Clarity of Movie sound, Remote (complicated but powerful), durability - no problems in 4 years.

Remote (too complicated for my wife!), no DTS, no newer features like DTS ES, 6.1 matrix, pro-logic II.

My first entry into Dolby Digital. Have owned since 1998 and love this receiver. Tried Sony, Teac, Pioneer and this blew them away. Sound is crisp and clean. Use nearly 100% for Home theater. I am now n process of upgrading to newer 6.1 DTS ES discreet, Pro Logic 2 model... probably Yamaha HTR-5590. No regrets with the 793. I'm sticking with Yamaha.

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After almost convincing myself to buy the Denon AVR-2400 ($699 MSRP), I finally got to listen to this new receiver from Yamaha ($799, MSRP) in a side-by-side comparison thru a decent set of speakers (not the little in-wall crap down at my local Good Guys store!). Wow!! The biggest difference, IMO, was the bass extension on the Yamaha; MUCH deeper and punchier! Don't get me wrong, the Denon had aLOT of good things going for it, not the least of which was it's crystal clear highs. But, according to the ears of my wife and I, the Yamaha won the battle in the end. Plus, feature-for-feature, I feel like I'm getting more bang-for-the-buck with the Yamaha RX-V793: built-in Dolby Digital, 2 S-video inputs (one in front), on-screen menus (but enough controls on the front panel, too), 80 watts all around, and eight DSP modes (including Movie Theater and Jazz Club). This is a VERY new receiver, but if anyone out there has one yet, please post your views about it! As for me, I would give it a full five stars based on performance, quality, and features for the price point.

Great stereo sound quality. Highly musical, and can drive even the toughest speakers.

Rear is a little "flimsy".

Overall, I am very satisfied with the product. It is a good
compromise between HT and pure audio applications. I wanted
a HT system, but didn't want to give up on "pure" audio
quality. Listened to a lot of receivers in my price range
(about $800 at the time) and was most impressed with this
receiver. I'm using Sonus Faber Concertinos as my main
speakers (notoriuosly not easy), and totally satisfied with the results. My low budget has forced me into completing the
rest of the speaker system with AR center and rear, and Infinity SU80. AR's are ok, but I wish I could have at least
been able to get the Sonus faber center. I was actually Pleasently surprised by the Infinity sub. Not a lot ooomph,
but very musical ! To make a long story short, it is only because of the versatility of the receiver that I can obtain
better than acceptable results with this speaker set-up.
It manages to pick up the slack ! I also agree on the remote, big and useless...almost .

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My first DD receiver..

Great Sound

Durability; Service

As far as sound and power are concerned, I have no problems with the Yamaha. It has both great sound and ample power for its price. What irritates me is its durability. After merely one year of use (and mind you, my equipment is not abused), it already conked out. Last week, I just turned on the power and smelled something burning. I immediately turned it off. After a few minutes, I turned the power on again and there was no sound. What irritates me further is the service center here in the Philippines (GA Yupangco). According to their people, it will take ONE MONTH to merely find out what the problem is, and around THREE MONTHS AT LEAST to repair it (depending on parts availability). Some of their technicians that servicing may take as long as SIX MONTHS--too much. To all you Philippine buyers, avoid Yamaha, it has lousy service. Buy a Pioneer, Onkyo, Sony or if you can afford it, a Denon instead. Four months wait for servicing is too much. Shame on you Yamaha! For that you get the lowest rating!

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flexibility, power, build quality, great sound

the volume control has that "looseness, or free play" that seems characteristic of many Yamaha products.

I picked this HT receiver up at a pawn shop for $300.00, in excellent condition with a one week satisfaction guarantee but, no remote. I figured I could get a remote for around $50-100 dollars. Well, new from Yamaha the remote is $160.00, more from 1-800 remotes (a rip-off place, I think) Then, one day I walked into my local Good Guys and mentioned I had the RX-V793 but needed a remote, and the salesman said, "Oh, I happen to have one in the back room from my reciever, the cover came off and I had it replaced under warranty, you can have this one." Wow, they really are good guys!! So, I got a remote with no cover, (he said that will affect some of the controls, I haven't figured out which ones yet as I use only about 6 functions on this somewhat ridiculous 10 million function remote anyway!) So, enough of this story, on to how the reciever sounds and works, right?!
Obviously, I'm very happy on the great deal I got on this model, which I didn't know at the time retailed for $799.00 US. It was one of Yamaha's better home theater units in its day. I don't miss DTS, not convinced it sounds better that Dolby Digital. I don't have a full speaker compliment yet, working to improve my rear sorrounds and no subwoofer, although my fronts have very low bass, and with this receiver you can blend the LFE in with the front channel speakers. Would definately get more effect with a sub, though. I enjoy this unit with music, sounds very strong and clean, lots of detail and fun with HT, too. Expect much mor performace when I get a sub, and for music a separate amp/pre-amp combo would be better. Yet, overall this is a very nice compromise. I am using a Sony 530 DVD player for movies and CD playback, Hope to get a better CD player soon. I use the optical link for both, Monster cables all around, hope to improve there soon, too. And my favorite piece of this whole system, older Paradigm 3se minis for the front soundstage. They sound wonderful.
HINT: If you want to get a deal on this receiver, check eBay. They come up often, and for some reason never get very high in price. I thinks everyone wants the newer 795.

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None, my first HT receiver and I've always owned Yamaha receivers!

no s-video switching, no dts

Have owned this receiver for over a year now. Have enjoyed owning it. The DD and Prologic are excellent, as is the Yamaha proprietary movie mode. Stereo is also more than good. The one negative is that the radio sounds exceptionally tinny and does not catch many stations - even the ones a clock radio would catch. Otherwise, worth every dollar I spent on it.
Would highly recommend the 795 (which I understand is the same except it has dts and s-video switching) if it sounds like the 793.

Bought the 76983 yesterday and was very impressed by its sonic performance. Things have certainly improved since SSI was the only producer of surround sound products. BUT the learning remote is too damned confusing, and for me, is a major reason NOT to buy this product. I will decide over the 10 day return period whether or not to keep it. It is now discontinued and so I got it brand spanking new for $400.00 which is quite a bargain. But I hate the remote and will barely use it. Any other I've ever had was better designed. This thing is a travesty. If performance is the key factor, then this is a superb unit and for the mnoney a hands down winner. If you factor for a minimum of convenience then forget this unit and head towards any that comes with a useful and usable remote. SHAME ON YAMAHA-----

Anybody have any suggestions on where to mailorder this product? The best price I have found so far was from Uncle Stereo in New York, they have the 793 for $570.

I originally purchased the Yamaha 592 but returned it and got the Yamaha 793 instead. Reason being that the 592 didn't have Dolby Digital built into the system. In order to recieve Dolby Digital you need to buy a seperate decoder which will cost an additional $450.00. In all you'll probably be spending close to $1,000.00. To save a little bit a money you might as well get the Yamaha 793 ($799.00) with Dolby Digital built in.
I was really impressed with sound quality of the system. It does a an excellent job driving my surround sound speakers. I compared other entry level recievers with Dolby Digital and nothing compares to the Yamaha's.

I originally purchased the Yamaha 592 but returned it and got the Yamaha 793 instead. Reason being that the 592 didn't have Dolby Digital built into the system. In order to recieve Dolby Digital you need to buy a seperate decoder which will cost an additional $450.00. In all you'll probably be spending close to $1,000.00. To save a little bit a money you might as well get the Yamaha 793 ($799.00) with Dolby Digital built in.
I was really impressed with sound quality of the system. It does a an excellent job driving my surround sound speakers. I compared other entry level recievers with Dolby Digital and nothing compares to the Yamaha's.