Yamaha RX-A4A AVENTAGE 7.2-Channel AV Receiver – 8K and 4K/120 HDMI, eARC, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D, Surround:AI, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MusicCast

Great until you need a firmware update. If update fails nothing works. No options except via external USB. I have spent over 2 hours trying to get help from Yamaha, it tells you what position you are in the que then after a long time it says sorry no one available try later,got same result. Contacted operators twice, neither one knew what a home theater receiver was nor where to take it for service! Obviously Japanese aren’t running customer service center. I have owned Yamaha receivers since the 70’s and never had to deal with issues until this model. Totally disabling a device because an update didn’t process? Then no customer service support? I will think twice before purchasing Yamaha products in the future. Recommend looking at other manufacturers before you purchase.called on day 3 at exactly 10:00 AM EST. Immediate connection to representative. Tony was excellent and extremely helpful!!! I decided to take the receiver to service facility to check it out instead of updating via USB since it was cutting in and out, the reason I went to settings to begin with. It’s under warranty. Still think the customer service line and process needs some tweaking but again Tony was excellent so I changed my rating to a five star.

I bought the this unit with some reservations, only due to the reviews. This replaced an Onkyo that failed in three months. Before that it was a Denon and before that was a Marantz. Needless to say I’ve had bad luck in the receiver department. Now back to the Yamaha, this thing is a beast and relatively easy to get set up. There are two things that are annoying on this unit. #1 is the tiny screen on the front, you can’t read it unless you get right up to it. #2 is the giant volume knob on the front of this thing, unusually large. As far as power and sound, I have a 7.1 setup running Klipsch speakers. Plenty of power and fine tuning the setup was a breeze. If this receiver lasts longer than three months I’ll update my review. As for right now I would definitely recommend it.

This is my second one of these and after listening to mine a good friend bought 2 also (one for living room, one for basement home theater. I use my main one as a pre-amp and digital music processing system to push a 5 channel 300 watt per channel amp to listen to HD FLAC music and the occasional movie. The built in DAC is not the best but is perfectly acceptable for critical listening. I have compared it to several external DACs and it compares favorably. The music processing is very good especially the "All Channel Stereo" feature. It's heavy and well built.I recommend this receiver for anyone that listens to music as a primary activity.

It's a Yamaha, it just works. I've been buying Yamaha ever since getting burned by no less than 4 Onk0 products, one Integra and three Onkyos. HDMI boards in each went south.But enough of that, this is a Yamaha review after all. HDMI switching is as quick as you could want, sound quality is very good, and I have very revealing speakers with RAAL ribbon tweeters. I don't really care for the 24 or so sound effects stuff Yamaha includes in most or their AVRs, but it's no big deal since they don't get in the way of what I want, which is nice clean sound. And that is where this Yamaha shines.What I don't like is that great big volume knob on the front of this thing. Couldn't look more ridiculous if they had pasted a big red rubber clown nose on it! All to hide the fact that they cheaped out with that itty bitty display window that is difficult to read without binoculars!

The receiver works as it's intended. I liked the YPAO jack feature to setup the speakers delay (the surround sound speakers' distance from each location). You can also fine tune it manually to your preference. The receiver is mainly used for the home theater system. I don't like the sound of it when using it for music audio playback. Although, it just be my current settings as I'm still new to Yamaha.

I have used a few different brands and models, and couldn’t be happier with this YAMAHA RX-A4A. Awesome sound and power. It delivers crisp and clear sound with the punch that you need for home theater. I love the PURE DIRECT mode that delivers the power you need for karaoke. You have to spend a little more to enjoy the music and audio experience. I tried the RX-A2A and that does not have enough power and the sound is not to my expectations. I highly recommend this YAMAHA RX-A4A for your home theater and music listening. At least the RX-A4A or A6A.