Yamaha HTR-5950SL 6.1-Channel XM-Ready Digital Home Theater Receiver, Silver

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 17.1 x 6.3 inches ; 29 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 29 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000EVQX9M
• Item model number: HTR-5950SL
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,517 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Take the next step in home theater performance with the Yamaha HTR-5950 digital surround receiver, which boasts 6.1 channels (110 watts x 6) of amplification and a ton of high-end features. The receiver is built around Yamaha's digital ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology) design concept, which maximizes digital signal quality and minimizes analog circuitry to ensure the best possible sound. ToP-ART receivers include such defining attributes as ultra-high-current amplification, high-performance 192 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converters, an upgraded Pure Direct listening mode that provides terrific signal purity, and an impressively wide frequency range of 10 Hz to 100 kHz that helps digital audio sources like DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD reach their full potential.

Movie buffs will dig the HTR-5950's Quad-Field Cinema Digital Sound Processing (DSP), Yamaha's means of simulating the acoustics of a movie theater, stadium, concert hall, or intimate club in the comfort of your own home. The Quad-Field function projects four sound fields into the home theater--a "presence" field in the front and three "surround" fields in the left rear, right rear, and center rear surround speakers, resulting in a powerfully realistic 3-D soundscape. Quad-Field DSP is particularly ideal for newer 6.1-channel formats.

The Cinema DSP's 14 surround programs include standard and enhanced modes for Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, DTS 96/24, DTS Neo: 6, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS Discrete 6.1, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoders, along with several custom options for movies, music, and video games. Also featured is Silent Cinema, Yamaha's exclusive technology that lets you enjoy multichannel music or movie sound through ordinary headphones, and a Neural Surround decoder that separates and localizes all 6.1 channels with greater clarity than ever before to create an astoundingly detailed soundstage.

Click to view the Yamaha HTR-5950's back panel.

As with many superior home theater receivers, the HTR-5950 is capable of component video up-conversion. This function takes S-video and composite signals and converts them into component signals to ensure a high-quality picture on your digital TV from any source. No more switching inputs according to which source you're using--rather, they can all go through the same component connection.

What really makes the HTR-5950 special, however, are the extras, such as a compressed music enhancer that improves the sound quality of MP3s and other compressed formats and a specially designed terminal that accommodates separately sold iPod docks, such as the Yamaha YDS-10. Plus, the HTR-5950 not only includes a standard AM/FM tuner, but is also XM satellite radio ready. All you need is a separately sold XM antenna and a subscription to XM satellite radio and you're set. And audiophiles can be assured of the best possible sound when listening to XM radio thanks to its utilization of the Neural Surround mode.

Additional features include an audio delay that adjusts to poorly synched dialogue, a selectable nine-band subwoofer crossover, a sleep timer, a front-panel mini-jack input that connects to portable media players, a night listening mode that lowers the volume during loud passages, and a sleek silver housing.

With a bevy of digital and analog inputs, the HTR-5950 can accommodate a host of digital sources such as DVD players, CD players, video game consoles, digital satellite systems, and much more. The rear panel options include three optical digital inputs and one output; one coaxial digital input; three component video inputs and one output; three S-video inputs and two outputs (one assignable); three composite video inputs and two outputs (one assignable); and two analog audio inputs and one output. Also present are a 5.1 multichannel input and a set of front-panel composite A/V inputs for quick connections.

The HTR-5950 measures 17.1 by 6.3 by 15.4 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a two-year warranty.

What's in the Box
HTR-5950 receiver, remote control, two AA batteries, AM loop antenna, indoor FM antenna, user's manual.

Product Description

6.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver. High performance receiver offering a wide range of entertainment possibilities including CINEMA DSP for realistic movie sound, XM satellite radio "ready" with XM HD surround and iPod compatibility using the optional Yamaha YDS-10

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, sounds great, October 17, 2006

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Bilbo Baggins (Burien, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5950SL 6.1-Channel XM-Ready Digital Home Theater Receiver, Silver (Electronics)

I upgraded from a Denon AVR-1801 that gets pretty good reviews and this thing kills it. The amp is clearly stronger than my old one, and the sound is much better. For a reasonably priced amplifier, this thing is great. Especially the bass.

It also does component video switching. So all of my devices (Xbox 360, HD Cable box, etc.) run optical sound and component video through it and it switches between them with the remote. As far as I know, the Yamahas are the first series of amps to do this and have at least 3 component inputs for less than $1000.

The main thing that the more expensive version of this amp does is have a microphone that you place in the center of the room and it automatically sets up the speaker levels. For $100, I can do this myself.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Amp, January 4, 2007

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B. Williams (Tucson AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5950SL 6.1-Channel XM-Ready Digital Home Theater Receiver, Silver (Electronics)

For less than $300 this is an excellent amp with a good remote. All the AV features you'll need for home theatre use and not difficult to setup if you follow the manual. I'm no audiofile but unless you want to spend $1500 and up for fancy speakers systems this should be all you'll need. I have it hooked up to a set of JBL SCS180-S surround 6-1 speakers and sound is great...amp, speakers and cables for for a little over $500.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, December 31, 2006

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exhausted_homeowner "exhausted_homeowner" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Yamaha HTR-5950SL 6.1-Channel XM-Ready Digital Home Theater Receiver, Silver (Electronics)

This is a great A/V receiver and an amazing bargain: it compares favorably with other units I looked at up to the $700 price range. The one feature it lacks, HDMI switching and up-conversion, is often problematic anyway, because the industry is in the middle of changing to the new 1.3 HDMI standard. In any case, the Yamaha does a fine job of component switching and composite to component conversion. The optional iPod dock works well (but it took me a while to figure out that it is necessary to switch the remote control from AMP to SOURCE using the side slide toggle before pressing the DISPLAY button to activate the on-screen display; except for this omission, the users' guide is pretty well written).