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Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 CH Home Theater Receiver

User Rating:

(6 reviews)

Price Range: $329 to $359

Bizrate User Review.

YamahaAwesome. 9 out of 10

by KevTech , Apr. 21, 2008

Comments:
I was in the market for a New Home Theater Receiver with HDMI up conversion and roughly 100 watts per channel. I checked out Onkyo TX-SR605, Sony STR-DG910 and Yamaha RX-V663. All with MSRP between $500 and $600. I ruled out the Onkyo’s they run to

QuickTake:

Pros: HDMI video up conversion, auto setup, 2 year warranty.

Cons: None except that it only has 2 HDMI in and no upscaling.

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 7 days

bestcovery.com Professional Review.

#2 Best AV Receiver for Value

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Another impressive 7.1 receiver that delivers excellent performance and functionality for the price. An excellent match for your Blu-ray player with onboard decoding for Dolby HD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Connectivity is not quite as good as the Onkyo with

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cnet.com Professional Review.

Yamaha RX-V663

by Online Shopper

Comments:

Review Verdict: The Yamaha RX-V663 sounds great, but it's tough to recommend with its paltry HDMI connectivity, poor upconversion quality, and other design quirks.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent sound quality ; onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding ; Sirius- and XM-ready ; control iPod onscreen using USB port ; two switched AC outlets ;

Cons: Only two HDMI inputs, while competing models offers offer three or more ; analog upconversion limited to 480p ; poor upconversion quality ; autosetup gave us an inaccurate warning ; frustrating rear panel layout ;

cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Yamaha RX-V663

by Steve Guttenberg and Matthew Moskovciak

Comments:
yamaha rx-v663 review: The Yamaha RX-V663 sounds great, but it's tough to recommend with its paltry HDMI connectivity, poor upconversion quality, and other design quirks.

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alaTest.com Professional Review.

Review summary of Yamaha RX-V663

by alaTest

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 67 reviews of Yamaha RX-V663 from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 81/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 27725 other Receivers & Amplifiers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.

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ultimateavmag.com Professional Review.

UltimateAVmag.com: Yamaha RX-V663 A/V Receiver

by Kim Wilson

Comments:
New technologies have a way of becoming less expensive over a shorter period of time with each passing year. Case in point-the RX-V663 A/V receiver from Yamaha, which provides a complete 7.1-channel system (95Wpc) with some of the most advanced features a

Review Verdict: On the surface, the Yamaha RX-V663 should be a terrific deal, offering support for HDMI 1.3a and the newest audio formats. At a mere $550, I wish I could give it better marks. However, the consumer-electronics industry moves quickly, and in the short time

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QuickTake:

Pros: Good performance of onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding, Includes DTS-HD Master Audio decoding

Cons: ), Access to different types of media (XM, Sirius, iPod, Bluetooth), Only two HDMI inputs, Lackluster audio performance with auto setup, required a lot of manual tweaking