Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating
Geat Product
By:
Freddie
Date:
Friday, May 04, 2012
Great Quality for the price. Sounds as good as any other unit I tested at even 3 times the price
A sound revelation
By:
Stevewaclo
Date:
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Replaced a 10 year old Sony 5 channel receiver and was amazed at the improvement in surround performance. All channels, and especially the rears, performed dramatically. Guess that's one of the advantages of procrastination, although the downside is all those years enduring sketchy performance. I also wish a printed manual was available, although, so far, I've not had a need to refer to extra instructions. Always been my experience that it's better to become familiar with the basics of operation through trial and error, then go to the book when you can formulate an intelligent question.
Wish the unit had some sort of HDMI sensing so I did not need to select a specific source. Was using a remote, 3/1 unit previously that knew when the BluRay player came on and switched automagically.
NEW STEREO SYSTEM
By:
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2012
I NEEDED A RECEIVER WITH MORE POWER TO RUN MY IN HOUSE AND HOME THEATER SYSEM. IT WORKS REALLY WELL AND HAS GOOD CLARITY
Great AV Receiver if your on a budget.
By:
John
Date:
Friday, April 20, 2012
I had to replaced my 15 year old Kenwood 5.1 receiver because the power supply developed a low hum. Since my projection TV only had component inputs for HD I had to research which receivers still had component inputs. I found that Yamaha was on of the very few manufacturers that still offered receivers with component inputs/output connections as well as HDMI inputs. I then read the other reviews on the Yamaha receivers and found that they are rated very high. So then I had to decide which one I could afford. I decided on this unit and I am extremely pleased with the sound quality through my Boston Acoustic speakers and the units ease of use. I have my projection TV in my living room and the sound quality from this receiver surpasses my expectations. It is much better than my old Kenwood unit which I was very pleased with for many years. I am now sold on Yamaha products. I would definitely recommend this unit to anyone on a low budget or someone who is getting their first 5.1 surround sound receiver.
The only thing that I didn't like was that the Owners Manual is on a CD. I had to read it and then print it out on my computer. I guess this helps the pricing as well as lending itself to the paperless society. I gave only 4 stars because of the Owners Manual.
My first Yamaha A/V Receiver
By:
OCD Guy
Date:
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
I have the RX-V371BL set up in my living room, which is not very large. Using two large floor-standing speakers, and an original Polk SurroundBar 42. Getting GREAT sound quality, and the unit has several very useful pre-programmed sound settings that make customizing the sound for each source easy to do...once you figrue out how to do it!
Setting up the RX-V371BL can be frustrating because you have to be patient, and learn how to 'drill down' through the menus to find the desired functions. In this aspect, a printed manual would be extremely useful. The manual on DVD is useless for anyone using an iPad (like me). I did find the manual online, but again, not accessible with iPad, since it requires Adobe to read.
The easiest thing to do if someone is technically challenged is simply to stick with the basic factory settings and run sources in 'straight' mode.
Overall I'm very happy with this unit, and have purchased a Harmony 700 remote to control EVERYTHING in my h/t setup. A huge plus!
