For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.I have owned many a Yamaha Amplifier over the 15 years I have been involved with this hobby.I was one of the first in the UK to own the companies DSP-A3090 Amplifier back in the days of Laserdisc, when Dolby Digital 5.1 sound finally hit the home.
Since then I have owned many different makes and models but have always felt a soft spot for the big Yammys. So it was with some delight that I received the latest high end model for review, the RX-V2700. Since those early days of digital surround sound, technology has certainly moved on at a frightening pace, some may even say it has only gotten faster over the last few years, making products almost obsolete as soon as they hit the shop shelves. You could be mistaken for believing that the AV Industry has now gone the way of the PC world with so many new formats and technologies coming along almost on a monthly basis. This means that any new product hitting the market has to have the future in mind and offer the very latest in technology. Indeed this receiver could be argued as being old hat already as it doesnt have the latest HD audio codecs on board, but as there arent any players capable of outputting the bitstreams as I write this, it may be a moot point. What does the RX-V2700 offer in terms of future home cinema Well unpacking from the box it becomes obvious that this receiver is heavy with a solid build quality. This is certainly reassuring and points to the unit possessing the required high performance amplifier stages as well as a hefty power supply. ![]() The back of the unit is feature packed with every inch of space used for inputs and outputs and round the front is a sleek centre positioned display panel and a pressure held flap hiding even more connections and controls. Also included in the box are not one, but two remote controls; one main unit and a second zone slave. So once unpacked it was time to admire the build quality and actually have a look at exactly what connections we have around the back. ![]() You can also use the RX-v2700 amplifiers to bi-amp or to use as separate zones. Next are the RCA analogue inputs which number ten for everything from your VCR to tape deck, with four offering recording outputs. Video inputs are available with s-video as well as composite connections for five inputs, with two sporting recording outputs, as well as one monitor output for each connection. Next up the food chain are three component and HDMI v1.2a inputs with one Monitor out for each. For digital audio inputs we are also given three coaxial and six optical slots (two offering digital out) and remember you can also input digital audio through the HDMI ports. Yamaha Rx-V2700 Firmware Plus There IsAlso included round back are a five channel RCA input, seven channel pre-outs and RCA for zone two and three, plus there is an Ethernet port and iPod dock as well as the control 232 plus two switches and the receiver Ariel connectors phew Moving to the front panel and on the left we have a master power and stand by power buttons as well as an input knob and on the right we have the volume knob and the pure direct button. Next we have the display panel and the oiled flap panel which hides even more controls and inputs. These include a USB port, headphone Jack, EQ Mic jack, composite and s-video jacks, multi zone buttons, a program dial as well as other control option buttons.
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