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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Big power, lots of features
By Dan
I purchased the Aventage 2010 About a month ago, and after getting familiar with the unit, I love it. I has some of the coolest features. It is a network receiver and once hooked up to my network, all my devices on the network instantly recognized it and I was able to control the unit through them. I like the app. for the phone and tablets too being able to control the unit through those devices also is great feature when I am around the house listening to music. I have the receiver hooked up to my outside speakers as zone 3 and ceiling speakers inside for zone 2 and it is nice to be able to have different sources playing in all three.
In my home theater I have the receiver in a 7.2 configuration and was blown away by the output, I know that this unit is a bit pricey but it takes the place of so many devices that it is worth having. I would recommend anyone who has the means to purchase this receiver to not even hesitate, it is great.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent, feature-rich clean sounding a/v receiver
By W. Chiles
I'm thoroughly delighted with this receiver having setup and tested it 2 days ago, and am continuing to enjoy it.
It replaced an aging sony receiver with no hdmi connections and somewhat limited power. The ability to minimize cord clutter with streamlined hdmi connections is wonderful. My dvd/sacd player, formerly requiring six cords, now connects with one hdmi cable.
Whereas the sony had discreet s-video and coax video circuits, this Yamaha receiver delivers all video connections (even coax and compoenent) to my tv monitor through its hdmi cable.
I selected this unit based on several online reviews and comparison of price and features. I appreciate the quality of its components and expect it to have the kind of lifetime I experienced with my sony ES receiver.
Sound is clean and transparent from all sources. I listen to a great deal of classical music over sacd which is especially demanding of an amps power and frequency response. The multi channel sonic image is well defined and easily balanced using the supplied ypao mic and program.
Net radio access is a nice plus with 100s of available stations suiting every music genre. The yamaha's enhancement circuitry decidley improves the sound quality of mp3s over the web, and the fm tuner is quite sensitive. I appreciate how the unit fades out/in when changing stations, eliminating abrupt white noise between stations.
Image processing does a decent job of improving lower resolution video from dvds or streaming video from netflix. The sound fields are more realistic than those of my prior sony receiver, though i typically choose a pass/direct option to eliminate as much processing as possible when listening to a dvd, sacd or cd.
After downloading the yamaha control app to my iTouch and iPad, we had the ability to control the unit's inputs, volume, sound fields and on/off switching from our I/O devices.
iTouch connections through the usb port provided clear onscreen info. of playlists and songs/albums/artists. The graphics are attractive HD quality.
I notice many complaints re: the user manual and remote but they seem rather churlish to me given the number of options available on each. It takes some time to master the complexities of this receiver. I didn't mind having the manual on a cd vs. paper.
The chief things I found wanting were:
1. Ability to stream video off the web via a service like netflix. Perhaps a firmware upgrade in future will allow this.
2. Ability to direct music output from a pc or mac via wireless. For now your music server must be physically connected to the receiver or router by ethernet cable.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Outstanding receiver
By Thomas Runge
I had an old Panasonic 7.1 receiver which worked great for 7 years, but it had only an older HDMI implementation with 3 in and 1 out port. It was already THX certified and the sound was what I considered "really good".
Wow, compared to the A2010, the old receiver almost sounds like a mono car radio system. Even though they had the same Watts output, the Yamaha sounded better with a smoother bass and much better surround effects. The various sound options on the 2010 really make a difference and having the different scenes at a push of a button makes watching TV almost fun again.
The up-convert from the Wii (480 resolution) works very good. The internet radio is also a very cool build in feature, as is the option to control pretty much everything from a phone (iphone and android apps available) or from a PC or netbook.
The setup was very easy and with the autmoatic sound setup routine, I was pretty much all set after 10 minutes. I am sure there are many, many options that I have not explored, but even "out of the box", it was good enough for me.
I would buy it again in a heart beat and found a great deal "used" (I think it was a display model) here for $950 shipped. Not sure if I would spend $1500 for it, but on the other hand, I have not found a single thing I would like set up differently.
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AVENTAGE is a dramatic, inspired leap forward in audio/video component design. AVENTAGE brings studio grade sound and sophisticated video enhancements to your home with unparalleled attention to detail in design, engineering, and fabrication. Yamaha has rethought every electrical path, every part, every piece, and every material to maximize performance. Details that at first glance would not seem to affect the quality of sight, sound, and control, when brought together in an AVENTAGE component, produce a work of visual and acoustic art.
In addition to an innovative new construction design, the 9.2-channel RX-A2010 A/V Receiver offers 3D and Audio Return Channel over 8 in/2 out HDMI, multipoint YPAO with Reflected Sound Control, and SCENE PLUS, all with a convenient Web Setup Manager. Get more control than ever with network functions including web browser interface, AV Controller app compatibility, and a full GUI (on screen display) for Zone 2/3 with video switching. A learning remote is included to help you quickly integrate AVENTAGE with your home theater.
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HQV video processing enhances image detail and quality with four-field motion adaptive de-interlacing, multi cadence tracking, and expanded 12-bit color processing and detail enhancement. The result transforms standard-definition sources to HD quality and makes HD look even more detailed.
A Unique Approach to Enhanced Performance
Unparalleled Control: Web Browser Control, RS-232 for Custom Installation, New GUI, and iPhone/Android App
The RX-A2010 features many ways to control your media. A new full-color GUI (on screen display) with support for album art lets you browse movies, music, and settings on your HDTV. DLNA compatibility delivers network features: Using a local area network (LAN) connection and Windows Media Connect, you can play MP3, WMA and WAV music from your PC or laptop, or listen to any of the thousands of stations available on Internet radio using the included MP3 vTuner data service. Yamaha Network Receivers get you connected to the vast music content available anywhere on your LAN and on the web. You can even control your receiver from any computer in your local area network via a web browser.
The improved GUI lets you control your home entertainment system and adjust settings simply. Its updated, intuitive interface features an HD overlay, so you can call the menu and it will appear unintrusively for quick commands--without interrupting or switching from whatever's playing onscreen.
An RS-232 port lets the RX-A810 integrate easily with any custom home theater installation. Control4 certification means you can make Aventage work seamlessly with your other AV and home electronics products, all from a single remote or control panel, when installed in a custom home theater environment.
Need more connection options? The Yamaha AVENTAGE Control App allows for key control functions over your AVENTAGE networked multi-zone receivers. Allowing for instant access to music and other contents you want to enjoy in each of the connected zones. AVENTAGE Control App is available free for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android phones, and Android tablets. Current functionality includes multi-zone control over the available inputs, volume, mute and power commands by zone. The RX-A2010 also has a USB port for connecting your portable audio player or flash drive. It's SIRIUS Satellite Radio ready for even more music (subscription required). Or expand further with optional accessories like the Yamaha YDS-12 Universal Dock for iPod or the Yamaha YBA-10 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver (sold separately).
Enhanced Stability: Double Bottom Construction and a Specially Designed 5th Foot (A.R.T. Wedge)
Strong stability in an amplifier design reduces noise and jitter in your digital signal for clearer audio and video. Yamaha's AVENTAGE series of amplifiers achieves maximum stability via a new H-shaped cross-member frame, with cross-members supporting the top, bottom, and sides of the chassis. High-grade, heavier terminals reduce vibration at the speaker connections. An additional bottom cover contributes extra support at higher volume levels for the power transformer and heat sinks. And the specially-designed fifth foot at the center of the amplifier--an Anti-Resonance Technology (A.R.T.) Wedge--improves overall structural rigidity and reduces vibration, resulting in a more stable signal and sound improvement.
Enhanced Power: Optimized Power Amplifier Layout with Ultra Low Jitter Circuitry
The symmetrical power amplifier layout evenly distributes weight across the amplifier to control vibration, improving signal-to-noise ratio for an improved sound experience. The high-quality Burr-Brown DACs feature a direct path to ground, not sharing the ground like in other amplifier designs, for a more efficient and clean signal. Built-in Ultra Low Jitter circuitry reduces jitter from digital sources, including HDMI, using a more precise timing control--so you can be sure of a stable audio/video signal, resulting in perfectly reproduced images and sound.
A hybrid power supply makes the AVENTAGE series even more efficient. Independent power supplies for the digital and analog circuit results in less power consumption in standby mode, and a more efficient power transformer--so despite the power of the RX-A2010, it could cost you less to run.
Multizone Capability for Extending Your Home Theater Experience
With support for audio and video in up to three zones, controllable by the full-color GUI and/or controls on front panel, the RX-A2010 can become your home entertainment hub no matter what room it's in. An included Party Mode enhances your next get-together. Your zone settings can be saved, backed up, and restored later for convenience.
How AVENTAGE Delivers Lifelike Sound and Picture Quality
HQV Video Processing for Upscaled and High-Definition Video
The HQV Vida processor in the RX-A2010 transforms standard-definition sources to HD quality and makes HD look even more detailed by providing real-time clean up of highly compressed video, reducing compression artifacts of block and mosquito noise from lower-quality sources. It incorporates two new IDT HQV technologies--Auto HQV and HQV StreamClean--which automatically enhance the incoming image and provide powerful clean-up of source video, allowing the picture to be as crisp and clean as possible. Analog and HDMI video upscaling to full HD 1080p means you get the best picture quality possible on your HDTV, no matter the source.
The Latest HDMI Features and High-Definition Audio Decoders for a Cinematic Experience
With nine channels and 140W x 9 watts of powerful surround sound, you can immerse yourself in your favorite movies and music. The latest HD Audio format decoding such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio render soundtracks in lifelike detail. The latest HDMI support brings features like Deep Color (30/36 bit), x.v.Color, 24Hz refresh rate capability, and Auto Lip-Sync compensation.
The RX-A2010 features 8 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs (including 1 front) and 2 HDMI outputs (simultaneous), the RX-A2010 has room and power to spare for all your high-definition home entertainment gear. The front HDMI input is great for quick connection of the latest gaming consoles and HD camcorders.
Exclusive Yamaha Features for Surround Realism
Yamaha CINEMA DSP is an advanced exclusive technology for creating richly realized independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness, and startlingly realistic presence. 17 CINEMA DSP 3D settings let you customize the effect for your room. Adaptive DSP Level evaluates the difference between the volume level and a reference level, adjusting the DSP level to ensure optimum effectiveness, so you'll experience cinema-quality audio even at lower volumes.
CINEMA DSP's decoding technology also takes advantage of Yamaha's Compressed Music Enhancer, so you can enjoy your digital music library on your home theater system without sacrificing audio quality. Plus, CINEMA DSP 3D is expandable to 11.2 channels (with front and rear presence speakers) by adding an external amp--so the RX-A2010 is a receiver that can grow with you.
Pressing a single SCENE button automatically launches multiple operations to make your devices work together--no more fumbling with the remote control. New SCENE PLUS features 12 SCENE choices (4 on front panel for quick setting changes and others via the full-color GUI), including 4 SCENE buttons for Zone 2/Zone 3. They are initially set to default settings for DVD Viewing, Disc Listening, TV Viewing and Radio Listening, but can be customized to whatever you need.
Yamaha's YPAO system uses a small microphone (included) and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First, it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room--and you don't have to do anything.
Expand Your Yamaha System with Convenient Connectivity
The optional YDS-12 Universal Dock lets you connect your iPod or iPhone to the receiver. And the YDS-12 is "Works with iPhone"-certified, so you can get the most out of your iPhone music library with zero hassles.
The optional YID-W10 Wireless Dock System for iPod/iPhone ensures that you enjoy maximum sound quality and no lip sync (AV matching) problems.
The optional YBA-10 Bluetooth Wireless Audio Receiver docks to the receiver and supports A2DP stereo audio streaming, so users can enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth-enabled smartphones, Windows PCs, and Macs.
Technical Specifications
- Impedance: 8 ohms
- Frequency Response: 10Hz - 100kHz (+0/-3dB)
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.06%
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100dB
- USB Inputs/Outputs: 1/0
- Ethernet Inputs/Outputs: 1/0
- Radio: AM/FM with HD Radio
- Dock Terminal for Compatible Accessories: 1
- Optical Inputs/Outputs: 4/1
- Coaxial Inputs/Outputs: 3/0
- Analog AV Inputs/Outputs: 5/1
- Component Video Inputs/Outputs: 4/1
- Composite/S-Video Inputs/Outputs: 5/5/1/1
- Multichannel External Decoder: 8 channels
Which Yamaha AVENTAGE Receiver is Right For You? | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RX-A3010 | RX-A2010 | RX-A1010 | RX-A810 | RX-A710 | |
| Output Power | 150w x 9 RMS | 140w x 9 RMS | 110w x 7 RMS | 100w x 7 RMS | 90w x 7 RMS |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 17-1/8" x 7-1/2" x 18-3/8" | 17-1/8" x 7-1/2" x 18-3/8" | 17-1/8" x 7-1/8" x 17" | 17-1/8" x 6-3/4" x 14-1/2" | 17-1/8" x 6-3/4" x 14-1/2" |
| Weight | 40.1 lbs | 37.7 lbs | 33.3 lbs | 24.5 lbs | 23.6 lbs |
| HDMI Inputs/Outputs | 8/2 | 8/2 | 8/2 | 8/2 | 6/1 |
| YPAO |  (multi-point, studio grade, angle measure) | (multi-point, studio grade) | (multi-point) | (multi-point) | |
| iPhone App Control | | | | | |
| Android OS App Control | | | | | |
| Network Control and Setup | | | | | |
| Web Browser Control | | | | | |
| Pandora, Napster, Rhapsody & vTuner Streaming | | | | | |
| RS-232 Interface | | | | | |
| HD Radio with iTunes Tagging | | | | ||
| HQV | (with manual adjustments) | | |||
| Multizone Capability | Zone 4 (Optical) Powered Zone 2/3 | Powered Zone 2/3 | Powered Zone 2 | Powered Zone 2 | Powered Zone 2 |
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