Customer Reviews

Yamaha HTR-5740 6.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver

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I replaced my Sony str-dee 335 which was a 5.1 channel receiver and 100W per channel. The Yamaha 5740 has a much improved power output and a very clean sound. It easily fills a large room and powers my large floor model Klipsh speakers quite well. I believe the technical specifications above are wrong, and it is 100 W per channel. It is interesting to note that Sony reports power per channel but only when running one channel at a time. There is a sharp decline in power on the Sony product when all of the speakers are running. The Yamaha is much better in this regard. I don't particularly care for all of the different sound options (concert hall, jazz hall...), but they can add some new variety to old music. Thankfully, the receiver has a "straight" button which cuts out all of the different sound field options and just plays the media as intended. My only real complaint is that the receiver needs one more digital inputs for optional devices (such as an x-box), but I am able to hook up my TV, VCR, DVD and X-box without too much trouble, but I had to set it up slightly differently than the manual suggested (for instance I have to have my VCR on to get stereo TV broadcasts). The Yamaha compares very favorably with higher priced Dennon units. I find this to be a great buy, and would purchase it again.

As an avid viewer of DVD-movies, I have wanted a decent home theater system for some time. I knew that I was missing out on the full viewing experience of many films when viewing them in the home, because all I had (like many folks) was a big TV and two speakers.

The HTR 5740, when run in conjunction with a 6 speaker system and big subwoofer, will transform even a modest living room (like mine) into a true "home theater" viewing room. Using either DTS or Dolby EX, which many films provide, the 5740 will produce a surround-sound experience that is really cool. The unit packs 85 watts per channel (that's what Amazon says; I thought it was 100 watts, but never mind) and that is plenty more punch than most of us will ever use. The 5740 produces rich, distortion-free sounds that in my opinion leaves nothing on the table. This is a well-engineered, technologically advanced amplifier that will satisfy almost everyone.

My only complaint about the unit is that the manual leaves quite a bit to be desired. It took me awhile to figure out that: a) I had to hook up the optical cable in addition to the RCA audio cables, in order to get Dolby 6.1 sound; and b) the menu settings on the unit to get full Dolby (or DTS) sound, while simple once you figure them out, were somewhat obscure in the manual. Afficianados who, unlike myself, were not new to home theater technology probably would not have any trouble with the foregoing, but as a newcomer I found some of the terms and settings to be confusing. No harm done, however.

This is a really good deal for the money, and I expect that our family will enjoy ours for many years.

I received this unit as a Christmas gift (wahoo!). As with a previous review, I would agree that parts of the manual take a few read-throughs. So, far, I have not purchased surround speakers yet. However, the stereo sound is great either direct or through the Yamaha sound field processor (Hall, Jazz, etc...) It is currently hooked up to some old, but great sounding Advent speakers.

The set-up was easy. Pretty much plug and play to get it going. My CD player does not have a digital coax cable - which is the default digital input for the unit. However, after reading the manual a little closer, I was able to specify the input as one of the optical ins. Using the digital inputs verses a regular RCA cable does improve the sound quality.

This replaced my 10+ year old receiver. Needless to say, features and quality were a dramatic improvement. I like the Yamaha line - not too many buttons on the unit like Sony sometimes has. Great sound, and good value.

I purchased this item so I could run a powered sub (my old sony didn't have the option.). Now i thought with my sony I had some pretty decent sound...I was wrong. this thing blows it out of the water. the sony I had boasted 80 watts per channel (I believe this one has the same wattage,seems more like 100 watts per channel though)) but maybe there was something wrong with it because my Yamaha is five times louder than the sony ever was + I don't have to turn the volume way up to get a full sound (if youve ever owned a sony you know what I mean.). My current speaker set up is:
Fronts - Couple old jensens (i forget the year but they sound great soon getting polk Rt15Is)
Center - KLH platinum series (Great,Great budget center)
Surround - Polk R15 (perfect for the price)
Sub - KLH 10" powered sub

Not the priciest set up but it works. I reccomend this unit to anyone searching for a reciever who is on a tight budget,or any budget for that matter.

This receiver is an excellent choice as the center piece of your home theater experience.the amplifer section features high current high power low impedence drive.The unit sports a 4 ohm switch,which helps in driving difficult speaker loads,or mutiple speaker connections...the yamaha delivers real world power into difficult loads.Many receivers such as sony, wimp out because of current limiting protection circuits,that are built into most recivers.I use this as my second stereo hook-up,and i really find it a pleasure to watch movies or listen to music..this model has been dicontinued,but is still available

Over the years I have had many receivers and amps some I thought were great at the time but there was something that I wished they would have or do to enhance a sound I wanted. This is the first that to date gives me whatever the sound is I'm looking for, so all I can't say is at last YESSSS!!!

Purchased this almost two years ago. Once you manage to get this thing properly wired, it really is a great receiver, and there are many options to select from, once you get the hang of it... one plus side to the wiring, someone broke in our home a few months ago and when we came home, the receiver was halfway unplugged. The would-be robber must have started unwiring and given up. Hah! Anyway, we have pioneer surround speakers, and a yamaha subwoofer hooked up, and it really is a great theatre system. I am a picky person and this is an A+ in my book!

I tried this unit as a replacement for a 10-year old Sony. There are no true jacks for a turntable, resulting in use of one of the other jacks. I tried every jack on the unit, but the unit could not provide adequate volume--at the absolute maximum volume setting, it barely filled a 20X15 room. With a CD, volume was not a problem.

Other than that factor, which has caused me to return the item, this is a great receiver.