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Yamaha 5.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver is designed to provide pure HiFi sound from 2-channel PCM and analog sources by the ¿Direct Stereo¿ mode which allows sources to bypass the decorders and DSP processors. The Component Video inputs offer higher picture quality and allows you to enjoy three different sources without having to change connections. The four SCENE buttons make operating the receiver easier than ever. It offers a unique choice of eight Yamaha DSP surround programs to bring out the full audio potential of your entertainment sources.

Amazon Sales Rank: #677 in Receiver or Amplifier Color: Black Brand: Yamaha Model: RX-V461BL Dimensions: 5.31" h x 17.13" w x 12.50" l, 18.82 pounds 5-channel, 500W powerful surround sound (100W x 5) 4 SCENE buttons offering easier operation 3 HDTV compatible component video inputs iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha YDS-10 XM Ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround

Customers most useful reviews 17 of 17 people found this review helpful. Perfect Pitch "Home Theater in a Box." W. Mallick The price point of this Yamaha receiver should be someone who does not live in a small apartment or in a really tight budget, a good new all-in-one system. I had this receiver and the speakers were using medium quality, and the sound was still very natural. I've been with Yamaha products for years and have never been disappointed. Here are my advantages: - Automatic Calibration: Using the included microphone, I could configure my speakers in less than a minute, and my surround sound is very natural. It 'also automatically adjusts the equalization of the center speaker to match the front speakers. I left the default calibration and watched several movies, and have been completely satisfied with the results. -Natural Sound: The sound, the amp is very transparent, and even with the use of signal processing, it seems the resulting sound is natural, it does not hear too tiring to my speakers a little better with acoustic music, but everything from Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker , Bad Religion, Thievery Corporation, Carl Craig, and Iggy Pop sounded clear and "alive". In the past I have had a Sony receiver, and it sounded good with the only "real" CD. MP3 playback Enhancement: When using an iPod or MP3 playback my Philips HDD / DVD recorder, the sound was greatly improved, but not artificially so with Yamaha's "Music Enhance" processing. This algorithm was developed to compressed music sounds better, and with high quality rips (192kbs or better) you can not really tell the difference from the original CD. -IPod Dock: Get the Yamaha iPod dock, but check around for the best price. Got mine for around $ 50 from an Amazon dealer. The iPod dock lets you control the iPod from the Yamaha remote, and if you hit "display" it will load the song list into the receiver and you can browse the menus using your TV and the Yamaha remote There are caveats with this, see the Cons. I will say, that the speed of managing the iPod with the remote is very fast, and the whole iPod experience is much faster than using Apple's Front Row to control iTunes (OS X only). The current song is displayed, scrolled as needed, on the receiver's display. The iPod menu is displayed your TV and using the remote buttons, it is very quick to move through the menus. -Bright Orange/Yellow Display: Yamaha has kept with their tradition of using a bright orange/yellow display that is easy to read day or night. I can even see the iPod song titles during the day with little problem. -Remote Control: The remote control is very well-built, stands up to dropping, and is well organized. I was able to setup my Sony TV and my DirecTV Tivo with no problems. OK, here are my beefs I must state that for the money, you get a plethora of features without sacrificing sound quality. But, as expected, there are a few sacrifices to be made: -No Video Transcode: C'mon guys, analog video processing chips are like 10 cents a piece, would it really hurt to allow users to mix and match video inputs and have the video signals appear on all the video outs simultaneously? What I am saying is that the composite, S-Video and component signal paths are isolated from each other. (Sony receivers will transcode the inputs to all the outputs. But, Sony sound is lackluster) -FM Sensitivity. They could do a better job with the FM stereo blend, and include a tuning meter. I only listen to a couple of stations and a tuning meter would make it easier to "aim" my antenna. If the signal isn't strong, the highs aren't adequately blended to remove all the static and you have to switch to mono. -iPod Caveats: Don't get me wrong, I am addicted to my Yamaha iPod dock. But here is my (minor) complaint list: -You have to hit "Display" to load the iPod menu This occurs very quickly (I wish my car iPod integration worked this well.) But, there should be a system setting to do this automatically if you.