Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Yamaha home theater system is great overall. The power output is solid, and it was pretty simple to set up. For the price, it’s a good starter set. Really enjoy the ability to access the system config menus on the tv screen unlike non-hdmi enabled home theaters of the past. Much more user friendly than the small GUI on the unit itself. The only downside is the preset sound modes—they were pretty bad. It took some time to dial in the EQ frequencies and volume settings, but once I did, it works and sounds great

But this price tag there's really no way to beat it. If you bought the receiver without the speakers you would pay almost as much as a set is. The sound from it is good especially if you consider the price. The software operating it does run a little slower explicitly when you're installing but at this price point I don't think you can really complain. There is an area to enhance the dialogue I do think it works.

Great speakers and subwoofer, sound quality is great for a typical living room. Only downside is You have to use the remote to change the settings by clicking up and down. There are no physical buttons on the receiver to change. It’s little bit confusing at the beginning, and you have to go through all the different options until you can change to the settings you like. Other than that, the surround speakers are still hard wired, so you will need to prewired the wiring if you want to mount them to the wall. After all, I like to sound and good amount of hdmi input for multiple devices.

Great sounding receiver, great deal with bundled speakers and subwoofer. Kinda gets pooped on by “true audiophiles” (not my words) but has plenty of power and more options than I can shake a stick at (I know, I’m country). Sounds great and the surround works well enough to catch me off-guard even after three years, esp. if playing a game without headphones. Is a proverbial double-edged sword bc I’ve thought that a movie’s surround was very life-like - but weird- sounded like cattle?? Oh! Because cattle got loose and were in the yard and garden (our house is on in-laws’ ranch). I’ve also got up bc somehow cattle got out again and turned out was cattle “behind” us in a show. One thing I really like is the included mic used to set up the surround. Plug microphone in and put where the central watching spot is (has a 20-foot cord) and hit the setup menu (not going to detail - info in manual and online) and receiver will play tones. Mic has 1/4-20 tripod mount to get height correct. Our living room is tiny so just put it on back of couch. We got on sale for $699 so was sweet deal. Will probably eventually upgrade to center sound bar and in-wall speakers, but it sounds great so is not anything I’m in a hurry to do - Best Buy has those, too. On-screen menus aren’t great, but better than most mfgs. Everyone still stuck using same system that I used at Hastings in 1991. Do enjoy the native(?) Pandora (doesn’t play ads on our free acct!!) and Yamaha app for iPhone is pretty cool. Makes it so we have four remotes, and it is WiFi not Bluetooth so better range than included IR remote, and consolidates most useful functions better on the app. Speakers are small, but not big deal bc have component subwoofer that can be dialed up or down w dial on subwoofer or in the app and remote. Our house is pier-and-beam wood floored so don’t crank bass much bc will ‘boom’. Jurassic Park still kicks butt on this all-factory setup. I know it’s not “audiophile” test grade, but it’s been my test movie since it came out in theaters. I’m old. Pic I uploaded shows how low-key this app and speakers are. Of course can’t see subwoofer behind chair to left and speakers behind, but have Apex on headphones, “I Love College” playlist on Pandora (Dirty Heads or Tai Belo(??) playing).

Good sound quality, pretty simple to set up... even for someone who knows nothing about speakers and speaker cable... it took us about 2 hours. Love the immersive feel in our living room and the fact that the display also shows on the tv, so we can actually read the receiver. The only drawback is that the system isn't wireless, though it can connect to your home network and also has Bluetooth capability. We didn't bother with the stereo setup, as we have many other ways of listening to music, other than the radio. Overall we are very happy with this system.

Outstanding sound quality, strong low frequency bass it makes the apartment rumble. Movies are highly enjoyable, honestly this 5.1 sounds is so amazing that I am glad I didn't get a sound bar. 1 million % satisfied with the sound quality, the hardware and style and the interface is very generic but its somthing you dont need only to set the volumes and stuff. The only negative is that the subwofer doesnt automatically shuts down and turns on, that I hated, you have to manually turn it off and on but no big deal, I left it on for an entore week and it doesnt make any noise or over heats its just annoying seeing the green light reflecting on the wall.

This surround setup is the best sound system I have ever had. Soundbars cannot sound this good unless you pay well over $1000. At a fraction of the cost, you get true surround sound that sounds better than any sound bar. Only down side is a big receiver. I don’t mind having this so it is well worth to have better sound at a fraction of the price

I have a 1000 square foot apartment and I wanted something easy to set up, all in one and feature rich. The yamaha 5960 does exactly that! easy set up fantastic sound quality and surround sound effects, paired with some back standing speakers it was a breeze to get up and sounding amazing Primarily watch movies, play ps5 and listen to tidal, and all are fantastic with this setup.

This Yamaha YHT-5960U home theater system purchased on Dec. 12, 2023 was easy to install and sounds. Purchasing this system as a complete packaged unit saved time and money. A great value at a lower cost.

Sounds great, good quality. Easy to use and set up.

The quality on this sound system is amazing. I will never go back to a sound bar system again. The quality of actual 5.1 surround sound cannot be beat! A little difficult to get it set up properly, not so much plug and play but watch a youtube video and read the instructions and it’s not too bad.

Great system and much better am than any crap sound bar there is. I did upgrade the sub to a larger size but the sub it comes with isn’t to bad at all!

GREAT SURROUND SOUND EASY TO SET UP LOTS OF HARDWARE IN PACKAGE .

Great product for the price more than enough power. all the bells and whistles for current technology and ready for future technology. The only negative is last time outside.

Awesome system, added a Sony bluray, Acer Win 10 PC, XM portable radio & Samsung 55" AU8000 Crystal UHD Smart TV on a Kantos full motion wall mount, Geek squad installed it & I rewired it more tidy. Total Tech was worth the cost. everything setup that was recently purchased. I installed the XM radio & PC. The bluetooth is pretty sad so I hardwired the PC with HDMI and that made it great. I mounted all the remotes with velcro in one place. Very happy with the whole system. Yamaha knocked it out of the park with this All in One. Samsung's remote oh my gosh poorly designed. And channel 2 kdka won't come in, when I easily received it with my prior set

Always had a sound bar and sub! I love movies, I love sound! I never thought I would be getting this mammoth of a system! It sounds amazing! Theater sound! Wow! Enjoying movies, shows on this system like never before! I’ve been missing out! Now I won’t! Upscale 8k is beautiful!

Great surround sound system for the price, good quality and sounds great. Just love it would recommend people to buy this system for their home entertainment.

Excellent product,good sound,easy installation,5 speakers and 1 subwoofer,i like this product,now my house is a really the movie theater..

Excellent sound system!!!!! Easy to hook up excellent instructions.

Highly recommended, easy to install only need a optical video cable for the tv sound that dont come with the system other than that no issues. Excellent product for the price. Love it