Friday, December 2, 2011

Yamaha RX-A800 7.1-Channel Audio/Video Receiver (Black)

AVENTAGE is a dramatic, inspired step forward in audio/video component design. AVENTAGE brings studio-grade sound and sophisticated video enhancements to the home as a result of unparalleled attention to detail in design, engineering and fabrication. Details that, at first glance, would not seem to affect the quality of sight, sound, and control, when brought together within an AVENTAGE component produce a work of visual and acoustic art. The RX-A800 A/V Receiver supports 3D and Audio Return channel over 6 in/2out HDMI, CINEMA DSP 3D surround sound, with or without Front Presence Speakers, RS-232C interface for custom installation, and HDMI for Zone B.

Amazon Sales Rank: #2611 in Speakers Color: Black Brand: Yamaha Model: RX-A800BL Dimensions: 6.75" h x 17.13" w x 14.50" l, 24.70 pounds Support for latest HDMI features like 3D and Audio Return Channel Exclusive Yamaha technologies: CINEMA DSP 3D, Compressed Music Enhancer, and SCENE PLUS Convenient YPAO sound setup with Reflected Sound Control for great sound regardless of speaker placement Full-color GUI with support for album art and iTunes tagging Multizone setup for 2 zones and RS-232C interface for custom installation

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A800 Audio/Video Receiver: An Inspired Leap Forward in Home Entertainment An elegant look with discreet but powerful front panel controls. Click to enlarge AVENTAGE is a dramatic, inspired leap forward in audio/video component design. AVENTAGE brings studio grade sound and sophisticated video enhancements to your home with unparalleled attention to detail in design, engineering, and fabrication. We rethought every electrical path, every part, every piece, and every material to maximize performance. Details that at first glance would not seem to affect the quality of sight, sound, and control, when brought together in an AVENTAGE component, produce a work of visual and acoustic art. In addition to an innovative new construction design, the RX-A800 A/V Receiver supports 3D and Audio Return channel over 6 in/2out HDMI, new GUI with overlay on HD and 3D sources, CINEMA DSP 3D surround sound, with or without Front Presence Speakers, RS-232C interface for custom installation, HDMI for Zone B and Control4® certification. A Unique Approach to Enhanced Performance Enhanced Stability: Double Bottom Construction and a Specially Designed 5th Foot (A.R.T. Wedge) A specially designed fifth foot adds even more stability to reduce vibration Strong stability in an amplifier design reduces noise and jitter in your digital signal for clearer audio and video. High-grade, heavier terminals reduce vibration at the speaker connections. An additional bottom cover contributes extra support at higher volume levels for the power transformer and heat sinks. And the specially-designed fifth foot at the center of the amplifier--an Anti-Resonance Technology (A.R.T.) Wedge--improves overall structural rigidity and reduces vibration, resulting in a more stable signal and sound improvement. Enhanced Power: Low Jitter Circuitry Built-in Low Jitter circuitry reduces jitter from digital sources, including HDMI, using a more precise timing control--so you can be sure of a stable audio/video signal, resulting in perfectly reproduced images and sound. A hybrid power supply makes the AVENTAGE series even more efficient. Independent power supplies for the digital and analog circuit results in less power consumption in standby mode, and a more efficient power transformer--so despite the power of the RX-A800, it could cost you less to run. Browse music, movies and setting with the new full-color GUI. Click to enlarge Enhanced Control: New GUI and RS-232 for Custom Installation The RX-A800 features many ways to control your media. A new full-color GUI with support for album art lets you browse movies, music, and settings on your HDTV. An RS-232C port lets the RX-A800 integrate easily with any custom home theater installation. Control4® certification provides effortless entertainment, comfort, convenience and peace of mind with one of the most popular home automation platforms. Need more connection options? This receiver is SIRIUS Satellite Radio-ready for even more music (subscription required). Or expand further with optional accessories like the Yamaha YDS-12 Universal Dock for iPod or the Yamaha YBA-10 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver (sold separately). The improved GUI lets you control your home entertainment system and adjust settings simply. Its updated, intuitive interface features an HD overlay, so you can call the menu and it will appear unintrusively for quick commands--without interrupting or switching from whatever's playing onscreen. How AVENTAGE Delivers Lifelike Sound and Picture Quality The Latest HDMI Features and High-Definition Audio Decoders for a Cinematic Experience With seven channels and 665 watts of powerful surround sound (95W x 7 RMS), you can immerse yourself in your favorite movies and music. The latest HD Audio format decoding such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio render soundtracks in lifelike detail. The latest HDMI support brings features like Deep Color (30/36 bit), x.v.Color, 24Hz refresh rate capability, and Auto Lip-Sync compensation. And with 6 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs (including 1 front) and 2 HDMI outputs (simultaneous), the RX-A800 has room and power to spare for all your high-definition home entertainment gear. Exclusive Yamaha Features for Surround Realism Yamaha CINEMA DSP is an advanced exclusive technology for creating richly realized independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness, and startlingly realistic presence. 17 CINEMA DSP 3D settings let you customize the effect for your room. Adaptive DSP Level evaluates the difference between the volume level and a reference level, adjusting the DSP level to ensure optimum effectiveness, so you'll experience cinema-quality audio even at lower volumes. CINEMA DSP's decoding technology also takes advantage of Yamaha's Compressed Music Enhancer, so you can enjoy your digital music library on your home theater system without sacrificing audio quality. SCENE buttons lets you simplify your home theater settings. Pressing a single SCENE button automatically launches multiple operations to make your devices work together--no more fumbling with the remote control. The front panel SCENE buttons are initially set to default settings for DVD Viewing, Disc Listening, TV Viewing and Radio Listening, but can be customized to whatever you need. Yamaha™'s YPAO system uses a small microphone (included) and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First, it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room--and you don't have to do anything. Multizone Capability for Extending Your Home Theater Experience With support for audio and video in Zone B, the RX-A800 can become your home entertainment hub no matter what room it's in. An included Party Mode enhances your next get-together, and zone and system sleep settings ensure you're never playing to an empty room. Technical Specifications Output Power: 665 watts (95w x 7 RMS) Impedance: 8 ohms Frequency Response: 10Hz - 100kHz (3dB) Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.04% Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100dB HDMI Inputs/Outputs: 6/2 USB Inputs/Outputs: 1/0 Ethernet Inputs/Outputs: 1/0 Radio: AM/FM with HD Radio Dock Terminal for Compatible Accessories: 1 Optical Inputs/Outputs: 2/0 Coaxial Inputs/Outputs: 2/0 Analog AV Inputs/Outputs: 5/1 Component Video Inputs/Outputs: 2/1 Composite/S-Video Inputs/Outputs: 5/5/1/1 RS-232C Interface: 1 Multichannel External Decoder: 8 channels Dimensions (W x H x D): 17-1/8" x 6-3/4" x 14-1/2" Weight: 24.7 lbs Yamaha Receiver Chart RX-A3000 RX-A2000 RX-A1000 RX-A800 RX-A700 Power Output 140W x7 130W x7 105W x7 95W x7 90W x7 HDMI 1.4a (In/Out) (8/2 [Zone B Capable]) (8/2 [Zone B Capable]) (8/2 [Zone B Capable]) (6/2 [Zone B Capable]) (6/1) YPAO (w/Optimizer Microphone) (Multi-Point/ Angle/ Reflected Sound Control) (Multi-Point/ Angle/ Reflected Sound Control) (Multi-Point) (Multi-Point) (Single-Point) 3 Year Warranty Control 4 Certified RS-232C Interface HD Radio w/ iTunes Tagging - Zone Audio Output Zone 2/3/4 (Optical) Zone 2/3 Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone Zone Video Output Component/ S-Video/ Composite Component/ S-Video/ Composite Component/ S-Video/ Composite - - iPhone / iTouch App Compatible - - Network Receiver Functions (Incl. DLNA 1.5/ Win 7 Compatibility/ Rhapsody/ SIRIUS Internet Radio) - - Video Processing (w/ HQV Vida) - - - Video Adjustments (Adjustable) (On/ Off) - - - Channel Expandability w/ Ext. Amp (Up to 11.2) (Up to 9.2) - - - Optional Accessories (Sold Separately) Yamaha YDS-12 Universal Dock for iPod/iPhone The optional YDS-12 Universal Dock lets you connect your iPod or iPhone to the receiver. Yamaha YID-W10 Wireless Dock System for iPod/iPhone The optional YID-W10 ensures that you enjoy maximum sound quality and no lip sync (AV matching) problems. Yamaha YBA-10 Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver The optional YBA-10 supports A2DP audio streaming, enjoying music wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, Windows PCs and Macs.

Most helpful customer reviews 18 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Lots of AVR for the price By Eric A. Murray We had poor man's home theater by coming off the back of a Samsung BD player into two analog audio systems and out to 4 speakers. Brought the classy-looking A800 home and tossed away many RCA cables, all audio components and then did a simple HDMI-in for the sources, all within 15 minutes. Connected all 5 speaker cables and tuner antennas and powered up. OSD menu was a breeze... added our 5 speakers -- told it 'no Sub' so it uses our full-range fronts for LF, and next input the measurements to the speakers, and we were immediately up enjoying movies and games. Didn't even bother with the YPAO, but you can use that mic to auto-setup your speakers for your sweet-spot viewing/listening position. Tuner presets were automatic and it's easy to use. The quick buttons on the face are awesome for skipping fiddling with remote(s) to get started. Sony motion-flow on the Bravia still worked with the through 1080p signals. A great feature is having all the smart buttons on the remote -- change surround processing, jump to sources, pop-up the OSD for changes at any time, make it your universal, etc. With my Panamax power conditioner, Transparent Audio speaker cables, an Arcam Alpha9 CDP, and my trusty Boston Acoustics tower speakers, I'll soon be able to better rate the audio, but in listening to non-audiophile sources, I could get a sense of the good SN ratio, dynamic range and we found it very easy listening at moderate levels for long periods -- didn't feel we needed to drop the volume due to complex sections in music or suspense building in movies. My comparisons included similar line models of Denon, Pioneer, Marantz and Sony. My decision was based on listening to audio, using remotes, lifting the units, and the included features for the price. 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Great receiver!! By CL So I've had my RX-A800 for a few months now, and I can say that I am fully satisfied with it! I've got it wired to my 5.1 system, main LR speakers are bi-amped, too. I've got it hooked up to my TV, PS3, cable-box DVR, Nintendo, and my computer on occasion. Handles everything like a champ. Everything sounds great, but more than that, I love how it handles the video, as well. Makes everything so simple to wire, especially with HDMI. I can't say that the video-upscaling has really "wow"ed me, but I have no complaints about it, either (the Nintendo is the only non-HD device I have!). Likes: -HD Radio! Cool! -"Scene" buttons... instead of powering on, switching through all the inputs, just press "TV" or "BD/DVD" or "Radio" and it'll take you directly to that input, and set it to your preferred sound program (7.1, 2.1, etc). -On-screen display ... makes adjusting and fine-tuning the sound super easy, plus displays all the RDS radio tags for songs, etc. -Really good price compared to other units (including other Yamaha's!) -Works well with Harmony One remote "Dislikes": -I know this is reaching, but I think there are too many different sound-modes. "Concert Hall Vienna" or "Concert Hall Munich" or "Cellar Club" or "Roxy Theater" ... they all just sound extra reverby to me, and I prefer a clean, straight-from-the-recording sound, so I don't use them. -Bluetooth, iPod, and Sirius Radio adapters all cost extra. -The FM antenna needs an upgrade (it's just a loose wire). I highly recommend the RX-A800. Sure, the A1000 (or +) is probably even better, but that small step up would have been a large step up in price for me, so I'm happy with my purchase! 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. This receiver does everything! By Mark I had a Denon 3800 reciever prior to replacing it with this yamaha. I bought a projector for my family room (still have plasma) so I wanted to upgrade to an av receiver that had two hdmi outputs for my tv and projector. I did moved from a $1200 130wt/ch Denon receiver to

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