Yamaha RXV2500

[vbguy01]

Anyone heard when the new Yamaha RXV-2500 will be out? Thought it was sometime in October...Any news?

 

[Audioholics]

Ships by the end of the month if they stay on schedule.

I'm diggin it so far and am just needing to finish a cuple more measurements before I publish the completed review.

 

[jayhawkfan614]

Looking forward to your review. I enjoy the product reviews very much.

Curious. While you are testing there has been a topic of some debate about whether or not the 2400 , or in this case the 2500 is able to output all of it's channel in a single room ( with or without external amping being required).

IE: Do you have the ability to have F/C/L , Front Left Presence, Front Right Presence , Side Left, Side Right and Back Surround Left, Back Surround Right all at the same time ??

Basically actually running the presence channel with DPLIIx running or ES /EX signals with the presence channel doing it's DSP magic.

If you find out that would be great. And if you dont mind , what DSP mode would allow that if possible.

And question 21 , can you ask Yamaha if they are planning something in between the 2500 and the Z9 anytime soon ??

Thanks in advance ...

 

[Visitor]

I'm diggin it so far and am just needing to finish a cuple more measurements before I publish the completed review.

Could you publish a preview (complete description of the features) before you're through?

Thank you for excellent reviews.

 

[tedmjr2]

It's Finally Here!

Anyone heard when the new Yamaha RXV-2500 will be out? Thought it was sometime in October...Any news?

I had just received email notice this late afternoon that my RX-V2500 was shipped today via UPS and is scheduled to arrive at home tomorrow. Woo hoo!

 

[zepaholic]

Yamaha RX-V2500

If I may be so bold as to ask where you got your 2500 and what you paid for it as I am very anxios to get one myself.

I had just received email notice this late afternoon that my RX-V2500 was shipped today via UPS and is scheduled to arrive at home tomorrow. Woo hoo!

 

[Mr.T]

You might want to call this company to see if they're telling people the thruth or not. They show on the web as a stock item.

www.shopping.com/xFS?KW=yamaha+RX-V2500
Good luck!!

Mr.T

 

[tedmjr2]

I pre-ordered back on Oct. 5 from www.unitedonlineshopping.com and the unit just arrived at my home today.

You can view the pricing there. I don't think we can post prices on this particular forum.

 

[Audioholics]

IE: Do you have the ability to have F/C/L , Front Left Presence, Front Right Presence , Side Left, Side Right and Back Surround Left, Back Surround Right all at the same time ??

You cannot have presence channels and back channels at the same time - not even with a separate amplifier. One of the downsides as I feel it should be able to support 7.1 plus presence channels via external amplification. Maybe the next iteration or model...

 

[Mac Guy]

No back and presence?

Hawke,

Are you stating the RX V2500 will not play through presence and rear speakers simultaneously like the RX V1 will?

Thanks,

 

[BMXTRIX]

Apparently there are only 7 channels of amplification in the receiver. That means if you have all 9 speakers hooked up then either the presence speakers will take priority or the rear surrounds will take priority (user selectable).

So, both front and presence will play, just not at the exact same moment.

 

[zepaholic]

Yamaha

Ships by the end of the month if they stay on schedule.

I'm diggin it so far and am just needing to finish a cuple more measurements before I publish the completed review.

I'm foaming at the mouth waiting for your review, when will you post it. Can't take it much longer. Thanks

 

[gene]

Clint is posting the review now. It will be live by wednesday.

In the meantime, enter to win a brand new RX-V2500! Who luvs ya

 

[Audioholics]

Yamaha RX-V2500 Receiver Review

A day early!
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/YamahaRX-V2500review01.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 50px" alt=[RXV1500front] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/RXV1500front_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial">2004 marked a year when SpaceShipOne broke the status quo and became the first private company to successfully launch a reusable manned vehicle into space and return it safely home. That kind of innovation and leadership garners a tremendous amount of respect. Yamaha Electronics Corporation seems to understand the importance of product innovation and leadership.&nbsp; With the RX-V2500, it is apparent they continue to make tremendous strides towards product improvement and the development of new technologies.</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16px; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: arial">It's been over two years since a Yamaha RX-V series receiver has occupied Reference System 3. As you can imagine, I was pleased to be able to integrate the RX-V2500 and see what surprises Yamaha has come up with in the last several revisions since my experiences with the RX-V3000 receiver. Read on to see our full report...</SPAN></SPAN></P></FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>[Yamaha RX-V2500 Review]</FONT></P>

 

[kingtut]

Gene, what would the wattage be when all channels are driven?

 

[Doug917]

AC-3/RF input

Clint,

Did I read correctly in your review that there is an AC-3/RF in? I have not seen this in the literature, but it would be a very nice feature as I still spin up an occasional laserdisc.

Thanks,

Doug

 

[gene]

Clint will be out of town for a couple of weeks so I will try to help out a bit.

Did I read correctly in your review that there is an AC-3/RF in?

No it was a typo on our processor checklist. The RX-V2500 doesn't have AC-3/RF in.

Gene, what would the wattage be when all channels are driven?

This is really not a practical test scenario and many receivers in this price class have to make compromises in power supply design to fit a cetain form factor and budget.

I suggest reading the following article we wrote about this:

The All Channels Driven Controversy

FYI, the 2400/2500 are likely very similar in this regard. If time permits I may have Yamaha ship me the 2500 to do some amplifier measurements as a supplementary article.

 

[Manic Miner]

Thanks for the review, i bought a RX-V1500 to replace a HK AVR430, and so far im very pleased with it. I think that the stereo sound is great.

The review didnt mention biamping, can it or cant it? I really would like to know before I get down on my knees and pull the receiver out of my rack

 

[JJNab]

Anyone else think that review was a little tepid?

 

[taxman150]

Anyone else think that review was a little tepid?

It is a nice review, but I was really hoping (and expecting) that it would incorporate more detailed comparisons to both the Yamaha RX-V2400 and even the Denon 3805. For example, he lists a general comment on "improved components" being in the 2500, but there is no mention on what effect this has on the comparison of sound quality between the 2 units.

My guess is that the 2400 and 2500 sound very similar, but either way, I was hoping to hear something about that in this review. As a current 2400 owner, I was a bit underwhelmed by the "improvements" in the 2500 on paper.

I was also curious how he felt the sound quality compared to the Denon 3805, but there was really no mention of that either.

Mike