missed. A turning point was a test CD of a chamber music piece. On other units, the flute was suppressed by the strings, almost in the background. With the Yamaha, the flute was right out in front, in much greater clarity and detail. The unit seems to handle the full range from lows to highs with no trouble, and sounds great over the VA speakers.

On the downside, it seems a little "bright" compared with some other receivers, maybe lacking some of the bass and "warmth" that I've heard in other units. It has a little background noise, though less than the other units I tested. Additionally, it is not the easiest unit in the world to use. There are so many different sound fields (emulating Jazz Clubs, the "Roxy", a church in Germany, etc.) that there are a lot of features I never expect to use.

Compared with other units I tried:

Yamaha RX-V1000 - I was surprised at the differences between the RX-V3000 and RX-V1000. Even to my untrained ears, the RX-V1000 sounded too tinny, bright, flat, too "trebley" - it didn't seem capable of putting out any bass. It just didn't have the depth of the RX-V3000.

Denon AVR-3801 - sounded great, maybe even a little better than the RX-V3000. My only problem was neither I (nor several "experts" from the store) could get the unit to play the second set of speakers in "multi" mode (as it was advertised as being capable of doing).

Sony STRD444ES - didn't last long because of the quasi-recall. It sounded OK, but to me seemed somehow flat, and inferior to the RX-V3000.

Pioneer VSX-37TX - for me, a close second choice. It actually had more bass and warmth compared with the RX-V3000, but not quite as good detail and clarity. On its own it sounded great, and but for hearing the RX-V3000 I would probably have been happy with it. But, somehow it sounded a little bit "muddy" compared with the Yamaha.

Marantz SR-19 - a heartbreaker. To me, this one sounded the best of all. Very strong, clear but warm, detailed, no crosstalk. It didn't have A/B speaker switching, which I was willing to live with via a speaker switchbox. But, it also didn't have 5-channel stereo, which I wanted.

What also amazed me was that when I first started my search, all the A/V receivers sounded pretty much the same to me. I really couldn't tell a $300 unit apart from a $2500 one. I wondered what all the fuss was about. But, after spending (too) many hours listening to different types of music on all these units, I was amazed as to the magnitude of the differences that emerged.

My bottom line lesson: everyone's ears are unique, and the same piece of equipment can sound very different to two different people. You have to test and judge everything for yourself.

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Denon AVR-3801, Pioneer Elite VSX-37TX, Marantz SR-19, Yamaha RX-V1000, Sony STRD444ES

Built in Dolby Digital and DTS, Auto Sound Decoder,100W x 5 output power

Before you buy it, make sure you find the lowest price. I did at http://go.to/etronicsonline for $1499 WOW!! I've had mine for almost 2 months. I am very pleased. Plenty of power. I run AR all the way around and couldn't be happier.

VERY GOOD SOUND,MANY FEUTERS,8 CHANEL RECIVER,

REMOTE CONTROL

FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YAMAHA IS A VERY GOOD RECEIVER. I OWN THE OLDER VERSION 2090 WHICH SOUND VERY GOOD.
MOST OF MY COMPONENTS ITS PIONEER SO I WASN’T SURE WHICH RECEVER TO BUY. PIONEER
Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX
OR Denon AVR-3801
I CHOSE YAMAHA. WHY? BECAUSE OF THE EXPERENCD, BETTER LOOK .I HAVE THIS RECEIVER FOR 2 MONTHS AND I REALLY ENJOY.
I PAID 1500$ WITH TAX AT J&R MUSIC.

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This is the best receiver I have heard. Great for both music and theatre.

Possibly the orange coloured display. Hard to read at a distance, blue would be better. None other then that. (touch screen remote would be nice though)

This is without a doubt the best receiver on the market for the money. I find it hard to believe that people have been critical of its music performance. Must be the speakers they are using. I have found it to be excellent in both music and theatre modes, and the DSP's are a delight. Try going back to normal home theatre/music without them. Boring!

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Onkyo 787, Denon 3801, Harmon/Kardon 7000