Yamaha R-N2000A Bench Test Results!

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gene

Audioholics Master Chief
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My Yamaha R-N2000A bench test report has been updated to a full blown review with extensive listening tests.

 
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Trebdp83

Audioholic Spartan
That is a very nice looking and performing receiver. It looks great around back as well. Look at those shiny speaker terminals!

If I may add some things here, it is that the HDMI port supports ARC, but not eARC, and requires HDMI-CEC to be ON in the receiver and the TV to work.

The ARC limitation is not the biggest deal with a two channel receiver but there can be a few limitations using some devices connected to the TV. Some devices require the full bandwidth of eARC even for transmission of two channel 192/24 signals and they will not work here.

Those connecting external devices to a TV and then the TV to the Yamaha must make sure that only two channel PCM signals are in play as the Yamaha only supports PCM using the coaxial, optical and HDMI ARC connections. Though, DSD is supported as well over a network connection.

It is a shame that the Yamaha web setup or onscreen setup when connected to a TV are not present here. There is no video output functionality at all. Like other Yamahas, Airplay 2 is featured but there is no Chromecast support and it is Roon Tested but not Roon Ready.
 
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Trebdp83

Audioholic Spartan
Hey, if it ain’t broke… The combination of retro looks and modern tech on this thing are great. It just needs a few tweaks and a few added features in the tech department.
 
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