Yamaha RX-V2600

[gcmarshall]

In the Audioholics review of the RX-V2500, it was stated:

"The Yamaha RX-V2500 allows you to select either Presence channels or Back Surround channels, not both. Even if you have an external amp, there is no facility for providing preamp outputs to both Presence and Back Surrounds at the same time. It would be great to see Yamaha to allow for both (even if one set is not amplified) in future iterations of this model."

1) What does that mean and is that issue "fixed/improved" on the 2600 model

2) Does the HDMI feature on the 2600 transmit both audio and video?

3) Is the 130 w/ch an all channels driven measurement and what are the implications either way?

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[Buckeyefan 1]

gcmarshall
1) What does that mean and is that issue "fixed/improved" on the 2600 model

It's not fixed, as this unit still only has 7 channels of amplification. You would need a 9 channel receiver to accomplish rear surround and presence at the same time.

2) Does the HDMI feature on the 2600 transmit both audio and video?

It would have to. That's the premise for HDMI over DVI, audio and video.

3) Is the 130 w/ch an all channels driven measurement and what are the implications either way?

The unit will not output 130 watts simultaneously. It will deliver 130 watts to each individual speaker though. You're probably looking at 50-70 watts into 7 channels simultaneously, which is more than you'll ever need at one time, should that instance ever comes up (you'd have to be able to select "mono" on a 7 channel "stereo" mode, which you cannot do, so it's not an issue).

 

[gene]

Is the 130 w/ch an all channels driven measurement and what are the implications either way?

Unless otherwise stated by the manufacturer, multi channel receivers are usually rated into 2CH driven simultaneously.

For more information on this topic as well as the relevance of this test, please check out the following thread:

All Channels Driven Fallacy

 

[gcmarshall]

What exactly is a "presence" channel anyway? If I plan to use 5.1 setup (or at the most 7.1), does a presence channel impact my life?

 

[jaxvon]

See my post in the thread you posted for this question.