I'm interested in the Yamaha v2095 and my friend told me to get the HK AVR85 or the new HK AVR65. He said the HK are better than the Yamaha. But I really like the Yamaha V2095. What would you guys suggest?

Teddy S reviews are definiteley the MOST USELESS for this prosuct. It just doesn't have any basis as to why the Yamaha sucks. I think he should 'Grow up!' and 'his parents should probably put this web site on the off limitslist so he and his other little siblings cannot gain access. Stick to the BugsBunny.com web site or go watch Fox Kids cartoons with a glass of milk and some oatmeal raisin cookies.'

To Peter of Coquitlam,BC. I just want know where you bought your unit from? I live in Burnaby, BC. and I'm interested of buying one of this unit but no dealerin Vancouver seem to have or know this model.
Where is the good deal? and How much should I pay for this unit?
Thanks for any reply

I purchased the RX-V2095 last Friday along with a Toshiba DVD player. The setup at home is B&W 603s for the front speakers, 20 year old Advents on the rear speakers, a Paradyne powered subwoofer, and for the center I'm using the somewhat tinny speakers attached to a Sony
32" TV. Definitely not the top of the line all around on the speakers but the Advents are still fairly decent speakers. In the near future I'm
planning to replace the center with a B&W 303.

Overall I'm impressed with the receiver. My previous receiver is a 20 year old Yamaha CR-620 so I'm somewhat biased. But for the money the
RX-V2095 appears to provide the most bang for the buck. Decent power to all channels, AC-3 and DTS decoding, scads of audio and video
connectors on the back, tuner, 2 year parts & labor warranty, and lots of options for simulating the acoustics of various churches, concert
halls, jazz clubs, etc. from around the world. But hey, what is really important in all this? How it sounds of course and I have to say there is a
very definite improvement over what I had. I ran the B&Ws on the old Yamaha for about a year and now playing the same music over the
RX-V2095 there is a noticeable improvement in audio quality. Instrumentation has a crisper and more distinct presence and voices are so
realistic you would swear the performer is sitting in the room. Now that I'm 40 something I doubt I could hear much difference against more
expensive separate component systems. Audio Rating: 5

My previous ProLogic decoder was a Fosgate. The RX-V2095 improves on this dramatically. The RX-V2095 ProLogic separation is cleaner
and more distinct and center channel voices are very clear. The FosGate seemed to garble the center channel. I had not listened to much in
AC-3 mode before except in a couple demo rooms. So far we have watched "Contact" and "Star Trek First Contact". AC-3 is a very
impressive improvement over the ProLogic. The RX-V2095 AC-3 worked as advertised. I've not had a chance to check out the DTS mode.
Surround Sound Rating: 5

I found some of the setup stuff to be a bit confusing and intimidating. By default the subwoofer will not reproduce sound because the front and
rear speaker setup is defined to handle all frequencies. There is a setup procedure where you identify whether-or-not you have large or small
front and rear speakers. By defining them as small the receiver then directs low frequencies to the subwoofer. However, this applies to all
inputs(DVD, Video, tuner, etc). In other words what may work well for watching a Laser or DVD may not be what you want for listening to CDs
and so you are faced with always redefining your speaker set up. So I settled on defining the front and rears as large and defining the
subwoofer to always operate. There is a seperate menu item for defining how to use the subwoofer - set this to BOTH. This sometimes adds too much base for the CDs so I manually turn down the gain on the subwoofer for CDs
and then push it back up for movies. There seems to be no way around this.

Using the DSP effects takes some getting used to both in listening and figuring out how to select the effects. I've always been leery of
processing on the audio signal in an attempt at reproducing the acoustics of some church in Europe. The times I've listened to this is years
past I couldn't get away from the felling I was in a very long room that echoed like crazy. Some of that is still there with the Yamaha but I have
to say I only notice it in the first 10 to 30 seconds of listening. After that the effect sounds OK to me. Either I quickly get used to it or
perhaps the unit takes that long to settle down on the processing of the signals. In any event I'm finding I like the effects. What it does mean
is that I will always be picking a different one depending on the music style. This may get to confusing for people not used to dinking with
gadgets. I've found that the remote is the easiest way to select the effects. Doing it from the front panel is too cumbersome.

The tuner seems to work just fine. Again it is confusing on how you move between a 'scan and find' mode to selecting 'saved' stations. The
remote makes this a bit easier than the front panel.

Which leads me to my biggest gripe about the unit - it is overall too dependent on a remote control. Many of the setup features can only be
done through the remote. So it is a very valuable component to operating the receiver which I find disturbing. Obviously a remote is something
that can easily be damaged or lost, especially if you have kids. Luckily I don't. I think it is a fundamental design flaw to reply on a separate
component for critical operations of the receiver. Of course Yamaha is not unique in this. Literally all the receivers I have looked at have gone
down this road. So for all of the setup and operation stuff I can only go with 3.5.

That makes the overall rating a 4.5.

So for what it's worth I hope my ramblings help others make a decision. I definitely recommend this to any previous Yamaha owners or
anyone of my age bracket looking to upgrade old equipment. It's perfect for fulfilling that mid-life crisis desire to renew everything because it's
a good compromise between being prudent with your money and going hog wild buying the cadillac audio video system.

First, a correction: at the top of this page, it states that the price of the RX-V2095 is $1499. This is an error. The MSRP is $1599.
Second, go read one or two of the Yamaha DSP-A1 reviews that have appeared in virtually every home theater magazine throughout 1998. That will give you a better foundation than I can possibly hope to give you in this forum. Why read reviews of the DSP-A1? Because the 2095 is nearly identical in overall design to the DSP-A1, albeit with some major improvements: better bass management, phono input (what audiophile would be without that marvelous Edisonesque scratchy sound we all used to love?), an FM tuner that actually sounds good, and of course the DTS decoder we all want but can't seem to find any real DVD software for. Lop off $1000, kill the center channel EQ and the dual center channel connections as well as the dual sub outputs, dial back the power to 100w/ch x 5 and the front effects power back to 25w and there you have it.

Yamaha listens. To their customers, to the reviews in the magazines and especially to the source materials: sound stages and audio venues. And it shows. This receiver is outstanding in every way: fit and finish and ergonomics (what you guys like to call "build quality") is world class. Just grab the volume control on the front panel and play with the input selector wheel and you know immediately what only your own tactile sensibilities can tell you better that I can. The remote is very unconventional at first, but once you program it for your other equipment you'll begin to understand the logic behind it's design: ease of use. I love the lights.

So, how does it sound? How can I tell you that? Your ears are, well, not attached to my head. I could love it and you might not be so thrilled. But given that most of you have a pretty good idea of what good sound is to begin with, I'll bet that 95% of you will absolutely agree that the RX-V2095's audio performance is exemplary, right up there with some of the most pricey separate components on the market today.

Two channel: All I can tell you it that after listening to the same CD for years on my old system, it seemed as if the 2095 allowed me to hear it for the first time: it's as if you were looking through a dirty window and, yes indeed, you could see the house across the street and identify someone walking a block away, but suddenly your dirty window became sparkling clean and now you can see that the person walking a block away is wearing red corderoy shirt instead of just a red flannel shirt. Open. Clear. Defined. Transparent. Extending from the bass to the high frequency. It simply gets out of the way, the way it should.

Five Channel: Dolby Digital Normal and Pro-Logic Normal performance is stunning. Dead silent surrounds when they're supposed to be. And shockingly loud if the software calls for it. State of the Art. I can't say anything about DTS because, as of this writing, I don't have any DTS software, but I expect it to be no less than outstanding as well.

Seven Channel: Yamaha's DSP programs are superb, if limited in their real-world usefullness. I've found that fine tuning a DSP effect to match your room acoustics (or your preference) really makes a substantial difference in the "virtual room" that it attempts to create. You would be wise to do the same, because no matter how advanced the technology is in recreating a dthe virtual space, it can never match your room or your ears. Customizing is definitely the way to go.

This unit is, in a word, excellent. If you can afford to buy one, congratulations. If not, buy it anyway. It'll be kicking out rock, jazz, soundtracks, soundstages, HDTV and DBS audio - you name it - for a long, long time to come. My brother has 25 year old Yamaha receiver that still performs flawlessly, day after day. Hmmm, I guess I've just started my first month of state of the art audio for the *next* 25 years.

This is an excellent sounding reciever. The DSP modes are especially well done. I'm not sure when I'd ever care to hear anything in the "Church" DSP mode...but dammit, it sound JUST like a church.
The inputs are very generous and the 7.1 is a great upgrade option. The sound is simply fantastic and this baby puts out plenty of power. If you've got the bass...this reciever should be able to handle it. The highs are nicely warm and not too high and everything blends very nicely. The DTS built-in is really a nice feature as well.

The only gripe I have is the Terminator style remote control. It looks cool. Damn it looks cool. You could place it on your coffee table and within 5 minutes some guest is going to comment "What is that thing!". However it feels like a cheap piece of plastic (hey...guess what...it is!) and usability is the pits. Excuse my Yamaha...are you kidding me that you NEVER thought people would be using a laserdisc AND a DVD at the same time? And what's up with the cheesy door? The people that designed this remote should hang their head in shame.

The reciever is top or the line, however, and the only thing I can honestly gripe about is the remote, although I plan on replacing it with the SR-9000 or the Marantz VERY VERY soon as I REFUSE to even bother with it.

Please, see my review of the SONY 50 ES, where a face off was conducted against YAMAHA 2092. Now, I havent heard the 2095, but I think it wont disapoint. The new YAMAHAs receivers really kick butt(up until the classic 3090, YAMAHA receivers were bright and way too aggressive on movie soudtracks. Now they sound smooth and detailed enough for receivers) Dont like the new remotes, though. Built quality is very good.

The information I have submitted regarding Yamaha DSP A1's amps are correct. They use multiple biasing schemes depending on the load lines presented. Think of it as a voltage comparitor circuit.Their amps are biased for Class AB operation, not Class B. At lower power levels the linearity in the operational region is so linear that it is considered class A performance.

AS for your comments regarding Teddy, you are absolutely correct. However, what bothers me is that the review section of this site has turned into a discussion forum.

Buzz, now every body may understand what you are trying to explain. We don't have to blame somebody in here.
One thing, can you explain us why you keep changing your Overall Rating, 3 Star, 5 Star, 3 Star....?

Ok guys what is going on here. I like these review forums. But from what I see here you sound like a bunch of kids whinning about who's got the better or best.Everyone should be entitled to his/her opinion. I just don't think I can rely on your unbiased opinion, So I will keep looking.
I do not own a yamaha or denon so the ratings means nothing but have to do it to post