"Official" RX-V2065 Thread

Product Bulletin (looks pretty official)

http://www.4electronicwarehouse.com/...v-receiver.pdf

Main Specs

130x7 20hz-20khz @ .08% THD
Weight : 27.4 pounds

Main Features

* GUI
* Analog 1080p video processing
* Network music including Rhaposdy; New to the 2065 is FLAC decoding
* XM/Sirius
* Five HDMI in (one front panel?), two out; two sub out; front panel USB
* HDMI CEC
* HDMI out in standbye mode
* HD Radio
* Raymond Burr, I mean Burr Brown DACs (192/24, obviously)
* No S-Video jacks ( for those who think this is a feature

Inputs
** Five HDMI inputs
** AV1 - Component video/optical
** AV2 - Component video/coax
** AV3 - Composite/coax ( odd combination)
** AV5, 6, 7 - Composite/Analog Stereo
** Audio 1, Audio 2 - Analog Stereo
** Multi-channel analog inputs
** Front USB
** Phono Input?

Outputs
* 7.1 preout set
* Two Sub Woofer outs
* Component video monitor
* Composite video monitor

General Comments

There's a good chance inputs are not assignable like the rest of the x65 series based on the back panel similarity. I have not seen a manual yet.

Networking looks really similar to my RX-V3900.

Power consumption unknown, so it's hard to say if the amp section is comparable to the 1900/3900 or not. Weight is 27.4 pounds. 3900 weight was 38 pounds 6 oz. You be the judge

I edited the data because I missed that it had FLAC decoding.

Is it possible Yamaha took a bath with the market downturn, and is cautious about AVRs with MSRPs of over 1k?

I was surprised to compare the number of posts to the Pio SC thread to the 3900/1900 thread, the models I thought were direct competitors. Was the 1900/3900 less popular than other MFGs offerings in that price range?

I think the 3900 is amazing in many ways. It's so versatile - of course a lot of people don't care about versatile.

If the height channels don't improve much over Yamaha's own presence channel solution, I know they would not impress me

Besides, where's it going to stop? I for one am not going to insert a speaker up the rectum for 10.1 sensarround no matter how great they say it will be

• Analog video upscaling to full HD 1080p with TBC
• 1080p-compatible HDMI (5 in/2 out [simultaneous])

Based on the above bullet points, it sounds like analog only. Could be poorly worded or incomplete though.

Compare it to the 3900 bullet point -
* Analog and HDMI video upscaling to full HD 1080p (RX-V3900)

Makes sense to wait for more info to be sure.

I am a bit iffy about this product. I guess it's a 1900 replacement. It adds some potentially useful features. But is it as powerful as the 1900?

400 watts, max 800

The 1900 is 500/1100 I think.

I apologize for sounding like a malcontent, but the recent Yamaha releases make me really glad I got my 3900.

They seem to no longer care about the kind of receiver I want to own. I am sure they are fine for many people. But they have taken a step backwards IMO.

* Same price
* Less input flexibility
* More features, but in many cases nothing to write home about
* Less power

What am I missing here? Why would people not start looking elsewhere? I guess input flexibility is not important to a lot of people. I understand that. And not adding what I consider to be important features like dynamic volume control may not matter to many people. And not improving YPAO, or moving to Audyssey may not matter to people, or maybe they prefer YPAO.

But paying the same amount of money for less power, less inputs, less flexibility and in some cases not much value added (IMO,) seems like someone flipped over at Yamaha thinks customers deserve less for more money, and that they are so infatuated with the Yamaha name, they will keep buying.

I understand depending on what you want some of these models might work great for you.