Yamaha RX-V595a A/V Receivers
Yamaha RX-V595a A/V Receivers
[Oct 08, 1999]
Lance Simmons
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
This reciever has a very smooth sound to it it has excellant imaging I used to own the rxv595 so I upgraded to dts and svideo the amplifiers in this thing do wonders it gets very loud and stays clean all the way to earth chattering levels definately a 5 star reciever
Weakness:
remote needs to be backlit I find myself when im watching a movie at night if I need to change the rotery dial to work another componate I cant see where im spining the dial so I have to turn the remote away and push the volume button so the little red light lights up so I can see what im doing but thats the recievers only downfall to sum it up this reciever has it all excellant sound plenty of power good solid looks remote works good for me other than not being backlit the glow in the dark buttons are just not enough overall I give this reciever 5 stars it is amazing go give it a listen |
[Oct 11, 1999]
Lance
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
This reciever is great been using the dts decoder through my pioneer dvd 414 for a while now and no problems just clean natural sound through my paradigms as for the previous guy how can you even compare sony to yamaha yes
Weakness:
remote not backlit give this reciever a listen for yourself its probably the best for the price. |
[Dec 30, 1999]
Kenth Nilsson
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
DD and DTS decoding. Clean and powerful sound. Praiseworthy.
Weakness:
Remote could be better. Better terminals for the surround speakers and center. I have my Yamaha connected to a JVC XV-505 DVD-player. Similar Products Used: My first A/V receiver, has replaced my 10 year old Pioneer 2 channel amplifier. |
[Dec 07, 1999]
The Gonz
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Everything else but below.
Weakness:
No Volume indicator, No pre-outs, can't select individual presets for the tuner. As other people with this product (I actually have the RX-V495... I liked the remote better)and any other Yamaha receiver, you will experience what they call CROSS-TALK or also known as BLEED-THROUGH. This is very common in all mass-fi and mid-fi systems. It occures when you have your input selector on CD and you do not have one plugged in. The signal (from the tuner comes through the other inputs)into the next one that you choose. I checked out the RX-V395,495,595a,795,795a,995 and 2095. They all experienced the same thing. CROSS-TALK will also occure on DVD/LD, TV/DBS and V AUX. It will not happen on PHONO. Actually, if you have a TV, s. dish or VCR source playing that signal will BLEED-THROUGH to another input. Like you said this quirk is only evident when volume is higher then reference levels. Once you plug in you interconnects it goes away. Similar Products Used: Technics SA-AX720 (returned it a week laterfor a Yamaha) |
[Sep 09, 2000]
David Chang
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great sound quality, clear and powerful, great value. Yamaha!!!
Weakness:
None at this price This is a great receiver for the price. It has good mid,high range and good bass. It is good for both HT and Music. It seperates the sound very good. It has every thing you need for home audio uses. Compare to the Sony's at the same price range, the Yamaha is a much better receiver. I think Yamaha still makes the best receivers for home audio. Similar Products Used: Harmon Kardon. Much better than Sony |
[Jul 05, 2001]
Duncan
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
DVD play back, fairly clear manual
Weakness:
Terrible "Gee Wizz" remote, Sound, surround sound speaker inputs. I am actually borrowing this unit before I purchase the NAD T550 DVD. The Amp is hooked up to the Yamaha DVD S-796. Similar Products Used: NAD T750 |
[Dec 13, 1999]
Varon Fugman
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Excellent sound quality, plenty of power, value
Weakness:
Cross-talk on unused inputs, remote If sound quality is more important than bells-and-whistles features, this is an outstanding AV receiver at a sub-$500 price point. THD at the rated 70 Watts/channel is only 0.04%, much lower than similarly priced receivers from other manufacturers. The 70 Watts X 5 channel amplifier provides plenty of power, especially if driving a satellite/amplified subwoofer speaker configuration such as the Polk RM6500 I bought to go with this receiver. Similar Products Used: Compared Sony, Dennon, Onkyo receivers |
[Nov 24, 1999]
Bob Kendall
Audiophile
Strength:
Excllent dynamics and transparency for a value product. Surprisingly potent bass for 70 watts RMS. I drive a PSB C-6 at center, Clements 800's in the fromt and DCM QED1-A's in the rear.
Weakness:
The remote is horrible. My old Yamaha RX-V870's was far superior. Chintzy spring clips. I wishb it came in Titanium! To have this kind of clean power and DTS with Yamaha's superior DSP capabilities for $650.00(Canadian), earns the 595A a BEST BUY rating. Similar Products Used: Yamaha RX-V870, Prologic unit. |
[Nov 25, 1999]
Kangsik Choi
Casual Listener
Strength:
clean & noble sound, good DSP processes
Weakness:
little poor bass I like this. but |
[Nov 14, 1999]
Anand
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sound Quality, Build Quality, S-Video Switching
Weakness:
Awkward remote, no "digital in" for CD player. Swapping this receiver in place of my old Sherwood, I am pretty happy with the sound quality it produces. Not incredibly better than my sound defying price 6 year old Sherwood but my Mirage 990 Bipolar speakers sounded a bit richer and seemed to disappear a little more after they were hooked up to the Yamaha. Similar Products Used: Sherwood Prologic Unit (5030R) |