Yamaha's New Series Of Four Affordable A/V Receivers Yields Increased Power And More Versatile Performance

11-Mar-04

Yamaha Electronics has introduced four new digital home theater receivers that enhance the overall home theater experience at a variety of reasonable price points, beginning as low as $299. The RX-V750 and RX-V650 include a new feature called YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer), which was previously available only in higher-end receivers and is a technology that completely simplifies the home theater set-up process. YPAO automatically analyzes room acoustics, and then sets parameters for optimum sound quality at the listening position at the touch of a button. The 7.1-channel RX-V750 and RX-V650, and the 6.1-channel RX-V540 and RX-V440, receivers all feature Cinema DSP, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital-EX, DTS-ES Discrete 6, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, and DTS Neo:6. All models have high-current discrete amplification for the highest quality sound reproduction, plus a new, easy-to-use setup menu with 5-band center channel EQ, speaker distance adjustment, and night listening modes. The RX-V750, with a suggested retail price of $599, is a 7.1-channel A/V receiver that features Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital-EX, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS neo:6, Digital ToP-ART, an on-screen display, and a preset remote control with an LCD display. Rated at 100W x 7 high discrete power (20Hz-20 kHz), the receiver is able to deliver sophisticated DSP processing enabled by the YSS-948, a 32-bit Floating-Point LSI that yields 29 DSP programs with 53 possible variations. Other features include eight-channel analog inputs for external decoders to accommodate high-resolution audio formats like DVD-Audio, SACD (or other future formats); four optical and two coaxial input terminals; one optical output terminal; front-panel A/V inputs with a digital input; two component video inputs and one out put for HDTV 720p/1080i compatibility; five total video inputs and two outputs; S-video connections for all inputs and outputs; and a phono input. The receiver does component video-up conversion from composite to S-video, to provide high-quality picture from all video components connected to the receiver for optimal viewing. In addition, the 96 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converters are used for all six channels.Next in the series is the RX-V650 discrete 95W x 7 A/V receiver (20Hz-20kHz), which replaces the RX-V640 and is priced at $499. This new model has all of the features of the RX-V750 except for the LCD remote control, phono input connection and an aluminum front panel.The RX-V550, priced at $399, replaces the RX-V540 and is a 6.1-channel home theater receiver that is rated at discrete 90 watts x 6 channels (20Hz-20 kHz). This receiver also features the YSS-948 32-bit Floating-Point LSI, yielding 29 DSP programs with 51 possible variations, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital-EX, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS neo:6, Digital ToP-ART and Cinema DSP processing. Other important features include video-up conversion from composite to S-video at a low price point; two component video inputs and one out put for HDTV 720p/1080i compatibility; four total video inputs and one outputs S-video connections for all inputs and outputs; six-channel external decoders to accommodate future formats; three optical and one coaxial input terminal, one optical output terminal; a front panel A/V input; A/B speaker switching; and a preset remote control.The most affordable receiver in the new series is the RX-V450, which replaces the RX-V440 and is priced at $299. This unit has all of the features of the RX-V550, but only has two optical and one coaxial digital input terminal, one optical digital output terminal, and is without video conversion and S-Video connections. For more information, please visit www.yamaha.com/yec.

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