When I set out to build my home theater I did quite a bit of shopping around for the receiver. I had almost pulled the trigger on an Onkyo, but I came across the Yamaha RX-V series. They seemed to be pretty good "bang for your buck" receivers, and it just so happened that Amazon was having a sale on the 677. For the feature set that it had, and the price they were selling it for, it was a no brainer. I hit the buy button and never looked back!
I previously had a "1000 watt" RCA Home theater in a box setup that was temporarily powering my new speakers, but it wasn't doing a great job of it. I also couldn't hook all of them up due to it being a 5.1 output but I ran speakers for 7.1. Once I got the Yamaha unit installed I was in for quite the treat. This thing blows my old RCA HTIB receiver out of the water! Outstanding sound, so many features, and it looks fantastic.
Initial setup is a breeze, with an intuitive on-screen menu that makes the process as painless as could be. You'll be up and running in no time flat. If you choose to use it, the YPAO auto setup is pretty neat. I went and tweaked the settings a bit more afterwards to get it to my liking. The auto adjustment is a great feature and is a good way to get your settings in the ballpark for further customization. Just make sure the room is nice and quiet while the YPAO program is running. It doesn't take long.
The companion app on my phone makes using everything on here a breeze. I use the app over my Harmony Ultimate for sheer ease of use and the feature set. I can tune in to internet radio of all sorts, to include scanner feeds (I'm a volunteer Firefighter/EMT so I enjoy listening to the radio traffic of big cities). I've never been big on the multitude of DSP settings, but they're there if you want them. The included remote doesn't seem too bad, but I don't use it. Honestly the app does everything I could possibly need it to, and in a more user friendly way.
Overall, I am impressed and very happy with the performance of this unit. With solid build quality, good looks, and great features, Yamaha has made a happy customer out of me.
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Yamaha RX-V677
7.2-ch Wi-Fi Network AV Receiver with AirPlay
7.2-channel Wi-Fi Built-In high performance Network AV Receiver. Supports the latest HDMI version, 4K upscaling, AirPlay and HTC Connect. YPAO R.S.C. and YPAO Volume ensure optimum system sound quality and balance. Multi-zone operation allows system expansion.
- Latest HDMI version supports 4K 60p with video up scaling
- Powered zone 2 speaker out
- YPAO volume and YPAO - reflected sound control
- Virtual cinema front
- Graphic user interface
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YPAO - Reflected Sound Control Sound OptimizationYPAO - R.S.C. analyzes room acoustics and measures various speaker characteristics, then calibrates audio parameters to achieve optimum sound. It employs Reflected Sound Control to correct early reflections for studio-quality sound. It also provides DSP Effect Normalization, which varies the CINEMA DSP parameters according to the room acoustics. |
Virtual CINEMA FRONTThe Virtual CINEMA FRONT feature lets you uniquely enjoy surround sound when running surround speakers to the rear of the room is impractical. Simply place the two surround speakers up front next to the main and center speakers the select the speaker placement in the on screen setup menu. Enjoy virtual 7-channel surround sound with superior rear virtual sound localization. Adding two additional Front Presence speakers provides an even greater three-dimensional sound field. You get more flexibility to arrange your speakers inside the room, along with easy enjoyment of high quality surround sound. |
Powered Zone 2 speaker outputThis unit allows you to configure a multi-zone audio system. The Zone 2 feature allows you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main zone and the second zone (Zone 2). You can control this unit from the second zone using the supplied remote control or the free AV Controller app. |
Support for HDMI 2.0 specificationThis model will support HDMI 2.0 connectivity. It supports 4K Ultra HD 50 Hz/60 Hz signal pass-through to output motion-smooth high definition videos. It will also support RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, YCbCr 4:2:2 as well as YCbCr 4:2:0 video signal for more vibrant and lifelike images. |
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SCENE for One-touch StartPressing a SCENE button powers on the AV receiver and selects the input source and DSP mode. You can reset the buttons for different sources by selecting a source and DSP mode, then pressing a SCENE button for more than three seconds. |
Compressed Music EnhancerWhen music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. Yamaha's Compressed Music Enhancer employs sophisticated digital signal processing using exclusive algorithms to restore what was lost, so the music always sounds the way it should. |
MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) Support for High Quality VMHL provides easy, direct connection of compatible mobile phones and this AV receiver. Playback of up to 1080p video and multichannel audio from the phones is supported. The receiver also charges the connected phone. Play, stop and other basic operations can be controlled from the remote control. |
Intelligent Amp AssignIntelligent Amp Assign automatically assigns amplifier channels to certain speakers, depending on what functions are selected. For example, in a 7.1-channel system, when Zone 2 is off, all 7.1 channels will be used in the Main Zone. However, when Zone 2 is on, power to the two surround back channels will be directed to the two speakers in Zone 2 and the Main Zone will receive 5.1 channels of power. |
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When I set out to build my home theater I did quite a bit of shopping around for the receiver. I had almost pulled the trigger on an Onkyo, but I came across the Yamaha RX-V series. They seemed to be pretty good "bang for your buck" receivers, and it just so happened that Amazon was having a sale on the 677. For the feature set that it had, and the price they were selling it for, it was a no brainer. I hit the buy button and never looked back!I previously had a "1000 watt" RCA Home theater in a box setup that was temporarily powering my new speakers, but it wasn't doing a great job of it. I also couldn't hook all of them up due to it being a 5.1 output but I ran speakers for 7.1. Once I got the Yamaha unit installed I was in for quite the treat. This thing blows my old RCA HTIB receiver out of the water! Outstanding sound, so many features, and it looks fantastic.Initial setup is a breeze, with an intuitive on-screen menu that makes the process as painless as could be. You'll be up and running in no time flat. If you choose to use it, the YPAO auto setup is pretty neat. I went and tweaked the settings a bit more afterwards to get it to my liking. The auto adjustment is a great feature and is a good way to get your settings in the ballpark for further customization. Just make sure the room is nice and quiet while the YPAO program is running. It doesn't take long.The companion app on my phone makes using everything on here a breeze. I use the app over my Harmony Ultimate for sheer ease of use and the feature set. I can tune in to internet radio of all sorts, to include scanner feeds (I'm a volunteer Firefighter/EMT so I enjoy listening to the radio traffic of big cities). I've never been big on the multitude of DSP settings, but they're there if you want them. The included remote doesn't seem too bad, but I don't use it. Honestly the app does everything I could possibly need it to, and in a more user friendly way.Overall, I am impressed and very happy with the performance of this unit. With solid build quality, good looks, and great features, Yamaha has made a happy customer out of me.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2015
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When I set out to build my home theater I did quite a bit of shopping around for the receiver. I had almost pulled the trigger on an Onkyo, but I came across the Yamaha RX-V series. They seemed to be pretty good "bang for your buck" receivers, and it just so happened that Amazon was having a sale on the 677. For the feature set that it had, and the price they were selling it for, it was a no brainer. I hit the buy button and never looked back!
I previously had a "1000 watt" RCA Home theater in a box setup that was temporarily powering my new speakers, but it wasn't doing a great job of it. I also couldn't hook all of them up due to it being a 5.1 output but I ran speakers for 7.1. Once I got the Yamaha unit installed I was in for quite the treat. This thing blows my old RCA HTIB receiver out of the water! Outstanding sound, so many features, and it looks fantastic.
Initial setup is a breeze, with an intuitive on-screen menu that makes the process as painless as could be. You'll be up and running in no time flat. If you choose to use it, the YPAO auto setup is pretty neat. I went and tweaked the settings a bit more afterwards to get it to my liking. The auto adjustment is a great feature and is a good way to get your settings in the ballpark for further customization. Just make sure the room is nice and quiet while the YPAO program is running. It doesn't take long.
The companion app on my phone makes using everything on here a breeze. I use the app over my Harmony Ultimate for sheer ease of use and the feature set. I can tune in to internet radio of all sorts, to include scanner feeds (I'm a volunteer Firefighter/EMT so I enjoy listening to the radio traffic of big cities). I've never been big on the multitude of DSP settings, but they're there if you want them. The included remote doesn't seem too bad, but I don't use it. Honestly the app does everything I could possibly need it to, and in a more user friendly way.
Overall, I am impressed and very happy with the performance of this unit. With solid build quality, good looks, and great features, Yamaha has made a happy customer out of me.
I previously had a "1000 watt" RCA Home theater in a box setup that was temporarily powering my new speakers, but it wasn't doing a great job of it. I also couldn't hook all of them up due to it being a 5.1 output but I ran speakers for 7.1. Once I got the Yamaha unit installed I was in for quite the treat. This thing blows my old RCA HTIB receiver out of the water! Outstanding sound, so many features, and it looks fantastic.
Initial setup is a breeze, with an intuitive on-screen menu that makes the process as painless as could be. You'll be up and running in no time flat. If you choose to use it, the YPAO auto setup is pretty neat. I went and tweaked the settings a bit more afterwards to get it to my liking. The auto adjustment is a great feature and is a good way to get your settings in the ballpark for further customization. Just make sure the room is nice and quiet while the YPAO program is running. It doesn't take long.
The companion app on my phone makes using everything on here a breeze. I use the app over my Harmony Ultimate for sheer ease of use and the feature set. I can tune in to internet radio of all sorts, to include scanner feeds (I'm a volunteer Firefighter/EMT so I enjoy listening to the radio traffic of big cities). I've never been big on the multitude of DSP settings, but they're there if you want them. The included remote doesn't seem too bad, but I don't use it. Honestly the app does everything I could possibly need it to, and in a more user friendly way.
Overall, I am impressed and very happy with the performance of this unit. With solid build quality, good looks, and great features, Yamaha has made a happy customer out of me.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2015
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