Yamaha RX-V357


I have finally upgraded my old receiver (Sony STR-DE495) to a Yamaha RX-V357 and what an upgrade it has been!

The Sony was a pretty good amp for a little over £100. It has some nice features, and sounded very clean and crisp. Also, however, it was lacking some features, such as 6 channel inputs, 5 channel stereo etc.

I therefore went out and purchased the RX-V357 from Richer Sounds, and it's amazing compared to the Sony. The sound is still just as clean and crisp, but it has a more "realistic" edge to it now, it doesn't sound quite so technical.

Also, it has an extra 25W per channel which should make it sound a lot better at average to loud cinema-style volumes, although i haven't really had it long enough to decide this yet.

It also has 6 channel analog inputs, which means i can *finally* listen to SACDs and DVD-As at last!

Oh, and if you are into DSP modes, this Yamaha has around 15 of them, and they sound excellent for a budget amp. Personally, i don't like DSP modes though, so i'm not the guy to talk to for comparisons.

Anyone else got one of these receivers then? What do you think?

Photo of the amp in my home setup can be found here: https://hififorum.co.uk/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=32&cid=1




Date:  2005/8/22
Section: Amplifiers/Receivers
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