Yamaha RX-A3000 7.1-Channel Audio/Video Receiver (OLD VERSION)

by Yamaha

Product Features

• 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
• DLNA-certified network functionality--stream content from your PC and control via a web browser
• Multizone setups with Zone 4 and Control4 certification

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 17.1 x 7.1 inches ; 37.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 46 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B003XDU47K
• Item model number: RX-A3000BL
• Batteries 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,145 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 5, 2010

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A3000 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-A3000 A/V Receiver offers 3D and Audio Return Channel over 8 in/2 out HDMI, CINEMA DSP 3D, HQV video quality, new GUI, new YPAO with Reflected Sound Control, and an RS232 port with and Control4® certification for integration with custom installations. Along with network functions like DLNA certification and control via your web browser, the RX-A3000 is ready to become your home entertainment power player.

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. Yamaha's AVENTAGE series of amplifiers achieves maximum stability via a new H-shaped cross-member frame, with cross-members supporting the top, bottom, and sides of the chassis. 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: Optimized Power Amplifier Layout with Ultra Low Jitter Circuitry

The symmetrical power amplifier layout evenly distributes weight across the amplifier to control vibration, improving signal-to-noise ratio for an improved sound experience. The high-quality Burr-Brown DACs feature a direct path to ground, not sharing the ground like in other amplifier designs, for a more efficient and clean signal. Built-in Ultra 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-A3000, it could cost you less to run.

Browse music, movies and setting with the new full-color GUI. Click to enlarge

Unparalleled Control: New GUI, Web Browser Control, iPhone App, and RS-232 for Custom Installation

The RX-A3000 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. DLNA compatibility delivers network features: Using a local area network (LAN) connection and Windows Media Connect, you can play MP3, WMA and WAV music from your PC or laptop, or listen to any of the thousands of stations available on Internet radio using the included MP3 vTuner data service. Yamaha Network Receivers get you connected to the vast music content available anywhere on your LAN and on the web. You can even control your receiver from any computer in your local area network via a web browser.

Use your iPhone to control the network AVENTAGE receiver

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.

An RS-232 port lets the RX-A3000 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? The Yamaha AVENTAGE Control App allows for key control functions over your AVENTAGE networked multi-zone receivers. Allowing for instant access to music and other contents you want to enjoy in each of the connected zones. Current functionality includes multi-zone control over the available inputs, volume, mute and power commands by zone. The RX-A3000 also has a USB port for connecting your portable audio player or flash drive. It's 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).

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 980 watts of powerful surround sound (140W 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.

The RX-A3000 features 8 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs (including 1 front) and 2 HDMI outputs (simultaneous), the RX-A3000 has room and power to spare for all your high-definition home entertainment gear. The front HDMI input is great for quick connection of the latest gaming consoles and HD camcorders.

HQV Video Processing for Upscaled and High-Definition Video

The HQV Vida processor in the RX-A3000 transforms standard-definition sources to HD quality and makes HD look even more detailed by providing real-time clean up of highly compressed video, reducing compression artifacts of block and mosquito noise from lower-quality sources. It incorporates two new IDT HQV technologies--Auto HQV and HQV StreamClean--which automatically enhance the incoming image and provide powerful clean-up of source video, allowing the picture to be as crisp and clean as possible. Analog and HDMI video upscaling to full HD 1080p means you get the best picture quality possible on your HDTV, no matter the source.

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. Plus, CINEMA DSP 3D is expandable to 11.2 channels (with front and rear presence speakers) by adding an external amp--so the RX-A3000 is a receiver that can grow with you.

New SCENE PLUS features 12 SCENE choices (4 on front panel for quick setting changes and others via the full-color GUI), including 4 SCENE buttons for Zone 2/Zone 3. Pressing a single SCENE button automatically launches multiple operations to make your devices work together--no more fumbling with the remote control. They 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 up to four zones, controllable by the full-color GUI and/or controls on front panel, the RX-A3000 can become your home entertainment hub no matter what room it's in. An included Party Mode enhances your next get-together. Your zone settings can be saved, backed up, and restored later for convenience.

Technical Specifications

• Output Power: 980 watts (140w x 7 RMS)
• Impedance: 8 ohms
• Frequency Response: 10Hz - 100kHz (+0/-3dB)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.04%
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100dB
• HDMI Inputs/Outputs: 8/2
• 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: 4/1
• Coaxial Inputs/Outputs: 3/0
• Analog AV Inputs/Outputs: 5/1
• Component Video Inputs/Outputs: 4/1
• Composite/S-Video Inputs/Outputs: 5/5/1/1
• RS-232C Inputs/Outputs: 1/0
• Multichannel External Decoder: 8 channels
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 17-1/8" x 7-1/8" x 16-7/8"
• Weight: 37.5 lbs

Which AVENTAGE Series Receiver Is Right For You?

	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.

Product Description

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-A3000 A/V Receiver offers 3D and Audio Return Channel over 8 in/2 out HDMI, CINEMA DSP 3D, HQV video quality, new GUI, new YPAO with Reflected Sound Control, network functions, control via web browser, Zone 4 digital output, and Control4 certification.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Yamaha Continues to Improve the Breed February 19, 2011

By E. Becker

Amazon Verified Purchase

My interest in Home Media originates from a musical background as a musician and avid listener.

The RX-A3000 is my 6th Yamaha DSP A/V receiver since my first (DSP-E300) in 1990--having owned other A/V amps including the first ever Dolby Digital (AC3) compatible (Pioneer). Yamaha's major feature to me is the natural sound on all their DSP SoundFields. Most every other receiver listened to does Dolby and DTS movie surround sound decoding just fine, but if you are into listening to 2 channel music processed to sound like different venues such as The Roxy, The Bottom Line, various concert halls in Europe etc. nobody does it better than Yamaha. Other receivers have rather phony sounding processing using their proprietary chips.

I think the key to the Yamaha is the original research and recording done back when they designed their first DSP unit the DSP-1 in 1986 or so. As a matter of fact, I liked the processing on my Yamaha DSP E-300 so much that I daisy chained it to later more state of the art A/V amps so that I could use it for music listening. Now with the RX-A3000 it has just about the same amount of concert venues as the E-300, plus a bunch of DSP Cinema Modes as well.

Yamaha makes the optimization of your listening environment quite easy with their YPAO setup. It goes through a checklist of speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by a 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. It also allows for what I'd call a "blended" setup whereby measurements can be taken and stored from more than one listening position so that the end result is not tailored to just one sweet spot in the room.

The unit can be expanded to 11.2 channels with external amps, but an out of the box 7.2 setup is more than adequate for me (the RX-A3000 has outputs for 2 subwoofers which can be configured for Front/Rear, Front Mono, or Front Stereo).

Since this is a Video as well as Audio device, it must be noted that there are no fewer than 8 (7 + 1 in front) HDMI 3D compatible inputs and 2 HDMI outs. A new OSD GUI can now overlay on HD sources, and after a little bit of practice becomes very intuitive and useful.

The RX-V3000 has a new HQV Vida high-class video chipset, which has a myriad of adjustments if you want to tweak the picture (potentially more useful for SD DVD and analog video) or just let the signal pass through. I let the Yamaha upscale to 1080p, TiVo OTA/Netflix, SD DVDs, AppleTV, as well as OTA TV with stunning results. The receiver is the first piece of equipment in my eventual upgrade to full 3D, but in the interim, 2D Blu-ray, and HD DVD are an awesome experience due to its sound and state of the art circuitry.

Indeed, the physical chassis has been beefed up in this series featuring a 5th foot for stability and vibration control, and H-shaped cross member frame with double bottom construction. With all its improvements Yamaha has seen fit to extend the OEM warranty from 2 to 3 years.

The Yamaha iPod dock I've been using since the days of the RX-V2700 is compatible and the OSD has been improved greatly making it more of a pleasure to use compared to the old interface. The main improvement for me is the ability to scroll 10 pages at a time to find music, but it's too bad there's still no alpha/numeric search because I have over 13,000 songs.

The unit can be controlled with an iPhone app, in addition to a regular web browser when the Yamaha is part of your LAN. And speaking of control, the remote is not exactly the best around with some of the more used buttons (for me) being buried under a hinged door. But if you happen to prefer a universal remote (my choice is the Logitech Harmony One), that's all moot. Yamaha is very good at disseminating their remote codes both the default and extended which have a lot of discrete ones not on the OEM remote (e.g. accessing a particular Classical Hall directly instead of toggling though the choices etc.).

So if you're looking for an extremely versatile piece of equipment to be the heart and soul of your video experience, which can also bring immense musical enjoyment, I can't recommend this unit more highly.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Immense Power, Clear Sound January 4, 2011

By Jeffrey Noah

For those who want all the specifications, connection capacities and test details, see the euphoric Audioholics test report: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/receivers/rx-a3000

I bought the RXA3000 for stereo playback of classical, cultural and folk music. My decision was finalized by the RXA3000 capacity to bi-amp my Martin Logan Vista ES speakers.
That arrangement delivers 236 WRMS at 4 Ohms x2 = 472 WRMS and more, below 4 ohms, into each speaker. (I promise not to crank the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony.)

Surprisingly, all that power appears to offer transparent clarity and an inaudible noise floor to chamber groups and soloists. On many CDs, I can hear the performer breathing.

Thanks to a helpful Yamaha technician, I finally deciphered the 155 page owners' manual. The secondary, tiny 10-function remote control offers effortless operation.

I would have preferred a sexy front-plate on the Leviathan.
The effortless power and clear sound entrances me with musical delights.

Jeffrey Noah

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny February 28, 2011

By M. Reynolds

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is the third Yamaha receiver I have owned and it replaces the 6.1 channel receiver which is still an awesome receiver used for over 10 years. The only reason I retired it as the main receiver is the lack of HDMI connections since that was not a standard 10 years ago. You just can't go wrong with Yamaha receivers. They sound awesome, power great speakers without the need for pre/post amps, and can run at full volume without distortion assuming you like your ears bleeding and a pounding headache that follows. This particular receiver has a unique feature which is that it shows a digital image of a forest scene when you have selected an input that nothing is connected to. While this is certainly nicer than pitch black nothingness, it can be a concern for someone who is running an LCD or plasma screen that has not been burned in yet since static images like this can cause etching on some screens. While leaving the room, I simply turned off one of the appliances that was on the current input which resulted in the static forest scene appearing but I did not expect to be on the phone call which had me leave the room for the hour and a half it took. When I came back to the living room I immediately worried that this static image may have been burned into my plasma screen but I was lucky and it did not happen. I looked through the guide and clicked through the on screen control panel to see if there is away to turn off the static image but I did not find one. Other than noting this one tiny issue, the unit has lived up to and surpassed the expectations that previous Yamaha units have afforded me. I am running two subwoofers in opposing corners of the room and 2 center channel speakers, 2 front channel, 2 front channel surround, 2 rear channel, and 2 rear channel surround speakers for a simply awesome surround sound setup when watching movies that make use of all these channels. When watching standard TV like football it uses less channels but still enough to make it feel like you are there in the action. I am completely happy with this purchase and would recommend it to anyone who lacks a good receiver. Let's face it..sound is everything. I have a 65" 3D plasma TV and as pretty as it is, the surround sound is so much more important in terms of your overall movie watching experience that if I could only afford one purchase I would keep my old 32" analog tv and buy this Yamaha reciever. The sound immerses you in the action despite the size of your TV, but even if you have a beautiful large TV yet lack good surround sound, the experience of watching a movie is flat. Sound matters. The ability to plug in the microphone and then move it around during the setup of the receiver while it plays test patters so it can automatically configure the best sound fields for your viewing/listening environment is a definite plus for anyone who makes their living room into the entertainment room rather than having one specially built around that purpose. There are ample HDMI ports to run everything you could need, DVR, TV Receiver, XBOX 360, PS3, Blu-Ray Player, and more. The on screen display allows you to program your input selectors and other necessary items with ease and for me without reading the manual. I am completely satisfied with this purchase and expect the same long life of the other two receivers which are still in use 18 years later for the first and 11 years later for the second... what more can you ask for?