Unpacking, calibration - ready - almost Plug and Play

Wanted to finally change from my previous Denon AVR-1000 Dolby Prologic on a real 5.1 system and not spend too much money. Therefore, the Yamaha RX-V 365 was on the short list. As with any other device in this price range a calibration microphone lies then I am also for the RX-V365 decided in silver. So just like with a calibration microphone, you can set the plant itself a lot of effort. Many connection possibilities, consistently good sound, both in films with surround sound in stereo and music from CD and so the factory, the output of the woofer only in 5.1 mode is active in stereo mode This is switched off. Somewhere far back in the operating instructions is then but still explains how to activate this output in stereo mode. Schön is the option of connecting two pairs of front speakers (A / B-mode). So you can appeal to the small front satellite speakers with movies in 5.1 mode and then switch on music in stereo mode on the large hi-fi speakers. But where the benefits / improvements to its predecessor, the RX-V 363 are, to me is hidden. The predecessor had even an interface more and seems otherwise technically the RX-V 365 to be the same. Only on the fashion color silver it annoys me a bit. The old Denon AVR-1000 in black was much less on the hi-fi rack as now the Silver RX-V365. Four stars because the device is quite warm even at low volume during operation.