Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #455 in Receiver or Amplifier
- Color: Black
- Brand: Yamaha
- Model: RX-V673BL
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x
17.13" w x
14.38" l,
22.50 pounds
- Networking: Wired
- Display size: 1
Features
- 7-channel powerful surround supported in HD Audio format decoding: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
- Network recceiver with AirPlay, allows music streaming from Mac, PC, iPod, iPhone, iPad
- 4K Upscaling for next generation super high resolution displays, and HDMI (6 in/1 out) with 3D and Audio Return Channel
- AV Controller app for operating various functions from an iPod, iPhone, iPad or Android phones
- YPAO R.S.C. (Reflected Sound Control) sound optimization for automatic speaker setup
Yamaha RX-V673 7.2-Channel Network AV Receiver
Product Description
Feel the power with the RX-V673 from Yamaha. Versatile speaker options include 7.2 channel surround, front presence, Bi-Amp main speakers or independent Zone 2 operation. Play your favorite movie in powerful surround sound while others dance to music on the deck, all powered by the Yamaha RX-V673. The Yamaha AV Controller App provides simple yet powerful network control in either Zone at once. Installation is a breeze when you use the advanced YPAO (RSC) auto calibration and sophisticated Graphic User Interface to expedite setup and ensure accuracy. Expand connectivity with Apple AirPlay and versatile USB input for iPad. Enjoy ECO mode today and 4k video up-scaling for next generation of super-high resolution displays. The RX-V673 provides refined digital processing for an enriched audio video experience.
Customer Reviews
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful.
Helpful advice for those interested in the RX-V673
By Paul S. Remington
While others have delivered much praise for the Yamaha RX-V673 receiver, I wanted to build on their collective comments with my own findings. The intent is to share my experience with the hope it may help others make a decision on whether the RX-V673 is right for them.In 1999 I purchased a Yamaha RX-V1000 receiver, which I've been very happy with for the last thirteen+ years. My wife and I recently purchased a new 60" Samsung flat screen television and I learned the advantages of utilizing the HDMI connection to the new television. One problem: my old RX-V1000 doesn't have HDMI connections because it's badly outdated. So I began researching receivers and, like my original search back in 1999, I found the features that I'm looking for and the quantity of favorable reviews all pointed me back to Yamaha.So I purchased the RX-V673. When it arrived, I spent time setting it up, getting it configured, and exploring everything it had to offer. I now have educated experience and agree with the majority of reviews. This receiver is an outstanding piece of equipment that performs exceptionally well and has an amazing amount of features and capabilities.With all that stated, I want to share some observations and advice I think might help others.The best way to make use of this receiver is to be prepared to do some homework. You can pull it out of the box, plug a network cable in, and then attach all your components. When you fire it up, you'll probably find things will be working, but this is really just the start. The best way to utilize this receiver to its fullest extent is to become familiar with the documentation. The documentation is actually written well and does a good job of explaining all the features and customizations that can be made. I'm a technical writer by profession and found the documentation to be well thought out and easy to follow.Be aware, the receiver does not come with printed documentation. Documentation is supplied on a CD with the receiver.Before receiving the receiver, I'd suggest downloading two documents from the Yamaha website. (If you can't login to Yamaha's website, these documents can be located elsewhere on the Internet.) Go to Google and search for RX-V673. The first link should be the product page on Yamaha's website. Link this page, if you think you might be interested in purchasing the receiver. Click on the Support leaf and this will take you to a page with all the documentation. Download to your computer or tablet the following PDF documents: - RX-V673 Owner's Manual - RX-V673 Quick GuideThese two documents offer everything you'll need to get the receiver set up and configured. You'll also need a list of manufacturer codes to program your existing remote(s) into the Yamaha remote, but this is contained on the CD supplied with the receiver.You'll want to have these documents ready when you install the receiver. I found it best to download them to my Kindle tablet. I reviewed the quick start guide first and spent an hour or so skimming the entire user manual. This made installing and configuring the receiver much easier. When the receiver came, I was already equipped with the documentation and familiar with the equipment setup and configuration.If you have legacy equipment to connect to the receiver, the RX-V673 is generously stocked with inputs on the rear panel to accommodate many of these devices. This is something that made this receiver an advantage over others. The RX-V673 supports one optical input and many phono audio and video inputs. It does not support S-video inputs. I have three devices that need a phono audio and video connection. The receiver only supplies enough connectivity for two of these devices. Consider each device you'll want to connect to the receiver and review the available inputs to ensure the receiver has not only the connections to support each of your devices, but also the quantity of inputs you'll need.If you have a turntable, the RX-V673 does not come with a phono preamp. You'll need to purchase one separately. Phono preamps are pretty cheap, unless you want a high-end, audiophile preamp. You can expect to pay between $25 and $50 for one, which plugs in line with your existing turntable phono plugs. The RX-V773 comes with a preamp built into the unit, but is it worth paying $100 or more for just the built-in preamp? I didn't think so.During the setup process, the RX-V673 utilizes a YPAO autocalibration feature using a supplied microphone. This works very well, although, for me, I found it helpful to rely on my own ears and walk through the audio calibration myself. This process is actually not difficult at all, once you get used to the GUI. The GUI displayed on the television is very easy and intuitive (in my opinion, I know others have said otherwise) and I had no problem fine tuning the settings made by the YPAO feature. You don't have to go this far. The YPAO feature does a fine job on its own and you can certainly rely solely on this, if you choose.One of the features I found most striking was the net radio stations. I had no idea there were so many fantastic stations available. There are thousands in multiple genres. The audio quality is fantastic and accessing these stations is easy. I find while I watch TV, when a commercial comes on, I press the Net button on the remote, which switches me immediately to the last Internet radio station I was listening to. I can listen to a station I like while watching the television and wait for the commercial to end. When it ends, I press TV on the remote and it immediately switches me back to what I was watching. Pandora and other network audio applications are also available as are network audio servers I have configured on other computers. I have two other laptops and was stunned to see the receiver showed these as available immediately, without me even knowing I was able to access them. I was thrilled!The remote supplied with the unit is a helpful companion, but not an effective way to manage other remotes. My old RX-V1000 had a much better remote that enabled me to collapse my other remotes into it. This remote doesn't allow that, so you'll either have to learn to live with multiple remotes or purchase a universal remote, such as a Logitech Harmony.Yamaha supplies an excellent free app for the RX-V673 that works great on my Kindle. A similar app is also available for the Apple. The Kindle app can be found in the Amazon App Store under Yamaha AV Controller App. The app provides access to many of the features the remote manages and also unlocks a few more, such as bass and treble adjustments. This app isn't just a glorified remote, it provides powerful abilities from a remote location and its control over the receiver is instantaneous.For example, the RX-V673 provides the ability to set up a zone 2 listening environment. I want to have speakers in my office/living area the floor below the living room where the receiver is installed. While in the lower level of my home, I can be in my office downstairs and use the Kindle to access the receiver and tell it to play music through zone 2. I can select a source, such as Net radio, music from my server, etc., and control this music while I'm downstairs. Keep in mind, this can be accomplished while someone is watching television or listening to music in zone 1 (the family room upstairs). The only limitation is that both zones cannot play Net radio, Pandora, or Rhapsody stations at the same time. This is a very powerful feature. Without the app control on the Kindle, I'd have to walk upstairs to the family room, turn on the receiver, and get things set up for zone 2. The Kindle app works flawlessly! The GUI is great and it's easy to understand and operate.From a sonic environment standpoint, Yamaha seems to have greatly enhanced the quality of sound in their integration of various acoustical environments. The RX-V673 comes equipped with multiple proprietary environments sampled from the original locations, such as The Bottom Line, Roxy Theatre, Vienna symphony hall, an athletic sports arena, and many more. My old Yamaha receiver had this, but its implementation wasn't so convincing, so I never used it. The RX-V673 *is* convincing--convincing enough that I used it to watch the AFC Championship game using the Sports setting. The entire room filled with the sound of the stadium with the commentator's voice pushed to only the center channel. I could hear people all around me. It was an amazing sonic experience. During commercials, I put on Net radio, which was preset to the Roxy Theatre setting, and it sounded fantastic.This RX-V673 is so loaded with features and customizable settings, I'm finding new features and uses each time I sit down and explore its capabilities. Network AV receivers are certainly a thing of the present--a modern-day tool that has expanded its use as technology has evolved.My advice is to do your homework on this receiver and you'll more easily be able to customize it to your liking. I've found its performance to be excellent and its features outstanding. It has allowed me to easily integrate my existing setup and has given me vision on how to expand my sonic enjoyment throughout my home (with a zone 2 setup and use of network streaming media utilizing Airplay). I couldn't be happier with my selection and heartily recommend it to anyone shopping for a network AV receiver.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful.please note: firmware update available Nov 2012
By Eric T
** For everyone mourning the loss of Pandora support on this generation of receivers, please note that Yamaha recently (Nov 2012) released a firmware update for the RX-V673 that enables Pandora / SiriusXM / Rhapsody & Napster music services.I'm really satisfied with this receiver, it's very flexible with a ton of inputs, HDMI-CEC & HDMI-ARC support, Net radio + airplay + DLNA client. Everything works fine for me. The only thing it's missing is a headphone-style input jack for portable music players. To get audio from a headphone jack into this amp you'll need a 3.5mm-to-RCA cable and plug it into one of the rear RCA inputs.Automatic sound setup through YPAO is great, it gives you a smooth balanced sound that you can fine-tune to your likingI love the convenience of being able to control it through my android phone, or through the TV remote when it's on that input, or even having (limited) control through the receiver's own web interface. Often I'm surfing the web and I want to turn the volume up / down / mute / turn the amp on or off without a remote nearby. All I have to do is open the amp's IP (I have a shortcut to it in my browser favorites) on my laptop and boom, controls are right there. Awesome.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.Great receiver, especially for someone new to home theater receivers
By parot 161
I've had this receiver for about three months now and have had the chance to try out quite a few of its features, but not all of them, so this is a review in progress that I will add to from time to time.In the meantime, here are some great things about this receiver:* The app for the ipod touch, ipad and iphone is great. Very easy to use. Using this app is the best way to use the receiver's Pandora feature without going through your t.v. or an external device (such as a blu-ray player) because you get great album artwork on the screen of your Apple device. Using the app you can control bass, treble, volume, elevate voice levels (useful for movies), and other features. Best of all, I can be anywhere in my house and control these features (skip songs, raise and lower the volume, etc.) as long as I am connected to the same network that my Yamaha receiver is connected to. The app allows you to choose the source to listen to as well. There are a large number of source choices including several hdmi inputs, a server input, an Airplay input, and Pandora/Rhapsody, etc. Another outstanding feature of the Yamaha Apple app is the ability to control zone 1 and zone 2 independently. For example, my receiver is upstairs in my house. I can be downstairs and turn off zone 1 (upstairs speakers) and turn on zone 2 (downstairs speakers) and do it with the Yamaha Apple app out of direct line of site of the receiver.* Firmware update: I took the receiver out of the box, connected it via an ethernet cable to my network, turned it on and after a short time it notified me that it needed an update. The update went smoothly, without a hitch, and was trouble-free.* Zone 1 and zone 2 functionality: Having these zones allows the user to listen to one thing on the "main" speakers, and the same thing (or something entirely different) on the "secondary" (zone 2) speakers. Important note that I learned from another reviewer: If you are trying to decide between the Yamaha 473 and the Yamaha 673, consider that the 473 does NOT have zone 1 and zone 2 functionality. Having zone 1 and zone 2 functionality is useful in my situation because it allows me to crank my music up in the basement of my house and turn it off upstairs so I don't annoy others in the house. Or, folks upstairs can watch a blu-ray movie on the zone 1 speakers, and I can listen to Pandora or Grooveshark on the zone two speakers in the basement. Note: there is one limitation to the zone 1 and zone 2 functionality. You cannot stream two different receiver-based internet services at the same time. For example, you cannot stream Rhapsody in zone 1 and Pandora in zone 2 at the same time. Otherwise, the zone functionality works great, as long as both sources aren't receiver-originated internet streaming-based at the same time.* Dialogue sync (or delay) is easy to adjust. I am running the sound from my Samsung blu-ray player through the Yamaha 673. I noticed when watching Westworld on dvd that the sound was slightly out of sync. When people in the film started speaking their mouths kept moving after their audible words stopped. I just pressed a few buttons on the Yamaha remote and the dialogue synced great! Easily adjustable.* Easy to use interface for set-up and adjustments: Some reviews I read before buying this receiver pointed out it's easy to use on-screen t.v. interface. I am new to the home theater field (my previous receiver was an approximately twenty year old Onkyo stereo receiver), so an easy to use interface was important. The reviewers were correct. The on-screen set-up t.v. interface is easy to use and generally very intuitive. There are a few minor exceptions (should I set my speakers to "small" or "large", for example) but these exceptions are few, and, in the case of small and large speaker settings, not a fault of Yamaha but rather of the lingo used in the home theater business. There are Youtube videos that can tell you all about "small" vs. "large" speaker settings. Anyway, the upshot is that I doubt there is an easier to use interface for the beginning home theater user.* Sounds great! Blu-rays sound amazing and I've only got a four-speaker set-up. During movies sounds are clear, concise, well-balanced and separated. For example, while watching one movie the sound of metal being scraped against a stone came through crystal clear and correctly located, even though in the scene it was also raining and there was a swelling musical score and vocals. Amazing. I don't think I'd ever heard that before and I had watched the movie at least twice before I got the Yamaha receiver. Streaming media such as Pandora sounds good to. Not as good as blu-ray, of course, but plenty fine considering the bit rate and the source. The "enhancer" feature makes a modest improvement to the sound of low bit-rate sources such as Pandora, but don't expect a huge improvement with it. Overall, Pandora-type sources sound just fine. Grooveshark using the Airplay feature can be a little flaky sound-wise, occasionally getting a little "fuzzy", but that is Grooveshark's fault because I haven't had that problem at all with Pandora. I don't think that the bit-rate is very high on many Grooveshark files. Want to hear a song that really plays up the four (or more) speaker separation using the "7 channel stereo" mix available on the receiver? Play the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love 12" version" through the receiver. Nice.* Airplay: Airplay works great and flawlessly with subscription services such as Pandora. Again, Grooveshark (one of my favorite internet music sources) can be a little flaky. But, to be fair, the receiver wasn't designed with Grooveshark as a "native" Airplay app. No Airplay video streaming, though, and definitely no mirroring of your idevice available through the receivers built-in Airplay feature, which was a bummer.A few things that need improvement and/or to consider before you buy:* Remote: The remote isn't as clear as it could be. Not horrible, but there is at least one button that seems to duplicate another button's functions for no particular reason that I can see. Sometimes you have to turn on the t.v. to be able to see certain menu items as you use the remote. For several settings and functions, if you don't turn the t.v. on, using the included remote can be very challenging if not impossible. Using the Apple Yamaha app on your idevice usually fixes this problem and thankfully keeps you from having to use the supplied Yamaha remote very often (the exception being if you want to access a seldom-used menu item such as speaker size). Harmony One remote owners take note: I have a Harmony One remote and all of the features of this receiver do not show up on it. So, if you choose to buy this receiver and you own a Harmony One remote, be prepared to keep the original receiver remote handy, at least until you "teach" your Harmony One remote all of the keys it needs. Let's put it this way, I have the Yamaha Apple app on my ipod touch, a Harmony One remote, and the original remote that came with the receiver, and I can see how keeping all three at hand could be useful from time to time. The remote situation is definitely not a deal-breaker, though. In my situation, I use my Harmony One remote with the receiver for watching blu-rays and streaming video from my blu-ray player's apps (such as Netflix and Vudu) because I can turn on the t.v., the receiver and the blu-ray player with the touch of one button on the Harmony One remote. I use my ipod touch Yamaha app for streaming Pandora and Grooveshark (leaving my tv off). I use the original supplied Yamaha remote very rarely (for making the odd adjustment to a speaker setting, for example).* The "elevate voice" control (useful when watching blu-rays to help push dialogue up over sound effects) only goes to 3. I have occasionally found myself wishing it would go higher. Of course, I guess I could tweak other settings to help with the dialogue.* Even though I have it set to pass through the video signal, the receiver still messes with my t.v. settings sometimes when I turn them both on. For some reason, when I turn on the receiver sometimes my t.v. will flip to a different brightness, contrast, and backlight setting than I had it on. This did not happen to my t.v. settings before I got the receiver, connected it to my t.v., and started passing my blu-ray player through it. However, this may be related to some setting that I need to tweak. It doesn't happen all of the time, just often enough to be slightly annoying, and I'm not ready to pin the problem on the receiver just yet.* Minimally processed stereo sound using the "pure direct" function will only occur through the front left and right speakers. On my old Onkyo, stereo would come through the front two speakers and the back two speakers. To get the Yamaha receiver to play the front two speakers and the back two speakers you have to use the "7 channel stereo" setting. It sounds great, but there's probably no denying that it's a more processed sound that, while it sounds pretty great to me, might not be for everybody. It would be nice if the "pure direct" setting produced sound out of all four "main" speakers.* The Yamaha receiver t.v. interface for Pandora and other streaming media: Built-in Pandora/Rhapsody/Airplay and network features, etc. on this receiver work great. However, do not expect a cutting-edge user interface on your t.v. screen for these features. After a handful of sessions using the built-in Yamaha receiver Pandora interface on my t.v. screen, I went back to Pandora on my blu-ray player and passed it through the Yamaha 673 whenever I want to see Pandora on my t.v. screen. Or, I used the Yamaha app for Pandora on my iPod Touch if I did not want to see Pandora on my t.v. screen. The Yamaha receiver Pandora t.v. interface worked fine, but it was very plain to look at compared to Pandora sent from my blu-ray player or iPod Touch. Plus, my t.v. didn't want to go into screen saver mode when I used the Yamaha receiver's built-in Pandora on my t.v. and I was afraid of burn-in. A much better choice (if you want fancy graphics and the best usability for Pandora) is to use an external device (such as an Apple t.v. box or a blu-ray player that streams web content) and pass it through the receiver. The Yamaha receiver's Pandora t.v. interface is dated and limited. Or, if you have no need to see Pandora album art or station listings on your t.v. (you want to leave your t.v. off), use the Yamaha Pandora app for the iPod. It is an outstanding app for listening to Pandora from your receiver while leaving your t.v. off.My current speaker set-up:Currently, I do not have a center channel speaker and subwoofer, so my Yamaha receiver is connected to four speakers (one front left, one front right, one back left, one back right). The receiver's speaker set-up configuration is very customizable. Using the t.v. interface menu you can easily tell the receiver which speakers you are using and which speakers you are not using. Since I am only using four speakers, as I understand it, the receiver makes adjustments for the "missing" center channel and "missing" subwoofer. All I know is, it sounds great even with just the four speakers. Things that happen on the screen are placed appropriately (to me, anyway) in the sound field. Dialogue is clear and well-placed. However, I may add a center channel speaker and subwoofer at a later date as cash-flow allows.Overall so far: This is a great receiver offering a lot of features for a reasonable price. Although the home theater learning curve for me has been a little steep (being new to it), the Yamaha 673 made it as easy as it could be with an easy to use set-up interface, a great Apple app for my ipod, and clearly-labeled inputs.
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