Actually I have a question first. Has anybody else tried turning the volume up all the way to the right while the source selector is on DVD and noticed the crosstalk from the tuner? (WARNING: Please do not have the DVD or any other source playing when you try this. DO NOT CHANGE SOURCE TO TUNER.) This also occurs in varying degrees on other sources except the CD source, which is the most clear. I have had my 995 for several months, and I am very pleased with the quality. I just did not expect to hear the crosstalk. I am not an expert on this, and maybe it is a common thing on midrange units. I would hope that if I had spent $1000 more this problem would not exist. I am considering checking with my dealer.

I have had this Yamaha RX-V995 for several days, my unit has a crosstalk problem. If I play CD and selector on other sources, I still hear the music playing on CD when I turn volume from 9'O clock and UP. I tried the same way with the other source (TUNER or DVD), I got the same problem. This occurs in varying degrees on different source selection. I talked to YAMAHA SUPPORT CENTER in California, they told me that is NOMAL. I paid 1000 dollars for this unit, I did not expect to hear the crosstalk, listening CD player with Radio station on back ground.I am disappointed .

Well I screwed up earlier on my statement. While I was seeing Analog displayed before playing any discs, it didn't stay in that mode. When I played the discs on the players, they all went to PCM digital signal. I forgot to turn the auto detect feature off. The Analog signal display threw me off. My newer findings were not that much worse and still thrilled me with great results.
With all the crosstalk comments lately, I finally had to do some controlled listening tests on my Yamaha RX-V995 for this. Normally, it will never be heard. Well what I found was nothing to be concerned with. I thought I was a nit picker. Not anymore.

With no component connected onto the source input used for monitoring, you will hear faint DSS bleedover (from the DBS/TV source) at the 10 o'clock volume control position. It must be noted, YOU MUST PUT YOUR EAR TO THE SPEAKER GRILL to hear this. Different sources will have either DSS or the receiver's tuner. This was using my Infinity RS 2000.4 speakers. When a component is connected to that input, the crosstalk level drops next to nothing. I had to turn the volume control to it's "MAX" position to hear the same level of crosstalk. Like I said, had to put my ear on the speaker grill. With my Pioneer DV-414 turned "ON", the Pioneer adds it own noise(very low level) that can be heard at the volume's half way point(12:00), then still has the crosstalk at the MAX volume position, but at a much lower level where voices can not be made out. On my Yamaha CD player and Sony minidisc player, when these units are turned on, the crosstalk at MAX is so low, that voices can not be made out either. They are cleaner, having much lower noise than the Pioneer DVD deck. The DVD deck's noise is still very low.

To sum it all up, if you are using any source input with a powered on component, you will hear a level so low on the volume's MAX setting, that voices can not even be made out.

When I bought this unit, I knew it was quiet. Now after doing these tests, I am confident that I have never heard a more quiet receiver in the stereo mode, "STILL".

Just a note, while it has acceptable low noise, the prologic surround circuits add noise over the stereo mode. The crosstalk was so quiet at full volume that this acceptable low noise for the processing, masked the DSS and tuner crosstalk.

I am truly glad that people had commented on this crosstalk. I would had never done these listening tests without those comments. I would have NEVER truly appreciated how quiet these receivers are at ANY VOLUME, including MAX, without these tests.

For the record, It was after 1:00am at in the morning(very quiet outside) and very, very quiet inside my listening room.

I received by Yam 995 from Uncle's Stereo for $775 delivered. I have not noticed and cross-over noise as of yet. The sound quality is simply the best that I have heard. I have compared it to the Denon 3300 and the Nacamichi AV-10, both excellent units. However, the Yam was a clear winner when you consider the total value of the package...price, value, quality, performance, and features. The styling is outdated, the remote is horrible, but the sound output in movies and music is simply outstanding. I give it five stars in its price range.

I did some more tests on the crosstalk problem and found some interesting things. IF I playing on one source (CD...) and turn selector to other source for instant DVD , If the other source (DVD) powers on without playing, the crosstalk is very little or almost gone, if the selected source powers off, the crosstalk is there obviously. I tried with other receiver I did not find this problem. The crosstalk problem turned out not too bad, however I expected with the price and brand name, I should not have this problem.

Well I screwed up earlier on my statement. While I was seeing Analog displayed before playing any discs, it didn't stay in that mode. When I played the discs on the players, they all went to PCM digital signal. I forgot to turn the auto detect feature off. The Analog signal display threw me off. My newer findings were not that much worse and still thrilled me with great results.
With all the crosstalk comments lately, I finally had to do some controlled listening tests on my Yamaha RX-V995 for this. Normally, it will never be heard. Well what I found was nothing to be concerned with. I thought I was a nit picker. Not anymore.

With no component connected onto the source input used for monitoring, you will hear faint DSS bleedover (from the DBS/TV source) at the 10 o'clock volume control position. It must be noted, YOU MUST PUT YOUR EAR TO THE SPEAKER GRILL to hear this. Different sources will have either DSS or the receiver's tuner. This was using my Infinity RS 2000.4 speakers. When a component is connected to that input, the crosstalk level drops next to nothing. I had to turn the volume control to it's "MAX" position to hear the same level of crosstalk. Like I said, had to put my ear on the speaker grill. With my Pioneer DV-414 turned "ON", the Pioneer adds it own noise(very low level) that can be heard at the volume's half way point(12:00), then still has the crosstalk at the MAX volume position, but at a much lower level where voices can not be made out. On my Yamaha CD player and Sony minidisc player, when these units are turned on, the crosstalk at MAX is so low, that voices can not be made out either. They are cleaner, having much lower noise than the Pioneer DVD deck. The DVD deck's noise is still very low.

To sum it all up, if you are using any source input with a powered on component, you will hear a level so low on the volume's MAX setting, that voices can not even be made out.

When I bought this unit, I knew it was quiet. Now after doing these tests, I am confident that I have never heard a more quiet receiver in the stereo mode, "STILL".

Just a note, while it has acceptable low noise, the prologic surround circuits add noise over the stereo mode. The crosstalk was so quiet at full volume that this acceptable low noise for the processing, masked the DSS and tuner crosstalk.

I am truly glad that people had commented on this crosstalk. I would had never done these listening tests without those comments. I would have NEVER truly appreciated how quiet these receivers are at ANY VOLUME, including MAX, without these tests.

For the record, It was after 1:00am at in the morning(very quiet outside) and very, very quiet inside my listening room.

With all the crosstalk comments lately, I finally had to do some controlled listening tests on my Yamaha RX-V995 for this. Normally, it will never, never be heard. Well what I found was nothing to be concerned with. I thought I was a nit picker. Not anymore.
With no component connected onto the source input used for monitoring, you will hear faint DSS bleedover (from the DBS/TV source) at the 10 o'clock volume control position. It must be noted, YOU MUST PUT YOUR EAR TO THE SPEAKER GRILL to hear this. This was using my Infinity RS 2000.4 speakers. When a component is connected to that input, the crossover level drops next to nothing. I had to turn the volume control to it's "MAX" position to hear the same level of crosstalk. Like I said, had to put my ear on the speaker grill. Some components act differently with their circuitry, but here's what I've found. With my Pioneer DV-414 turned "ON", the Pioneer adds it own noise that can be heard at the volumes half way point(12:00), then still has the crosstalk at the MAX volume position. Now by playing a disc in the Pioneer and pausing it, there is "NO" crosstalk what so ever and the Pioneer's noise is gone also. It is dead quite at full volume. On my Yamaha CD player and Sony minidisc player, when these units are turned on, there is no crosstalk or noise at any volume or at MAX volume. Ok, now going back to where I started. Selecting a source input that has a component connected to it, if you turn off the DSS system, the tuner's crosstalk is barely audiable with the volume control at the MAX position with my ear on the speaker grill. It's so quiet that I can't make out what is being said, only that there is faint voices.

To sum it all up, if you are using any source input with an operating component, you will NEVER HEAR ANY CROSSTALK. Like I said, some components needed to be in operation, while other components simply needed only to be turned on. So to emphasise once again, you will never hear any crosstalk when operating a component on the source that is being monitored, NONE.

When I bought this unit, I knew it was quiet. Now after doing these tests, I am confident that I have never heard a more quiet receiver in the stereo mode.

Just a note, while acceptably noiseless, the prologic surround circuits added noise. The crosstalk was so quiet at full volume that this acceptably low noise for the processing, masked the DSS and tuner crosstalk.

I am truly glad that people had commented on this crosstalk. I would had never done these listening tests without those comments. I would have NEVER truly appreciated how quiet these receivers are at ANY VOLUME, including MAX, without these tests.

For the record, It was after 10:00 at night(very quiet outside) and very, very quiet inside my listening room.

Once again, this receiver has proven itself. The best in it's MSRP range.

With all the crosstalk comments lately, I finally had to do some controlled listening tests on my Yamaha RX-V995 for this. Normally, it will never, never be heard. Well what I found was nothing to be concerned with. I thought I was a nit picker. Not anymore.
With no component connected onto the source input used for monitoring, you will hear faint DSS bleedover (from the DBS/TV source) at the 10 o'clock volume control position. It must be noted, YOU MUST PUT YOUR EAR TO THE SPEAKER GRILL to hear this. This was using my Infinity RS 2000.4 speakers. When a component is connected to that input, the crossover level drops next to nothing. I had to turn the volume control to it's "MAX" position to hear the same level of crosstalk. Like I said, had to put my ear on the speaker grill. Some components act differently with their circuitry, but here's what I've found. With my Pioneer DV-414 turned "ON", the Pioneer adds it own noise that can be heard at the volumes half way point(12:00), then still has the crosstalk at the MAX volume position. Now by playing a disc in the Pioneer and pausing it, there is "NO" crosstalk what so ever and the Pioneer's noise is gone also. It is dead quite at full volume. On my Yamaha CD player and Sony minidisc player, when these units are turned on, there is no crosstalk or noise at any volume or at MAX volume. Ok, now going back to where I started. Selecting a source input that has a component connected to it, if you turn off the DSS system, the tuner's crosstalk is barely audiable with the volume control at the MAX position with my ear on the speaker grill. It's so quiet that I can't make out what is being said, only that there is faint voices.

To sum it all up, if you are using any source input with an operating component, you will NEVER HEAR ANY CROSSTALK. Like I said, some components needed to be in operation, while other components simply needed only to be turned on. So to emphasize once again, you will never hear any crosstalk when operating a component on the source that is being monitored, NONE.

When I bought this unit, I knew it was quiet. Now after doing these tests, I am confident that I have never heard a more quiet receiver in the stereo mode.

Just a note, while it has acceptable low noise, the prologic surround circuits add noise over the stereo mode. The crosstalk was so quiet at full volume that this acceptable low noise for the processing, masked the DSS and tuner crosstalk.

I am truly glad that people had commented on this crosstalk. I would had never done these listening tests without those comments. I would have NEVER truly appreciated how quiet these receivers are at ANY VOLUME, including MAX, without these tests.

For the record, It was after 10:00 at night(very quiet outside) and very, very quiet inside my listening room.

Once again, this receiver has proven itself. The best in it's MSRP range.

I've had this receiver for about 3 months now, and like most of the people who have posted on this board, I've been extremely impressed. It blows away the old unit I used to have. The remote is slightly annoying, but I'll soon be using the Sony RM-AV2000, which should solve that problem. I bought it from audioexcellence.com for $799, which seemed to be the going rate at the time from the info I got from this listserv.
There is, however, one feature from my old unit I do miss... My old dolby pro logic Pioneer receiver had a "simulated surround" mode that was perfect for watching plain old tv. I've tinkered with the sound field settings on the Yamaha, but I haven't been able to make anything comparable. If any of you readers have any suggestions concerning the best settings to watch plain cable, I'd really appreciate any information you could share.

This listserv is an invaluabe resource...thanks to all for your contributions.

Chris

I've had this receiver for about 2 months. WOW, The sound is clean & crisp, Plenty of power & the DSP's are the way to go (stereo doesn't cut it anymore). The speaker volume ajustments can help if you can't have proper placement, or have a spouse in one ear while your trying to watch a movie;)
BTW the THD is .04% for all Channels. .07% is a misprint in the owners manual, I confirmed this w/Yamaha last month.