Hi I’m JR, training manager here at Crutchfield, and in this video we're going to be talking
about two new home theater receivers from Yamaha, the RX-V4A and this model, the RX-V6A.
Both of these new receivers are sporting a new, sleek design. Fewer buttons, less clutter
on the front, a good-looking display, nice, glossy panel, a large volume knob and an input selector
knob, so a lot less clutter, and it's very sleek and looks very nice. The RX-V4A is a 5.2-channel
receiver with 80 watts per channel. The RX-V6A adds two more channels and a little bit more
power per channel. So it is a 7.2 receiver with 100 watts for each of your speakers. Those extra two channels of power on the
RX-V6A can be used several different ways. You can add surround back speakers, or some
overhead height speakers for Dolby Atmos, or you could use them to power to speakers in
another room, taking advantage of this receiver's dual-zone, dual-source output, a zone 2. Lastly,
if you wanted just do a 5.1 home theater system and bi-amp your front speakers so that they
sound even better when you just playing music on those front two channels, you can do that
as well. The RX-V4A has four HDMI inputs. All of the inputs are HDMI 2.1, which is the
latest and greatest HDMI version, which means it's compatible with all of the newer and
higher-resolution video formats. For example, 8K at 60 frames per second, you can do 4K at
120 frames per second.
That's going to be with a future firmware update that'll be provided free from Yamaha.
Right out of the box, they'll be able to do 4K at 60 hertz, and they'll be able to pass along
HDR10, HDR10 plus, as well as the latest version of high-definition copyright protection HDCP 2.3.
And because these receivers use HDMI 2.1, they are ready for your next-generation gaming consoles, like PlayStation 5 and Xbox
Series X. What that means is they are compatible with things like variable refresh rate for
smooth motion while you're gaming, auto low-latency mode so that you don't have lag between the
buttons that you push on your controller and what you're seeing on your screen, quick media
transfer, quick media switching as well as quick frame transport, which eliminates lag
and reduces frame tearing. And the HDMI output that you run up to your TV is also compatible
with Audio Return Channel, or if your TV is newer and has it, it's also compatible with
Enhanced Audio Return Channel so you can get Dolby Atmos from your TV to your receiver. Both of these
Yamaha receivers have Yamaha MusicCast built-in, which means they can become one of the zones in your Yamaha wireless multi-room audio system.
MusicCast is a pretty cool system, you can have wireless speakers, sound bars, subwoofers, and various other things including your Yamaha home theater receiver.
All of these things can be a zone which you can play different music in different rooms at different volumes.
And it's pretty cool to have it built into a receiver. Both of these receivers have Bluetooth
so that you can stream music directly to the receivers from a phone just using Bluetooth,
no need to get on the Wi-Fi. One of the things that makes these Yamaha receivers special, however,
is that they have a Bluetooth transmitter built in. That means you can send out the audio
from whatever you're watching on TV to a set of headphones or a wireless Bluetooth speaker.
I love this feature, one of the nice things about is that you can have the home theater
speakers play at the same time the Bluetooth headphones are playing, so most of the family
can be listening to the speakers and if someone needs a little bit more volume they can have
the Bluetooth headphones on with their own separate Bluetooth headphone volume control.
And this works for just about everything you can play through the receiver, so all of your
HDMI sources, like your Blu-ray player, your cable box, gaming console, your television, as
well as audio sources like CD players and record players, even the audio from a USB memory
device. The only thing you can't send to your Bluetooth device is Bluetooth audio from a phone, DSD hi-res music files, and
AirPlay music from an iPhone. In addition to all of the wireless ways to get music playing on your home theater receiver, you can also hard-wire in some audio sources.
You have a USB input for music files on a USB memory device, there's
also 3 analog RCA inputs. The 6A adds a fourth input specifically for a record player, there is
an optical and a coaxial digital input on them as well, so you should be able to plug
in just about any gear you want. Both the 4A and 6A have two sub outs so that you can have dual powered subwoofer
if you so choose. There's a headphone output on the front so you can run a set of hard
wired headphones if you'd like to as well. There's a 12-volt trigger on the 6A that
you can use to turn on a separate amplifier or another device, and of course they both
come with a really nice, well-designed remote control. So these are the two new Yamaha receivers, the RX-V4A and the
RX-V6A. They look great and they sound great, and they will make your home theater awesome. If you
have any questions about these, you should definitely get in touch with us here at crutchfield.com.
Just give us a call, chat with us online, you can send our advisors an email, we have people
that are trained to help you pick out the right home theater receiver for your room.
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