This Receiver is way too overrated. Please people, don't buy this Dolby Digital hpye. I'll stick with my TEAC.

I had the AX-592($400 in turkey) amp for three months or so, before replacing it with an Onkyo 9911($1100). I'm yet not so sure that the improvement i obtained was worth the cost. The 592 had clean power, excellent dynamics and emphasized midrange. When you view the specs it excels many amps in the $1000 price range. However it lacks the delicacy of its expensive brothers, which i dont consider a drawback for its price. It should be the doubtless choice for the price range under $1000..

This cheap ampifier works very,very good. Sound is clean,massive and with mid-fispeakers/Tannoy mc2 or mc3, N.E.A.R 15ME, 20ME is result very good. Buy Kimber
or Wireword-Orbit cables and then sit down in your favorite sofa. You can start with Stanley Clark or Dave Grusin. TRY IT!! Price in Czech crowns-11.800 /$350/

This cheap ampifier works very,very good. Sound is clean,massive and with mid-fispeakers/Tannoy mc2 or mc3, N.E.A.R 15ME, 20ME is result very good. Buy Kimber
or Wireword-Orbit cables and then sit down in your favorite sofa. You can start with Stanley Clark or Dave Grusin. TRY IT!! Price in Czech crowns-11.800 /$350/

It's got a lot of power in it and sounds normaly good.

When you are listening to verry loud music the Yamaha tear the bass and treble from its context especialy when using speakers with a metal dome tweeter.

I have this amp for nearly five years now and I'm still pleased with it, because it can handle a lot.
Over the years I've learned how to get along wiht this amp.
It's verry important which type of music is being played by what volume.
I agree it has that "Yam" sound, but realy with the right speakers(Dali suite 2.5) you'll get the best out of your Yamaha.
With neutral speakers you could think of Bi-wiring connection, if you have MBquart don't even think about it and I suggest you immediately buy other speakers!

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Marantz pm7000, sony ES

I purchased the Yamaha AX-592 about a month ago and have been very pleased with its performance. I did a lot of comparison shopping and listening for several months and I found the 592 to be the best when it came to overall performance and features. When you consider it several hundred dollars less than some that I was considering it is truly a great buy. It has great control on the low end and plenty of punch when needed. The specs are as good or better than any others under $1200.

I compared the Yamaha AX-592 to Acurus DIA 100 & 150, Onkyo Integra integratedamps, Classe CAP-80, and Bryston B-60. I think it's better than all the above
integrated amps with the exception of the Bryston. Price / performance it is
way better than all the "audiophile type" integrateds. This is one of the best
buys in stereo equipment. I now own an AX-592 for which I paid $424.

I bought this amp at a sale for $350 and considering the price I am very happy with the sound. Powerful and clean with very good control.The sound is a little bit hard so use it with soft sounding cables and speakers.

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I've used this amp for nearly 2 years now. Its power is very impressive for this range of product. I also like the design, which is simple. However, it really has the "Yam" sound : aggressive, especially in the lows and highs. Its musicality is definitely not a standard. I would recommand it for modern music (especially techno, hard rock, rap) but not for classical music nor jazz. It'll be at its best with neutral speakers. I had "Audio Reference" (French manufacturer, low quality) which went well. Now i got a really wonderful pair of Leedh speakers (really amazing), which shows all the weaknesses of the Yamaha 590. As soon as I can afford it, i will change my amp for a much better one(but certainly more expensive).