Customer Ratings & Reviews

This replaced my roughly 20 year old Yamaha RX-V630, which was state of the art at the time for having Dolby Pro Logic II...! Of course this RX-A4A sounds better in every conceivable way using roughly the same speaker set up. I've had a few issues with Atmos not working here and there, and passthrough audio from the Xbox can be a bit buggy at times. Yamaha support has been helpful, and were able to recreate a recurring issue with HBOMax audio dropping out for mysterious reasons which, to be fair, is more the app's fault than the receiver's. However, a 'dumber' amp wouldn't/didn't have this problem. Pros: - Exceptional sound - No video issues whatsoever - Little discernible difference between the Surround AI 'upgrading' the signal to Atmos and an actual Atmos signal - Oodles of inputs - YPAO is a good starting point and is oddly satisfying to sit through - Sharp unit, if not big at 35 lbs - Loads of options that are quality of life stuff, like starting volume level, separate zones + "party mode", being able to turn off inputs so you don't cycle through a bunch you don't use, renaming inputs, etc. - Music Cast + Enhancer ON = Streaming music not sounding like hot garbage through your home theater - The various music scenes are actually cool, particularly the Bottom Line - Passthrough mode enables you to route the video signal through the receiver while it's in standby. Useful for playing a game late at night with headphones through your controller; no need for the amp to be on and muted, or have headphones through the amp. - Yamaha support actually cares Cons - Can't seem to find a (cheap) universal remote or way to actually turn the receiver on other than the included remote or the unit itself. Turning off and volume = no problem with just about anything - The options menu sometimes won't appear - Initial HDCP delays with Google CCwGTV, - Depending on the input, going into the receiver's settings can essentially kick you out of the program - Can take a few seconds for the audio signal to adjust and actually play (ymmv but I still haven't gotten used to this) - You'll refer to this quite often when setting up: https://manual.yamaha.com/av/20/rxa4a/en-US/

This is by far the best AV receiver I’ve ever used, setup was a breeze, and it sounds amazing. I’m using it in conjunction with a LG CX via eARC with a PS5 and Apple TV a plugged into the TV. I also have a Nintendo switch plugged into the receiver itself. HDMI CEC a works great for everything turning on with one button, ant turning off the TV air Apple TV shuts everything back down. I am using an external amplifier for my main left and right speakers and the RX A4A deliver plenty of output to drive the external amp. I was initially dubious of the YPAO room correction as I come from an audio production background and generally don’t like thing messing with the signals to my amp/speakers, but I’ve been won over as there is an option in the room correction to leave the main L and R channels EQ’d flat and it then adjusts the C SR and SL channels to match. I did pair the receiver with an IoT outlet that takes a 12v trigger so that the receiver can turn the main amp on an off, works great but would be concerned about initial current draw if I were using all external amps in this configuration. Finally, this receiver sounds amazing, it’s fast and detailed with almost no perception of coloring the sound when comparing to a passive signal chain.

This Yamaha AVR is phenomenal! The sound, power, style & build quality are absolutely astounding! I had a older Harman Kardon for 17 years that delivered powerful sound but it was time to upgrade. I tried the Denon x2800h & x3800h but the Denon sound characteristics was flat, frustrating and underwhelming. Returned both… Along came the Yamaha A4A and from the moment we took it out of the box, we knew this was the one! Its a Beautifully detailed AVR in every sense, the internals are visible through the top grill and this is where Yamaha’s craftsmanship is on full display… WOW! But when you power this baby up, the sound that comes through the speakers is simply UNBELIEVABLE! Without any adjustments, just connecting the speakers and playing music through Airplay it was evident that we made the right choice! The sound in movies is IMPACTFUL like watching at AMC Dolby Cinema; bass hits low & hard, surround is fluent &precise… this AVR just hits different then the rest. Also, everything works fine after a firmware update: 4k/120fps/ALLM/VRR passthrough on every Hdmi port; you name it… this thing is Off The Chain! Do yourself justice and just get it.

Awesome receiver!! I really debated getting the the A6A/A8A for the added channels, however, honestly, I run a 5.2 systems with the front floor speakers bi-amped. basically, no room to use Zone 2. So, if all you will use is 7.2 or 5.2 bi amped, you are basically spending more money buying the A6A/A8A just to let those channels sit there and not be used. Also, the sound is brilliant, the controls are awesome...YPAO is phenomenal and gets you honed in, Amazon music streaming is incredible. Yamaha uses super hi-quality guts in their Aventage receivers, something Sony and others can't claim for their higher end lines. Never been disappointed with Yamaha!

Very, very nice unit, we'll put together. Solid has and the way it plays, the sound is incredible. I replaced the older Yamaha. Receiver, a 3020, which was a 150 W of channel 11 channels was all about in 2009. It was a beautiful unit as well, still working? But the the separates on this one I think is better.

So far so good. I purchased this receiver to replace a Denon receiver that failed after 1 year. Thus I perceive it’s a little premature to review this Yamaha receiver. I must admit I have not found an app that controls this receiver which I was able to easily do with my Denon. The Denon I sent to the repair shop and sold thereafter. I don’t believe in product that fail especially premium priced products. I hope this Yamaha provides reliable use for many years. If not I’ll update this review. So far the sound is beautiful.

So I have had this for receiver for three weeks now and it’s great. This is my second receiver from Yamaha. It’s a very nice builded to it works great for my Xbox series x and PS5. Just waiting for 4k 120 updates. Sounds absolutely amazing for movies, gaming, and music.

Solid receiver that delivers on value and performance. The look and feel of the receiver screams quality. Almost had everything I was looking for, but in the end I went with the A6a. Mostly for the additional channels and power. AI Surround is a neat feature but could be better, maybe on a future update.

I am very happy with this receiver. I was upgrading from an RX-A1060

Upgrading from an RX-V685, this is quite the upgrade cosmetically. It has a backlit remote, the menu is very responsive just like my old one.. however I am having a lot of HDMI handshake issues with my Shield Pro 19. When booting everything up sometimes I don't get audio and I'm having a lot of trouble with Dolby Vision. However this works seamlessly with my Series X. I would like to get this a few more days before I return it but I'm not sure.

I have been using a Sony STR-DN1080 for a few years now, and loved it. Had plenty of inputs, supported my 4k needs. And for the last 8 months or so it suited my needs as well for my Xbox Series X and my Playstation 5 since it had an update to enhance the ARC channel to EARC, so I could plug my PS5 and XBsX into my OLED TV which had HDMI 2.1, giving me the full capacity of the gaming systems, yet still able to have the eARC back to my Sony via the HDMI connection from the TV to the AVR. But I really disliked having the game consoles plugged straight into the TV. The LG CX OLED kept resetting itself to use the internal speaker and I had to keep changing it to use eARC again to get sound out to my AVR. And I also had issues sometimes with my Logiteh Harmony Elite system changing the input as I switched between activities. With the HDMI bugs in 2020 I knew I had to wait around a bit. And then there was the disappointment that most of the receivers out there only had ONE input that was HDMI 2.1 compliant, the rest of their inputs were older versions. A few had up to three, but I wanted to future proof myself since I already HAVE three things that are HDMI 2.1 capable (media center PC, Xbox, and PS). When I saw the Yamaha specs I knew I'd have to get one. The best spec here compared to the rest - this has all 7 inputs as HDMI 2.1 compliant. Right there, I knew this would be the one I'd get. I bounced between the A4A and the A6A because I wasn't sure about the Auro-3D feature, but reading up on it, since I have an Atmos speaker setup, it seems that would do nothing at all for me, so I went with this one. I don't need more than the channels this has, and the power on this is a good step up from the Sony. Since I recently upgraded my cheap Onkyo Atmos speakers for way more pricey Klipsch speakers in every position, I felt this would drive them better. Setup was a breeze. Everything worked fine and it even warned me during the audio calibration that the right Atmos speaker was out of phase since I had the wires backwards. I am using every one of the inputs, since I have a lot of equipment, and fortunately I cut the cord recently so I no longer have my cable DVR. I also decommissioned my PS3 since I'm using the Playstation service to play those games on the PS5, so I went from 9 HDMI devices down to 7. The configuration on this is more enhanced as well. Like the Sony, I was able to edit the names of the inputs so it shows the inputs and the device connected now, not just a generic "HDMI1, 2, 3," etc.. It also lets me set the initial volume which I always like since often we're watching movies at night, and when I turn the news on in the morning after we wake up, who wants it booming loud? I also liked that I was able to change it from showing volume as -db to showing as simply a number from 1 to 99 I think was the highest. You can also edit the range so that you can limit the higher end of the volume levels. The audio setup lets you override speaker sizes if you want as well, but in my case it correctly identified everything as a large speaker, since even my rear surrounds are big. Then you can get granular with the cutoffs and such, but I didn't dig that deep into anything since that's all beyond what my needs are. Although I may tweak the levels for the Atmos channels, but I'll wait a bit before doing so. I do video games, music, movies, and TV as well as my 4k HDR blurays and MKV files on my computer. This has so far handled everything just fine. I am not doing any 4k 120Hz gaming yet, so the lack of the firmware upgrade here isn't killing me. I did have VRR and such going when my consoles were plugged straight into my OLED TV, but so far I haven't noticed any loss running through here yet of functionality. I've been mostly going Ghost of Tsushima so far, without any problems. Video games are outstanding so far, presence and location of things easy to determine spatially. The clear sounds even at lower volumes make it a joy for my consoles. Movies play as I had expected. Atmos and standard movies all sound outstanding, and volume levels are more than acceptable. This definitely drives my larger Klipsch speakers better than my Sony did. Music is usually done via my iPhone using Airplay, and that worked just fine here, although I'm going to have to play with levels there since somewhere it's losing volume, since my phone at the highest volume was not anywhere near what normal volume was on the Sony, or even what my bluetooth connected Bang & Olufsen A9 garbage can lid speaker can do. But it worked, powered things on, played, and powered off when done, so hopefully I'm just missing some tweaks for allowed volume levels or something with it. I also had to do some research online in an AVS forum to find out how to get this to display when ATMOS content is played, so I could confirm that it was seeing things bitstreaming correctly. Was not difficult, and now I see right away when Atmos content is detected. The remote is huge though, but not a big concern for me as I'll be using my Harmony remote and simply program the touch screen with the things I know I'll need. The only thing I haven't been able to test out yet was the HDMI Out for the second one, which I have a 4k projector plugged into. I will test that out tonight but I don't expect any issues. This thing is a beast physically though, it is deeper than my Sony was, and while I made sure it would fit height wise in my entertainment center, I didn't check the depth, so this one sticks out some in the front compared to my Sony. No glass or anything though, so it's not any problem for me. But if you're in a limited space make sure to check that measurement. I'd be better if I dropped the banana plugs, but I prefer that for ease of setup. Even with the banana plugs the Sony sat back further. I've not noticed any serious heat issues yet. I love the look of the front, the display works well, and the setup menus on the TV screen are well laid out so it's easy to find options that you may need. If their promised fall update includes everything they claim it wlll, then this will become a 5 star item. I've not seen any others yet with this many HDMI 2.1 inputs, so that's going to keep this king for me for a long time.

Here is a receiver that is well built, sounds great, and looks kinda cool too. I’m not a fan of these minimalist displays like this and Marantz, but at least this looks better and is easier to read. Setup is a breeze, tweaking is easy too. The remote is missing simple functionality like pressing hdmi 1, 2, 3, etc, and is replaced by ‘scenes’ buttons. The remote has flat buttons and is not fun to use, more so in the cursor areas when navigating the menu. It does backlight itself when you pick it up, and has a button dedicated for switching hdmi video output, which is a huge win for me. Those looking for hdmi 2.1 features are in luck here as this will support that with a firmware update, but not out of the box. When this update will arrive is still anyones guess unfortunately. This receiver is a nice unit that sounds as good as it looks, easy to use with a nice responsive menu that has brief descriptions when you select an item in the menu. People can learn what adaptive drc does now! It’s abut pricey for what it is, another victim of shortage increases.

Ordered 10/17 and ready for pickup 10/22. Unit came with 1.10 firmware and updated to 1.14 from USB since network option grayed out. Offered 1.22 on 10/30 after turning on and completed over network; this version is not on their support site. Pros: - Overall, a good upgrade from RX-A1030 - Decent upgrade to YPAO and better results - Atmos virtualization surprisingly sounds great. Setup with 7.1 but no front presence and two additional speakers for second zone. - eARC works but still trying to figure a way for components to not get automatically controlled - Sufficient power for movies although I'm using an external power amp for the front channels Cons: - Small screen and hard to see information from distance - Shiny plastic front. Didn't they learn years ago when it was "a thing" on TVs to have fingerprint magnets and reflective annoyances? - Remote is too long, top heavy, cheap plastic back, rough edges where front/back connect, back light erratic, wasted space at bottom, no 0-9 buttons to dial in radio stations directly or channels. - UI cleaned up slightly but still archaic and poor/limited management of favorites from broadcast radio and Sirius/XM - Archaic web interface and very limited - No physical manual! Could have made it way less than 411 pages if they didn't waste all the space with poorly formatted sections and redundant basic explanations. No in-depth material for advanced topics. Did they think they were on a government contract and getting paid by the pound of paper? - Removed multi-channel input which was using with RX-1030 for a control amp and legacy components - No analog video and certainly not worth the cost to jump to the A6A; time to keep separate systems - Didn't see a clock setting and USB backups were dated 2013 and 2014 after 1.22 update - Able to disable Bluetooth but didn't see anything for WiFi since I'm using wired - No HD Radio although other regions support DAB - Still made in Malaysia and not china, yet - Still have no use for the Scene feature

I purchased this RX-A4A receiver as a replacement for an old Onkyo receiver that I was using as part of my bedroom setup. (I currently have the RX-A3080 for my great room.) I'm sure most will say that this particular AVR is overkill for a bedroom system. However, although my bedroom speakers are on the smaller side, it is indeed a 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos setup, paired with an LG G1 OLED (HDMI 2.1/Dolby Vision) TV and an Apple TV 4K ... so I'm able to take advantage of most of the features the A4A offers. (It also provides a bit of future-proofing too.) With multiple HDMI 2.1 ports, this receiver should last me for a long time. Setup was a breeze. (It was even easier than when I set up my 3080.) The setup options are numerous, and the on-screen menu should be familiar to anyone who has owned a Yamaha receiver over the past few years. However, with so many configuration options, there is also a bit of "search and discovery" as you drill through the various menus and sub-menus to find a particular feature or setting. Having owned Yamaha receivers over the past many years, I was comfortable enough finding my way around. Sound-wise, the A4A doesn't disappoint. Obviously, both the sound source and the speakers influence a large portion of what you hear, but the A4A does seem to do a great job across the entire dynamic range. Although it has more power than what my system currently needs, I doubt that most people will need more ... unless perhaps they're using this with a much larger system. I'm clearly not an audiophile, but I do appreciate great sound. The A4A was the right choice for me.

Upgraded from an Onkyo TX-NR515 and talk about a step up. Besides the obvious additional of Doby Atmos speakers adding to the surround sound experience this can push some power. When running this also stays considerably cooler than the Onkyo would just being on and nothing playing. Speaker setup is pretty standard/easy to navigate. Love the remote so. Very glad I went with this receiver. Its pushing 2 tower (650w), 4 surround sound (340w), 1 center (400w), 2 atmos (100w), and 1 sub (650w) all Klipsch. I know I could get more of the peak power with an amp but to be honest after listening I think it's perfect. It is a bit larger than our previous receiver though so we've had to make some adjustments for it to fit but well worth it.

This is one hefty AVR, make sure you measure your space before making a purchase. However, the monster size comes with monster sound. All HDMI inputs/outs are 2.1 ready at 40gbps. Support for all the audio codecs minus Auro 3D (included in the two bigger brother models), along with the latest gaming features via released firmware. This beautifully built monster from Yamaha will turn your space into a thunderous theater or spacious concert hall as audio is pushed out with authority and surgical precision, enhanced with the dedicated DSP and Surround AI. Delivering a sound stage so wide you are transported into a bubble immersed in your listening. Set up is blissfully simple with the supplied YPAO mic and stand.

Fantastic receiver! Initial setup was easy using the app and there are many advanced settings that are accessible over Wi-Fi. The power is there if you are wanting to just use the AVR. I plan on adding a 5-channel amp using the pre-outs available on this receiver. Nothing in this price range adds so many options and sound quality. I chose this over the Denon and Marantz because of the HDMI 2.1 capability for all ports and the pre-outs, despite being unbalanced. Switching between inputs is very fast and I think this receiver will last for many years to come!

I'm coming from a Yamaha RX-A1060 and my reason is so that I can enjoy the 120hz refresh rate for gaming and watching 4K videos. The Pros the 120hz refresh rate is available for all 7 inputs. The sound quality is great. It has no problem powering my Klipsch 7 channel w/3 subs set up (however my neighbor upstairs is not too fond of it lol). The small Cons the screen on the receiver is very small. Gone is the ability to select your inputs with one push of a button on your remote (the app is available for that). The learning curve is little steeper than the A1060. Overall the cons wasn't a dealer beaker. I purchase this receiver as an open box which was a win win for me. I would recommend this Aventage home theater receiver just please carefully read the manual to familiarize yourself with the operation of this component to save yourself a few headaches during the set up process.

I purchased a refurbished Yamaha A2A, but returned it after multiple software issues rendered it useless. I am not sure if it was because it was refurbished or not, but I ended up upgrading to the A4A. It costs a decent amount more, so I was a bit hesitant. However the overall experience compared to the A2A surprised me a lot. It somehow sounds a bit cleaner than the A2A. The calibration and correction features are a lot better than the A2A. It has nice visuals for the different parametric EQs you can apply. For someone with technical knowledge, this helped me really tune my system to perfection. Accoustics and room corrections are extremely important if you actually want to get the most performance out of your speakers. Unless you have an accoustically treated room with ideal dimensions, you will need excellent calibration and correction features. I feel confident that using the default calibration settings will get you 80-90% to the ideal sound. The last 10-20% would be to set your speaker size and crossover frequencies yourself if you have a subwoofer. I ran the YPAO calibration, set my speaker sizes and crossovers, then did some minor tweaks to the parametric EQs for each speaker after listening to some music and hearing some harsh sounds from certain speakers in certain songs. I am running a 5.2.1 setup. KEF Q950s as the fronts, KEF Q150s for the rear, Sonance Mag6r as my ceiling, a klipsch 34c as the center, and a klipsch 120sw as the sub. I plan to upgrade everything to KEF eventually. The neutral sound of the KEF speakers really allow the Yamaha receiver to EQ them to give a neutral response despite some accoustic issues in my room. I had to tweak the Sonance speakers a bit more as they are a bit harsh in the upper range at high volumes. The default EQ for the other speakers work pretty well otherwise, and I would be happy with just setting it to "Flat". I listen to lossless/dolbt atmos music from apple music via an apple tv connected through hdmi. It is truly a beautiful experience. When my friends comeover they are amazed. For movies/tv it also works very well. Overall I love the receiver and even the remote it comes with. I would not consider the A2A the entry level option of the Aventage line. I would consider the A4A the true entry level option, with the A2A being closer to the V6A. If you love the neutrality and clarity of the Yamaha sound, you will not be disappointed with the A4A.

I had a 10 year old similar class amp that died. I am running 5.0 with big speakers. My old amp was supposed to support arc... It did not work. The a4a Arc works well. I am finally able to control tv and sound with a roku ultra remote. I no longer need the harmony hub remote. For setup I plugged in the eARC and YPAO mic. I left everything else at defaults. Dialog sounds so good that I probably wont bring up the bass and mess it up. Easier setup than I am used to. I hate products that ship with firmware promises. I usually buy the previous model year at steep discount. The reviews were not great and prices not discounted enough. A much older receiver would have met my immediate needs. Heres hoping that Yamaha puts out the promised firmware updates.