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Yamaha RX-V661BL 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver | 
| Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE
List Price: $549.95
Buy Refurbished: $286.14
You Save: $263.81 (48%)
New (2) Refurbished (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4094
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 27.8
Dimensions (in): 15.5 x 17.1 x 6.8
Warranty: Unknown
MPN: RX-V661BL
Model: RX-V661BL
UPC: 027108927411
EAN: 0027108927411
ASIN: B000OOQUTC
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 7-channel 630W powerful surround sound (90W x 7), 2 Zone/2 Source Receiver | | • | 4 SCENE buttons on front panel and remote unit offering easier operation | | • | Video up-conversion and component video output with Time Base Corrector | | • | iPod compatibility via optional Yamaha YDS-10 | | • | XM Ready with XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surround |
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Product Description
The RX-V661 is a 7.1 Channel home theater receiver with an amazing array of features including Yamaha's new SCENE, 1080p-compatible HDMI, improved YPAO sound optimization and iPod compatibility.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
Yamaha is a good bet June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought Yamaha products many years ago and was very pleased with quality and performance. I think that holds true this time too.
Had some shipping issues to Alaska and the unit appeared to have taken some "hits" as there is a small (barely noticeable) crease in the bezel where some ape dropped it. The unit functions flawlessly so it is pretty tough.
The sound quality is excellent. I only have it hooked up as a 3.1 system so far since I hate running wires across the floor and as yet I'm too lazy to wire the floors/walls.
The auto sensor is easy to use and does a passable job. The built-in sound functions are too numerous IMO and are more a sales gimmick than anything. I use about 3 or 4 modes: standard and enhanced stereo in either 2 channel or 7 channel, the dolby II and often the virtual surround which is really good for some cable TV movies and DVDs.
I noticed a volume decrease when I hooked up the center channel speaker but that may be the speaker not the unit. I had plenty of "room" on the amp to adjust for this draw so just commenting...
My system is hooked to Bose 301 bookshelf R/L that date from about 1982 (the stereo shop guy said there wasn't much out there better for my small living room although I had considered a Yamaha sound bar). I have a Yamaha subwoofer and center channel. I primarily intended to upgrade my old 1980 Pioneer SX-6 because it had too few I/O and I decided on an AVR to get the video conversions. A wise idea.
I am not using the HDMI channel since it is not down scalable: I use the component video and the optical audio which are a formidable pair and this AVR will upscale just about every signal for output on these channels. (Not sure what if any quality is to be gained using HDMI just one less cable?) I may hook up the HDMI when I get a blue ray down the road but then again I have heard others who ran into problems with older components and compatibilty.
All in all a great box for the money. I also considered the Onkyo machines as these were cheaper for the features but after surfing the net (and contacting Onkyo) I decided that they have a higher rate of "issues" and seemingly a higher failure rate (YGWYPF) There were also several internet gripes about Onkyo's warranty repair system. I live off the beaten path and don't have a repair center to take things to, so while it was a close choice, I paid a couple more bucks for the Yamaha.
Nice reciever, but complex June 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very nice receiver, but the operation of it requires almost a degree in engineering (which I have, but still had to study the manual - which of course engineers don't like to do). The sound is great and it has more features than you can imagine once you figure them out.
 Jeff from Fort Worth May 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So far, it has surpassed all my expectatations. It's great being able to switch to different zone areas, especially the zone next to the pool in the backyard. I would recommend this home theatre receiver to anyone who wants high quality at an affordable price.
So far it has been working out very well. March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This receiver was much deeper than the old Technics it replaced, so I had to relocate it to the center cabinet, on the top shelf above our very nice Samsung lcd TV (<3 Samsung). Running the wires was, by far, the hardest part with the setup at my parent's house, because they have this big, fancy, wooden set of entertainment cabinets pressed within 8 inches of the back wall, so it is tricky moving a lot of cables around back there.
Well, we have just gone from 5.1 surround to 9.1 surround with this sucker, (if you count the Presence speakers). Two Bose 301 Series bookshelf speakers serve as the front mains, then there are 7 Klipsch speakers - 4 in the upper corners of the room (presence and rear surround) and two more, placed halfway back, along the sides of the room (known simply as the surround speakers). I haven't really tested whether the presence speakers do much yet (depending on the DVD, of course), but the side surrounds really add to the experience and allow effects from the DVD to be placed more accurately around you.
I believe that Yamaha is known for the quality of their Receiver/Amplifiers and so far I don't have any doubts. The auto-setup works well as a starting point and seems to be very perceptive (accurate) in measuring the speaker distances. It also checks the speakers against cross-wiring, which is a nice touch... I did not even know it, but the rear left surround had been crossed since forever, and this little, I mean big, guy brought it to my attention! I really like the feature set this thing has. You can set the initial volume when it is powered up, as well as set the maximum volume allowed, so it will never be possible to accidentally crank the volume too high and blow your ears or a speaker out. I did have an issue with the pre-out for the sub... it didn't seem to always be "on", with certain sound programs (8 channel enhanced audio), so I also wired the sub from the front speaker leads and this lets it work consistently, regardless, and therefore sound better. I will have to look into that again, as to why the .1 was not utilized, or did not seem to be working, for the 8 channel enhanced audio program.
I may write more later, but overall I am pleased and impressed and it is what I expected from Yamaha. I probably wouldn't trust another brand.
Good sound/video. Bad remote control. March 8, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've been using this receiver for about a week now. The auto-setup was great! The auto-setup even noticed that I accidentally reversed the wires for one of my speakers. I haven't seen this very helpful feature in other receivers.
It has the video and audio performance that you would expect for this price range.
I have one complaint about this receiver. When using the remote control, you need one button to turn it on, and it requires a different button to turn it off. Tech support said that was how the buttons are suppose to work. This is an issue if you ever plan to use it with good universal remote control. The provided remote control is hard to navigate in the dark when you may be navigating the remote control by touch in the dark. At the moment, my universal remote control can only power it off, and I have to manually turn it on.
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