Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Hi First of all, this is a 4.5 Star review. I recently bought this receiver through Amazon (Good Delivery) and I want to share my opinion and judgment about. This new receiver is replacing an old but very faithful (about 17 years!) Sony STR-DE945, that was -in its moment- the top of the mid-line of the AV receivers from Sony. The Yamaha one is the entry level of their own line-up, but is very similar feature-wise and price-wise to other equivalent products by rival brands like Sony, Denon or Onkyo. I did first some Internet research taking into account the budget (Around $300), the features, the brand name, and some other considerations (As size, weight, etc.), so when I did my acquisition I was pretty aware of what I was getting into. After ten days or so living with it I am rather content with the equipment. The sound is rather clean and detailed with a tight bass (I know this may be in part a byproduct of the Room-EQ provided by the YPAO process) and you have a lot of control and settings for finicking it at your heart desire. Regarding decoding duties, it has DPLII, and DTS: NEO6, all of them in both versions, Music and Cinema, and several proprietary DSP environment enhancers (Something from which Yamaha is famous for), that sound pleasant, clean and sort of professional. The receiver also handles all the new HD sound Codices and DSD. It has Bluetooth connectivity, and a USB-port (But only for audio files). And now what I didn't liked that much: - The RC commander sensor is very, very restricted; if your receiver is hiding a little behind something else (which is my case) it simply won’t work at all. - To attain some sound loudness, you will need to go over 40 (of a top 97), so the range from 1 to 30ish is absolutely worthless. Thankfully it has an option in which you can set the initial volume for the moment when the unit is turned on. As it can be seen, none of them a big deal and, as I said before, I was rather aware of what I was purchasing so I am rather content with it. Of course, you can get more, like 7 channels of amplification, DLNA and Wi Fi, Atmos decoding and so on, with more sophisticated units, but you will have to pay rather more for them. Well, I hope this could be of some interest or utility to any prospective buyer. Regards