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The picture came on and no sound. My spousal approval was low from the start. They turned out to be a little larger then normal home theater sat speakers, and a lot heaver. After some fumbling around with the setup, takes some figuring out and the manual. Runs warm, but has delivered the sound I have come to expect from Yamaha pro and commercial products. My speakers all 6 are full range, well almost 67-20khz. So I order some rather expensive wall mounts.
I got the natural sound that Yamaha is famous for. wife says no retro here. A lot of functions to work through to get the system balanced. Yamaha really worked on this unit. Out performed my neighbors Dennon system. Anyway being that the speakers I built were heavy I was going to hang them from that small deco chain. You won't be sorry.
Ok, I hooked up my receiver. (On a budget) So being a so so wood worker, and good in electronics designs I built my own. In the mean time My Yamaha Receiver show up. It almost has to many features. The system is outstanding. Watch out for the speaker size part of the setup.
Then it all came to life in the blink of an eye and ear drum pop. so I have mine set to large rather than small but I can see a small sat speaker jumping off the wall trying to pump the lows into them.
Wow, My home theater sound system was a long project. Borrowed a configuration DVD from a co-worker and Bam just about had a heart attack really.
I didn't like most of the speakers for sale except the really pricey ones. The wait was painful.
Remember people keep spousal approval #1 on any home theater project. Wrong.
That is his statement.
Yamaha, like Sony, is going cheap. Still good, but I would take Onkyo who is stil making a full name before they compromise for the money.
I researched the specification befor buying. I spent a lot of time reading owner's manual to connect all the components together. Its sound field program produces very good effects despite the lack of surrend speakers. The receiver has many adjustments to accomodate the characteristic of the room. Yamaha audio features "natural sound" in contrast to many competitors who boost base and treble artifically to fit the taste of younger consumers. For average user, one can feel relaxed that the features are all there to make the system work.
For the most part, only the most devoted user can understand the process. The receive has no problem integrating everything together.The receiver has the features to drive my two-front-speaker-only configuration, given many possible music sources (audio CD, 5.1/6.1 surrent). But user has to master a lot of terminologies to fine tune the sound. Luckily, without adjustment, the sound appears to be just fine.
Model HTR-5960 has the tuning process automated (YPAO). It is worth considering if you are a perfectionist.Overall, the receiver worked perfectly for me. This receiver is an engineering marvel without the marketing polish. CD music is very clear and natural.
I bought this receiver and matched it with Yamaha NS-555 speaker ($300 a pair). This is part of the entertainment system including a SONY 46 inch LCD HDTV(kdl46xbr2) and a DVD player. All you need is your time to explore it.
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