Yamaha HTR-5890 7.1-Channel A/V Surround Receiver (Black)

by Yamaha

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• Product Dimensions: 17 x 17 x 7 inches ; 33.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 40 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0009292TE
• Item model number: HTR-5890
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,224 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Yamaha Superior Performance, High Powered 7.1-Channel 980W (140W x 7) A/V Receiver. It features Yamaha's unique CINEMA DSP for outstandfing home theater performance, as well as THX, all Dolby formats and all DTS formats. It has YPAO which automatically sets the best sound for any room, with any speaker placement, all in less than three minutes. This receiver also features an RS-232 Interface, Trigger Output and IR Port, Zone 2 Speaker Out and Amplifier Assignment and Zone 3 Volume. It has Ftont Panel Video Aux Inputs with Optical Digital and S-Video. It has 8 Digital Inputs (5 Optical/3 Coaxial) which are both fixed and assignable. It has Quad-Field CINEMA DSP and 16 Surround programs with 2 THX programs. It also features Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and Silent Cinema, as well as Audio Delay for Adjusting Lip-Sync (0-24ms). It has Component Video Up Conversion, HDTV (720p/1080i) Compatibility and Wide Range Video Bandwidth (60MHz-3 dB)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars spoil yourself with this great amp, June 28, 2005

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Bonnie L. Constantine (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5890 7.1-Channel A/V Surround Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

I won't go into all the terrific functions of this receiver, you can read them in the product description. What I will say is that the pure power and sound quality of this unit is exceptional. The included sound analyzer microphone included with the unit calibrates the sound to the dimensions of your room, size and quality of all connected speakers and compensates for the acustical liveliness of the listening environment. The end result in my case was that it sounded like in addition to a new receiver, I had all new speakers as well! My home theater never sounded so good. A good friend of mine who just finished with his 60k+ sound room commented "wow, this really sounds terrific". If you like connections, this units has a gazillion of them and is should be a challenge to try to fill them all up. Most of the added sound fields are so-so but in DTS or Dolby digital the sound is just golden. If you are a home theater buff, do yourself a favor and spend the couple of extra hundred dollors and move up to a great receiver. The price is actually quite resonalble for what you get and you will have no buyers remorse. Enjoy!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All I Can Say Is WOW!, November 20, 2006

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LOK "emslok" (Spencerville, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5890 7.1-Channel A/V Surround Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

Finally, someone put together a unit that does video and audio the way I want to do it. It may not be for everyone, but the basics I've mastered on this puppy in an evening exceeded my wildest expectations. I have a really difficult audio room so I skeptically placed the YPAO microphone right where my head would be on the couch. I ran setup and it checked my speakers and wiring and then went through all the various settings (I recommend plugging your ears when it "listens" to each speaker. It's not the volume but the shrill test tones made my eardrums rattle, literally). When it got done it reported correctly the exact distance of each speaker. (I checked them with a measuring tape!) When I was done I hooked up Baba O'Reily (by the Who) for a tough-as-nails systems test. I cranked the 980 watt volume to half and it blew me out of my chair. It was the clearest sound I'd ever heard and was as good or better than a professional setup done by a friend who has spent years building systems. My poor head was at the center of each speaker. Dead on! Next I went to the video. Again, finally a system that has TONS of inputs including a whole row of audio/composite/SVideo for all my stuff, PLUS 3 component plugs and allot of optical and coxial plugs too. And the best thing is what I wished my old amp did...it finally sends out Video, SVideo, and Component regardless of your input. It simply dumbs it down, or emulates the upgrade to the higher quality. It doesn't make it better, but who cares, it finally makes it POSSIBLE. I always was puzzled when my old AV amp would only send out the lower quality signal (or none at all unless it matched). This baby is going to replace a bag full of switches, cables, converters, and redundant wiring. But lets not forget the AV audio, it was awesome. I can't believe how much better my Klipsch speakers sounded and the separation and presence of my Center was dead on. No more anemic DVD digital sound tracks. (Where there's too much soundtrack and I'm straining for dialog) And I can finally hear my rear speakers distinctly in surround! Almost forgot, the OSD from the unit. Another thing I always wished my old amp would do. When I switch inputs, change volume, mute, etc. it reports it for a few seconds on the TV sending it down whatever my output mode is. At last, a unit that will control it all and sound great!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Awesome Example of Yamaha Quality, January 5, 2011

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Holly "Night Owl" (under your bed!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5890 7.1-Channel A/V Surround Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

I purchased this receiver back in 05-06ish. Prior to purchasing this model. I owned the HTR-5240 "home theater in a box" model. I along with anyone who came over to watch movies, etc. Would love coming to my house, because of the theater system. From that experience i am a die hard Yamaha customer.

My Home Theater Setup at the Present time:
Yamaha HTR-5890 receiver
Sony CDP-CE375 5 disc cd changer
Sony DVP-NS700H DVD player
JVC HR-S5000U HIFI Super-VHS player. (yes i still have a VCR integrated into my system). Very High End VCR though.
JVC iART 32 inch CRT television.

All video signals are connected via Component RGB cables.
All audio signals are connected via Fiber optic cables.

I purchased the 5890 model due to the fact that I learned the hard way, that the 5240 "theater-in-a-box" setup was internally designed for the speakers that it came with. lol. Found this out by hooking up a pair of Cerwin-Vega 3 way cabinet speakers with 12 inch subs 6 inch mids and a tweeter. i basically fried the power supply within a day of having it.

So went to local Electronics retailer. Learned the fact listed above and sought after an upgrade. The 5890 was on sale, and so it was mine. I had drooled over it, a couple times upon window shopping. So i immediately decided to treat myself to it.

Upon getting it home, and my buddy chomping at the bit, for me to get it hooked up and operating. I discovered one of my most favorite features of the 5890. Behold the YPAO optimizer program. I had found the microphone, while unpacking and was like what the heck is this?
After trying to set it up, and reading the owners manual. I hooked up the YPAO mic, followed the directions, and within 10 minutes, and a few other things. We were watching the new Batman in THX sound mode.
Let's just say I and my fellow friends were soo just over the top impressed with it. We were just speechless and in awe.
You could hear the individual rain drops falling from all different speakers while hitting the cave floor in the movie. Since that night, and many many hundreds of movies, and cd's later. I am still astounded at the high quality of performance, reliability, sound reproduction, etc., of the 5890.

I was surprised to see this listed as a 7.1 receiver. Since it is technically i believe in actuality an 11.1 receiver, being that it has 11 channels plus the Sub woofer output.
I simply cannot say enough good things about this receiver. I have yet to even utilize all the features that this model offers.
From the many many options of Sound stages, Remote Control capabilities, fine tuning of the sound field, and the channels. The expandability and the control features for 2 other "zones". Not to mention the absolutely astounding amount of NOMINAL wattage output this thing has. That allows you to "return the favor" to annoying neighbors above, below, to side, or even the neighbors of those neighbors if you live in an apartment building.

I have only found 3 things that immediately come to mind that could be considered "cons" to me.

1: It only has 2 Component Video Inputs.
Not a big deal to me. Just means I have to run the video feed from my PS2 into the video input in the rear of the TV, and the audio into the receiver via a Digital Input. Just a minor setup issue that takes a minute extra.

If I could i would add only 1 or 2 more Component Inputs. 1 for my specific needs. 2 if i were the Manufacturer and just wanted to top it off.

2: The lack of HDMI input.
This does not effect my situation.
***If it does or might. Just run your HDMI video source i.e. Cable/Satellite Provider, DVD, etc., directly to the TV. Then run the audio feed into the corresponding inputs of the receiver. Problem solved.
I do believe that there was a model that directly replaced this one. That offered the HDMI and a Satellite Radio inputs. Not sure as to if it offered the same nominal power output of the 5890 though.

3: This "con" is more of a compliment, in that it is hard to find "wallet friendly" speakers that can actually handle the wattage output of the 5890. LOL.

I think i have made my point. So in closing. I will summarize that if you are looking for a Home Theater receiver that will not cost you too much and has a lot of setup options, and built in features, and will most likely meet most anyone's needs or wants. Look no further.