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Yamaha RX-V361

First seen: 9 may 2007

Information found in: from 14 sources in 11 countries.

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  • User Score (29)
    8.8 8.8 from 29 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Ease of use (2)
    8.3 8.3 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good performance, clean sound, good power, accurate controls, powerful sound

5.1-Channel Digital Home Theatre Receiver.

  • 4 SCENE buttons offering easier operation
  • Front panel mini jack for portable audio player connection
  • 9 selectable subwoofer crossover frequencies
  • Subwoofer phase select
  • Initial Volume Setting for setting the volume level at power on
  • Maximum Volume Setting for avoiding unexpected loud sounds
  • 5-channel, 525W powerful surround sound (105W x 5 for Europe)
  • High dynamic power, low-impedance drive capability
  • 192kHz…

Yamaha RX-V361

The Yamaha RX-V361 is an AV receiver that contains some features including Virtual CINEMA DSP, XM HD Surround, Compressed Music Enhancer, SCENE, 40-preset stations and DSP. Some of its additional advanced features include SCENE buttons, XM ready and XM HD Surround.

Features

The Yamaha RX-V361 features 5-channel and a 500W surround sound (100W x 5). It also includes low impedance drive capability and 192kHz/ 24-bit DAC’s for all channels. The picture on the Yamaha RX-V361 is H…

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Yamaha RX-V361

The Yamaha RX-V361 is an AV receiver that contains some features including Virtual CINEMA DSP, XM HD Surround, Compressed Music Enhancer, SCENE, 40-preset stations and DSP. Some of its additional advanced features include SCENE buttons, XM ready and XM HD Surround.

Features

The Yamaha RX-V361 features 5-channel and a 500W surround sound (100W x 5). It also includes low impedance drive capability and 192kHz/ 24-bit DAC’s for all channels. The picture on the Yamaha RX-V361 is HDTV compatible with 3 component video inputs and also with a wide-range video bandwidth of 60MHz to 3dB, component video. The surround realism features eight DSP programs three of which is HiFi DSP and five CINEMA DSP programs. It also includes comprossed music enhancer, night listening enhancer (cinema/music) and SILENT CINEMA. Not only that, it features Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding. It also features audio delay for adjusting lip-sync. Other features include 192 kHz/24-bit DAC’s for all channels, 6-channel external decoder input, subwoofer out, wider-range frequency response for DVDAudio and Super Audio-CD, Speaker A or B selection, Virtual CINEMA DSP, Analog mixdown, Preset remote unit, Sleep timer, 40-station preset tuning and auto preset tuning. The advanced features include four SCENE buttons for more accesibility, XM Ready and XM HD Surround powered by Neural Surrond, preset remote unit, intial volume setting for setting volume level when the Yamaha RX-V361 is powered on and maximum volume settings to avoid unexpected loud sounds.

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Reviews of Yamaha RX-V361

  1. Reviewer: howstuffworks.com / Consumer Guide
    5 February 2008
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 8
    8.0
    Features 10
    10
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Performance 10
    10
     

    In the world of inexpensive A/V receivers, the Yamaha RX-V361 is everything an entry-level AV receiver should be and then some. A total of 500 total watts (into five channels), Dolby Digital and DTS decoders built in, and component switching at this price make it hard to find much to complain about. Plus, operating this A/V receiver is made very easy with Yamaha's SCENE buttons added to the front panel and the remote. Read more

  1. Fantastic receiver, hands down.

    Reviewer: beano, Your Electronic Warehouse
    20 March 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Read more

  2. Well worth the money!

    Reviewer: Doug Kampe "DK", Amazon
    13 November 2008
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I was completely new to the big scary audio world before this purchase, but I've been very pleased with this receiver thus far. I chose this particular receiver for a few reasons: the price point is very good, Yamaha is a recognized name, and it seemed to have most of the connections that I thought I would use. I'm running a pair of 3-way Yamaha speakers and the receiver produces more than adequate power. I listen to a lot of NPR, Pandora, FM Radio, and movies and... Read more

  3. Good sound/ terrible support

    Reviewer: Overstock
    12 September 2008
    Overall 6
    6.4
     

    The unit puts out good sound and works well. Major drawback is that the setup instructions are terrible, and the setup itself is unbelievably complicated. Also, the buttons described in the instructions do not match the buttons on the remote control although it says it is the same unit. Setting this unit up with different buttons than described in the instructions is an effort in futility. Read more

  4. Great Budget Receiver

    Reviewer: Ebay
    21 January 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I really love this receiver. I bought one a couple of years ago to power some speakers in college apartment and it did a great job (especially for the price). I enjoyed it enough that when I was building an entertainment system for my girlfriend's apartment at the end of the year, I bought a second one to power her audio. In my opinion, it helps you get the most out of your speakers without all the extras that, at least in my case, were not necessary. Read more

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