I believe that receiver is somewhere around 10 or 11 years old. I use to sell it when I was an A/V salesman. I think that was the last year Yamaha included the "V" (for video) in the name for its stereo receivers. It is somewhat the equivalent of the...
All are good receivers. Just choose the one with the looks and features that you most want... However, I would suggest you put a similarly priced Onkyo on your short list. Onkyo is my choice due to its superior amp design and performance. I think you...
I have a Yamaha RXV-1500 that does that. Unless you are an audiophile expert who manually calibrates and sets these settings...it will do wonders. The Yamaha only calibrates using certain frequencies and does not do a full spectrum sweep. Having said...