frostedsoul

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Ebay

Summary:
This receiver so awesome, the bass so decent when turn to high volume, mid and treble are very clear. The surroud is so true.

Strengths:
THX Cinema, Dolby prologic II, 6.1 surround.

Similar Products Used:
Yamaha 5890, Pioneer VSX-9300TX, Denon AVR-3805, PIONEER VSX-1014TX-K

Price Paid:  $530.00 from bestbuy

Summary:
have used the 5790 for just over a year, replaced the pioneer vsx-d309,great sound quality, pure , clean sound,wonderful music modes, enjoy "presence"mode alot! lately though, have been having intermitten "clicking" noise during regular use,(similar to mode switching noise) without system operation delay, or interuption, but is audible and annoying! any similar defects or advice?

Strengths:
wonderful clean sound, plenty power plus!!

Weaknesses:
unknown "switching" noise during regular use??? after one years use

Similar Products Used:
pioneer,sony ,kenwood,

maddgoo1

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.91 of 5, 11.00 votes

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Local dealer

Summary:
I purchased the Yamaha HTR-5790 to replace an mid 90s Onkyo TX-717 Pro. I am using the unit as a amp and preamp to drive my ADCOM GFA-555. Two sets of Surrounds and the center speaker are connected to the Yamaha, and my old Adcom drives the old Boses. The device has many surround features, several of which are automatic and will select in response to the source material. The amp is easy to use and you can adjust the response room equalization via the automatic YPAO analyzer, or tinker manually. The amp has a good on-screen display you can connect to the TV to enable tinkering from the easy chair. You can also adjust and rename your individual components on screen and rename for example, "DVD" to the brand component for that input, for example "Pioneer." The choices are provided in upper, lower, and numbers. The remote control is easy to use, but somewhat hard to read in a semi-darkened room; backlighting might help. Power is ample for the speakers being driven, and the connectors are good quality. The quality of sound is superb from where I sit, and is not fatiguing to listen to for long periods. Both the front panel and back panels are good quality, and easy to use and understand. This particular unit might still be avaialble at a bargain, since the replacement HTR-5890, was just introduced. I've been very happy so far with the purchase of this amp and would recommend this unit to other enthusiasts. Note: no comments provided on the tuner section since I have not utilized the FM features.

Strengths:
Easy to use, good quality amp with lots surround choices and automatic features.

Weaknesses:
Remote control backlighting would be helpful Runs a bit warm; fans are a must if installed in a cabinet.

Similar Products Used:
Onkyo TX-717 PRO

doc4b

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $699.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
What can I say that hasn't been posted previously? This receiver is incredibly clean and incredibly powerful. I bought it to replace a Kenwood VR-7070 that I was not especially thrilled with. It was powerful and clear as well, but you couldn't adjust the treble/bass in surround mode. Now, I realize purists would say you shouldn't tinker with mother nature, but the system sounded a little flat to me in my living room. So, I took a leap off faith on this receiver (after reading all the reviews and realizing that I could tweak it to my satisfaction with treble/bass, and the very interesting YPAO). BTW, be wary of the new 5890, the specs seem more similar to a Pioneer or Sony, than to the fine quality recievers that Yamaha usually creates (XM ready or not)

Strengths:
Component Switching (why don't manufacturers put more component inputs on their TVs?) Clarity Power YPAO and Onscreen tweaking

Weaknesses:
Price was a little high compared to the bargains you get online, but you don't get 2 years financing on line! ;)

Similar Products Used:
Kenwood VR-7070 Yamaha RS-V496 Many crappy Sony and Pioneers HTRs

mamboni

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.69 of 5, 13.00 votes

Price Paid:  $599.00

Summary:
This is an excellent digital receiver. I purchased a receiver in lieu of separates with trepidation, as receivers I've heard sounded mediocre due to high noise floor, companded dynamics and homogenized sound with no sound-staging. But, the home theatre I was constructing was primarily for my children, and I did not want the spend thousands of dollars to do it with separates. I am primarily a music listener, and watch an occasional movie in my office study using my separates, Ohm Walsh 5's and a BenQ XGA TLD projector. Based on reading many reviews and professioal review articles, and influenced by Yamaha's reputation for high quality digital processing, I purchased the HTR-5790. My basement theatre measures about 18 X 30 with 9' drop ceilings and I wired it for 7.1 (2 front, 2 side, 2 rear, outboard amplified stereo subwoofers). This sound quality of this receiver really surprised me. First, it is dead quiet. It has a see-through sound with a soundstage stage that is wide, though foreshortened somewhat in straight stereo. It is delicate and very detailed. Dynamics have nice snap. I have played it at both low and very high volumes to test it's mettle. Well, this baby gets hot, but never has it clipped, distorted or in any way mangled the music. I was very pleased and did not miss listening to my primary system. But, when I starting utilizing the DSP sound fields, the music really came to life. The sound stage widened somewhat, but deepened dramatically and, depending on the mode, moved closer to the listener for a very warm and engaging listening experience. I have used Mercery Living Presence and Reference Recordings CDs that I am familiar with as reference sources, plus the following DVD movies: Matrix, Star Wars Episode II, Pirates of the Caribbean, Savings Private Ryan. Wow, this receiver is absolutely wonderful. I had utilized the automatic setup feature YPAO and the result is a totally seemless integration of surround speakers speakers with the front loudspeakers. You are never aware of the individual speakers as discrete sound sources [but I checked them and they are indeed functioning]. The movie effects were executed flawlessly, the dynamics startling, the imaging perfect (I prefer a phantom center with the Ohms). On serious classical music listening, the Yamaha images beautifully, has a spacious and present soundstage, is timbrally vivid and is detailed but delicate and never cold and analytic. The high end is sweet and lucid; there is absolutely no phase distortion, edginess or any high of transitorish intermodulation distortion. It really sounds like a straight wire. IMHO, this receiver is a bargain. You will not get better sound even if you spend much more. Rather, you're loudspeakers and room will be the limiting factor on sound quality, not this reciever. The unit has numerous features. The component video output is one of the major reasons for my purchase. No more TV remote!! The unit's remote has many functions and is complex. But, you do not need to master all of the intracacies of this unit to use and enjoy it. Once you perform the YPAO and learn the most basic operations you are up and running. The unit does get hot, so generous ventilation is recommended. This is a great receiver. It you mate it with good quality loudspeakers that are efficient (SPL 89 of better) and present a fairly benign impedance (don't have big impedance dips and high reactance), you will not be dissapointed. Highly recommended.

Strengths:
Clean detailed sound Excellent soundstaging Numerous DSP modes Enough inputs for any user build quality and styling Value!!! Video switching capabilities

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
Ohm Walsh 5 Loudspeakers Kinergetic BSC-200 Stereo Subwoofers Ohm Pro-200 Sound Cylinders Dual Bookshelf speakers X4 B&K ST2020 Stereo Power Amp Rotel RC960 Pre-Amp Rotel RB960 Power Amps x2 (bridged) Rotel RT950BX Tuner Rotel 955AX CD Player Onkyo DV-C501 CD/DVD Changer Pioneer DV-260 DVD Player Sony SLV-660 HF VCR