Yamaha RXV1700 7.1-channel Digital Home Theater Receiver

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Item Weight: 37.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 45 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000J2O1LS
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,097 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Top-Quality A/V Receiver with iPod compatibility, high-definition 1080p compatible HDMI, video up-conversion to HDMI, de-interlacing, XM Satellite Radio Ready, upgraded CINEMA DSP and zone control functions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reciever, January 11, 2007

By 

Shannon Horwitz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha RXV1700 7.1-channel Digital Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

I purchased this receiver at Ultimate Electronics in Nov 06 for $1000. I absolutely love this reciever. I compared this with the denon for around the same price and both are very comparable. The only difference I saw was that the yamaha reciever was easier to switch between modes for other devices and the different sound settings that are used. I have the system hooked up with my tv using the hdmi cable and all other devices are also hooked up through the reciever. This is great because I only have to use 1 remote to control which device I am using since I don't have a universal remote. The receiver delivers 130 watts to each of my speakers and sounds great. What I like about this receiver is that their is not a million little buttons all over the place and the ones that are their actually do something. Here are some of the specs on the receiver and a link to decide for yourself whether this receiver is for you.
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MAIN FEATURES
High Sound Quality
7-channel 910W powerful surround sound (130W x 7)
Digital ToP-ART with extremely high quality parts and devices used
throughout
Pure Direct for higher fidelity sound reproduction
2 in/1 out HDMI (ver. 1.2a) for handling digital signals including
Super Audio CD
Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp connection
Advanced Features
iPod song titles displayed on front panel and on-screen display
Improved YPAO sound optimization
Superior zone control with additional zone remote unit
High Picture Quality
1080p compatible HDMI (2 in/1 out)
High-definition video up-conversion
De-interlacing (480i to 480p)
Wide-range component video bandwidth (100MHz -3 dB, 1080p
compatibility)
Surround Realism
CINEMA DSP with 23 DSP programs
Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES 96/24 compatibility

OTHER NOTABLE FEATURES
Audio Delay for adjusting lip-sync (0-240 ms)
Dialogue Lift for dialogue to screen center
Selectable 9-band subwoofer crossover frequencies
Subwoofer Phase Select
Night Listening Enhancer ensures can be heard clearly at low volumes
SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP
iPod song titles in English language on the front panel and on-screen
display
Detachable power cable
Extended remote control codes
Remote terminal for Zone 2 or Zone 3
Dual programable +12V trigger outputs

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the right choice for me, October 25, 2007

By 

john c. (Bay area Calif.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha RXV1700 7.1-channel Digital Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

The 7 band equalizer makes all the difference for me.I am able to adjust each speaker individually for all 7 bands as well as volume output.My subwoofer sounds much better using line {pre-amp} out jacks,rather than speaker line out.I like hearing 7.1 channel stereo while listening to songs,and surround sound from dvd movies is awesome too.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sounds Great, September 28, 2007

By 

S. Shelton "shellseaker" (florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha RXV1700 7.1-channel Digital Home Theater Receiver (Electronics)

We now get the full surround sound effect. It is complicated to set up and we are still figuring it out, but we do get better sound effects than we were getting with our older Yamaha receiver