Price & sound quality on DVD

Remote - not too hard to figure out, but you have to keep spinning that dial. It's a real p.i.t.a. Sound quality for CD. Could not get my BA VR500 sub to work with this unit unless I "cheated" it off the mains.

Let me first preface this with I love Yamaha products. I own two Yahama acoustic guitars and an rx-v675. Why not buy from the people who make the instruments! When I first upgraded to the 795a, I couldn't get my sub to work. Several reccommendations from the store finally had me connect the sub to the mains. That gave me really muddy bass. The 675's sub was so clean, you'd swear there was a studio musician in your room playing. After "settling" for muddled bass response, It did a good job while watching DVD. Once I popped in a CD my whole opinion changed. I like my music LOUD and in one day I could go from Beethoven to Static X......... Well, sorry to say, this rig couldn't cut it. I spent my refundable month tweaking and tuning trying to get the right sound, no go.. Then a buddy of mine came over who is also a musician. We were listening to it when he asked "What happened to your tunes?" He thought someone had been playing with my 675. That was my final decision helper. I threw it back in the box and traded for a Sony 333 ES, and I am NOT a fan of Sony. I will let you know how it goes.

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Sound quality, Binding posts for all channels, Price, Plenty of inputs & outputs.

some of the DSP modes, (church, auditorium). Not really a weakness, I just don't have a use for them.

I stepped up to the Yamaha RX-V795a soly for the purpose of setting up for home theater. I must say I'm compleatly satisfied with this receiver. So far I have watched aprox, 10 movies, and have been ammazed at the realisim in the dolby digital sound and seperation that this unit puts out. I auditioned several other receivers before making my decision. dennon, sony, ext. But for the manufactures suggested retail price, and quality, none of the other receivers could compare. I didn't actuelly pay retail price for this unit. I got a great deal from the local audio store for $500. But even at retail, it would be well worth it.

Receiver: Yamaha RX-V795a
Speakers: Paradigm- Mini monitors front and rear. CC350 center.
DVD player: Sony 330

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Power. DSP's, multifunction remote....this baby has it all

None that can hear or see

I feel sorry for all you other people out there who are just kicking your brains out trying to figure out what's missing in your home theatre system. The answer. Yamaha rxv-795a. This baby can pump a room at any degree, this thing as more outputs and inputs than I've ever seen in my life. This receiver can basicaly handle all your home audio/video needs. And with the remote..forget about finding your cd remote, and your tv remote..and your satalite remote....it's all there! And all the DSP....also automatically ajust to the sound technology you listen to (ex: will switch automatically to DTS if the movie is shown in such a format) it's simply incredible.
What else can I say but I AM EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE of this machine...

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Clear and detailed sound, easy to use, runs cool

Small buttons/lettering on the remote, lack of S-video for the cable TV input

I listen to music 65% and HT 35%. The detail and clarity of the 795a is amazing. Some of these reviews have called it bright, but I am not sure. Shortly after I received the 795a I attended a Band concert and a Jazz concert in the same hall. By comparison to this experience I found the 795a to sound more natural and "live" like than bright. When pushed it can sound harsh, but my 18 year hold Cizek 1's always sound harsh when played really loud. For sure the flaws in poor recordings are very evident, but good recordings sound incredible. I am tempted to take vacation days to just stay home and listen. Diana Krall and Harry Connick, Jr. sound as though they are live in the room. It would be a poor trade off to roll of the highs and sacrifice the exileration of good recordings to mask the flaws in poor ones.

I have found the Jazz Club and Disco music DSP's to work very well with the parameters set to minimums. And every movie DSP has sounded great. I am limited to VHS Hi Fi with no sub or center channel. The phantom mode is so good I may never bother with the CC, but a DVD player may change my opinion on this.

A real bonus has been ease of use. My wife and 11 years old have no trouble getting it to do what they want. So much function and so few buttons, how refreshing. The 795a also runs very cool. It does have an internal fan which I have never heard. For it to work so effortlessly gives one faith in the quality of the design, components and build.

If only the remote had easier to read lettering (the silver color of the remote and the use of some orange lettering makes it worse)and bigger buttons. Backlighting, especially the wheel, would help. Otherwise I love it. It runs the basic funciton on everything I own and I find myself using it all the time.

I only paid $530 for this beauty. The fact that it does not have S-video on the cable TV conneciton is really no big deal for me. Today cable gives me 50 channels of not much worth watching, I don't thing I would pay more for a dish or digital cable for hundreds of channels of not much worth watching. I tend to want to buy or rent my movies. With the price of this unit around $500 to $600 these days, it would be mistake not to check it out. Also, use these reviews to prune your list, but use your ears to make a final decison. I am giving it 5 stas for the sound that has moved me emotionally at times (isn't why we buy this stuff for in the first place) and the ease of use.

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power'easy to use right out of box'looks'price'build

remote

this is a very nice receiver'read all the reviews from this page befor buying.I never own a yamaha befor but i'm sold'this amp never runs hot allways cool.I had no problens at all the only thing i dont like is the remote now it does do everthing that it says it should do but it takes a litte to get use to.for the price i dont nkow or seen anything that comes close to it'this reciver wont leave you down it's a lot more powerful than its 85watts would leave you to beleave so if your looking for very good receiver that wont leave you down i beleave this is it good shopping.I;m giving this 4 out of 5 because of remote only.

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Nice crisp sound, good power output, nice surround decoding. I had previsouly owned a RT2300 RCA, and it dims in comparison to this Yamaha.

The remote is somewhat akward to use, I suppose it takes getting used to.

Even though I haven't used it for long, I already love what this receiver has to offer. Dolby Digital (I need a DVD player now) plus a few Dolby Cinema presets. About 6 other presets, Hall, Church, Rock, Jazz, and a couple more.

Now I just need to fine tune it.

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Sound and clarity were exceptional; blew me away (see my earlier review). While it lasted.

After 2 months, Dolby/DTS section went dead. Receiver has spent the last 6 of 7 weeks in repair shop.

So much for Yamaha's much vaunted quality!

I had the receiver two months before the Dolby/DTS section went out - no sound from any signal source (digital or analog) when going through any of the Dolby or DTS processing, i.e Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS. Other sound fields work, i.e Concert, Hall, etc.

Took it in to local Yamaha-certified repair shop. they had it 2 weeks and couldn't replicate the problem.

Took it home and it worked fine - for a week. Then same thing.

Took it back to local shop - once again they couldn't find anything, so they sent it to Yamaha in CA. I'm still waiting. It's now been in repair nearly half of the four months I've owned it.

Never, ever, had this kind of problem with any stereo gear before. Did I mention NEVER?

Do lemon laws apply to audio gear?

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Sound, looks, price

Lack of inputs (specifically video)

My only complaint about this unit is the lack of video inputs on the back panel. A 'VCR2' or something similar would have been nice for video game consoles, etc. (my setup does not easily allow for front panel use) Also, the first unit I received refused to turn on, and had to be replaced (at no cost to me, of course).

Having said, that, I love the receiver. The sound is very full and clean. I have a hard time detecting differences between many of the DSPs, and don't use many, but it's not fair to complain about extra features that go unused - perhaps others use these DSPs more. I had no problems getting used to the remote, but I will admit that it needs a backlight, at least on the wheel.

For the price, it would be difficult to find an amplifier which is as clean and powerful as the 795(a).

Incredible surround sound reproduction
Excellent 2 channel music reproduction
Sturdy build quality
Lots of inputs/outputs
DSP modes really enhance DTS and Dolby
Digital/ProLogic surround sound
Very Clean power amps!

Remote takes some getting used to-not overly fond of the "spinning wheel" design, and the buttons are way to small to find in the dark

This Yamaha 795a is great! I have tried them all; Onkyo, Harman Kardon, Sony ES, Pioneer Elite, and this is by far the best deal out there for under a grand. The amps in this unit are VERY clean. I've cranked this puppy up to 90 percent of max volume, and there is STILL no distortion. I get room shaking surround sound at about 25 percent of the max volume. The receiver does a stellar job with both DTS and Dolby Digital sourround sound. The Tri-Field DSP modes really do enchance the surround sound. I put "Dragonheart" in the DVD player, and went to chapter 12 (where the dragon literally flies around Dennis Quaid), and it was amazing! Talk about a cohesive, three-dimesional surround field! The dragon sounded like he was in my living room, flying around my head! It totally blew away the Onkyo 575 and HK AVR 45 I tried out.
The 795a won't be obsolete a few years down the road either. It has a six channel input for future formats (like DVD Audio coming out in November), pre-amp outputs for all six channels, and three optical, and one coaxial digital inputs. If you're in the market for a great AV receiver, the 795a is the closest thing to perfection you will find for less than a thousand dollars. This is my first Yamaha product, and I must say I am extremely impressed! Please email me at foleyartist@earthlink.net with any questions.

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Built to last, connectors on back panel

Remote control and some of the DSP sound modes

I bought the 795A to replace a receiver that I had for 20+ years. If the 795A last as long I will be very happy. It looks and feels like a sturdy piece of equipment.
The DSP sound fields don't sound as good as on my Sony CD player. The remote control took me a little time to adjust to , but after a while it becomes easier to use.
It is and has the feel of cheap plastic. I guess if you had to cut corners its better to do it on the remote.
The capabilities for various sourround sound modes are excellent.