Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1070 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, Zone 2, 8x HDMI-In/2x HDMI-Out, 7.1 EQ, Tidal & Deezer Music Streaming Service, Phono Input, Up to 110W Per Channel

2018-09-16T20:00:00

This receiver is awesome. The sound is excellent. It doesn't matter if I'm playing an SACD or watching movie with Dolby Atmos this receiver performs. It takes a while to learn all it settings and it functions. This receiver is replacing an Aventage RX-A810. I wanted the 4k up-scaling and the Dolby Atmos and DTS-X processing. I found out how potent this receiver is when I watched Saving Private Ryan and Tiger tank came up the road and the Omaha beach landing. For music, the playing of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon the sound reproduction was outstanding. This receiver and my Yamaha CR 2020 are tied for the tile of my favorite receiver.

The B.

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2017-09-01T20:00:00

The RX-A1070 is both integral and versatile for my infinitely varied home theatre and stereo uses. This Yamaha household includes an upright piano and a flute. It is a mark I always trust for quality, dependability, and consistency. My current and daily uses of the product are many: from vinyl to Blu-ray, DVR, AppleTV, HiDef Audio, Radio, Pandora, Spotify, and AirPlay, the receiver is constantly in use. This is a lot of ground to cover, so I'd like to focus on two capabilities of interest to discerning listeners that cannot be emphasized enough. The first is Pure Direct, a simple button that isolates the audio amplification electronics, turning off everything else, which provides a crisp, detailed sound that far exceeds any of the DSP modes, even though many of those are absolutely fantastic to enhance watching movies like Arrival or Guardians of the Galaxy in Sci-Fi mode. Essentially, Pure Direct turns the unit into a straight, no chaser, amp. For every use, the sound is superlative. Second, is the complete and easy-to-use Yamaha AV Controller app. From an iPhone or iPad, I may control nearly every aspect of the receiver for use in two rooms: input, volume, acoustic features, and "Scenes" which I have customized with my preferences for each specific input. In addition, the app lets me toggle in and out of "Party" mode. This may seem quaint, but when I'm moving around the house taking care of various chores, every speaker is turned on and played in sync. This is fantastic when I'm not directly in front of the speakers and am thus unable to take in a stereo soundstage. It provides a full houseful of lovely mono that seamlessly moves with me from room to room. One last item for those with Macs, iPhones, and iPads: AirPlay works like a charm. Just select RX-A1070 from AirPlay and it will turn on the receiver and transfer any audio to the home system. Volume may be adjusted directly from the Apple source without ever having to open the AV Controller app.

CameraLaw

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2017-08-02T20:00:00

I waited over 10 years to upgrade my AV receiver. I have always wanted to own a Yamaha. I figured go big or go home, so I pulled the trigger on the RX-A1070. This is the most amazing receiver I've ever seen. It actually improved the picture on our Sharp 70" TV. This unit has so many capabilities that each day is a new learning experience. We had a standard 5.1 setup with a powered sub but were able upgrade to a 5.1.2 set up. Our speakers are as follows: Fronts are 20 year old Klipsch KG 5.5's (still amazing after all these years). 14 year old Polk Audio sub and center speaker (again still amazing). Surround speakers are 5 year old Polk Audio OWM3's. With this receiver we were able to add of a pair of JBL Arena 120's as front presence speakers. We don't have the most expensive gear but it's all quality stuff. The addition of the front presence speakers and the RX-A1070 has taken our listening experience to a new level, from playing vinyl (with 7 channel stereo) to a multitude of surround options for TV and movies. Even though I'm still trying to catch up with the technology of this new receiver, I couldn't be happier with my purchase. Thank you Yamaha for producing such a fine product. The bad news for Yamaha.....you made such a nice product, I probably won't be upgrading for another 10 years or so.

Marc

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