I never knew my Klipsch Chorus II's sounded so good.The speakers are extremely efficient (101db), but no
other amplifier/pre-amplifier/receiver combo I tried
could get the bass under control. The 2095 grabs hold
of the Chorus II's 15 woofers and takes firm control.
Deep, tight bass from this amplifier. Even more
important, the mid-range and high end sound smooth,
relaxed, and maybe even slightly "sweet".

Overall this seems like a great product, though I have
to wonder why the RX-V795 is nearly half the price and
appears to be a very similar product?

I picked up my RX-V2095 about two weeks ago and have greatly enjoyed every aspect of it. At first the remote was a little hard to get used to but after about an hour of pushing buttons and seeing what happens it became second nature. And the sound!! Previously to buying the Yamaha I was employing an old mid range Sony Pro-Logic reciever that was clearly underpowered when it was hooked up to my DVD Player. Wow! What an improvment over the Sony and Pro-Logic, AC3 and the Yamaha is. The sound clarity of the digital soundtrack over the analog is unbelievable and a pure delight to listen to. I put on The Mask of Zorro DVD and a times I felt I had to duck during the sword fight scences and the explosion near the end you can really feel the subwoofer has it's own dedicated channel when it kicks in. My speakers are Paradigm Mini-Monitors for fronts and rears, a Paradigm CC-350 Center, and Paradigm PS-1000 subwoofer, though since picking up the Yamaha I am seriously thinking about picking up some tower speakers for my fronts. The DVD player is a Sony DVP-S500D. Since the reciever has a DTS decoder and I did not want to wait until next year to hear how a DTS track sounded, I went out and picked up the Eagles: Hell Freezes Over DTS Music CD. Again, Wow! I felt like I was sitting in the front row of the actual concert! The instruments each seemed to have their own speaker but still blended together seemlessly. Excellent, excellent sound. Another DVD to try if you really want to hear the benefits of AC3 is the IMAX film Super Speedway. You feel like you're sitting in the cockpit. One minus that I can think of is that the reciever does not have a digital RF input for those people who have a laserdisc player but I do not have a laserdisc player so this has no bearing on myself. To finish, I highly recommend this Yamaha to anyone who is looking for a high quality, excellent sounding reciever that will be viable for years to come. (Thanks to its external 6 channel inputs)

I absolutely love this receiver. I have only had it for about 10 days, but I have already had the chance to check out most of the features. I never thought I would actually prefer watching movies in an enhanced DSP mode... but I do!
Music is also phenominal. Nothing beats the Yamaha at this price point. I was also looking at its big brother, the DSP-A1, and the B&K AVR-202, and a variety of separates. I felt that the 2095 provided the best value. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the amplification in this receiver; it can drive my NHT 2.9's with ease.

I reccommend keeping the impedance selector switch set to 8 ohms, even when driving 4-6 ohm speakers. Why Yamaha even provided the switch, I do not know. Switching to the 4-ohm setting effectively reduces the output capabaility from the amp section (I believe it reduces the rail voltage for the output transistors). My receiver runs nice and cool at the 8-ohm setting, even with sub-6-ohm speakers.

Alas, I do have a couple gripes. The remote. While it is easy to use and has replaced my CD and DVD player remotes, I would estimate the lifespan of the cover to be no longer than 1 year... My bigger gripe concerns Yamaha's non-standard choice for speaker binding posts. Two-way binders? Fah! All they accept are bananas (this is good) and bare wire. They feel flimsy and I am afraid I am going to rip them off when I tighten them (I haven't yet terminated the wires for my rear speakers, so I am going the bare-wire route with them). The binding posts will not work with spades or even standard pins! Yamaha didn't seem to cut corners anywhere else on this box... I wonder why they opted for these binders...

Anyway, here is my rating breakdown:
Performance: 5
Features: 5
Remote: 4
Build Quality: 4.5 (great overall; I would give the binding posts a 3.5)
Value: 5

I was able to demo the Yamaha V2095 when I was in New York last week. . I have owned Yamaha equipment for 15 years and still own a DSP-50 the original surround sound system. I am certain I will be making my purchase in the very near future. I had purchased the DSP-1 last year, but returned it after two weeks because I was so underwhelmed in a lot of things it did not provide. The DSP-1 remote control would not work with my Yamaha Tuner’s remote control circuits and the amp would only output s-video or composite video which made the use of this system as a Audio/Video center useless, if I were to continue to use my VCR with plain ole composite video. I was told I could get a device to simulate a s-video input from my VCR, but come on Yamaha for $2.600.00 it should already have done that. I was also told I could use the DSP-1 for controlling a different output to another room. I think they were thinking what they were going to do, not what it did do.
The unit did sound sweet though and have often regretted returning it. If this new receiver sounds halve as good as the DSP-1, I will buy the $100.00 s-video simulator. Yamaha has taken care of the rest of my gripes. Oh yea, I still have the 7.1-channell speaker set up in my family room and look forward to being enveloped in DD DVD sound again!

I had this DD/dts receiver for only a few days, but it's one of the best sounding receivers I've heard for the price range. It makes even Pro-Logic encoded movies sound great. It has a lot more features than the V2092 (more digital inputs, ext decoder inputs, dts, etc.), which I almost brought home instead, for a few dollars less.
Can't decide if I should set it at 8 ohm or 4ohm, since my main/centre speakers are rated at 8 ohm speakers, front effects at 6 ohms, and rear speakers at 4 ohms. I have heard contradictory recommendations on the right settings in several discussion groups. But it sounds the same to me in both settings. The manual is of little help. It's also too skimpy on details for most of its description of features.

About 5 months ago i was interested in upgrading from my Yamaha 690 which was Pro Logic. I looked at the 793, 993 and then the 2092. I felt the 2092 was the key to get as professional as i could afford. I held out and finally settled on the 2095. The reciever is excellent. Before I even touch on the sound I have to comment on the look. Incredible! At first i had this reciever temporarily hooked up to a set of bose pieces of junk. Finally, when my finances permitted, I bought some Definitive Technology BP 2002's. Wow!!! Sounds amazing. I finally have a system that sounds as if it was the high end system you'd see set aside in a store. I sampled only a few other recievers so I can't say that this is the only reciever to buy. But I haven't found a single con and I love the sound. Thats good enough for me. check this model out! It should impress you.

CAUTION:Do not play the 2095 at a loud volume and then turn the system off using the remote. My speakers are near the receiver. The next day I turned the system on without the remote and nearly had a heart attack. What I mean to say is this bad boy really kicks! I've had it for 4 weeks. Paid $1,250 from ABC. They did fine, However it took 2 weeks to receive. It is hooked up to 2 NHT VT-2 and 3 NHT VS-2a. Woww!!!! I've seen a number of comments regarding the remote. I agree that it is complex, but feel the comments are overstated. This receiver has a lot of capabilities and complexity and sophistication are many times intertwined. If you want something simple buy an Aiwa.
I looked at the Denon 3600 and 5600. 7.1 and DTS won me over. The development of a sound stage for your environment (curtains, carpet, big sofas, etc.) does have a impact in home theater. Several friends have selected my tailored sound stage superior to the 24 delivered. The manual should provide more background information. However, Yamaha has a support line that has been great 714-522-9105. The NHT are 6 ohm speakers, I believe the 2095 plays better in the 8 ohm setting. The front speakers sounded better biwired.
Good Luck!

Easy to understand, great power and worth every penny. Yamaha makes equipement as solid as can be. Love the DSP modes and dual room function. The power is quite an improvement over my 590. AC-3 is so beautiful....
Two channel audio is a bit bright, but that is true of Yamaha A/V Receivers. Movies are brilliant and the 70mm movie mode is great. I would recommend this model or the 795 to my friends to purchase, Yamaha rocks.

excellent.

I am very interested to buy this model within next week, but could not find a safe, honest, and low price place to buy it. Would you please to give me some suggestions on which mail order or online order companies offer good deal for this product ? BTW, what's the fare price for it ?
Looking forward to hear from you soon !

Thanks in advance !