RX-V571

Comments about Yamaha rx-v571_black__u:

I was forced to replace my Onkyo reciever due to the failing of the HDMI ports. I had always heard good things about Yamaha Recievers and wanted something with the capability to handle all my needs both for now and future needs. This A/V reciever had everything I needed. My living room is about 20x19 ft with 12' ceilings. I have a 58" Panasonic plasma TV mounted above my fireplace(which I love) and I use two Polk Audio speakers for left and right stereo, I use a Bose center speaker on the mantle just under the tv and a Polk Audio powered sub woofer. Now I don't really like complicated stuff and I installed the RX-V571 myself, plugged it in and all my HDMI cables(3)and just turned it on and the sound was amazing. Much better than my other reciever. I liked it so much with the simulated surround sound I never bothered optimizing with the YAPO microphone. Plug & Play so to speak. The front panel is easy on the eyes and very well laid out. Now audiophiles may laugh at this but I didn't tweak anything. Right out of the box I loved it! I only use HDMI and I have a 1080P Panasonic Blu-Ray DVD player, Directv HD programing and I use a Roku for streaming movies up to 1080P and I still have 3 more HDMI inputs available. Now I love good quality sound and video (I have a lot of blu-ray dvds) and this setup gives me what I wanted. I like the fact that I have a HDMI input on the front of the receiver if I ever wanted to use my Sony Vaio laptop which has a 1080P Blu-Ray player and a HDMI output. I am totally satisfied with my setup now. If I wasn't I would have taken it back to [@]. You can't go wrong with this receiver and the price was in the range I wanted to pay.

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My RX-V571 is the heart of my home theater: Toshiba 47" LED TV, Toshiba Blu-Ray player, Sony HDMI DVD player, Sony pro-VCR, KEF floor-standing front speakers, Bose center speaker and 4 Bose satellites, all wall-mounted to form a seven speaker configuration. Room measures 20' X 22'. Sound is superb! The amount of control that you have over sound parameters and signal decoding is great! Most of my components are connected via HDMI cables and the auto-remote capability works fine. I have not noticed any degradation of the picture quality when routing the video signal through the receiver. I've had the receiver for about a month and am very satisfied. Highly recommended!

Comments about Yamaha rx-v571_black__u:

1st Yamaha receiver and I am impressed. Excellent sound, power and features. I am only using the 5.1 setup and the Bi-amp feature works great. I hope this one lasts 10 yrs+ like the Kenwood I owned.

Comments about Yamaha rx-v571_black__u:

very nice. I currently have a 3d blu ray player, VHS VCR, Direct TV, 5.1 surround sound, and Samsung 55" (UN55D8000) hooked into the receiver. I did have a little problem getting the sound to come out of the 5.1 speakers rather than the tv's, but after going through the menu I was able to fix it (probably would not have been a problem for someone that knows their technology). Everything is running smooth, and I can't be happier. Great product.

Comments about Yamaha rx-v571_black__u:

I really like this unit. I have my HD Theater projector attached along with a 5.1 Dolby speaker setup. Inputs to the unit included a blu-ray player (HDMI), satellite TV (HDMI), VHS player (analog), and a Sony PS2 (analog). It switches between them seamlessly and gives great audio output for all.

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I'm using this receiver in a 5.1 set up with fantastic results. Much better than the older 5.1 receiver that I had. Great value for the price. Very easy to set up and adjust, even my wife can use it (she does not even know how to turn her cell phone on)

Comments about Yamaha rx-v571_black__u:

For the price, this was a great value. Handles many components, gives many audio options. I wish the universal remote would allow keystroke memorizing of other component's remotes. I would also like to see this AV receiver integrated with an HD video tuner, and have integrated internet streaming. Why not go all the way and integrate a DVR?

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Bought to replace a Denon unit less than one year old that has been to shop for 3 time 7 months. Returned for Yamaha's quality.

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I have upgraded an older AVR 235 Harman Kardon receiver who gave-up on me after a long struggle with regular interruptions. Even after sending it for repairs during the warranty, it came back with the same issue. Anyway, I grew tired of smashing it :) so, in a way, I'm happy it permanently stopped working.

Now, I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality with this Yamaha receiver and with the technological advancements. Most probably HK made similar progress as well, but I was reluctant to buy another Harman Kardon after the problems I had with the previous one.

The big surprise came after setting up the system using the YPAO microphone. I couldn't understand why my very large front Infinity speakers were always set to small, while the smaller surround speakers were set to large.

Several attempts and a lot of attention paid to the sweep sounds generated during the test, made me realize that one of my front speakers had poor bass. After a careful analysis, I discovered that one of the metal blades connecting the bi-wiring connectors went missing! I understand now why I had hard time equalizing the response of the old receiver, despite using a special tools for it! Thanks to this new simple but thorough set-up system, the quality of my sound is dramatically improved. I just ordered additional speaker cables to make full use of the nice bi-amp feature of the new Yamaha. This feature is almost hidden and I wonder why it is not advertised in the specs. 5.1 with bi-amp might be more useful than the advertised 7.1

Another nice upgrade is the perfect sync between the TV and the receiver, they talk to each other well, being able to turn them both on-off from the TV remote, or make use of the HDMI bypass feature if only the receiver is switched off.

I also like the way the my old classic iPod interface works. The TV screen shows the song names, etc with album art while the info button on the remote allows the titles to be shown on the receiver's display. To bad the USB port is on the front panel, I would have preferred that white USB cable to be hidden.

I also tested the up-scaling and the video component input forwarding to the HDMI output. It worked well. However, HDMI to HDMI is the ideal solution and I noticed a quality improvement when I connected the cable box with a second HDMI cable.
As an improvement suggestion, I would like to see the extra-bass feature made more flexible: I don't want to use this option when the sound has a dedicated LFE channel (ie Dolby Digital, DTS), but I would like to take full advantage of my sub-woofer when listening to stereo or other non-LFE modes. In this moment the feature can only be full on or full off.

Summarizing, the first contact is positive. I might come back with updates once I'll get used with the system