The Yamaha RX-V2500 receiver is, quite possibly, the most amazing receiver you will find for just over $1000. With a fairly accurate YPAO system and room corrective EQ that doesn't sound half bad.

Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find the best sights and sounds for their home theaters. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

The Yamaha RX-V573 is a serviceable 7.1 AV receiver, but with only four HDMI inputs, competing models offer a better value. Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find ...

A/V receivers generally offer better sound and more flexibility than all-in-one home-theater-in-a-box systems, but require some serious time and effort to get the best possible sound. However, a new ...

I'm very pleased with my Harmony 650, in general. It does a great job, mostly, but I'm having some trouble with getting it to properly handle the Zone 2 of my Yamaha RX-V685 receiver. (When I set up ...

The trouble with building an over-the-top, no-holds-barred A/V receiver is that it’s tough to follow up with something new the next year — you basically have to stick a new number on the same black ...

I'm setting up a new home theater I decided to go with AudioEngine 5 as my fronts and a Yamaha HTR-6040 as my receiver.<BR><BR><BR>Audioengine 5:<BR><BR>http ...