Yamaha RX-V659 Digital Home Theater Receiver

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Price: discontinued

You can count on the RX-V659 to bring all of your movies, music, and TV shows to thrilling, three-dimensional life. It offers seven channels of high-current amplification and advanced digital processing that can transform any source in your system into convincing surround sound. You also get cool extras like dual-room/dual-source capability, XM Satellite Radio, iPod integration, and an auto calibration feature that makes accurate home theater setup quick and easy.

Top-notch sound quality
This receiver teams up 100 watts x 7 channels of high-current home theater power with advanced technologies borrowed from Yamaha's top receivers. Pure Direct mode bypasses the tone and balance controls, as well as shutting down the power to all unused circuitry, for the cleanest possible sound from stereo music sources. A low-noise power supply helps to maintain the integrity of all incoming audio signals, for further assurance of dynamic, accurate sound.

Cutting-edge entertainment options
The 'V659's high performance standards are part of a longstanding Yamaha tradition, but this receiver also helps you keep pace with changing trends in music listening. Just add a special antenna (not included) and an XM subscription to enjoy instant access to more than 170 digital channels of music, news, talk, and sports. Or use the optional YDS-10 dock to integrate your iPod into your home theater system. You can listen to your iPod's tunes through your best speakers and view its song titles, playlists, photos, and video on your TV. Switch on Yamaha's special mode to enhance the sound of all your compressed music files.

Easy and accurate system setup
Yamaha's YPAO Sound Optimization makes accurate system setup quick and easy. Just plug in the included microphone and place it in your favorite seat. The 'V659 takes care of the rest, individually adjusting the volume, delay, and EQ settings for each of your home theater speakers. In minutes, your system is configured for optimum performance with your specific speakers and their placement within the room.

Convenience and versatility
And you'll enjoy even more conveniences. Dual-room/dual-source output lets you listen to home theater in your main room while a housemate enjoys stereo music in another room. Component video conversion lets you send all video to your TV through a single component video connection — simplifying system hookup and allowing streamlined switching between your video sources. Plus you get a multibrand remote for controlling your entire home theater system, and an on-screen display that lets you view the receiver's menus and settings on your TV.

Features

• 100 watts x 7 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.06% THD
• Dolby® Digital EX, DTS-ES®, DTS Neo:6, Pro Logic® IIx, and DTS 96/24 processing
• YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker setup (microphone included)
• iPod integration (requires optional Yamaha YDS-10)
• Compressed Music Enhancer for MP3s and other digital music files
• XM Satellite Radio Ready (requires XM subscription and special antenna)
• Neural Surround decoder for XM's HD Surround channels
• Digital ToP-ART design
• high-current, low-impedance amplifier construction
• component video conversion
• 192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels
• Quad-Field Cinema DSP and 14 surround programs
• audio delay helps align out-of-sync audio and video for digital sources
• Silent Cinema for simulated surround sound via standard stereo headphones
• selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies and phase switching
• Pure Direct mode for cleaner sound from stereo sources
• dual-room/dual-source audio (powered and line-level stereo audio output for 2nd room)
• component video switching: 3 in, 1 out (60MHz)
• digital audio inputs: 4 optical (including 1 front-panel), 2 coaxial
• digital audio outputs: 1 optical
• 3 audio inputs (including phono)
• 5 audio/video (including 5 S-video and 1 front-panel) inputs
• 7.1-channel audio input
• 7.1-channel preamp output for connecting optional external amplifiers
• on-screen display (requires TV with direct video input)
• multibrand remote with illuminated source buttons
• 2 sets of main speaker outputs
• 40 AM/FM presets
• 17-1/8"W x 6-3/4"H x 17-1/4"D
• warranty: 1 year