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Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Model number: RX-V663BL | SKU: 8734596

This 7.1-channel A/V receiver features a fine-tuned CINEMA DSP system and adaptive DSP levels to ensure high-quality performance from movies, games and more. It uses HDMI connectivity to provide enhanced audio and video performance in conjunction with your HD components.

Average Customer Rating:

4.7 out of 5 (40 Reviews)

40 of 40 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

AWSOME 03/06/2009
By CWB100 from Tn

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Easy to set up
What's not so great: Nothing

"It has an on screen menu that's real easy to use it puts out a lot of sound the mic is real easy to use so you can set the speakers it has 2 sub inputs great for blu ray audio I would recommend to get this over pioneer and don't pay the high price for Denon when you can have the same quality at a cheaper price."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 2 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Great Value, Fantastic Performance 02/26/2009
By MLinOrlando from Orlando, FL

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

4.0 5

What's great about it: The SOUND! Ability to have up to 11 speakers for Home Theater. 2nd Zone.
What's not so great: Only 2 HDMI inputs

"While shopping around, it became clear that all salesmen who know audio think Yamaha is the best. Now I know why.

The quality and clarity of the sound is just great in this price range, but what really makes this a winner is the flexibility and built in Yamaha sound fields. You'll need to have at least 7 speakers (plus a subwoofer) set up as 5.1 plus another set Yamaha calls Presence Speakers, which sit above and to the side of the standard L & R fronts. When you do you can make your set up sound exactly the way you want. (Plus you could still add 2 more speakers and another subwoofer for a 7.2 + 2 set up.)

My only hestation was only 2 HDMI inputs, 3 would have been better."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 3 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

4.0 5

Awesome Sound, Average Video 02/23/2009
By Ronnie2171 from Plano,Tx

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

3.0 5

What's great about it: DTS-HD, True-HD, sound quality, 8 preouts
What's not so great: only HDMI inputs

"I bought this receiver to update an old 5.1 Yamaha receiver (used as pre-pro) that I've had for 8 yrs. I needed something for @ $500 that offered HDMI capability, has preouts for all channels and the newest sound decoders. The front runners were the usual suspects, Yahama, Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer, and Sony. I ruled out the sony because to me they can be a little harsh sounding and the THD is %.1. The Denon only has 1 preout, although it does have 4 HDMI inputs and video pass through capability, comes in handy when you want to watch something but don't want to turn on the tower of power to do it. That leaves the Pioneer and the Onkyo. I decided on the Yamaha for a few reasons. 1) It's the heaviest of all the pack, 32 lbs, with pioneer coming in second at 29 lbs. 2) Yamaha is known for more natural sound, 3) it has a 2nd sub output to wake your neighbor's neighbors. 4) It was the cheapest of the pack, around $70 less than Pioneer/Sony and $120 less than the Denon. 4) it has preouts for all channels. The Pioneer can produce a very nice sound stage but I needed to stay inside of my budget and also at the time they didn't have any in stock.

I've only had for a couple days but so far so good. Sound is very natural and enveloping. The picture quality is o.k, Ive gotten better picture from Onkyo TX-SR706 but the sound is not as clean. For me the unit doesn't get hot at all but that may be because I'm only using the receiver to power L&R Back, all other channels are amplified. Bass is tight with little to no distortion in quality. Most of the DSP's are usable, why people need so many DSP's is beyond me. The receiver is very quiet and the froint panel lights are not as distracting as the bright lights from some units. The remote is not laid out very well and looks a little on the cheap side.
I'll give better review after after a couple of weeks of use.

Equipment: Samsung 40" Plasma (1080p capable), Anthem MCA 20, Anthem MCA 30, Sony DVD being replaced with Marantz BD7003, PS3, Wii, AVS 2000 Voltage Stabilizer, HTS 5100 line conditioner, audioquest viper interconnects, Paradigme Reference Studio 80, Polk Csi40, Polf Fxi30 (x4 for surrounds), Carver Sunfire True Sub MK IV"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 4 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Superior Sound and Very Stylsih 02/21/2009
By ShanePlays360 from Atlanta, GA

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

3.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Excellent Sound quality, stylsih design, 7.1 capable, HD Sound
What's not so great: bulky, but all receivers are. only 2 HDMI inputs, a bit confusing to setup

"Now I'm not as knowledgable about receivers as I am the other items I've reviewed, but this is a very nice product. The quality of sound is astounding and goes very well with my Bose speakers. The biggest downside is that it only has 2 HDMI inputs. 3 would have been perfect. One for my bluray player, one for my Xbox 360, and one for an HD cable box. I probably will just run the HD cable box directly to the TV, rather than through the receiver. So for me, it's not that big of a deal. Remote feels kinda cheapy, but not that big of a problem if you have a universal like I do.
Overall, an excllent receiver that will keep you up to date with sound technology for a several years to come."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 5 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Incredible value 02/17/2009
By jswright from Lawrence, KS

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Easy setup, auto calibration, 7.1+DTS Master Audio
What's not so great: only 2 HDMI Inputs

"The fact is, you are getting a 7.1 capable receiver that supports DTS-HD and Dolby True-HD for around $500. Trying getting that in another receiver and you will be looking for a while. The auto-calibration mic that you plug in is perfect and adjusts the speaker volumes individually for your room (including the subwoofer).
I have used the auto calibration many times, as I have changed speakers multiple times throughout the year and need to adjust them accordingly.
The DTS-HD sounds incredible. I actually base my Blu-ray purchases on the audio track because of this. If it doesn't have it, I normally don't buy it. I'll wait for the next edition.
Only downside, 2 HDMI inputs. When you have an Xbox360, PS3, HD Cable or Satellite, you have to choose which gets HDMI audio.
Other than that, you are getting a wonderful product that performs perfectly and looks great. I can't imagine buying anything else at the moment."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 6 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

i have just one word awesome 02/15/2009
By hamcook7 from hamilton sq nj

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: everything
What's not so great: nothing

"I BOUGHT THIS UNIT YESTERDAY IT TOOK ME LESS THEN ONE HOUR TO SET UP THE SOUND IS GREAT PIC IS AWESOME I HAVE IT HOOKED UP TO MY DISHNET WORK DVR HDMI XBOX 360 HDMI A WII COMP AND A VCR . YOU CANT ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. I PRICED OTHER UNITS AND AND FOR WHAT YOU GET IT WOULD COST YOU OVER 1500K FOR THE SAME THINGS. SO JUST BUY IT"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 7 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

3.0 5

Good for 7.1 Home Theater Use Only. 01/24/2009
By Bladerunner770 from Monticello, KY.

Value for Price

3.0 5

Sound Quality

4.0 5

Ease of Use

2.0 5

Features

4.0 5

What's great about it: DTS Master , Dolby Digital HD and PLUS for Blu-Ray.
What's not so great: Not Good for 2ch Stereo Sources Like CD's

"I bought this receiver in May 2008 to replace my aging Yamaha HTR receiver that had Pro-Logic and Dolby Digital only. No DTS. This was a good upgrade considering I moved up to DTS Master and Dolby Digital HD for Blu-Ray. However I have alot of CD'S and this receiver just don't cut it sound wise in 2 channel stereo. I have tried ever setting and even Pure Direct mode. It has a reflective bouncy sound that gets a little to bright after half volume. The owners manual is hard to understand. YAPO is awsome for speaker setup, just set up the mike and after a few minutes the system is ready to use. There could be more HDMI inputs considering the price of this unit. Overall if you want a good 7.1 receiver for Home Theater use only, then this receiver might be for you. The remote control is little hard to use and not of good build quality. "CHEAP PLASTIC""

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 8 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Having more is better then less 01/11/2009
By SciRado from Jacksonville, Fl

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

3.0 5

Features

4.0 5

What's great about it: 5.1, 6.1, 7.1 / 910w of power is more then enough. CINEMA DSP system A+
What's not so great: Set up. Yamaha should offer a work shop for this.

"I was going to just purchase an entry level AV Receiver but after researching found that I would be better off with one that will accommodate my needs for upgrading in the near future. The Yamaha RX-V663 had all the features that I would need. The advanced set up was a little intimidating, but unless you have a huge theater room just plug and use as set up from the factory. Yamaha should include the "Banana Plugs" with this unit for easy conection of the speaker wires (see page #16 of owners manual). All-in-all this is a great product from Yamaha.

Below is a video I found from one owner on the web."

Video Review:

The difference in the sound set up

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 9 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Fantastic Receiver! 01/04/2009
By BOZZ from Carbondale, IL

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Sound quality, numerous inputs, zone 2 capability, customizable sound distribution
What's not so great: Needs better description of: features of remote (buttons), differences between zone2 and A/B speaker functions.

"This unit replaced a 24 y/o Sony stereo receiver (that's still working BTW). I needed 7.1 sound capabilities for home theater as well as professional, digital pipe organ. The numerous inputs greatly facilitated hooking up CD and DVD player, HDTV, iPod, Rodgers A678 organ, tape deck and turntable. Having a remote capable of controlling all these features is quite convenient. I'm even able to use the Zone 2 as antiphonal speakers for the organ in a separate room. Professional systems with these capabilities cost over $2K. I've yet to use the auto-setup to balance the 3 sets of speakers and subwoofer and the ability to manually adjust the volume of each speaker will come in very handy. My only complaint is the lack of a good description of Zone 2 setup and some of the features on the remote control (some buttons are not described at all).

BestBuy online messed up the extended warranty and I ended up with two of them. Right now, the credit card folks are dragging their feet in giving me credit for one of them. I definitely recommend buying the extended warranty but do it in the store, when you pick up the unit (even if you order online). Nonetheless, the BestBuying experience was great and I will continue to purchase online and pick up in the store.

Bottom line: I WOULD definitely buy this unit again."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 10 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

4.0 5

good reciever 01/02/2009
By ETIVAC from reno nevada

Value for Price

3.0 5

Sound Quality

4.0 5

Ease of Use

3.0 5

Features

3.0 5

What's great about it: great sound
What's not so great: its hard to set-up especially in the manual setting

"this reciever is good design and great sound especially if i use may surround sound wow perfect.
But i have one problem of this unit. i want to set-up to true high definition to make sound better. but i can find the THD even to the surround decoder. ANYBODY CAN HELP ME ABOUT THIS."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 11 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Excellent audio setup. 2nd room ,too! 12/28/2008
By Joe8591 from Dover, NH

Value for Price

4.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Zone2, great for the iPod. Beautiful audio
What's not so great: Odd connector arrangement, only 2 HMDI inputs

"The audio setup was easy and did a great job at balancing my existing 5.1 setup. This Rcvr was an upgrade from a 4 yr/old Sony. The improved sound made the whole upgrade worth it.

Yamaha sells an iPOD adapter, but I just used a cheap iPod-to-RCA plug adapter and plugged it into the CD connectors. Plugged my Russound interface into the Zone2 output, set Zone2 to CD, and bingo - iPod music throughout the house.

The distance between the component video DVR and the audio DVR connectors was a big stretch for integrated cable. Yamaha should locate the audio connectors closer to the corresponding component video connectors."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 12 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

very nice receiver 12/09/2008
By tplssgt from iowa

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

3.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: decodes the latest HD sound (dolby trueHD and dts-hd master audio)
What's not so great: directions are not that user friendly, could use a few more hdmi's in's and out's, needs less analog connections

"i really like this receiver. i had a little bit of trouble shooting to do in order to get the dolby trueHD to work when watching the blu-ray version of "300" on my sony 350 series blu-ray player. (everything is connected via hdmi)the receiver kept putting the sound format into pcm mode instead. what i ended up having to do, is in the sony blu-ray player menu, under audio settings, where it says BD Audio Setting, normal operation is in the MIX setting, instead choose Direct setting. after doing this, it finally worked and sounded awesome! i purchased this receiver on sale for $399.00. what a great buy."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 13 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

very good receiver 11/25/2008
By afries05 from Nebraska

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

4.0 5

What's great about it: price is great for what you get out of it
What's not so great: the only bad things i could pick out are very minor...remote, none modern design, only 2 hdmi inputs

"I have worked with audio equipment for the past 2 years and have found this receiver to be very good for the price. It come with the auto calibration which is good for a basic adjustment of speaker setting...from the auto calibration you can then tweak the settings to your preferences. 7 channel enhancer allows your mp3 player to sound near cd quality. You WANT to buy this receiver though because it allows for True-HD which means it will decode blu-ray in high-def. audio which is very nice. You wont find one that does this below $500. The HDMI allows for analog as well as digital video and audio to pass through with current HDMI 1.3 available.

I do wish it had more HDMI inputs on the back, but not a big deal I can work with what i got for paying just $524.99 Dont think about it, just buy this receiver!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 14 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

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Customer Rating

5.0 5

Very Impressed! User Friendly! 11/15/2008
By neocacher from Rapid City, SD

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Features

4.0 5

What's great about it: Easy to Use Remote, Great sound!
What's not so great: Wish it had more HDMI outputs and iPod connection

"I purchased this at Best Buy in Rapid City, which was glad to do an online price match from Bestbuy.com. I had originally purchased another brand of receiver with Klipsch speakers and because of additional 20% off this weeekend and $250 speaker package with Klipsch, I returned it to get this receiver. The remote is so much more user friendly than the other brand. I love that you do not have to point the remote at the receiver, which makes it really convenient and more confortable depending on your listening position.( I watch most of my movies in bed.). Auto set up was a breeze and worked 1st time I tried it. Sound quality seems as good as other more expensive brand. I like all the different sounds and the Set buttons are a nice feature. (I havent used them yet.) Some people do not like the manual, but I think it is fairly clear.
Truly the best way to compare this is to buy something else that is much harder to use and then try the Yamahas. I am going to stick to Yamaha from now on whenever possible. I tired of buying things and returning them because the do not perform as expected. This receiver is a keeper!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 15 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Yamaha 10/31/2008
By jlowry from Breese Illinois

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: easy set up and great price
What's not so great: manual is bad

"I just bought this reciever. The sound is amazing. I do need some help though. I have it hooked up to my blu-ray player. I do get TrueHD sound, but the video is only showing up in 1080i not 1080p. Can someone help me?"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 16 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Great unit 10/29/2008
By Tazz48 from east bay Ca

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: The sound is awsome
What's not so great: the manual, needs to be re writen, needs more HDMI inputs.

"the sound and picture are great, I do like the 2 sub output's, the 7 channels makes a big diffrence, it makes you feel like you are in the movie. I'm very happy I bought the Yamaha v663. buy it you won't be sorry trust me.
TAZZ"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 17 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Excellent Receiver 10/20/2008
By Keyan

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

5.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Great sound quality and price
What's not so great: Only 2 HDMI inputs

"This is a great receiver for the price. It supports every audio format, including the latest "HD" formats for blu-ray etc. The Auto setup and calibration works VERY well, my speakers sound balanced without having to spend a lot of time tweaking them manually.

The inputs are nice and setting them up in the menu was intuitive enough - however I found it easier to just get into the menu and set them up rather than trying to navigate the somewhat overly complex manual. It will also convert analog signal from component (up to 1080i) and RCA to digital and send it across the HDMI to the TV. However it does not upconvert the image to 1080p - it simply sends it to the TV as a digital version of the origonal resolution (i.e. if you are watching a DVD in 480p it sends to the TV in 480p). Personally I don't mind as my TV will upconvert those sources anyway.

My only real concern is that there are only 2 HDMI inputs. Granted, I only need 2 and there is another one on the TV itself, but for some this could be a limiting factor. A simple solution to this would be to get an auto HDMI switcher - they are not expensive and would allow for more devices if necessary.

Overall I am very pleased with this receiver and highly recommend it for people looking for a good value on a moderate home theater system that won't break the bank."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Review 18 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

5.0 5

Excellent Value! 10/19/2008
By HDTVer from Vancouver, WA

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: Everything! Fantastic value! Sound resolution is excellent!!!
What's not so great: Manual is cumbersome, but very detailed.

"I read the reviews and was extremely impressed. You don't find so many consistent reviews across the Internet anymore these days. I replaced a good, but 7 year old Sony, and the first 10 seconds of turning on the Yamaha I knew I made the right decision. Very impressive! Do not hesitate to purchase this item. BTW: I found the Ipod adapter for $55 and it works awesome!"

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 19 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

Customer Rating

4.0 5

Love it. 09/25/2008
By KellyC

Value for Price

4.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

4.0 5

"I hadn't bought a receiver in a while, But when mine needed updating, I looked at this one mainly because of the discount with the speakers. My son helped set it up and it sounds great with the speakers, was fairly easy to set up/wire to all the other components."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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Review 20 for Yamaha 910W 7.1-Ch. Digital Home Theater Receiver

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Customer Rating

5.0 5

A great upgrade from my old receiver 09/21/2008
By ipodfan from Detroit, MI

Value for Price

5.0 5

Sound Quality

5.0 5

Ease of Use

4.0 5

Features

5.0 5

What's great about it: sound, the many features
What's not so great: instruction book needs to be simplified

"I purchased this a week ago and I love the upgraded features. I like the fact that it's easy to connect to the HDTV and cable box with a HDMI cables. I like the fact that it comes with a mic and calibrates the speakers for top sound. Sometimes I did find the instruction book a pain to figure out because to do a function it makes you go to a few different pages to get an answer. One more thing. If you have a older DVD/ VCR combo you still need to connect the video cable to the television but you can connect the audio to the stereo. I tried to connect the video cable to the stereo and I couldn't get a picture when I tried to program the DVD/ VCR clock."

Would you recommend this product to a friend?: Yes

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