R-V1103

This model has been discontinued or updated and may or may not still be available at your local dealer.

The R-V1103 is a 5-channel receiver providing the finest performance and processing available for music and video sound. Yamaha's Digital Sound Field Processing, Cinema DSP, and Tri-Field Processing are all included as are Dolby Surround Pro Logic and Dolby Digital processing.

Discrete power transistors rather than IC chips are used in the amplifier section to provide the cleanest sound possible. The amp delivers 100 watts each to the five channels.

The most advanced and realistic encoded surround sound for movies. The new Dolby Digital system is a fully discrete system providing six channels of sound. Five are full-frequency channels, and the sixth is a low frequency effects channel.

Yamaha has designed and employed single function IC chips, called ASICs -- Application Specific Integrated Circuits -- for the R-V1103. ASICs are more efficient than multi-function chips and provide the most accurate decoding possible. Yamaha's YSS-243 is an ASIC whose single function is decoding Dolby Digital.

A second new ASIC, YSS-245, provides Yamaha's exclusive Tri-Field Processing which applies Digital Sound Field Processing technology to dolby Digital and creates a true movie theater experience in the home. It develops independent enhanced sound fields for the front signals as well as for left and right surround.

Yamaha's exclusive Digital Sound Field Processing for music recreates the acoustic personalities of actual concert halls and other venues, such as the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles, Village Gate in New York, Anaheim Stadium, and concert halls and churches in Europe. 35mm and 70mm Cinema DSP multiplies the effects of Dolby Pro Logic and Yamaha DSP to provide the best possible Pro Logic movie theater recreation in your home.

Still the most popular format for movie surround sound and superbly handled by the R-V1103.

Allows you to easily establish, change,and adjust settings from across the room. The on-screen display gives you a visual readout of the receiver's settings on your TV or monitor screen. The on-screen speaker test mode makes it easier to balance speaker output from your listening position.

Allows you to add outboard amplification and direct subwoofer connection.

The advanced remote control with the R-V1103 has learning capability and can be programmed for up to 13 macros, so it can perform a sequence of functions at the touch of a single button. The keypad is back-lit for easy operation in a dimly lit home theater. And the remote control can select speaker set A or B and adjust the subwoofer volume.

The R-V1103 is a versatile receiver incorporating four sets of audio-only inputs and 3 pairs of A/V inputs. All the video inputs have RCA jacks and two have S-video terminals.

Yamaha's famed low impedance drive circuitry is included in this receiver so that it can handle virtually all loads and a wide variety of speakers. For further speaker matching, the amplifier can set for either 4 or 8-ohm speakers.

The advantage of full range, 20 to 20,000 Hz, damping is that it improves the definition and resolution of the sound output throughout the audible frequency range.

You can easily add a second center channel speaker. This is especially convenient for large-room systems or for those using a big screen or projection TV.

Accentuates the bass by adding a 7 dB boost at around 70 Hz.

Allows you to bypass the bass and treble controls and provides a flat, pure signal.

Allows selection of either a first set of speakers or a second -- or both.

Permits a delayed receiver turn off. You can set it for up to two hours in 30 minute increments.

Up to 40 preset AM and FM stations can be grouped in five groups eight stations. These groupings make it easy for family members to easily access their favorite stations or to have musical genres, such as all the jazz stations, grouped together.

Heavy-duty binding post terminals for the main speakers accept banana plugs, spade connectors, and a variety of speaker wire, including heavy gauge cable.