R-S300

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

I had a Yamaha CR620 Receiver that I bought in March of 1978. It finally died a month shy of its 35th birthday. Impressed with the Yamaha's longevity, I went looking for one to replace it. I wanted something not too complicated that would incorporate some modern technology but also play FM radio, turntable, tape deck, and CD player. I did some research on line and went to a dealer and asked about the r-s300. He said that would be the perfect replacement and he was right. I had no difficulty setting it up and it does exactly what I need it to do. It may be my imagination but the sound seems to be a great deal better than it was through the old receiver.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

It's a great receiver! Don't let the power rating fool you! It really caught the Yamaha charm. A lot of things on the front of this receiver are not standard features anymore. There are no video components run through it, so that stuff won't degrade the audio signal chain - great for using with a desktop PC and some bookshelf or floorstanding speakers.

"Loudness" is as simple as this: It turns the mids down; that's it - and a little goes a long way. The idea behind this is that using subtractive EQ is much better for ear fatigue than boosting Bass and (especially) Treble. Loudness also allows the audio to maintain a higher level of purity than boosting, which creates high and low frequency nodes. It also gives you more usable volume "throw" by allowing you to set your gain where you prefer to run your gear at.

Excellent components, fantastic build, I really liked the concept of this receiver - until the main selling point for me didn't really come through. I knocked one star off due to features, because I am really bummed that it doesn't have volume control for the sub out. I wanted to be able to turn my sub off via remote from across the room, the controllable features from the remote are a little basic.

I can have quick reference with the loudness control for flattening my mix and turning it up to see what it's going to sound like after someone does something similar in say, their car at low volumes. For some of my friends that went to the same audio production school I went to, I'd recommend this receiver to them regardless of price point, which says a lot!

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

If you need a basic stereo system (and a home theater system would be overkill for your purposes), this is an excellent unit. I would like a few more inputs for modern things such as a USB or 3.5mm input for mp3 sources. I considered units with Bluetooth and additional inputs, but they all had output features that I simply do not need to run my small stereo system. It does allow me to use remote speakers in other parts of the house. I would also have likes an electrical output that would allow an additional source to be turned on/off with the remote (or the power switch). I am very pleased with this unit.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

This is my first new receiver in over 25 years. The set up was easy, the reception is great, even though we are in a bad reception pocket. I like to control the bass and treble, so this gives me that freedom. I like that I can preset my stations so I don't have to hunt for them.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

Easy to figure out.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

cool price

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

There aren't a lot of stereo receivers available in stores anymore so we were very happy to find this one. Paired with new Polk RtiA5 speakers the sound quality is great...very clear and crisp and accurate to our ear. The receiver has all of the options we need and the speaker connections are very solid. Controls feel very smooth. Not sure why the volume level displays as a negative number but that does not affect anything.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

Just simply preforms better than all the rest. Particularly love the loudness dial. May be the best available out there!

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

I bought this to replace an OLD stereo receiver that had failed. I didn't expect to hear any difference, but when pushed it clearly had more headroom than the 60 watt/channel amp it replaced. Tuner seems to pull in all the stations I need. I usd this for basic music, and radio. Also use for my video editing and find the tape/in/out setup quite handy for importing and exporting.

Comments about Yamaha r-s300:

I just hope that compnaies like Yamaha continue to make plain old stereo units for a long time. I know people want to go with the whole Dolby surrround HD "sounds like your really there" type of unit these days but I tell you...If I didn't already have on old budget surround sound receiver in the living room, I'd just get something like the R-S300 and use the four speakers and that's it. I wouldn't even worry about having to have a center channel and all that junk. I like simplicity and I have no plans to ever run a mini movie theatre in my living room.