Yamaha RX-V861BL 7.1-Channel XM-Ready Home Theater Receiver

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 17.1 x 6.8 inches ; 32 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 34 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: B000PCEG58
• Item model number: RX-V861BL
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,648 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Yamaha 7.1 Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver combines the latest and the best technologies, parts and circuit design to maximize sound quality. It features dual HDMI inputs and one output that supports 1080p resolution enabling users to connect two HDMI sources. The four SCENE buttons make operating the receiver easier than ever. The popular CINEMA DSP programs have been upgraded for this receiver which delivers awesome sound with the latest game machines.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its better than anything you heard in your entire life!!!, August 3, 2007

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G. Jahangir - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha RX-V861BL 7.1-Channel XM-Ready Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

I have to say, I was a non-believer. I was debating between Harman-Kardon, Yamaha and Onkyo. I didnt think Yamaha was that great of a reciever than HK. But man, I was proved so wrong that I feel what I have been missing all along. Suddenly the Klipsh, Bose speakers are awake like crazy. I had a Technics before ( I know I was cheap...) but having the 861 made the whole experience like you are immersed in sound, the bass is deep, the distribution is awsome as the sound distribution is set by using the Yamaha mic which detects the errors, distance and adjusts the sound.. I can go on and on but try this out. I was not convinced that a receiver should be more than 500 bux but this monster is better than the Rolex I bought last month!!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reciever, No Regrets, November 16, 2007

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Richard A. Brown (Clarksville TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha RX-V861BL 7.1-Channel XM-Ready Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

Love this reciever, plugged right in and ran out of the box no problem. Use the HDMI to watch tv tru the cable and HD Dvd. Only reason not 5 stars is the Upconvert from the analog cable causes the reciever to temporary reset itself and all you see is a green screen for about 3 seconds. I know its the cable signal cause it doesn't do it in DVD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, October 30, 2008

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W. Allen "Himes" (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha RX-V861BL 7.1-Channel XM-Ready Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

Bought this receiver a couple of weeks ago online for $399(WMart) to upgrade from a Yamaha RX-V1200 for HDMI support with a PS3. As other reviewers have stated, easy set up with auto speaker settings and it sounds great. Only area of surprise is the need to crank up the volume settings higher than expected when playing Blu=Ray movies. It works well with the PS3, Comcast HD-DVR and DVD-Audio via a Panasonic DVD-F87 5 disc changer(5.1 analog inputs).