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"Excellent....but" on by kruzmisl
Pros: Lots of features
Cons: Does not up/down convert HDMI
Summary: I was ready to buy this receiver and Yamaha came out with the RX-V2600. A few less features, like HD Radio, but it up converts HDMI which the 4600 doesn't. Also down converts things like HDTV to a video tape. 2600 street price about $900 also.
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"Top Notch!" on by audiovideo
Pros: Connectivity Options, Easy Audio Setup, HDMI switching, Sound Quality, Features, HD Radio
Cons: None worthy of mention.
Summary: This is a quality receiver and one of the finest pieces of audio equipment I have ever owned. I have owned many receivers throughout my many years of audio appreciation (Beginning with the old quad days. Do you remember those days?) The reproduction of Select 2 material and SACD is awesome. In regard to the lack of upconverting I do not think it should be the job of the receiver to upconvert. One should rest that responsibility on buying other quality components, like DVD players, etc. that do the upconverting themselves. Quality components should be the only things connected to a receiver of this quality. I also thought the audio setup was extemely easy with the microphone YPAO and produced very accurate results, except for defining two of my four rear surrounds as large. However, this was easy to override. They are Polk Audio speakers and the receiver probably thought they had sounded so good it had mistaken them for large.
I read the review about Yamaha having an "F" rating by the BBB and decided to check the actual "complaints" in detail. The complaints include people complaining about not receiving items they purchased from people selling items on ebay, retailers not honoring "extended" warranties they had purchased from retailers etc. Anyone claiming that Yamaha is somehow responsible for the actions of people selling items on ebay or insuring extra warranties beyond Yamaha's own warranty has to be missing a few screws. After viewing, in detail, the actual complaints I have now lost respect for the ratings of the BBB. After owning this receiver I have nothing but respect for Yamaha Audio Equipment. I will be buying more Yamaha components in the future. -
"Top of the line" on by larrymarotta
Pros: Awesome sound, automated set up
Cons: Complex and confusing for some
Summary: This is a top quality piece of equipment and sounds great playing CDs, DVDs and HD cable via HDMI connections. I run it to a set of Definitive Technologies Mythos 4 (x2), Mythos 3(x1), Gem (x2) and SuperCube III (x1) speakers. Fantastic. The set up was confusing but once I figured out how to do things, the automated setup process of balancing speakers was a breeze. I'm very satisfied and recommend this receiver highly.
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"Very good product" on by bearishly
Pros: Excellent sound and features
Cons: Can be confusing for some beginners
Summary: Solid sound and good features. HDMI rich. A good receiver for those wanting a pretty decent entertainment system.
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"Excellent for a A/V Receiver with audio being the primary technology" on by dkennedyny
Pros: HD Radio, HDMI, the AUDIO...is well..rich..deep excellent..
Cons: no 1080p HDMI but if you have a 720p HDTV like I do...it isn't a con...
Summary: Many here are comparing the RX-V4600 to the RX-V2600 and complaining that the 4600 doesn't upconvert to 1080p via HDMI...and most are missing the point of the RX-V4600 it is an AUDIO receiver first and a video receiver second...the RX-V2600 was made to be a VIDEO receiver first and audio secondary. I had the opportunity of trying both thanks to the home theater installers from Tweeter...I was making the same assumption and mistake as everyone else...comparing capacitors...weight...etc...but in an "AUDIO" only comparison...the audio on the RX-4600 is richer than the bright sound of the 2600...so I kept my 4600...I let my displays and HD DVD player do the upconversions...now...the new RX-V2700 is another story...it has an ethernet port to connect to your mp3 files...nice touch but I already do that with my DLink DSM-520 HD media player...my 2 cents...
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