Super entry level receiver.

I needed a reasonable entry receiver, because the Yamaha 471 in the forums and also evaluated here was better than the Onkyo 509 it was this also at the end. Important were me ARC, 3D and HDMI Passtrough. Everything, the Yamaha tidy, whether 2D or 3D are in standby or active mode forwarded Blu-Ray's without losses on the Panasonic. The principle ARC (only one HDMI cable to connect the TV and AVR) works without problems. Once the TV is turned on, the AVR will automatically start and takes the sound from Panasonic, switches one of these, and the Yamaha is switched off. Easy does it really no longer. Thanks ARC saves you more cable and SPDIF.

The Yamaha is ready in a few minutes, he has a microphone which allows you to calibrate the boxes, he bisitzt unlike the younger brother a graphic menu which is displayed on the TV and can be looped through signals even in standby. He can not only scaling up, until the 571 version. That takes me anyway but the Blu-Ray player.

Is operated my Yamaha 471 on a Panasonic GT30. Input he gets in the HDMI 1 from Panasonic BDT 110 and the HDMI 2 from my PC. As front speakers I use 2 Heco Metas 500. This rather warm stand-LS produce the more neutral Yamaha a really decent sound, you can complain nich.

I bought it from Amazon for 249, was on offer, as certainly the whole week earlier Redcoon and technology-Direct had that price. He is still very good for 300, but no longer such a bargain. This receiver is really a good entry-level device and leaves little to be desired.

Therefore, clearly 5 star. Oh yes, he is never really warm, just what in confined spaces can certainly be an advantage or is.