Well I've had the 992 for about 6 months now, so I think I can give a pretty honest evaluation on it now. I am very happy with it. Granted, I made its job easy by going with Paradigm speakers.
What I really like about it is its unbelievable clarity and lack of background noise. I can turn this receiver up to incredible volumes at the quiet parts of movies or music and there is absolutely no hiss. There used to be some harshness which I attributed to the reputed "brightness" of Yamaha and Paradigm. Got some decent (not expensive) cable from Kimber and now it's smooth as silk. If what I'm getting now is a "bright" sound, then that's exactly what I want to hear.

I'm also impressed by the fact that it can run so cooly without a fan. I can leave it on all day and it just gets warm. My old Pioneer, which had far less power, would get much hotter much more quickly.

The only thing I don't like about this unit is the way the controls, especially on the remote, are layed out. The controls are cluttered and not very intuitive. The remote is extremely powerful, but is too big with too many buttons to be very useful. IMO, a good remote can be used in the dark effortlessly. I've never seen a worse layout for operating the tuner.

I would give it 5 stars, except for the problems with the controls/remote.

I'll admit that I've been a Yamaha fan for a while now, but MAN! For the money I can't imagine a better reciever. I was lucky enough to find one for $640 shipped to me, but it's a steal at $800.
The high points are the AWESOME Dolby Digital performance and the various DSP modes. I've found that it is ideal in its price range for Home Theater applications, reproducing movie soundtracks accurately. The remote is great once you get used to it, and the setup/display are top notch. There are 5 way binding posts all around, and pre-outs for all channels. Also, it plays clean even at loud volumes. Some people on here have complained that this amp doesn't deliver enough power, well I couldn't disagree more! I'm not sure if they're using really unsensitive speakers or what, but they power my floor standing 3-ways to deafening sound pressure levels.

This is definately a receiver to check out if you're looking for Dolby Digital in the $700-800 range. Best with "warm", efficient speakers.

As for the guy who only gave them one star of five, he's completely wrong about not finding anything better then on a similar Sony. The sound quality on ANY material is better then a Sony in the same price range. Denon is a great competitor, but for the money this is a better receiver/amp.

I Tested this piece of equipment at Gramophone LTD. This receiver had very good DSP Settings and everything was nice (although i prefer the Zoran DSP Chips more they sound ALOT more realistic with no Leaking). The Amplifier gave out too little power. First of at home i have a Yamaha RX-V793 with a Harman/Kardon PA-2.0
Telling the man who said "There is not much of a difference between the RX-V793 and the RX-V992" there is a one MAJOR differnce between the 793 and the 992. There is More S-Video Switching, Binding Posts for ALL Channels, Higher S/N Ratio, more Inputs, Gold-Plated Terminals, a higher Dynamic Headroom, and of course ,does anyone here know what a Damping Factor is? it means how fast a Amplifier can stop a certain signal to make the Speaker Driver stop faster. Most Amplifiers in this price-range can not have too good of a Damping Factor (around 40-60). Yamaha came out with something called Linear Damping Factor Circuitry. This stops the cone from 2-5 times faster. The 793 has a DF of 80 and the 992 has a DF of 200 that is better highs and more grabbing bass. The RX-V793 has a DF of 80 which is well above normal receivers in its class. For all those people saying "On the Yamaha site it says it has 200" that is a Typo. If you E-Mail them they will reply with "It has a DF of <80" if you still don't believe me than request a Catalog (Full-Line) or look in the Owners Manual.

dolby digital, second room output, DSP

no DTS, reliability

I have this receiver for a little over two years now.. it's been working great up to this point. all of a sudden, my receiver started powers off randomly.. don't know if it's due to overheating or bad wiring.. if anyone have experience this problem and know of a solution, a feedback is appreciated..

other then this problem i'm experiencing, i like this receiver.. having DTS would be better, but the dolby digital works well with this unit..

hope the random off is not a major problem otherwise i might be force to go with another brand..

stars all around

none

exelent reciever

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yamaha 995

flexiabily, build quality, proccesor quality, endless features, and sound detail.

When played really loud distortion guitars sound overwhelming. remote is confusing in the dark.

Wow! this is one fine product. i bought this unit second hand from someone who i know would have abused and used every once of it's potential. yet it's performance is still flawless. i myself love loud music and movies. this is deffinatly the choice for that. power, dynamics and accuracy all come to mind when i think of this receiver. not to mention the incredle amount of features, hook-up options, and Quality. i would recomend this to anyone, and stand by my recomendation. i've dropped the remote several times onto a cement floor, a party left the remote covered in pop yet it never fails. at one point i had small problem where it was doing that delay thing with buttons, but all i had to do was press the reset botton and it was fixed.

This unit is used every day, loud or quiet it performs imaculatly. i can't even explain how happy i am with this reciever. all i can say is if you find one get it!

Incredible quality. Versatile unit. Durable.

Too few digital inputs/outputs. Minor bleed-over between channels. Remote is bulky and complicated

I bought this unit new from Yamaha the month it came out, right as DVD and AC-3 were hitting the market. Having heard the difference between standard Surround Sound and Dolby Digital, I was eager to build a home theater and the opportunity to grab a Yamaha Dolby Digital unit for half price was too great to pass.

Overall, I have been very satisfied with this unit (and the RX-V692 I have in my bedroom). The sound production is excellent for both movies and music. This brightness problem I hear some people complain about - it's called the treble knob. Turn it back to your liking. Honestly, I think that people are just so used to the crappy sound produced by mass-produced, light-weight, chip-based receivers (Sony, Pioneer, etc) that they aren't accustomed to the kind of accuracy that can be produced when each channel of sound has a reliable, constant power flow.

Durability is phenominal. I have often-told the story of the guy I met who ran his A-channel into the top pole (of a bi-ampable Kappa VIII) and the B-channel into the bottom pole and left the bridge in place and then complained when his Yamaha DSP-A3090 would shut off every hour or so. That's right folks - the unit operated in a direct short for over an hour before overloading and shutting down and was not damaged. That is a brick - try THAT with a Pioneer or Sony! Needless to say I was forever sold on Yamaha's quality.

As for weaknesses, I fall into the standard fare here. The more-than capable learning remote is bulky, complicated, and the "flip-top" is far to fragile to be practical. Keep it simpler Yamaha. Complaint number two has to do with the fact that when I first experimented with AC-3, I did it on a Yamaha RX-V2090 paired with a DDP-1. The channel separation was so distinct that when you turned off the mains during "Can you feel the love tonight" on the Lion King's closing credits (LD) you could actually hear how badly Elton John really sings. Unplugging the Center channel meant all you heard was background music. In the AC-3 onboard RX-V992, there is some definite bleed-over, especially from the center to the mains, that was not present in the separate processor set-up. I know it's being picky, but it did bother me a little. I will audition this feature before upgrading to my next Yamaha. Finally, (and this is probably unit specific here), my display has a minor malfunction. The area of display on the far-right, where the DSP field in use is displayed, has a malfunction - there are zeros lit up all the time which obscure the display. They don't affect the operation, and are annoying more than anything - I could probably have it fixed for $10 and have never bothered.

As I said, overall a great unit that has offered years of faithful service in three dorm rooms, two houses and six apartments over the last 6 years (whoa - I move a lot!), proving that quality is heavy. I think I may be a Yamaha-for-life owner, especially if this is the most disappointing receiver they can come up with!

Good looks,solid construction,the name yamaha!,awsome ac3 sound capabilities,brilliant on screen display menu,easy to set up and change when ever wherever,able to handle 4-8 ohm speekers.

NO DTS,but with awsome AC3 sound it isnt a big miss untill DTS becomes more avail.Doesn't match the AC3 capabilities when only listening to cd in stereo mode but for the purist of listeners buy a good set of seperates for left and right channel front speakers and nothing will come close to this machine.

YAMAHA RXV-992
After listening to just about everything the market had to offer at the time of purchasing, nothing and i truely mean NOTHING! came close to the 992 for value for money, and just for added bonus it gave out the best sound i have ever heard when matched to a DVD player pumping out DD AC3 sound.When the AC3 sound format is engaged,this thing becomes the concord of dolby digital amps, the only down side is and without doubt,is when you are playing a CD in stereo/effects off mode, the sound is just a little on the harsh side in the way it delivers its highs, but with all yamahas technoligy going into the DOLBY PRO LOGIC/DOLBY DIGITAL,and DSP EFFECTS,you can't ask for to much for the price, HOWEVER! With more and more music comming out on DVD this unit becomes ahead of its time and the listener becomes part of the concert and again this unit becomes second to none even when compard to units today twice the price EG: onkyo, sony 555es 777es series.
The only digital machine that i have heard that blows my socks of in every way and form is the new YAMAHA DSP-AX1 wich is hailed as the worlds big daddy of digital processors, and after hearing it you will know what the critics are talking about,this is the unit that will replace my RXV-992,(when the pocket permits).ALL IN ALL IV HAD MY RXV-992 FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS, I HAVE PLAYED HUNDREDS OF DVD's AND HECK KNOWS AS MANY CD's RUNNING ENERGY 3+2 MAIN SPEAKERS (A),AND AUSTRALIAN MADE ARRON CENTRE AND REARS, AND A YAMAHA YST-300 SUB, ALONG WITH ANOTHER SET OF AUSTRALIAN MADE ARRON MAINS ON SPEAKERS (B), USAULY ON HALF VOLUME AND THIS THING JUST POWERS ON WITHOUT A BEAT OR ANY PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER, WICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT WHEN PURCHASING A DIGITAL RECEIVER, YES! YAMAHA CAN STAND PROUD OF THIS PRODUCT AND I FOR ONE GIVE YAMAHA THE GOLDEN HAND SHAKE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OWNING THE JUST ON SALE DSP-AX1 WORLDS BEST, ANYONE CONTEMPLATING ON BUYING A SECOND HAND RXV-992 DONT FEAR BECAUSE YOU WILL STILL BE UP THEIR WITH THE WORLDS CURRENT BEST ONLY WITHOUT DTS.

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NEC Dolby 12 months,YAMAHA DOLBY PROLOGIC 2 years,ONKYO DOLBY DIGITAL AC3 1 week(did not like onkyo)But ONKYO has lifted its game by a great margin in recent times.

I've had this reciever for about 3 months now and am still convinced it was the right pick.It's HToperations are first rate,I especially like the 70mm movie setting.The amplifier section is very quiet,and it's 80 X 5 watts seem ample for home theater.For two channel listening however,the amp section could use some help,a common ailment I've found in A/V recievers in it's price class.Pre-main outputs on the rear panel make hook-up of any good 2 channel amp an easy resolution for that.The remote control is a real conversation piece.Overall,the Yamaha RX-V992 represents decent value among it's competition,and certainly deserves a look if you're shopping.

I just picked up a RXV-992.This machine is just awesome! The reason why I chose the 992 over denon 3200 is due to Yamaha's reputable DSP and also it has the pre-out jacks which the 3200 does not have for an external amplifier. I currently using a Carver AV705x amp. with the 992 to pump up more power. Come to my house and my system will blow you away!!