karister

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1500.00

Summary:
Excellent, Awesome receiver with lots of very clean powerful crisp sound. I sure love the DSP modes and the sweet crisp detailed sound on this unit. Like the great learning remote and has tons of connection options. Admire the very sturdy and clean look of the unit, and the heavy construction. When watching movies you sure can here the little tiny details on this unit, where you might miss on some so called home theater units in the market today.

Strengths:
Lots of clean power, great rack appeal, learning remote, lot of connection options.

Weaknesses:
None, hey 2003 did not have HDMI interface like today:)

Similar Products Used:
Harmon / Pioneer / Onkyo

jimbob200521

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $396.00 from Ultimate Electronics

Summary:
While I may not completly agree with the reviewer below about his comparison between the Denon AVR-3803 and the Yamaha RX-V2300, I do see his point: each receiver offers a wealth of features and nobody should be ashamed to own either. While I may be biased towards the Yahama, being the proud owner of one, I will say this about the Denon: when put against the Yahama, the two are so close, you would HAVE to squint to see the differences, and thats on a good day. now to the actual review: When I got this receiver home, and turned it on for the first time, I was blown away by the sound quality right out of the box. No settings were set and the sound was so clean and clear, I couldn't wait to start setting things. Once I got into the on screen menu, which may be a little intimadating at first, and got everything set, the sound only got better. And don't even get me started on the bass management system: gave my subs a whole new grasp on life, to say the least. I had stuff rattling in my room that I had forgotten about. And in watching movies and listening to music, I heard some sounds that I had never heard before, and I like it. In closing, if you can get a hold of this receiver, or any one from this model on up, do it. You will not be disappointed, I know I sure wasn't. For reference, before this receiver was noticed in the show room, I almost made a mistake, yes a mistake: I almost bought a Denon AVR-2803. And yes, in this case, a mistake.

Strengths:
Amazing sound quality Heavy Very clear

Weaknesses:
Ahhhh, I'll get back to you on that one

Similar Products Used:
Denon AVR-3803 Yamaha RX-V3300 Pioneer VSX-D511 (please, hold your laughter)

meephis

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $396.00 from Ultimate Electronics

Summary:
My friend and I picked up one of these babies at an unbeleivable closeout price and were all too excited to get it home. First off let me tell you that this receiver er has an amazing amplification system, seeming to deliver a near endless ammount of rediculously clean power. The system this was ran on consisted of two paris of Mirage frx-7's(fronts & rears) a Klipsch RC-25 center channel along with both the Mirage lf-100 and lf-150 subwoofers. Although the sound was clean and well articulated, I still don't feel that it is any better than the Denon AVR-3803, it really shouldn't be compared to it though but more of a midway point between the AVR-2803 and the AVR-3803(any idiot can tell it outperforms the AVR-2803). The 3803 being slightly truer but this is something you notice at home, in fact in the showroom I think the RX-V2300 actually beats the 3803 however at home I think the 3803 is the better of the two. Of course this is not a big difference, once you get into about the $1000 price range you have to start paying in larger increments over minute increases in performance and although the two are EXTREMELY close I do feel that you still get what you pay for and to some it is worth the extra money. However make no mistake it is a fantastic receiver that does perform at or near its pricerange and with the prices where they are now you could't go wrong.

Strengths:
Lots and lots of very clean power lots of high-end receiver gadgets and toys-(e.g. on screen display, zone 2a/v outputs,etc.)

Weaknesses:
almost overwhelms you at first with feature and takes a while to get used to(not sure thats a bad thing though)

Similar Products Used:
Denon AVR-3802, Yamaha RX-V3300, etc.

Price Paid:  $499.00 from Good Guys

Summary:
This is my second Yamaha receiver with my first one being an RX-V800 and all I can say are good things about Yamaha H/T products. I gave a listen to receivers from Harman Kardon, Onkyo, Denon, and ES Sony but I walked away with the RX-V2300. I'm sure audiophiles may disagree with my selection but I think the soundfields generated using their propriety chips found in the Yamaha are what puts this receiver line at the top of the food chain. Anyone that compares an action DTS movie on a RX-V2300 Yamaha receiver using the soundfield "70mm Spectacle" to any other receiver will suddenly realize that no matter how great the claim of a manufacturer about the quality of their amplification, without the outstanding pre-amp DSPs of the Yamaha they are regulated to a somewhat distant second place. My speakers consist of the KSF series by Klipsch as well as a 12" KSW sub.

Strengths:
DSPs, high current design, ease of use, outstanding build quality, by far...the best bang for the buck, looks GREAT!!

Weaknesses:
Generates quite a bit of heat in a cabinet...I hooked up a fan to assist in cooling. Remote could take a lesson in ergos.

Similar Products Used:
HK, Onkyo, Dennon, Yamaha.

Price Paid:  $700.00 from ultimate electronics

Summary:
this reciever rocks , oh man i had a sony st 885 , which i was happy with , it took me 2 weeks to convince my wife about the rx-v2300 , after i got it , she washed 4 movies the 1st 2 days , she was blown away and i was watching movies with a big mouth and ears open , i'm extremely happy that reciever you can hear every speaker and music is way to good on that reciever , simly i just love it

Strengths:
clean warm sound , a lot a bass

Weaknesses:
none so far

Similar Products Used:
sony ste 885