I hate the new look. I saw one in person the other day. All that thin cheap plastic on the face.

@@contemporaryhomeaudio Fair enough, though aside from the plastic, do you think it's at least more interesting visually than your typical receiver?

I do like the look of it, however at the 3:07 mark, the volume knob looks extremely cheap.

My 1st stereo amp was a Sony TA1010 in 1972. I’ve come full circle, appearance wise.

@@kevinwright8309 Oh it's plastic fantastic, for sure. But we have to keep in mind the Yamaha's more budget status.

One thing that he did not address that I think out of the box is an amazing selling point of this particular receiver. It's the room correction. It's not just normal room correction but it's multi point. due to the fact that uses up to I think six different points to find your overall sweet spot bubble.

So, did you managed to pass through 4K 120 Hz ? Or 8K 60Hz ? There was a problem with the Panasonic chip .

@@sakadabara just 4K for now as that's all my TV puts out. I like that there's capability for expansion with firmware updates as a new TV is on the horizon...

@@blindsquirrelly thank you for your answer! (I am PlayStation 4 Pro user paired with 7.1 Marantz 5013 and 2019 60Hz 4K TV 📺 )

@@sakadabara same ps4 and tv here. Ps5 and 8k tube happening in 6 months or so...

@Des Barry lol no, it's plastic, mine was battered after, maybe a month, I certainly haven't been poking and jabbing at it.

You're right if you intend to buy a tv look for quality picture but if you intend to buy a receiver look for sound quality !

Excellent argument. I bet my 2001 Marantz SR 5300, and Harman Kardon AVR 500 would annihilate any receiver in the sound department of today with just old compressed Dolby Digital AC-3 or DTS through optical cable !

It's a breath of fresh air visually (and sonically) for sure!

I don't care if it looks like a crumbled cookie. Only the sound matters.

You got the MusicCast 500! That's awesome. We're big fans of that table! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words!

New 1.26 firmware update fix this 👍

@Alan Smithee Though I have never had any personal experience with this particular receiver or any NAD receivers at all, on paper this looks like a pretty capable unit. With a powerful 140 watts per channel and high resolution 9.2 capabilities it'll definitely get the job done. Another good thing about this receiver is the mobile app that allows you to stream music content directly to your theater room and Zone 2 area... I just happen to be more so of a yamaha guy. I would compare this receiver to Yamaha's RX-A3080. The yamaha is more powerful, $1,000 less and I can vouch for its sound quality. That NAD is pretty expensive. One problem is this receiver would be extremely hard to find at the moment. New models should be released shortly though.

Older Yamaha's like the RX-V685 have the same issue. I am pretty happy with everything else

Which setting did you change in order to fix it?

These are the settings that resolved the HDMI ARC sound problems (intermittent sound from native 4K TV apps) described at 10:00 into the review. With that said, the Yamaha is a finicky beast and occasionally does not pass through AV signals from ANY source. It “gets confused” and I have to reboot it (unplug it from the wall) to get it to remember. HDMI * HDMI Control ON. The settings in “Standby Sync” and “ARC” are applied. “Note: You need to perform the HDMI Control link setup after connecting HDMI Control-compatible devices.” I did this when I connected my new TV. * Standby Through AUTO. Selects whether to output video/audio, which is input through HDMI jacks, to the TV when the unit is in standby mode. AUTO: Automatically selects whether to output video/audio depending on the status of the connected device. ON consumes more power. * 4K Upscaling: ON. “Selects whether to use 4K upscaling of the HDMI video signal. If this function is set to “On”, 1080p content is displayed at 4K resolution.” I had this OFF before I got my new 4K TV. After new TV: ON slightly improves regular Cable programming. One reviewer (Ray) said that On made the signal blurry, but this was not true for me. * Standby Sych, Audio Output in Auto. * ARC On. * HDMI Video Format: MODE 1. There is a table in the Yamaha manual. Mode 1 is better. “Only use mode 2 if your display has issues handling the full UHD signal that is possible if using mode 1.” Sound * DSP Parameter: You can fine tune 8 parameters (room size, delays), but why? * Surround Decoder AUTO. Center Spread OFF. * All-Channel Stereo: You can fine tune it, but why? It sounds interesting but artificial. I sometimes play around with it and programmed it to one of the color buttons on the Remote. * Dialogue Level: “This is great for those with hearing loss.” Some reviewers (Ray) increased it to 3 (max). I tried this but found I had to reduce it to 2. (3 had too much Center in music and sports.) DTS Dialogue Control , Dialogue Lift (lifts apparent elevation of voices) cannot be changed and am not using. * Volume: Initial and Max Volume - did not touch. * Virtual Speaker: Turned OFF Virtual Surround Back Speaker (VSBS) - I already have rear speakers. Play with Dolby Speaker Virtual? It virtualizes Dolby ATMOS (Dolby “fakemos”). I left Off for now. * DTS Mode: Informs the BD (blu-ray disk) player about the DTS formats that the unit supports. Mode 1 is used normally. “Switch to Mode 2 if the BD player fails to properly output a DTS signal even when it is playing back DTS-HD or DTS:X content.” Mode 1 worked for me. Good luck!

Yamaha áudio e muito bom mesmo espetacular incrível mesmo garantia absoluta de altíssima qualidade preço justo excelente qualidade musical nada melhor do que falo

Right!

I'll agree with you

I appreciate it and thank you very much for watching. My goal is to focus on products and conversations that I hope are useful to a wide range of people not just hardcore enthusiasts. Nothing against focusing on a genre, but as a person I find I don't stay to just one "thing", so I don't want this channel to become that either. Also, I think affordable gear is more exciting, for expensive gear BETTER sound amazing whereas cheap stuff leaves room for genuine amazement, which is just more fun...at least to me. Be well!

Can you explain how it doesn't work with Klipsch speakers. I have the Sony STR DH590 and I'm disappointed on the sound with my Klipsch bookshelf 5 1/2, and Klipsch 12'' subs speakers. It doesn't sound as good as my Pioneer VSX-830. The Sony STR DH590 sounds full, but as if it's missing the full spectrum of high frequencies and sort definition even after setting the treble to the max setting of 10. I want to return the Sony STR DH590.

What receiver in this price point is the best (overall features) in your opinion?

@@josexTv Stay with Yamaha. It is a better product in many ways. Scrape together a few more bucks and grab an RX-A780. You wont regret it. And like I said, 3 years warranty as long as you by from a Dealer register it (not an ad) lol.

@@Highqman1974 But then you're shit out of luck for future 4k/120 or 8K/60 if you buy the norm. Especially if you're doing a new PS5 too. Might as well wait for kinks to get roughed out or when the competition catches up with the times. 2.1 issue is the chip from Panasonic thats messing up. The Xbox X wont work...period. I've read... It's still early. 3 months and change now. Hopefully they get Firmware update Panasonic 2.1 fix done soon. Rumor is by this spring.

@@coscrupi is this issue solved with firmware? May 2022 and I'm looking at this model now with better value...

@@RafaelPernia Yes....firmware fixes started to roll out for first models. Later models already had fixed 2.1 chip.

I'm glad you found the review helpful and of course, we always appreciate it when people use our links. So thank you!

@camarowarrior I was looking at that Costco klipsch set up how does it sound?

How does it sound?

@@dilsharaj sounds good the sub packs quite a punch ... its loud and clear and great bass for movies and music

@@movie_av_impulse worth the money, clear and loud and with the sub it packs quite some bass for music and movies... with the sub in the right spot u will feel the bass

Go to Yamaha and let them know. The customer chat box was quick and easy to interact with. I mentioned the desire for the brushed aluminum look in this new line.

@@lordaku4186 Thanks for passing that on. Good tip!

100% agree and the Yamaha manages to be both traditional and new at the same time. I like the more squared off edges of the upcoming Aventage line, but (at least on paper) the first Aventage receivers don't look THAT different from this, so...

I just found one for $40 at a local thrift store, with the remote, Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. (Was just being put out by an employee!) When I got it home the screen kept turning off after a few seconds, Was probably in some sort of weird mode, factory resetted it, everything works great now! This thing is over $800 MSRP now. Insane.

I hear you, I'm not happy paying money for 1,000 dollars item that has glitches and promises to add stuff to it later, I dont get it how companies are selling stuff that is not ready yet. They all do it? Earc is a massive screw up right now. I read somewhere that people should wait for next year tvs and receivers to give a chance to companies to catch up with the technology and do it right, out of the box.

Another issue with this receiver is the volume when you set the volume negative 15 or 20 db the sound is still very strong but if you set the volume to 20 or 15 db the sound rattles . At zero db it should not make any sound but even at negative 10 db the sound is still very strong . Why ?

Same here! I start building in 3 weeks!

Don’t do it

@@Crandish99 why do you say that? Do you have experience with this receiver?

@@stingdragon17 yessir. See my recent comment above :/

@@Crandish99 I appreciate the info. But these are mass produced. So there is a good chance that you just got unlucky and got a defective one off the line.

@@stingdragon17 Oh of course, no argument there. But I'd sleep easier at night not getting another one after the original tried to burn my house down.

@MURUGESAN P I didn’t have one this time. Just didn’t feel like I had anything to really add this time around. Kind of you to ask though. 😊

It’s identical to the Costco TSR-700. No difference.

It seems to me like they're exactly the same unit

I have the same tv with the RX-V685 Yamaha and I am pretty happy with it.

Well I hope the V4A serves you well and thank you so much for watching!

Can you expand on your experience with the eARC issues? I also have an AppleTV that will be providing 95% of the content, are there daily issues or just occasional annoyances?

@@911jason Using the Apple TV via the RX-V6A to my TV has been fine. Since it's being passed through the receiver to the TV, I don't have to worry about eARC bugs.

Did the issues went away after January firmware update?

Similar background. I think my preamp does a better job than the built-in preamp in the RX-V6A/TSR-700. However, I still opted to use the built-in preamp as it keeps it simple with one less component, one less set of RCA cables, and one less power plug.

What problems do you have ? I ve been using this reciever for 2 weeks and everything works fine, even 4k 120hz from PS5.

Try a firmware update 1.48. I had similar issues connecting which all went away with the update.

Rvx6A é excelente

Almost every day I need to turn it off and unplug from electricity - then it works for the rest of the day usually :)

Have you had any issues with HDMI switching? I have had my eye on the same Costco model, but if there's a lot of issues, it will be a no go. Do you have the HDR bug that he mentions? The dropped audio?

@@911jason I haven't experienced any hdmi switching issues with my setup. My tv is 4 years old (LG OLED, no eArc), and I use a 2017 Nvidia Shield, no new consoles, so I don't have a bunch of cutting edge equipment. But everything I have works with no issues. HDR 10 through the Shield has also been flawless for me, although I know others have had issues with color banding with HDR content. I have not had the HDR label pop on screen as Andrew shows here

What if you’re Denon X3700h just died after 2 years plus like mine just did 😂

I had Denon avr x1200 w .was an awesome receiver .Than I bought Denon avr x 2500 H was not happy at all sound like shit I returned that bought Yahama RX V 685 sounds amazing .I have to disagree with the title Yahama v6a, 800.00 not a budget receiver. It's condider high end mid range receiver that replace Yahama RXV 685.

@@davidbourne8281 greater > less

​@@patiorio1538 in Australia, its $899 right now, with a $500 price drop. Bought one.

​@heywoodjablome5630 have used the preouts for an amp yet? I hear its signal is under powered.

Helpful information as I’m planning to buy one. Thank you.

did the firmware update these issues, also the mentioned sound via ARC problems?

⁠ First off: Thank you for bringing the firmware update to my attention - I had not noticed the small blue envelope on the front of the receiver. Even after updating, the Yamaha continues to be a finicky beast. Every few months it won’t pass through any AV signals. I have to shut everything down and electronically stop/start the various devices to get the overall system to work. But the Yamaha usually does its job coordinating signals from various sources and sounds great when it does.

Glad we got this review to you in time!

I bought an AVR-X1600H in January 2020 (open box @ Best Buy for $420, not $600) and I'm loving it! The HEOS app has opened a world of online streaming services that is on par with CD quality using Spotify. The audio is pure and has some reserves (175 w/ch max), it's a 7.2 with zone 2 output. The only negative is the USB processing. Playing music files (mp3, FLAC, or wav) is "hit or miss" playing flawlessly.

Easy fix. Just set any input to a scene and select that scene on the remote. All the settings you put on that scene stay saved.

I completely agree on building a system like building a PC step by step

Same here... Good avr

Thanks @S Paige!

Thank you for watching!

Actually its the opposite, the Panasonic branded hdmi 2.1 chip in these 2020 receivers can decoded uncompressed 4k/120 (which PS5 and RTX30 series uses) but is having problems with compressed 4k/120 (which Xbox Series X|S uses via a compression called DSC). Denon and Marantz use the exact same chip and already have the PS5/RTX30 series working at 4k/120 and seem optimistic about getting Xbox working in the future. Unclear how any of these issues impact 8k...the focus has been 4k/120 because of gaming.

@@nickschaffer5672 Thanks for the correction Nick. As I stated, I'm not a gamer.

Yeah, TIDAL's Atmos implementation has gone from being rock-solid to buggy on a lot of devices. It's now hit or miss whether or not it will work though any number of devices we have in house. I don't really like the sound of Atmos music, so it doesn't bother me if it doesn't work, but I understand if others are troubled by it. As for MQA support and whatnot, I also understand if companies don't want to pay for that license as it's more than just money they have to fork over to get that certification. This is why a lot of products actually can or do unpack the MQA info, but just can't display the badge or have the logo appear on screen. Something I learned from a manufacturer a little while back.

You dose not need big screen and it cost money

Worked for me at first too at 4K/60, but then I updated the firmware to 1.26 and now I get a black screen on both Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. I'm returning this piece of junk.

@@SIFTDGames How do you know which version update you have? I believe I have the latest update. I have an HDMI 2.1 38mbps cable, Samsung 90t, and it works fine. I’ve been playing Warzone for several hrs the past two weeks, 3 movies, and a few other games.

@@felixr6307 When you go to update the firmware on the unit it will tell you which version is installed. I also noticed that if you set the receiver back to factory defaults it does not go back to the prior firmware. I reset the receiver and 1.26 is still installed. You have not been playing at 4K/120. You're playing at 4K/60.

@@SIFTDGames Ok. I updated to the 1.26 now. It’s working fine at 4K 60fps (Samsung input spec reads it as “3840x2160 60p”). Sorry you had to put up with a black screen. I hope they can pull off 120 fps. I might return and repurchase until the firmware drops. I heard the other receivers only ‘kinda’ work for PS5.

@@felixr6307 DON'T TOUCH ANY SETTINGS ON THE RECEIVER. LEAVE IT ALONE. When I started manually adjusting things that's when I got the black screens. New issue is that the receiver won't pass audio through ARC. Thing is a piece of junk. I'm returning it and will wait until known issues are fixed.

Did you find something that work with 4k 120hz?

@@Audiovont I have not sadly. Decided to wait for this problem to be solved before I invest and probably get a cheap soundbar as a stop gap until then because as nice as my 55CX is I'm still using built in speakers lol.

@@gameguy1337 good choice. I'll wait too!

Derrick, I bought an AVR-X1600H in January 2020 (open box @ Best Buy for $420, not $600) and I'm loving it! The HEOS app has opened a world of online streaming services that is on par with CD quality using Spotify. The audio is pure and has some reserves (175 w/ch max), it's a 7.2 with zone 2 output. The only negative is the USB processing. Playing music files (mp3, FLAC, or wav) is "hit or miss" playing flawlessly.

Hope it was worth the wait!

@@andrewrobinsonreviews it was well worth it! Love the looks of this receiver. Seems ive made the right choice and i cant wait to open my new Yamaha rx-v6a on Christmas LOL! the GF wont let me have it 😔

I'm planning to buy this receiver. So if I have only one source of hdmi that is from TV and the source stays always the same will I still get the same issue?

I had the exact same problem with mine has Yamaha come out and talked about this yet

Thanks and welcome

Me 2.