I have had this model for 11 years with no issues. Money well spent. Great product.

I have not compared this receiver against other brands, so I should give it four stars so as not to bias the average score. HOWEVER, I do not think it is fair for the one reviewer below (from Wisconsin) to submit TWO one-star reviews just because he...

The volume control motor went bad after one year. After having it repair by yamaha it failed again after 18 months. I know this will upset people that work for yamaha, but your customer service and product quality are awful.

I would concur with much of the possitives already mentioned. Ample, clean power. The frequency response is particularly good in the low and high ends, but not over-done. The "CD-Direct" feature seems to actually have a noticable affect on the sound of...

This is the best receiver that I have found. It has an even frequency response. With orchestral music all the instruments have correct tonality and no certain instrument (frequency) is overdone. For its price I don't think this receiver has any faults....