I purchased a demo 992 for $450 ($500 including a 5 year warranty). This Dobly Digital receiver is replacing an old Pioneer Pro-Logic system.
First, the Digital movies are incredible. This receiver reproduces the movie-theatre sound closest to anything I've heard for the money. The 80w x 5 is more power then you need for any home theatre system. I enjoy setting all the speakers to small and using the two subwoofers out to feel the explosions.

The Dolby-Digital enhanced and movie theatre settings really add to the digital effect (or pro logic). Twister is unbelievible and Armeggedon is so real sounding. There is a very natural sound that comes from the receiver.

Second, a surprise!!! I purchased this for the many s-video inputs. I needed a control center to switch my many components, including the one I am currently typeing on! I have an ATI - All in Wonder video card in my computer. I have used this card for some time and have been disappointed in the s-video output onto my tv. The reciever now is the input of my computer and the quality of video is 100% better. I do not know why but it was barely usable prior to the receivers input. I only used the DVD Encores output which was perfect to the tv. Now, I I can even surf the web on my big screen tv.I use a computer Encore DVD player with coaxil AC3 audio in the reciever. I have used different tvs with the same result. I have a big screen Toshiba so it wasnt the tv. The receiver definatley does something to the signal. I do not know what but I love it. My system is in 800 x 600 and readible from 15 feet away.

Anyway, even without the excellent video quality this system is worth it in sound. Thats why it gets 5 speakers.

Robert Mahle
rmahle@rcn.com

OK OK OK!
i would like to say a few things, like:



FUCK ME WHAT AN AMP!!!
WOW I LOOKED AT A LOT OF OTHER BRANDS AND RECIVERS AND I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE YAMAHA RXV-992 I HAVE HAD MINE FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND I THINK THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED GODS CHILD, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.


Although i must admit that i think it would have to be one of the best sounding recivers in 2 channel stereo mode, but i think that there is a lot of amp that is behind that, in all of the theater and pro logic modes, i think that it would need to go close to benig one of the best on the market.

I am very much interested in seeing what the new RXV-995 can offer if it anything like it older brother the RXV-992 i think that it will also be a big hit!

Yamaha leads in the Home Theater Market, as far as im concered for a few reasons:
1. You get a shit lot of equiptment of a good price!
2. A really good warranty that thankfuly i have not needed to use as yet. (touch wood)
3. A great sound that shits all over Sony, Denon, Onkyo, and all other brands in the same cat. as Yamaha that i have heard.
4. Also a company that makes its own IC's and Processors, and actually put them into there own recivers and also others unlike some of Sony's stuff! (Sony ref. to review on Sony Strde-715).
5. Just about all of Yamaha's equiptment is made in japan unlike Sony!

Yamaha i take my hat off to you for this one!!!

keep up the good work, all the people in the RXV-992 JAPAN factory.

This has all been heard through a set of Richter Wizards and a Richter Griffen, and Merlins. (See review on Richter-Wizard MKII-Merlin MKII-Griffin MKI).

Bulid out of 5 - it gets a 4.8, (gold terminals would have been nice in a unit of this price)

Sound in 2 channel stereo, out of 5 - it gets a 5 (This is if not the best sounding 2ch stereo sound that i have heard out of a 5 ch. reciver.)

Sound Pro logic, AC3 DD, theater out of 5 - its a 4.5 (i would still like to hear a reciver that elimanits that really weard echo/light fake sound in the rear, and i think that this is the closest that i have got as yet.)

OVER ALL 4.5 out of 5

I have the RX-V992 and really enjoy it. It has everything you need except DTS decoding. As I understand there are not many DTS DVD's out there and it will take a very long time for it to be a standard. But DD will always be there. My favorite DSP effect is the "70mm Movie Theater". It really kicks.

Very nice, except they forgot 5.1 channel input. For a receiver with so much (bells & whistles) how did they forget the most critical input for an A/V receiver. Other than that it's an excellent piece of equipment. I would give it a better rating, but when I e-mailed Yamaha and asked if there was any way to upgrade for DTS, they said buy a RXV-995 or 795.

This is a great HT receiver, clean crisp sound, great digital and prologic performances. got plenty of inputs and outputs, + s-vhs. Just love this units, the remote is great but very ugly. Very good units for the price.
JP

I bought his product about a year ago and still i have not found anything to fault about. Features are awesome, performance is outstanding for the money, plenty of power and AC-3 is breath taking!
Worth every penny!

Excellant processing ability

Bright sound

I love the versatality of this unit however, I do have a problem with hissing noise. If I set an input to cd/dvd, tuner, tv, etc and turn the volume up approaching the halfway point, without any other equipment being turned on, I can hear a hiss in the speakers. When I select cd/dvd, I can actually hear whatever radio station the tuner is set to, coming from the speakers. I am bringing the unit in for servicing but was wondering if anybody else had encountered this problem. i have the unit matched with M&K LCR75's and MX105 Sub. On movies, the system is unbeatable for shear presence however on music I find it too bright. I would give the unit 5 stars but am taking off 1 star for the hiss problem and 1 star for brightness.

Versatile HT Receiver. Lot's of inputs.

No DTS or 5.1 Channel Input

Great receiver. Terrific sound for both stereo and Dolby Digital. Simple front pannel layout. Sound Fields are there if you are into them. I wish I had waited for the 995 or the 2095, though. But then again. I enjoyed it for almost two years before they came out. Still don't feel the need to shell out the bucks for the upgrade yet.

Very happy with Yamaha products.

Variety of sound fields, cost, remote

no DTS, could use a little more power (like 995)

Excellent component. . . have 7 speakers connected and can handle 3 more. Beautiful sound. Remote is awesome for controlling all my components (once I figured out how to use it). Replaced my old Pioneer and WOW! Recommend to all.

Yamaha quality

Remote. Yamaha really needs to work on this end.

Replaced a 5+ year old Pioneer VSX-901 with this to get Dolby Digital decoding for DVD/DBS. Not nearly as fully featured as the Pioneer. Lacks ability to select audio and video sources separately, wireless remote multiroom source changing and many of the Pioneer's other features that I never, ever used (eg video enhancement). Pioneer's remote much, much better. All that said, sound is absolutely fantastic. It's able to drive the lows into the subwolfers of my Definitive Technology speakers via rca cable. Does auto switching between composite video and svideo. Saves and recalls sound field settings by source. All in all got a terrific bargain on this at a local reseller. With the 995 only adding DTS processing, which I believe should go the way of Divx, it was a steal.