Good clean sound, plenty of power for me. Cool remote

Doesn't have pre-outs on this model but I've bi-amped another way.

Just wanted to post a follow up, this receiver is still performing great with nice clean sound. Since there was no way to bi-amp because of the lack of pre-outs, I have since found another way to power the woofer and the midrange and tweeter separatly...plenty of bass now.

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Denon AVR-1600, Yamaha RX-V 595

Dolby Digital and DTS, Price, Power, Quality

Poorly Designed remote, Speaker connections for center and surrounds

Well this is my first Digital receiver. For the price it cant be beat. Both Dolby Digital and DTS. Upon hooking it up and doing no tweaking I was amazed at the sound I heard coming through it when playing a DTS demo disc I had. The rated 70 Watts of power per channel is very deceiving. This thing blows away my pioneer prologic reciever that supposedly had 100 Watts per channel. This receiver is definately an entry level product into the realm of digital sound but I dont think you can do any better for the money.

My 2 complaints about the receiver include the remote, which will take some getting used to or I may just set it aside and use my universal remote. The second complaint is the speaker connects for the center and surrounds arent posts like the main channels. But these dont detract from the fact that this receiver made a MAJOR difference in the sound of my Home Theater.

I'm going to rate this for what it is, an entry level Digital receiver. 5 Stars for Value, 4.5 Overall.

sound,effects,output,dts,5.1

Bad remote

Love the unit, but the remote stinks. Cannot see it in the dark. Only volume and some dvd controls glow in the dark. Why not all of them? is that too much to ask

Clean Sound, two digital inputs, plays loud and clear.

remote is annoying.

It was a very tough choice between the 595a and the Onkyo 575. I liked the Yamaha, sound better, it was little fuller and ahd a nicer lower range. The Onkyo had 5 channel stereo, but to me sound is more important. This receiver delivers incredible sound that can't be beat in the price range. I got it hooked to all Mission speakers, and the sound is so warm, even at high volume. Definitely a great reciver. As for the bleeding problem, Here's a hint, Don't select an input that's got nothing plugged into it, turn up the volume past half way, and see if you can hear the tuner. If it concerns you, there's plenty of receivers over $1000 that probably won't do it.

S-Video, DTS, clean powerful sound,

remote
choice of S-Video inputs

For years I had an RX-V480, which was a low end Pro-Logic Unit. After getting a DVD player, I decided the need to switch between S-Video sources and 5.1 sound were worth an upgrade.

The 5.1 sound is an incredible improvement over Dolby Pro Logic. If you're waffling, don't, just go ahead. The difference between DPL and 5.1 is as great as that between stereo and DPL.

In general, Yamaha is at the top of the mass market, the high end of the low end. They have high current designs that don't require huge amounts of power for sharp and clean transitions in the audio stream or loudness. And they have very low overall distortion. The sound in both stereo and A/V modes is excellent.

There are a variety of digital processing modes. In contrast to my previous receiver, the RX-V480, I find these generally useful in AV modes and have come to prefer the Cinema setting for surround films and the mono-movie and sports settings for their related programs.

My only real gripe is that the S-Video is limited to DVD, VCR, and the front Aux inputs. There's no S-Video for TV/DBS which I hazard to guess, with 10 million DBS customers, is probably neck and neck with DVD for the most common SV source, with SVHS far far behind. There is a digital audio input for DBS and it's not clear to me at this point that I don't have to choose between S-Video and digital sound, should I buy a new DBS box with DD5.1.

Oh, as everyone says, the remote sucks. Why oh why can't remote makers figure out that what most everyone wants is a set of simple keys to select devices, up/down for volume and channels, and a 4 direction with center button for grid selection and other features? Oh well, someone has to keep OneForAll making those Cinema 7s.

Another minor quirk is that the setup for speakers in audio and prologic modes is rather quirky, but I gather an industry standard. You select large or small for your various speakers and if you select small, an internal crossover sends the bass to the sub output. This is rather unclear in the manual, particularly because there is another setting for bass to go to mains, sub, or both. To get non 5.1 sound to the sub, you have to select sub or both AND small main speakers. The answer to this wasn't hard to find as there were so many old threads in AV forums answering it--which says a lot for how clear it is.

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Superb sound, DTS

Remote control :)

I got the advice from a friend and just bought it without even listening (stupid huh). But I must say I just love it, the sound is great! I would recommend everyone to buy this. I've never pumped up the volume louder than halfway (because it would upset my neighbours :)), but the sound stays real clean even at high volume. I've seen the Gladiator in DTS and it was just overwhelming. If I have to buy a new amp it would definitely be a Yamaha.

Haven't purchased this reciever yet. I'm having a really hard time choosing which one to buy. I'm down to either this Yamaha or the Denon AVR1800. Has anybody compared these units side by side, IN TERMS OF SOUND QUALITY? I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN EXTRA FEATURES OR OPTIONS. If so, PLEASE E-MAIL me at ASAP2002@AOL.COM THANKS!

DD and DTS compatible

See bellow

This is my first digital receiver. I have had the RXV595a
for 2 weeks now and I'm quite happy with it.
I found this problem though:
- set the input to be the FM tuner and make sure you tune into a FM station ( by the way it has a very good tunner ).
- next: set the input to be the CD and make sure you don't have a CD player connected. You should here nothing, but at 50% volume you get sound from the FM tunner! Not loud, but noticeable anyway.

You can try this with other sources of inputs that have not been plugged in.
Please post here if anyone is experiencing this problem.

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Fantastic sound, solid build, no overkill with soundfields,

remote

I'm very happy with this purchase. Originally, I planned to buy the Sony STR-DE835 for my home theater system but bought the Yamaha in a package deal with a set of Klipsch Quintet speakers. The Sony looked to have the features I wanted for a decent price but for only $50 more I got a great sounding receiver with better power control, more than enough connections, less heat and extra features like front panel auxillary jacks.

The 595a has plenty of power and doesn't have to even work hard to shake the walls. At the same time, sound clarity is wonderful and easily reproduces everything from concert halls to the massive shootout in the Matrix.

Something I like is the fact that Yamaha didn't go overboard with unnecessary soundfields. The Sony boasts 27 sound effects. But who uses them all anyway? The Yamaha has 14 effects which is still a lot but ones you'd more than likely use. It keeps things simple.

Again, as with most of the better Yamaha receivers, the remote is where it trips up. It's very cluttered and not intuitive to use. Also it's not back lit to use easily in a dark or dim room. (Not a major problem but an extra feature that would have been nice) The dial it uses is a bit cumbersome and doesn't make switching between functions very easy. A wider remote with a row of function buttons would have been sufficient. It not too bad once you get accustomed to it, but it is an awkward interface to have to learn. This is where I took a point off for its overall rating.

Everything else about it is simply fantastic. I can't wait to get home and start watching movies.

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Very Good Sound
Real Time Counter

Auto-reverse heads get misaligned and need alignement and to be glued so that the screws don t lossen up. The remote control is hard to follow with all the buttons aligned in 4 collons

The KXW900U is a good dual cassette deck with double record and pratical for long recording using its relay record function. All the recording sounded great for the first 6 months when I realised that the heads were misaligned...
Viva del auto-reverse option... Back then, the tape decks needed glue on the adjustment screw so they won t get misaligned... and for better recordings I had the Bias adjusted for my TDK SA and TDK D blank cassettes at the same time. (I recommend every one to do so with tape decks that don t have manual or automatic BIAS adjustment)

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