Bottom of the range is the RX-V371 for £230, the RX-V471 is £300, and the RX-V571 is £400. These three are available now, with two more, the RX-V671 (£500) and RX-V771 (£650) coming soon.
All are 3D-capable and have Audio Return Channel compatibility, as well as having Yamaha’s in-house Compressed Music Enhancer. They also have a new power supply with low standby consumption (0.5W-1W), and will automatically power down when not in use.
All but the RX-V371 have a direct digital iPod connection via a front-panel USB socket, Yamaha’s Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimiser (YPAO) automatic set-up and an improved Graphical User Interface (GUI), which overlays on the screen.
The 5 x 100-watt RX-V371 has four HDMI inputs and one output, iPod/iPhone compatibility (via the optional YDS-12 Universal Dock) and Bluetooth connectivity using the YBA Wireless Audio Receiver.
The RX-V471 includes the new on-screen GUI, a front-panel USB with direct digital connection for iPods/iPhones, and the YPAO. It also adds Yamaha’s Cinema DSP 3D processing and Virtual Presence Speaker, which gives the effect of extra speakers in the system.
The 7.1 RX-V571 offers 7 x 105W amplification, a six HDMI inputs (and one output), including one input on the front panel, plus analogue and HDMI video upscaling to 1080p.
Also on the way are the RX-V671 (£500) which goes on sale at the end of June, and the RX-V771 (£650), due in July.
The RX-V671 has 7 x 125W output and networking facilities, with the ability to stream music (WAV, MP3, WMA, AAC and FLAC) from computers and storage devices over Ethernet.
It can deliver internet radio via the vTuner platform and will work with streaming services such as Napster and Pandora.
The RX-V771 has six HDMI inputs (plus two out), 7 x 95-watts of power, full DLNA network streaming capability and a multipoint version of Yamaha’s YPAO automatic set-up and calibration system.
It also has assignable amplifier channels, HDMI ports on the front panel and USB inputs for direct digital iPod/iPhone/iPad connectivity. There’s also HDMI standby through mode for watching TV with the receiver in standby. This also allows you to change HDMI inputs without powering up the unit.
Yamaha also launches the £250 BD-S671 Blu-ray player this month. As well as 3D and BD-Live capability, it has built-in DLNA streaming with access to YouTube Leanback. Like the receivers it can also be controlled by Yamaha’s app for iPod/iPhone/iPad.
