Yamaha htr-4065 from Costco? - Page 2

Was at the Austin Coscto today and it is $279.

Yup, picked one up today at that price. Next stop - Monoprice!

The review was on hometheater.com, I may have misread it. In any event, I decided to go with a Denon 1713 that has Audyssey.

Yes. Dyn volume looks ahead and will lower loud passages and raise lower passages based on the specific setting used (low, med, high).

The costco i went to today had it listed at 329 retail, but right below it has -$50 instant rebate , 279.00 no coupon required....

Correct and the price is good until the 16th.

Thank you for all you posting. I just bought the HTR-4065 at costco.
I am looking for a speaker system with it. My budget is under 250.00. Do you have any suggestions?
I saw Yamaha having the NS-SP1800. Will this work with this system?
Thank you

Will copy this message to Speaker forum.
Thanks.
Edited by Thua Do - 12/12/12 at 9:12am

^ Michael, ask in the speaker forum.

I just bought the Yamaha HRT 4065 and have tried to connect my iPad via Airplay but cannot. Do i need to use the Yamaha YWA-10 network adapter to use airplay with my iPad?

The receiver needs to be connected to the network somehow--either via a network cable or with the YWA-10. And the ipad needs to be connected to the same network. You can't just stream from the ipad to the receiver without a wireless router in between.

Thanks. I will get an adapter.

Just bought 2 of these at Costco for $279.99

So what are the key drawbacks of this item?

For the price point it seems hard to beat right???

5 channel is good enough for us and an antiquated user interface that is only used a few times or hear and there anyways is a non-issue for me as well.

Anything else? Is there a better deal out there at this time???

Thanks

Depending on your needs, Amazon has a good deal on a Yamaha RX-V371. It has all the main features for $169

As the owner of an RX-V473 (the non-Costco version of this model) who paid $100 more for it, I'd say that this is currently the best value in receivers. The one drawback that people point to is its lack of the newest room correction software that will EQ your sub, but I always have mine set on DIRECT mode so none of that matters to me.

Could you explain what "Direct" mode does? I'm considering this model and the RX-373. Thanks.

Most receivers have a mode like this now. It bypasses DSP and other processing including, I think, any tweaks that "room correction" software (YPAO on Yamahas, Audyssey on Denons and others) makes. I think that my system sounds best in this mode; however, it could all be in my head. I can say for sure that it cuts down on lag though. When I am listening to the radio and also have a radio on in the other room, the receiver is a fraction of a second behind the other stereo. Setting it to Direct cures this. Also, I tend to get worked up over "tweaking" settings so using something like Direct mode frees me psychologically from having to worry about it. Ha!

I'd spring for this one over the 373. The addition of networking helps with firmware upgrades (not to mention playing music over the network if you have a server set up). It also has a better amp stage (better numbers, at least) and HDMI standby pass-through is a nice feature.

Thanks JBWIII. Does anyone know when the 2013 Yamaha models will come out?

I saw this deal at Costco. I am looking to buy my husband a receiver and I am wondering it this one is a good value and is advanced enough to be good for several years to come. Any comments on that?

In short, yes, and I think that it's an excellent value. And because it can connect to the network, it's easy to upgrade its software (provided that Yamaha keeps supporting it, which they have been good about so far).

So are you saying that I can connect it to my computer? Wirelessly? I can't string wires between them, but if it is wireless would it be good for listening to radio from the internet?

The receiver is not wireless but you can connect it to your wireless network with the adapter below (expensive I know). Once connected to the network (wireless or otherwise), you can listen to internet radio on it. However I don't use internet radio on mine, so I can't comment on how it works. You can download the manual from Yamaha's website--that will tell you more that I know.

http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YWA-10BL-Wireless-Network-Adapter/dp/B0085ZIN4W

Was just at Costco again and they extended the sale price until 12/24/12. I wonder if they're trying to clear them out for a newer model?

That's good news. I may bite on one. I currently have an 8 year old Onkyo 7.1 surround setup. With my room setup, the rears don't really come into play to benefit from 7.1. It's getting tough to watch my all digital HTPC movie collection when the receiver has only optical in (pre-HDMI). More and more things are dropping the optical link. I revitalized my passion for surround+movies when I replaced my subwoofer last month. Bourne Legacy's missile shot on the shack (30 minute mark) was nuts for surround effects.

This thing seems to fit my needs: Banana clip compatible (easy wiring), good wattage for my speakers, HDMI pass-thru (to save power), 4 hdmi ports, and the basic processors. I don't ever use the fancy DSP's. I usually just use "direct" as it gives a great experience with VLC in forced 5/2 mode.

This has been a very helpful discussion. I need a new receiver for my downstairs setup. We have a built-in speaker system with five total speakers. 4 HDMI's do the trick. Costco offers this receiver and then the Pioneer HTP-071 home theater package (with speakers). The Pioneer is much cheaper and seems to offer some of the same things this Yamaha offers. Obviously I don't need the speakers, but if the receivers are comparable, I'd probably go with the cheaper option and save the speakers for the down the road. But, I'm beyond a novice at this stuff. So, is there someone that'd be able to tell me whether the Yamaha is worth the extra money in terms of the Pioneer receiver. Thanks for your help!

I am thinking about buying this unit to replace an aging Onkyo with no HDMI.

I am wondering if this receiver will send audio/video input from a composite/s-video source (like a vcr/wiixbox1) and send it out the HDMI cable to my TV.

I also wonder if the iPhone remote control and the AirPlay feature will work if I simply connect this unit to my network via a wired connection and my iPhone is on the Wifi. In other words, if it is on the network, do I still need the $100 (ridiculous price) wifi adapter.

Does anyone have experience with either of these two items?

Thanks in advance.

Jason

You only need the wireless wifi adapter if you don't want to run a wire into the Ethernet port in the back of the receiver. As long as its connected to your network, the iPhone app and airplay will work.

Great, thank you for the information, have a happy new year!

It will not output component/composite video through HDMI. I have a Wii hooked to mine and I had to run a separate component video cable to the TV.

Another +1 for this receiver is the Android app. If you have any intention to use the Ethernet port it replaces the painful menu system that's built in and makes it mostly tolerable, and you don't have to turn on the monitor to listen to music.

Only problems I have is that I haven't found a way to add stations to the Internet Radio app (Yamaha uses Shoutcast, just like everyone else, so there's the same Shoutcast issues: dead links, 10,000 techno/trance stations, miss-labeled stations, etc), no way to limit media server files to specific directories, or file formats... I have most of my music on the server in both .mp3 and .flac formats, which creates duplication and confusion as to which format I'm selecting. I might be able to set up some aliases on the server to fix this.

Granted, these are minor problems, and no one else does any better that I can see. I've only had the receiver for a few days so maybe I'm missing something. I imagine the DAC is higher quality than the one on my cheap Blu-Ray player and my Android PC, and streaming from my NAS sounds very good, with a fairly decent sound stage that was sometimes missing on my old receiver.

{edit} I checked the manual and found the web site that you can use to update and add radio stations. Good enough, but I'd prefer a non-cloud based solution that 1) could go away, and 2) is yet another complication added to a simple goal. In the time of $35 Linux PCs, a built in web server and some local memory shouldn't be too much of a strain on profits.
Edited by ReadyKilowatt1 - 1/1/13 at 9:54am

I purchased this receiver at Costco nearly 3 months ago and am mostly pleased with the performance. For those interested in wirelessly networking this AVR, I found a less expensive alternative to the YWA-10: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833139024
I set it up using WPS, and it's worked without a hitch.

Has anyone experienced the following quirky behavior with this receiver? When I play a DVD on my Samsung Em59C Blu Ray player (also a Costco purchase), connected by HDMI cable to the HTR-4065, changing the receiver volume causes a complete loss of the picture for a few seconds. This does not occur while playing a Blu Ray disc. I wish I could figure out how to correct this issue.