Yamaha RX-V665 Receiver plus Line Upgrades

[HTGuy]

Quoting from the article: " One of the biggest cosmetic changes for the new line of Yamaha's is the switch from the amber display color to blue. While we understand that blue is the new pink for audio equipment and is often quoted (somewhat sarcastically I might add) by reviewers as being "soothing," the fact is that the amber was Yamaha's signature. It will be interesting to see how consumers react to this change."

For years I have thought that Yamaha needed to update the displays on their receivers. It wasn't so much the amber color as it was the size of the display. Its always been difficult to read much useful display information from across the room. It looks like they've made some progress with these new models.

[hubb170]

I'm kinda new to the audiopyle world. Will the 465 be enough of a receiver to push speakers rated at 6 or 4 ohms? If not, what would be a good entry level receiver for the job?

[dapack69]

Originally Posted by hubb170

I'm kinda new to the audiopyle world. Will the 465 be enough of a receiver to push speakers rated at 6 or 4 ohms? If not, what would be a good entry level receiver for the job?

It might do 6, but I would not use it for 4 ohms.

[tom67]

Ditto on what rnatalli said....and it appears calculated...in the past, you had to spend about $450 with Yamaha to escape "entry level"...now they are baiting you near the $1,000 level to get there. I hope everything from the RXv765 on down languishes on store shelves....only way they will change.