The RX-595 is an excellent product, especially for those with lots of components. In addition to a well balanced sound and lots of power, there are tons of inputs, an efficient remote, a strong tuner and a record out selector. This one is especially useful for all those home tapers and minidisc users as you can listen to one thing while recording another. Or, you can use any of these inputs as a loop for a surround processor/amp. Overall a very well built, good sounding and functional machine that is good value. Nothing at the price comes close.

I've been using the RX-V595 in combination with Mission 702s up front, a 70c2 center channel and 700's for surrounds. I'm also using a DIY 12" sub with a separate amp and a Toshiba SD-3109 DVD player. This is a great receiver for the price. Don't be fooled by the low watts per channel compared to the Pioneer/JVC/Sony products. This receiver puts out a much cleaner sound. The remote has this weird rotary wheel on it and feels quite cheap.
I listen to a lot of music where I want the vocals to stand out, and this receiver/speaker combo makes my ears happy. DD 5.1 DVD's sound awesome as well.

I just bought this receiver and I must say I am IMPRESSED. I traded my Rx-V590 in and I can tell a huge difference in sound quality. The sound is much more natural and clean. The Dolby Digital sounds top notch and I cant beleive how good this receiver sounds for how modest the price is. I beleive this is the best sounding receiver for the money. I use 2 paradigm titan's for the front speakers, 2 paradigm atom's for surround speakers, a paradigm CC-170 center channel, and a paradigm PDR-12 for the subwoofer. Paradigm and Yamaha seem to go well together.

I had been looking for a good AV receiver in the $500 range. After looking at the Pioneers, Kenwoods and JVC's I judged the Yamaha best. I negotiated a price of $410 for the RX-V595 with a local dealer. Now that I have it home and set up, I'm extremely pleased with the unit. The Dolby Digital sound is clean, bright and full. The tuner section is the best in the business. I don't use the DSP selections much. It takes awhile to get used to the unique looking remote, but it's pretty functional once you get used to it. The rest of the system I have connected to the 595 are Klipsh KG-4 main speakers, Klipsh KSF-CF center speaker, Klipsh KSB-S1 rear speakers, Panasonic A110 DVD Player and 27" RCA TV. The bass has been fine without a Subwoofer connected because the KG-4's put out excellent low's . This is a great receiver for the price.

Sub output, remote does it all, optical input, power is good

no s-video , no internal dts decoder, only one optical input, numbers worn off remote

this is a good reciever for a beginner or casual listener. it has lots of inputs but is becoming obsolte by the day. Works very well and have had no problems. 'The remote operates everything in the house. I would say it is a slightly avove average reciever.

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I bought my yamaha for $359 when the dealer misquoted the price, lucky break for me the college guy with a shoestring budget. I run dvd off my pc and wanted to piece to gether a nice system for my dorm room. I went to the local stereo shop and got a testdrive of dolby digital vs. pro logic. My gd, im no audiophile, but its as plain as night and day. If your contemplating pro logic or digital, think no more about pro-logic, youll end up replacing it in the future for a digital system. I chose the yamaha based on the overall positive consensus i received online in reviews and from the dealer recomendation. The yamaha was explained to me as very simple to understand the functions and very clean sounding. I agree with both partially from ignorance but honestly the yamaha is very easy to setup. I got a great price, normally they sell from 399 and up. I shopped 10-20 stores thats as cheap as I found. I love the DSP functions, limited in my 595 but very nice. The auto radio presets saved alot of time too. My only complaint thus far, is that the receiver volume know does not have a light on it or a volume level on the display to tell you where your volume is at. Spend more and you shall receive though. Looking forward to years with my new home theater maestro.

For this price range, a solid receiver

Lack of S-Video
Lack of Binding Posts for all 5 channels

When I was looking for a receiver to buy, I decided on this one because of its price. It has done it's job quite well, but my needs have changed, and its two weaknesses are glaring now.

In 2 months I'll be replacing this unit with the Outlaw 1050.

One week now with this excellent product. Well, it has some little drawbacks, but for the price, it deserve 5 stars.
Here are the good & bads..

Goods:
- Excellent DSP effects. I am very picky about distortion, "metallic effects" brought generally by DSP (those in my former amplifier was awfull). The Yamaha's are incredible, especially the "Movie Theater" effect. DPL almost sounds as DD !! Very very good.
- Well build. SVIDEO input/output. Impressive for the price

Bads:
- Bad plug slot for center & surround speakers
- I don't like the remote controler (universal by pre-programmed codes). There is a sort of wheel to select one source or another
- Average sound quality (I use an external amplifier so I don't care. I use it only as a pre-amplifier/decoder)

For $400 I couldn't imagine finding a better combination of aesthetics, performance, or convienence. The RX-595, first off, has a suprisingly strong tuner section. Even with the cheap antenna it comes with I can get more stations in my room than my car. Not only does it have a strong tuner, but it also has a top notch amplifier. The amp is strong, dynamic, and plenty powerful for most applications. As far as features it is loaded to the hilt with features, some of which are useful (record out knob, variable loudness, loads of tuner options) and some of which are useless (cd direct amp), all of which I use. Besides being convienent and pleasent to listen to it is extemely handsome to look at. I don't know about you but if I have to look at it, it better be decent looking (that is why I refuse to buy anything by Denon, it all looks generic), and the RX-595 is. The front panel looks stylish, well thought, out and uncluttered. Best of all the price is right!

great intro package to home theatre

no s-vhs, but it's available in the new 595a

this is my second receiver, after a decent 150 watt sony prologic model almost 10 years old which my brother inherited. so being out of audio for a while (living with a compact system), i did my research and found this site...

decided on definitely a yamaha after hearing some friends' h/k and denon at a store. it became a toss up on finding a good price the 495/5140 and 595/5150...my limit was $300 whic meant either used off ebay or i was about to mail order the 5140 for $270 (www.electronicsemall.com).

but i chaned upone a 595 at a tweeter outlet sale for $300... couldn't pass up immediate satisfaction (and shipping would've added cost greater than tax). i had also just picked up a klh 120watt powered subwoofer at costco that afternoon for $100 in anticipation of a dolby digital receiver...

i spent at good 2-3 hours setting up, including hook up my dvd (toshiba 2109), vcr (panasonic 4620/9662), and powermac 9500 (mp3s) and learning the features and programming the remote. the manual's complete and after going through it once, you're pretty much set. my tv's a sharp 20" stereo, nothing fancy, but i figure the receiver would be more used than the tv (for this grad student anyways).

i'm still waiting for some cheap sony center/surrounds package i got off ebay to arrive, but even with my cheap sony fronts plus the subwoofer, it sounds great! the remote is cool... it is a universal remote and i can run everythign with it. although the jog dial to run through the various tv/vcr/dvd/cd/etc, can be a pain, rather than buttons, it does look cool and decrease clutter of most universal remotes.

volume feedback would definitely be nice...on the dial, on the the lcd, showing gradation (it only says "volume up" or "volume down". i like the subdued amber though.

summary, a good deal at $300, considering quality of sound, construction, and features.

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