[8thnerve]

Does any one have experience with the moderately priced Yamaha Recievers like the RX-V750 or RX-V1400/1500?  Their reviews seem very favorable, and the feature set is extensive.  Although they are certainly a mass market brand, and they are not using the latest in digital amplification technologies yet, anyone these days seems to have a good chance of making an exceptional product if they choose to.  That and Flying Mole is mostly comprised of X-Yamaha engineers.

So any experience?

[JoshK]

I'd just listen to one of the one you are interested in to see if they have the yamaha signature sound, which is to say, forward, edgy, strident and a aggressive.  Some may like this for movies but I'd prefer Denon to Yammies.

[DTB300]

Does any one have experience with the moderately priced Yamaha Recievers like the RX-V750 or RX-V1400/1500?  
So any experience?

I own the 1400.  Use it for MultiChannel only and with that I Pre Out for Front Mains and Rear Surrounds.  The only thing I power with the 1400 is the Center and the Rears in a 7.1 System.  Hard to comment on the sound as I use dedicated amps for my other speakers using the Pre Outs. It is not bad sounding for a Yamaha, but then again I have not hooked it up for main speaker or surround speaker listening.  As a mass market multichannel received it is very configurable in terms of speakers settings (distance, levels, etc) and has self detected EQ settings or you can override and use your own.  The auto set level with microphone is not bad and gives you a starting point for your setup and then you can tweak down from there.  Personally for the price I paid for the 1400 and the sound I get for the Movies that I mostly use it for, it was a good deal for me.  Others may have different opinions on the receiver compared to the other brands like Denon, Onkyo, HK, etc.

The only thing that people have pointed out in the 1400 vs the 2400 is the 2400 remote has macros that I wish that I had in the 1400, but it was not worth spending the extra $200+ for it.

Dan

[Dan Driscoll]

I'd just listen to one of the one you are interested in to see if they have the yamaha signature sound, which is to say, forward, edgy, strident and a aggressive.  Some may like this for movies but I'd prefer Denon to Yammies.

Or more accurately, in your opinion the sound is "forward, edgy, strident and a aggressive". I find Yamaha receivers to be highly resolving and neutral, in comparison to similarly priced receivers from other manufacturers.

Yamaha's HT receivers did have a (deserved) reputation for sounding bright and fatiguing for a number of years. However, IMO they have done a good job of taming the brightness over the past couple of model years and I feel the current mid-line receivers are pretty neutral. They certainly are not as warm sounding as HK or even Denon receivers, but IMO they definitely don't deserve their old rep for being excessively bright anymore.

A couple of things to keep in mind about Yamaha: first, their QC is excellent, I don't believe they have ever had a product line wide failure, either in software or hardware. I don't think any of the other name brand mass market manufacturers can say, the same, certainly not Denon, HK or Onkyo. I've owned many pieces of Yamaha gear over the past 25 years and not a single piece has ever failed.

Second, they are feature rich, particularly at their price points. Whether or not you will use or even want all the features they offer is certainly a valid question, but if you like features, Yamaha has them.

But Josh is right, in the end it is the same as always, you need to listen. Yamaha definitely does sound different and not everyone likes that sound. If you do like it, Yamaha packs a lot of value into their receivers at their respective price points, but if you don't like the sound, the features are irrelevent.

[audioslave]

Does the 1400 have YPAO? I know the 2400 does and got a demonstration of this technology at HE2004. Sounded like an excellent feature to me. My buddy is upgrading his older Yammie model just for this feature. And yeah, they do have excellent QC....my buddy has owned this brand since 1990 and has only upgraded once to another Yamaha. His old 55watt receiver  and 5 disc cdp lasted 13 years without incident even though he was very abusive at times

[DTB300]

Does the 1400 have YPAO?

Yes it does.  Like I stated before, it makes for a good starting point when setting up multichannel, then tweak to your liking from there.

Dan

[audioslave]

Does the 1400 have YPAO?

Yes it does.  Like I stated before, it makes for a good starting point when setting up multichannel, then tweak to your liking from there.

Dan

Sorry Dan, did read your original post too quickly!