Yamaha RX-V6A

You have to run your TV signal thru the receiver to see the setup options/menu. There are default settings to get stuff to function but beyond basics you're stuck. Can't get to Setup Guide without tv and internet connected correctly.

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Impressed with the sound quality. Doubly impressed with Crutchfield su

Impressed with the sound quality. Doubly impressed with Crutchfield support ! The set up was more complicated that I'd expect. Can't give a half star but happy with the RX-V6A

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Good when it works

Got this unit as a replacement for another Yamaha receiver that fried (RXA2080) while watching a movie, after two visits to repair shop, the original unit still would not run my blue ray player. The RX-a6a shuts off for no reason and like the other one it stopped letting my blue ray player do audio (still had picture) the player worked for months before it stopped also it would intermittently switch audio output type when switching from one source to another. I Called Yamaha support and got verry little help, "go buy a blue ray player and call us if it won't work". To fix it shutting off they wanted me to cut the ends of all my speaker wires and reinstall, I did this we will see how it goes. They also informed me this unit is out of warranty after only a year because it was a replacement. The warranty of this unit is only good for the remainder of the returned unit. All together I have purchased 3 Yamaha units all have had major trouble with all, but they have such nice sound when they work, I keep buying them. No more wonder what I will try next.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Seems to have plenty of power and my tower speakers sound great

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Me encantó el diseño, el tamaño y estoy reemplazando un Onkyo. Fue fácil configurarlo con la aplicación.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Sounds Great - initial setup was very simple. I am struggling a bit with some of the feature settings, but otherwise I really like it.

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It works great.

It works great. I replaced my Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A880BL with this RX-V6A with no perceivable downsides. The YPAO microphone programming seems to work a lot better on the newer model and the Dolby Atmos effects are much better as well. My RX-A880BL worked great for almost four years but started requiring me to change audio outputs to get the eARC to work properly from my smart TV when using streaming services or YouTube. No problems like that with the RX-V6A so far.

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Nice AVR

Replaced a 15 year old Sony AVR. I found the setup and navigation through the menu straightforward. I am using it as a pre amp as well for the front speakers . The TV picture is good and listening to 2 channel sound is really good as well.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Good sound , channel separation like all features but the front panel shows finger prints

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Great sound and power

So far it's done very well. I am running a 5.2 system. And it sounds great on all of the various media ihave

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Great Receiver at a fair price!

I replaced a 10 year old Yamaha AV receiver with this one. I love it! The sound quality is better (although I did upgrade the fronts and center with 12 gauge rather than 16 gauge wire) especially movie dialogue. Fairly easy set up. I am still tweaking a few things and need to set up my turntable. I don't miss the old video connections for the VCR since we haven't used it in years. Sound from the USB port is amazing. My only minor complaint is the size of the display, but my eyes aren't what they used to be. As usual, fast Crutchfield shipping and I know that if I ever have a question or problem they are only a phone call or email away.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

The Yamaha RX-V6A is probably the best bang for your buck A/V receiver on the market right now. Excellent sound quality, plenty of power, with detailed, articulate, balanced sound quality. I have this unit driving my 5.1 channel MartinLogan Motion speakers for home theater and music. Including pre-outs for the front L/R channels in this price range is great for those that want to connect an external amp for their mains. MusicCast is great for basic operation of the receiver and makes it easy to stream music. The only cons are the on-screen GUI is functional but looks dated, and the MusicCast app doesn't appear to have options to control various features like the equalizer from your phone or tablet. Otherwise, this is a fantastic receiver and I would recommend it to others building a modest home theater setup.

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Pretty good

I bought this to replace a high end denon that quit working. Great sound and nice features but the user interface is not very good and it was difficult for me to set up. I still haven't got it all figured out but I think I'll get there. The denon was much easier to use and control but had too many reliability issues.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Set this unit up for surround sound connected to an Apple TV for movies and streaming. We also use the system for streaming music etc. Used Plok Signature series speakers to complete the system. The system was easy to setup and starts automatically when the Apple TV is turned on or the Bluetooth is connected, and a streaming service is selected on our I phones. Plenty of options for different styles of listening. Plenty of power along with separation and clarity. This is our 3rd Yamaha receiver; we are not disappointed.

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Punches WAY above it's weight!

This punches way above it weight! This is my 3rd Yamaha receiver and second which I have bought brand new. This unit replaces an older Yamaha Aventage receiver I bought used from 2015 or so that sounded great, but did not have the current 4K capability. This thing looks GREAT on the shelf and the design is modern and a bit striking compared to the others on the market. The center knob is solid and feels like the analog knobs on receivers of the past. The smaller knob on the right works well for manually selecting your input as well as a "button" to confirm selections in other menus. I like the menu interface and glad that they now have a basic text menu instead of the backgrounds and animation like in previous models. It might look "dated" but it is a much more simple menu to navigate. This receiver sounds AMAZING! I have it setup in a 5.2 setup in my living room and I find myself backing it off in volume because of the "punch" it has. While it has "punch" the audio clarity with the subtle surround effects are really good. I've played 4K, Blu-Ray, DVDs, VHS tapes (via HDMI on an older Sony DVD/VHS player with HDMI out for the unit) and even the VHS movies have details in the audio which were not hear before. This is also a great receiver for music with streaming - iTunes, PLEX, Apple Music or physical media - CDs, SACDs. The first CD I played was Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" SACD. I was BLOWN AWAY by the clarity and detail I heard with that

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Upgraded system

The V6A was received promptly. Setup was easy but I owned a 579 previously. Menu displays nicely on the TV screen. I can stream internet radio which I like. Sirius can be streamed but apparently I must use my tablet for that to function. A Sirius app is not on the V6A. Musiccast app on tablet is friendly and colorful. Still trying to get zone B on my outside wired deck to function. As I said I replaced a worn out RX 579 so I am familiar with Yamaha functionality.

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David k

Upgraded to the Yamaha from a Sony ,big improvement in sound quality ,still learning all the features it has ,crutchfield sales rep that helped me looked into the features I was looking for in a system,,,also added a klipsh 12 powered subwoofer,,,thanks

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Yamaha RX-V6A

I have not use it for I am traveling but I know it will be great

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Good price great service and easy to set up.

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HDMI output failed; one month to get it fixed

It was tough to set up, but I have forgotten the pain and suffering of that experience (Crutchfield tech support was very helpful and I couldn't have done it without them!). After about 16 months, however, it stopped sending HDMI video output. Yamaha doesn't do advance replacement, so getting a receiver repaired is roughly a one-month process (wait for box to arrive, then ship, then the shop tinkers with it, then it gets shipped back). I think that the comparably priced Sony receivers (ES models) come with an advance exchange warranty.

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The one the professionals recommended.

I purchased this unit because it was the one recommended by the professionals who installed my home theater / sound system. The unit was shipped immediately and arrived right away. It has since been hooked up and is working and sounding perfectly. I anticipate many years of use.

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Great Sound, Easy operation!

Researched many Home Theater Receivers at the V6A price range - all had good & bad reviews - so i decided to make my decision on my own experience with Yamaha - I have been a club musician for over thirty years playing thru out this Amazing Country using Yamaha Power Amps surviving the road while giving the band hundreds of hours of consistent professional sound with no issues. The V6A powers a Polk Audio System (2) R200's (1)R400 center speaker (2)r900's (1) PSW10 Sub-Woofer. The Manual is clear & easy to follow, it explains everything the receiver can do and gives you the page number that explains how to set it up. The YPAO function is a MUST it is remarkably accurate -it adjusts the volumes on each speaker in DB's & Feet to where the microphone is placed (you can adjust the volumes to your liking of course) Now, I DO NOT have A 4K TV, I have a 60inch Samsung PLASMA & the picture is GORGEOUS!! I just can't give it up! So, I'm not able to receive a true DOLBY ATMOS or DTS-X or DTS-HD signal, but The V6A has a VIRTUAL Front Surround Speaker Hookup that gives you a more IMMERSIVE Sound experience which is what DOLBY ATMOS is, an Array of sounds assigned to different speakers to give you a more immersive FILM experience. I do receive an UNCOMPRESSED, PCM Audio signal which is extremely clear, punchy & loud - so, the Home Theater Experience is very satisfying.

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Robert D.

Incredible array of features. Zone B allows us to operate a music program to our outdoor patio independently without changing indoor settings. Surround set up and balancing was quite easy using the included microphone. This is my second Yamaha receiver in twenty years of reliable service.

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Great for video and music

I wanted a receiver that would be great for tv AND music, especially HI-RES, without any added equipment. I tried the new Sony, twice, and returned twice due to defects. A Crutchfield rep steered me to this, which had been my second choice in the beginning. Yamaha's Musiccast, while a bit clunky, has Qobuz, my streamer for HI-RES music. I've paired this with Cambridge speakers in a 3.1.2 setup. It took more tweaking than the Sony, but I am thrilled with the sound. I'm a bit surprised how much I enjoy the Program settings for individualized acoustics; e.g. Drama if you want the dialogue more pronounced. But the music settings, including for actual concert halls in Munich and Vienna, are fantastic. Hearing a Beethoven symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic with my acoustics set to the hall in which it was recorded, really really works. Concerts that I watch on my Apple TV have great presence. I'm happy now I bought a product where the kinks had already been worked out.

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lovin it

super easy to setup loving the sound my only negative although the on screen menu is way better than older versions it still feels outdated

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Great receiver.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

seams to be what was described by sales man super fast shipping and great tech support

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Yamaha RX-V6A

It's quite an upgrade from my older receiver. A lot of functionality

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Yamaha RX-V6A

This unis is worth the learning curve. Like The sync option between components, pwr.on/off, etc. Like all the ambient sound, and surround sound options. I'm still in process of learning . May write more later.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

I love this receiver. The power and features with spotify as well as the 8k hdmi, zone 2 speakers run two more towers in another room all off of this receiver. Easiest receiver I've ever had to work with.

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Not seeing HDMI input 1

Having problems with the HDMI not seeing my Direct TV input, found HDMI 1 was set to 8K, so I changed it to 4K and it seems to be working good so far.

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Rockingham

Purchased this for a small home theatre system. This was recommended by the staff for the definitive technology speaker system purchased some time ago also from Crutchfield. Once everything on on, connected and communicating (each time) it is a decent system, producing high quality sound, although not at all over powering - although this is partly due to the speaker system. I would give the hardware: sound/power 4-stars. However, the amount of times that communication fails is unacceptable. The app is really awful, the remote only has a few of the function available on the app, and the internal software seems to require a reset for unknown reasons every few weeks. The software and usability of the system I would give only 2-stars. I would not purchase this unit again due to the amount of headaches and frequency encountered trying to simply get the HDMI to connect with the TV.

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Happy Customer

The Yamaha receiver is really nice. I would like to thank the technicians that helped me in the set up. The technology is amazing and complicated to choose from the many options on the remote. But that is why we buy from Crutcfield. They are just a call away for quality service and help. Thank you, Dwight Stark

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Terrific

Terrific receiver great authentic sound. Fidelity on this Yamaha is true as recorded Love the pure direct feature. Great with movie sounds. I run my Vizio TV through it and the Yamaha has no problems processing the sound. Easy Setup.

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Great Sound, but Unreliable Connectivity Issues

I have long been a Yamaha fan & I've had several of their receivers over the year starting in 2010. So I was initially excited to get this one, but that excitement soon turned to utter disappointment. It sounded great in all sound modes powering my 5.2 Polk TSI series set-up. That's the good. But here's the bad: 1) Sending Bluetooth audio to the receiver from a phone was a complete disaster. You had to be within a few feet of the receiver (like less than 5), otherwise audio would continually drop and/ or break up for moments here and there. 2) Similarly, it kept losing track of my wireless network even though the repeater was close. I had to enter in the network credentials SEVEN times because it kept dropping the connection. You have to type in the password every time, and typing it with the remote was excruciating. I think this would have been a recurring issue except I had enough and decided to send the receiver back. 3) This is the least of my gripes, but this receiver's display was an issue. While the new screen and style of the receiver front are head & shoulders above similar competition from Denon and Onkyo in terms of illumination and smoothness, I found it impossible to read from the couch. It's just too small. Also, older Yamaha receivers give you a visual display of which speakers are activated for which sound program, but the new one doesn't do that. If you like to play around with speaker arrangements between music & movies, this will drive

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Great sound!

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Whole House Sync with MusicCast

Walk your entire property with MusicCast. When you are looking to have whole house audio, and I'm talking 12 rooms or more playing the same tune in sync, incorporating Dolby Almost overhead speakers, I don't know of a better option. I have three of these units with two zones covering a 5.1.2 room, a 7.2 room, and a 5.1 via wireless MusicCast sub, as well as three nearby rooms that had existing wired connection for 2 zone receivers. The other six rooms are covered by another half-dozen MusicCast devices. There may be better receivers out there for your specific needs, but this was perfect for mine.

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Very Happy

Great sound and easy hook-up. Auto setup feature was quick and easy.

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Lovely Yamaha system

I love the versatility of this amp! I have it connected to Klipsch speakers with Dolby Atmos top speakers built in and two Klipsch sub woofers as well as Yamaha Music cast 20 speakers for the wireless surround. The sound is amazing! Records on my turntable come to life like I've never heard. The on screen (TV) menus are nice to help get things up and going and allow you to dial in how you want it to work and sound. This is quite a nice system!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Excellent AMP. Setup is challenging

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Yamaha RX-V6A

The receiver is great, for the price range. Sounds great, some features are lacking, again, due to price range. 4 stars due to "incoherent" remote and menu settings/direct access to features. This would have been a 5 from me since I really do not need a million connected devices, 120Hz, or PC compatibility and connections. Fire stick and Blue Ray, and I am good. The sound quality is tops, and I would have kept it if I did not decide to go with 2 more channels and get the only other Yamaha I could find - Aventage A6A that I found in stock somewhere else since so many Yamaha, and others are out of stock currently everywhere, and the next up model from this one was out of stock.

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Setup is awefull

For right now I can only give it 3 stars because of the setup time it took. Tried using the Yamaha setup app, but would not connect to the receiver. Than used the remote to setup and it took on average 15 -20 seconds between each button push to movement on the tv screen. My wife said I am too patient and she would have thrown it out the window.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Reasonable price for rich feature set and great sound.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Sounds great a little difficult to set up

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Very pleased so far

Need to spend some more time setting up specific input/speaker configurations so that's why I can't give it 5 starts yet. So far I'm very pleased with the performance and features of this unit. I would have spent more if I thought I needed too but I'm only running a 5.1 system and this is big upgrade over my 20 year old Harmon Kardon unit. I purchased my Yamaha from Crutchfield due to past experience and their reputation for customer service.

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Designed for the technically illeterate

Overall, the receiver is very nice but audiophiles and the technically literate will be disappoint. The on-screen setup using the remote or front panel is typically cryptic and tedious. For example there is no on-screen graphic EQ. If you want to tweak the settings generated by the YPAC , it's speaker by speaker, jiggling numbers up and down. The MusicCast it dumbed-down compared to their earlier app which gave control over everything, and what setting there are, are scattered all over the place. Neither the built-in siriusxm or pandora off your favorites or shuffle of your favorites. Roku to the rescue - but you shouldn't need to do that for a receiver at this price. My overall assessment is that it's over-priced given the lack of fine-grained access to the settings. Want a manual? Hunt for it online. Can't follow the instructions? Enroll in a mind-reading course. By rights I should return it but without brick-and-mortar stores where these can be touched, every one is a pig-in-a-poke. The only to know for sure what it does is to buy, return, buy, return, ad infinitum. So I guess I'll keep it but I'm far from enthusiastic about it.

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Still on testing

Its difficult to make a full opinion on 2 weeks of usage but here we go. This amp will be inevitably compared with my old A/V Yamaha amp. The overall quality is what you can expect from Yamaha, very good, even the packing is great. Almost as good as Crutchfield customer service, which to me is Top Of The Line. Thank You Stephen(tocayo)!!! No manual in the box, just a QR scan code, :( Again, very modern but when you try to find a specific area in the set up process in your tiny cellphone display things might turn ugly with frustration. After 1/2 an hour I ended up calling a Crutchfield specialist just to get the Zone 2 to sound. Upon installing I realize Yamaha decided to change the distance of the standard binding posts, making it impossible to use my already prepared dual banana connectors for each speaker. That was a mayor disappointment since I had to disassemble all my cable terminal connectors and connect all my speakers to the amp the old fashion way. WHY??? The clean slate look of the front panel is amazingly beautiful and elegant but deceiving, I would rather have plenty of buttons to press instead of depending of the remote for access to all the functions in a sea of menus. The remote controller is also very simple looking due to the lack of many buttons so you need to be prepare to go through menus on the TV as a display. That kind of sucks to me, I prefect immediate access to all the amazing functions. Overall, this is a great amp. Lets see if it last long.

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Super Happy

Great receiver and awesome customer service as always. This was exactly the step up I was looking for, and perfectly matched with my existing speakers. Crutchfield really nailed exactly what I wanted.

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Great Unit - Though Set Up is a Pain

Great receiver, really enjoy the sound and the features. Some features can be controlled by Alexa and/or Google Assistant. My greatest source of frustration is the instruction book appears to be written by an engineering team and not an end-user.

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It has potential

I purchased this to replace an older Sony unit. When I first got it set up I was more than pleased with the overall sound quality. It seemed to me, it was a really solid unit. The first night, the wife and I sat down to enjoy a movie, but it was requesting a firmware update, so we let that do its thing, and went on to the movie... The next day, while listening to music, it stopped working... All efforts to revive it were futile. I contacted Crutchfield, and we were able to set up a return. Customer service is outstanding.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

This unit dies not do HDMI switching! I've sent it in for repairs, works for a while, and back to the same old crap! For what I paid for this, I expected a lot better.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

No where near easy to hook up as my latest Onkyo. I sent this back and I'm going to order another Onkyo. Easier to hook up and a better display of component selection on the Onkyo. I'm no tech wizard and I need all the help I can get. Thanks.

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Perfect for our setup!

I bought this based on the recommendation of my advisor after explaining what we had in the house and what we were looking to do - she said this should do it without being overkill, and she was spot on. We just have a basic 5 speaker surround system with a subwoofer, and 2 separate speakers on the porch. We are now able to play music on the porch while watching tv in the living room, and with the yamaha app, it was a breeze to setup. We love it! We recommend the Yamaha and Crutchfield, thanks again guys!!!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

This Yamaha receiver is awesome, I mean it's awesome.

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Replacement on the way

The Yamaha RX-V6 would not work for veiwing tv. Spent 2.5 hours on the phone with the 2 great Crutchfield techs. Had to send this unit back and getting a replacement. Hope this one will work. Have to give Crutchfield 5 stars!!!

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Great budget reciever

I had a ton of issues with this receiver when I first set it up but I stuck with it and Yamaha has come through with fixes via firmware updates. Love the new sleek look but Yamaha could have revamped the UI, it's still the same boring, slow and clunky interface found on the older units. The sound from the V6A is great, very pleased. My only big gripe is if your going to include preamp outputs at least give us LCR outputs instead of just LR.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Couldn't find a better receiver for the price! Excellent surround sound for movies and brought my music listening to the next level...Pearl Jam never sounded so good! I was looking for a receiver to take my 5.1 speaker system to the next level...and this Yamaha RX-V6A did just that!

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Great receiver

My only reservation with this unit was the HDMI 2.1 issues and they've been resolved in any unit you'd buy from crutchfield today. My receiver works great I've had no issues. Setup was easy and only took about 20 minutes. I've read reviews of people complaining about the display but honestly I find it to be a complete non-issue. I like the remote much more than on my previous Yamaha receiver. It's been simplified and uses way less buttons and is very intuitive to use. I upgraded my TV and receiver because I got an Xbox series x and everything works great together. The TV I chose was the Hisense U8g 65 inch and I would give it 5 stars also. If you're looking to upgrade your receiver to a HDMI 2.1 unit you won't be disappointed with this choice IMO.

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Great amp for my audiophile system.

I have Dimension 4 Opus 8s for my main system and 3 bass cabinets with separate sub amps for stereo bass at each end and mono bass in the middle. I have been experimenting with the bass for many years. I finally coupled them with the 8's to achieve incredibly clean sound. After much research I decided on this amp to replace an old Denon on its last legs. After fine tuning it all, I can say that this amp does all and more than the old set up. Very clean power. I only use it for stereo in direct mode. See other reviews for info on other modes. Good luck if you are looking for something better. Thank you Cruchfield.

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Yamaha V6A

Ready for some new sounds through new technologies!!!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Good for the money

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Montreal

I don't now what's up with Yamaha? It used to be top shelf. It was my first top shelf receiver back in the day. I keep seeing great reviews but lousy reviews from the people who actually buy them. I really expect more. I'm having difficulty finding something decent under $2000. Not willing to fork up $5000 for just a receiver. Add seven or more speakers, you'll be lucky to get out under the cost of an economy car when all is said and done. Good luck to all

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Love this receiver!

I love this receiver! The sound that comes out of this thing is wonderful - very detailed for both music and movies. Replaced my Denon receiver and the difference is amazing. Very happy with the video capabilities and the networked/internet /airplay capabilities. Great value in a receiver and probably more than what most people need. Crutchfield support was awesome in helping me to swap out my defective Denon unit.. Absolute top notch support people!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Super quality for the $ - I upgraded from a 6 year old Onkyo. Real easy to setup especially with the online setup option!

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Faulty HDMI board

I was really hoping this would be a great midrange AVR for the 4K era, but I had nothing but problems with the HDMI connections. With 2 different home theater PC systems and a BluRay player, none of the sources played content correctly. Frequent video blackouts with one PC, no multi-channel audio with either PC (neither saw the AVR as a sound device in Windows10 or Ubuntu, just showed the attached TV that of course doesn't decode DD or DTS natively). No video output at all with the BluRay player. Updating firmware on the AVR and all the attached devices did nothing to improve the situation. As per the other reviews, I just seem to have a defective unit. But rather than risk getting another dud, I'm swapping it for an Onkyo. On the PLUS side, it's a nice looking gadget, the UI is fairly simple (if dated), sound quality was good and it has all the features most of us could want. As usual, great service from Crutchfield.

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Crutchfield response on 12/6/2021

This customer contacted our Customer Support team and set up a return. Purchases from Crutchfield can be returned or exchanged within 60 days.

Yamaha RX-V6A

As expected at better orice

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Yamaha RX-V6a

would not recommend this receiver to any new user, Im sure a lot of the problems I'm having could be user knowledge. If they gave out a better user guide it would make for a better system.

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Crutchfield response on 11/29/2021

Timothy, we're sorry you're having issues with your receiver. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Yamaha RX-V6A

Great stereo for the price. Excellent inputs and features.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Overall I liked the receiver. However, the HDMI input was loose and unrepairable. My AV guy said this was common with Yamaha. Crutchfield - as always - supported me and helped with the refund... Fast!! Best company I've ever worked with!! Already ordered a new receiver from Crutchfield... not a Yamaha

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Easy install. Sounds great. I wish the mobile device app had more options and config settings.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Would not recommend this one, nothing but problems with mine. Wished that I would have gotten another Pioneer.

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Crutchfield response on 10/18/2021

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Yamaha RX-V6A

With Klipsh speaker RM-41 It's very good and a good Klipsh Center speaker and 100 watts per channel and 2 Yamaha sub it's very good and versatile in Samsung TV 65¨ Oled 4K . Full imput RCA and HDMI . Facility to use older items

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Not easy to set up.

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Skip this one

There is something off about this receiver. I picked it up just before Christmas of 2020 and I wish I had returned it. It replaced a ten or so year old Yamaha which was much better at many things. I'll admit that this one does sound a bit better, and the on screen display is more responsive but that is pretty much where it stops. Yamaha has said that they will be replacing my main board for free, and it better be. No shipping or anything of that sort. To start, the HDMI 2.1 problem. It wasn't until some time after I purchased it that the fact that it wasn't going to be a simple firmware update like promised. They have been updating the firmware on this fairly regularly over the last few months. It hasn't actually fixed anything. eArc is still a mess. Quite often when I turn on my LG OLED the RX-A6 will turn on but not actually play any sound. With the current firmware there is around a 5 second delay before it recognizes that it is supposed to be playing sound. Of course that is better than the occasional time where I have to completely restart everything to get sound. I'm currently testing having my series X plugged into the back of this. For some reason, half the time I have to restart the Xbox because it thinks that my display is 640x 480.. because this stereo was rushed? A bit nitpicky, but the volume knob doesn't feel good to use. I'm used to receiver volume controls having a feeling of quality. This one does not..

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EXCELLENT choice if you are not well-versed in TV/Media/Audio.

Exceptional value, outstanding product with minimal deficiencies, EXCELLENT choice The RX-V6A represents better value than competitive receivers, particularly in the way of features. An essential 7.2 Atmos receiver with 4k/120hz (after update), HDR10+, VRR, some form of usable speaker calibration, multi-zone, and this number array of inputs has NO BUSINESS selling for this price. Even now, it is extraordinary value. If you are unsure as to your needs for a home theater, or you have mixed theater, gaming, and listening needs, this has everything you need. While some may critique sound quality, there is little use in doing that since sound quality is subject to other factors such as your speakers and your media source. This receiver has a variety of EQ options, including a minimalistic frequency-based EQ. The preset options were enough for me to find the sound I wanted. There is nothing wrong with the sound quality that this produces, and it tempers volume only when all channels are pulling at EXTREME volume. My RX-V6A is powering two Klipsch RP8000's, two RP600's, two Klipsch Reference 5 1/4's, one Emotiva C2, and feeding one Klipsch 112sw and one JL Audio Dominion d10. It can be balanced, punchy, or bright to your taste, and can produce brutal, earth-shaking volume. If you need a complaint, this can be quirky about switching inputs repeatedly. Once every few weeks, all sound disappears after an input switch and it must be turned off and back on to fix. Infreq

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2d Yamaha IN THE HOUSE

After purchasing a Yamaha Aventage 1080 from Crutchfield about a year ago I really became enamored by the warm yet crystal clear sound coming from the amps and DACs of the AVENTAGE series. My 4 year old Pioneer Élite in my dedicated micro theater started to act up last month with HDMI handshake issues with my new 4K Vizio P75 TV so after attempting (and failing) mutual firmware updates as a solution I decided it was time for a new Receiver. I was determined to wait for the AVENTAGE RX A6A which was unfortunately not available yet. On a whim I bought the RX V6A and as it turns out it is more than I need in both quality and operational feel. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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Great receiever with a couple small issues

I bought this receiver almost a year ago on day 1. I just now (8 months later) finished getting the multi-zone stuff setup with some outdoor speakers so I can finally review it. Overall the sound quality of this receiver is great. There are a lot of settings to tune my various speaker sized 5.1 setup. It was a huge upgrade from my 14? year old audio-only receiver. I can finally properly decode all the streaming audio (Prime, Netflix, etc..) and get surround sound from them. No issues with sound/speaker/multi-zone stuff. I only gave it 4/5 stars because there are a few things that can, and should be better, especially in 2020/2021. Most of issues relate to the various GUIs and the front screen and streaming media. The front screen is way too small to be seen from 10-15 feet away. Also the on-screen (on TV) volume display, for example, is also very small, and there's a small delay from your pushing buttons to when the screen text changes. My biggest issue is with streaming music from your home network, such as another computer or NAS. There is no equalizer to tweak the audio. Every PC music app has a basic equalizer. The result is your streamed audio files might sound different that on your PC. The other issue is the terrible GUI when streaming audio. It's like Yamaha just got it to work and said good enough! Most of my issues can probably be fixed with software updates. However, almost a year in and 3 or 4 updates I haven't noticed any changes to any of th

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Perfection!

I knew I had some good speakers, but this receiver really brought out the best in them! Love this AVR!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Sound quality is good, but i much prefer tactile control buttons (like on my 1995 Yamaha RX-V2090 A/V receiver) vs. the smooth-faced front of this receiver . Two major complaints with this unit: 1) there's no RCA input jacks on the rear to interface with any recording device (e.g., CD or tape recorder/player; I had to shelve my 2005 Sony RCD-W500C CD recorder), and 2) the surround sound MusicCast wireless capability does NOT function with Verizon's JetPack wi-fi hotspot device, and once you've set that up, there's no way to turn it off unless you delete all your saved settings (so back up all your settings to a memory stick first). Also don't understand why FM radio information for the song and artist playing can't be displayed on my TV--my car stereos display song and artist names--why can't this expensive receiver display FM data on screen? I'm basically satisfied, but definitely not "wow'd".

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Lot of features, able to bi amp with my ML 40 I and the sound is phenomenal

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Great sound easy to use. I love it!

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Great sound

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Badass

Awesome !! Just getting it set up.

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Junk or just a bad unit

1) Every sharp sound, be it two swords clanking together or a door slamming, causes this receiver to shut off. Volume doesn't even need to be high for this. If you try to turn it back on you receive a message indicating a possible speaker wire problem. Turn it off and then back on a second time and it is back to normal. 2) Firmware updates sometimes succeed, but usually have to try at least twice to get it to install properly. 3) Inconsistent power and volume. Watch a show one time and volume is okay. Watch that same show again later and the volume could be lower or higher even though playing from same streaming app. Sales pushed this unit pretty hard. I only bought it due to recent quality issues with Denon products and because it would be in stock soon, but I regret that decision immensely. Hopefully others have had better luck with their Yamaha products, but my experience is that I wasted a good amount of money. Since there were problems with order delivery dates and with having to replace a blown speaker I am out this much. Crutchfield did match a sale and refunded the difference. That has been the only good part.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Outlet is the way to go. Cuts off Spotify somewhat frequently though

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Very easy to use and modern simplistic design. Amazing sound quality and features, now that it is installed and calibrated. This was an upgrade from an existing Yamaha unit. The Yamaha Manual is not intuitive and set up display and graphics are outdated. Thanks for Crutchfield's Tech Support, they are amazing and have been for years. Setting up multi zones took time. This was a multi amp install with 13 speakers in 4 locations. Very happy with the end result and thanks for the great customer service as always.

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One of the worst reciwvers I've ever had

ARC doesn't work. Configurability is horrible (cannot edit labels, cannot configure audio/video mixing)

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Yamaha RX-V6A

System is a little difficult to get working the way you would like it to. But once you do it works fine. Has terrific sound.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Loved our old Yamaha and decided to get this new one. Works beautifully and learning more about it every day.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Great sound choices. Easy to navigate. Nice new look too.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Looks great, sounds even better. Upgrade from an older Yamaha. Set up was super easy. Love it.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

Awesome unit. What a difference. I can now hear voices in the audio!!

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Supporting software is little better than DOS

I bought this receiver from another source, so this isn't about Crutchfield. I have always used Crutchfield when I can, their customer service is second to none. This Yamaha amp on the other hand is a mess. When attempting to connect to the internet I tried to use the manual option. After inserting the password on the most confusing 'keyboard' I have ever encountered 3 times with no luck I gave up. The password is hidden without an option to unmask to correct a bad key entry it was impossible for me. Next I used the WPS key on the router. That worked although the system connected to the wrong stream ( I have three on the router). Couldn't figure out how to change. Techies could do it no doubt, I'm not a techie. Next is the remote. The remote, unlike every other manufacturer I looked at later, doesn't provide for direct access to a source. Want the Blu Ray player? Toggle through ALL the input sources. Same with sound options, toggle through them to get what you want. I have a Yamaha Musicast streamer (I bought from Crutchfield) that is an awesome product. So I wanted to connect to Musicast on the receiver, no luck. I followed the instructions (such as they are) and couldn't get any results. That was it for me...I returned for a refund. 2 stars because if you're a techie you can probably work through some (not all) of the issues otherwise 1 star.

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Great performer but confused with inputs

The Yamaha RX-V6A is a great Av. Great value for the money. Instalation was simple. The only negative is that it gets confused and take a few second to figure out what input to put out. Some times fails to figure out the output and requires manual selection of the input to use. Maybe I need help tweek the configuration with the help of Crutchfield tech support.

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Great Instrument

Great instrument with easy set-up. Has internal Bluetooth generator making connection to headphones a snap.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

I've been very happy with this Yamaha receiver. I've had several Onkyo's over the years and I like this one much better. It was easy to setup in my home theater/atmos and sounds awesome.

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Yamaha RX-V6A

I would recommend this unit to most people. It was easy to install and set up. Sound is good. I wish the front display was brighter.

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Disappointed

Let me say here that I am not supremely knowledgeable on av receivers. Expected more from this product. Knew the LCD window on the front was going to be small but figured i could see the current status of the receiver by using an info button on the remote; NO. My previous Yamaha RX-V685 had that. Also, the on screen notes say for mute or volume change are really small; really small. I just expected more and didn't get it. As soon as the Denon AVRS960H comes in, i'm going to return it and get that.

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Issues with 4K UHD.

Undecided on a rating between 3 and 4. The receiver has good audio once you figure out the proper settings. Yamaha has multiple settings that you have to play with to figure out what they do. My issue is with video processing. I have a Roku Premiere+ connected to it, via ethernet last tested at 75Mbps, with confirmed 4K UHD at 60Hz output. However it seems the receiver's ability to process that consistently is, inconsistent. Streaming UHD content from both Netflix and Disney+, especially, is very unreliable. Regularly selecting a UHD title will result in an error on Netflix and Disney+ appears to be buffering with the receiver cycling through Decoder off and Pcm/dsur. If I connect the Roku directly to the TV, no issues. It seems very likely that receiver is the issue, which is unfortunate.

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