Signal processing

Bright sound

I finally had my receiver repaired.It had a problem with background hiss from the tuner section. I took it to a Yamaha authorized repair center. I brought it home and it worked fine. I found out that they disconnected the tuner!

I have owned the RXv-992 for about 8 months now, and find it to be the best sounding receiver I have ever owned. It is warmer and more musical than anything I've ever heard before. And it really shines on DVD's. Only complaint is that now I feel that I must trade it in for the 995, because the 992 is now obsolete, owing to it's not havin DTS or 6-channel inputs. I feel bad that I just spent 1000 bucks and have to spend about another 600 to trade it in almost a year later. i may keep it until the next generation is released. That will probably have an MLP decoder for the new DVD audio format.

Whoa!! Awesome!! Yamaha really outdid themselves this time.

TODD,You should set first the "setupadjustment" properly to obtain the exact Output of the reciever.RXV992...

I have a good deal of experience with this unit since I have owned it for about 6 months before upgrading to the DSP A1.The 992 has great sound in DD and DPL. Some of the DSP modes are good but they don't offer a great deal of adjustments. Only delay and volume can be changed.
This unit has enough power for medium sized rooms and has plenty of inputs and s-video inputs.
The great deal about this unit is the price has dropped to $599.
For that price, it makes it a super deal !!!
email me if you have any questions or want to know where to get it at this price.

First of all let me describe my system:Yamaha RXV-992 paired with definitive technology pro cinema series,Sony S300 DVD,RCA VCR, Mitsubishi 55601 55" rear projection TV,and full view satellite system with 4DTV digicipher technology.I purchsed this reciever for a steal at $800 from a local store replacing a Kenwood rated at 100W x 5. For those of you complaining about the power,I can tell you that the output from the RXV-992 is simply oustanding in the above system configuration, and beat tha daylights out the Kenwood that I had.There are many variables to power such as speaker sensitivity, powered subwoofers, impedance, and the quality of the Amps. You can't just look at numbers.I can't see how any one can expect to maximum performance out of a reciever without using a powered sub in their configuration to alleviate the strain of having most reciever power going to reproduce low base effects!! I compared my configuration to a similar setup at a local store with a $3000 Denon and I cannot tell any observed step up in sound quality. One word to describe the DD and DPL performance on thr RXV-992:impressive . Music reproduction is very good. the FM signal quality from local stations is above average.

I just upgraded to the 992 from the Technics SA-AX 720. Oh my God what a difference. The 720 is a piece of doggy doo doo compared to the 992. I would avoid Technics like the plague!

This receiver is a real winner. It has fabulous AC-3 and Pro-Logic modes. TheDSP section may not be everyone's cup of tea for straight music listening, but
it does enhance surround-sound performance.

The amp section is powerful and dynamic and has more than enough power to take
care of today's movie soundtracks. The amp is also clean and detailed,
undoubtedly sharing components with its big brother the DSP-A1 (which Home
Theatre magazine rated as the best Integrated Amp they had ever heard.)

Yamaha has proven they are leaders in the field of DSP and AV amps and
receivers, and the RX-V992 definately outperforms the competition from Sony,
Pioneer, JVC and Technics.

This machine has horrible sound for the money. Go with a Denon!!!

I have had a chance to listen to the Yamaha 992 for an extensive period, in direct comparison to the Denon AVR3200. I am not bias towards any of these companies and think they both offer excellent products.
However, my ears tell no lies and when both receivers pumped various kinds of music(rock, soft vocals, dance, techo, etc) I notice the Denon 3200 sounded much more fuller and clearer than the Yamaha 992. The difference wouldn't be so prominent if those two receivers weren't side by side. Indeed, the Denon receiver gave a warmer quality to the music while the Yamaha sounded electronic and cold. In case you're wondering, the speakers were NHT 2.5i, an awesome and revealing pair of high-end speakers that won't force you to take out a loan.

Like I said, I'm not partial to any and this is my honest opinion, for what it's worth. I haven't done a side to side comparison b/w the 2092 w/ the 3200. Supposedly, the 2092 has a more powerful amp and better electronics. But, that's another review. 3 stars for the 992.