Yamaha V2500 quirks?

[volleyvic]

Anyone else have these problems? When I'm cranking the volume watching a movie or listening to music...the amp cuts out. Should it do this a lot? I know it's a heat issue but I don't think that it should be cutting out until it gets to extreme overheating. Also a few of the GUI screens have colors bleeding on the screen and if I hook up a video game system to the front inputs...the picture is OK at first but then it goes to where colors are bleeding into the picture making it unwatchable. Other than this..it's a great a/v reciever.

 

[Hi Ho]

What kind of speakers are you powering? How loud is "loud"? If you are maxxing out the volume with inefficient speakers (or 4 OHM) then that could explain the heat issues. I don't know about the video bleeding. It *could* be heat but I truely have no clue.

 

[fergusonv]

My speakers are about average sensitivity and I have had no problems around reference level with heat. It runs a little warm but that is just the nature of this AVR. As far as video bleeding I have seen none on mine in the GUI or using any of the inputs.

 

[volleyvic]

I have the Acoustec 5.1 system. All speakers handle 10-150 watts @8ohms and they sound great. If I am at "7" or below on the volume and it's there for a while...it'll cut out. I have placed a small fan beside the unit and it seems to have helped.

 

[jcPanny]

Volume level

Is that +7 or -7? Either way, the Acoustechs are very efficient speakers and you are close to the maximum volume level on the receiver. You can check with an SPL meter, but you are probably at or above reference listening levels and will damage your hearing if exposed for any significat length of time.

 

[mnnc]

-7 or +7 is very loud. I have a 2500 and the sound is so clean that you crank it up not really knowing how loud it is because it is clean sound. Turn it up to about -25 or-20/-19 and listen a couple minutes. Now...walk away and come back a couple minutes later. It should seem louder. This is the case in my sytem with vr series Bostons in straight 2 ch mode listening. Dude, you are going to be deaf soon at those volumes. Not healthy. The beauty of stereo equipment is being able to enjoy it for a long time. And that includes being able to hear what it is playing with healthy hearing. I'm no stranger to loud volumes. I've heard some very loud systems and live concerts. If you absolutely want to listen to loud volumes then I would recommend a seperate power amp for mains. In the meantime...back it down a notch.

 

[Audioholics]

Unless you live in a warehouse that is pretty loud...

As for color bleeding, I don't think it's the receiver. I'm doing pretty in depth video testing of the RX-V2600 right now (which affects video much more than the RX-V2500 ever did) and it really doesn't affect color at all.

 

[MacManNM]

Unless you live in a warehouse that is pretty loud...

As for color bleeding, I don't think it's the receiver. I'm doing pretty in depth video testing of the RX-V2600 right now (which affects video much more than the RX-V2500 ever did) and it really doesn't affect color at all.

Yes, but I'm sure your not running it to the point of melting the aluminum heat sinks.

 

[darrenmi]

Go into the menu and tell the V2500 internal fan to always run (instead of just when its *really* hot)

Also ensure there is nothing sitting on top of the receiver, its on a flat surface (so air can get in underneath) and its not in an enclosed space where it doesnt get good ventilation.

Then see if that makes any difference... either fixing the problem or else allowing you to run louder/longer before cutting out.