Yamaha HTR-6130 user reviews

4.0 stars

"Good Movie Experience" on January 31, 2009 by MoziFox

Pros: Great movie experience
Front audio inputs for cameras, camcorders
ipod dock capability
Bluetooth hookup
Amazing bass and sound

Cons: Bulky look
Menu is not easily to use
HDMI Passthrough only (major issue)

Summary: The Cinema features that Yamaha has on this unit is great. However, even when using Bluray and an optical audio hookup, you will need to enter the sound menu and manually amplify the center speaker's volume. This is because the Cinema features for movies utilizes the center speaker more often for voices. You will hear amazing ambient sounds and full bass at all times, but if you do not turn up the center speaker, you will have a hard time hearing the speech.

One major, major con is the unit only allows for HDMI-Passthrough. That means, if you were to hook up a Bluray player using an HDMI cable and want to run it through the receiver, you will only be able to see video. The unit will pass through the video on the HDMI, but will not use audio. That means you will have to use your TV for sound. Kind of a waste of time unless you have only 1 HDMI input on your TV and have maybe a high-def cable box and maybe a Bluray player that you want to use HDMI for both.