Product details of Yamaha RX-V381BL Receiver (Black)

From the Manufacturer

Yamaha knows music

As one of the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer and home theater innovator, Yamaha knows how to make your TV, movies and music their absolute best.

Yamaha RX-V381

5.1-Channel AV Receiver with Bluetooth

AV receiver with built-in Bluetooth for wireless music playback, stunning 4K Ultra HD video with HDCP 2.2, high dynamic range (HDR), BT.2020 compatibility and a discrete 5.1-channel amplifier design with automatic YPAO calibration to ensure optimal performance.

5.1-Channel surround sound
Bluetooth for wireless music streaming
4K Ultra HD pass-through with HDCP 2.2 support
High dynamic range (HDR) and BT.2020 compatibility
YPAO sound optimization for automatic speaker set up
Extra Bass setting adds more bass output from smaller speakers
Virtual CINEMA FRONT

Bluetooth

Play your favorite streaming service. This AV receiver is equipped with Bluetooth functionality to let you enjoy easy wireless music playback from smartphones and other devices. The Compressed Music Enhancer from Yamaha is now optimized for Bluetooth audio transmissions to ensure that your music will have vivid, lively sound quality during wireless playback.


Virtual Surround Sound Surround from the front. Even when it is impossible to install surround speakers behind the listening position, you will enjoy virtual 5-channel surround sound with all of the speakers placed in the front of the room. This is ideal for those who can't or prefer not to install speakers in the rear of the room.	CINEMA DSP Experience different venues. With CINEMA DSP, experience a sound field that allows you to transform the dynamics of the listening environment with the acoustics of famous venues from all around the world.	Compressed Music Enhancer Hear it all. When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. The Compressed Music Enhancer from Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing using exclusive algorithms to restore what was lost, so the music always sounds the way it should.	ECO Mode and Selectable Standby Save your energy. When ECO mode is turned on it can reduce power consumption by about 20 percent. *Compared to power consumption when ECO mode is off (Yamaha measurement). Be lazy. Auto Power Standby lets you save energy by automatically turning off the receiver's power after 20 minutes, two, four, eight or 12 hours.

Virtual Surround Sound

Surround from the front. Even when it is impossible to install surround speakers behind the listening position, you will enjoy virtual 5-channel surround sound with all of the speakers placed in the front of the room. This is ideal for those who can't or prefer not to install speakers in the rear of the room.

CINEMA DSP

Experience different venues. With CINEMA DSP, experience a sound field that allows you to transform the dynamics of the listening environment with the acoustics of famous venues from all around the world.

Compressed Music Enhancer

Hear it all. When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. The Compressed Music Enhancer from Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing using exclusive algorithms to restore what was lost, so the music always sounds the way it should.

ECO Mode and Selectable Standby

Save your energy. When ECO mode is turned on it can reduce power consumption by about 20 percent. *Compared to power consumption when ECO mode is off (Yamaha measurement).

Be lazy. Auto Power Standby lets you save energy by automatically turning off the receiver's power after 20 minutes, two, four, eight or 12 hours.

Product details of Yamaha RX-V481 5.1-Channel Network A/V Receiver (Black)

Up to 80W Per Channel at 8 Ohms
YPAO Multipoint Sound Optimization
4K Ultra HD Pass-Through
HDMI with 3D and Audio Return Channel
4 x HDMI-In / 1 x HDMI-Out
Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Apple AirPlay Connectivity
Front-Panel USB Connectivity
On-Screen Display with Cover Art

Product details of Yamaha RX-V581BL Receiver

From the Manufacturer

Yamaha knows music

As one of the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer and home theater innovator, Yamaha knows how to make your TV, movies and music their absolute best.

Yamaha RX-V581

Network AV Receiver

This 7.2-channel network AV receiver features Dolby Atmos and DTS:X object based surround sound decoding along with the latest in 4K Ultra HD video technologies, built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to conveniently access music wirelessly from a mobile device, advanced speaker configurations and Zone B audio to provide added system versatility and MusicCast, an application that delivers wireless multiroom audio.

7.2-Channel surround sound
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X to hear the latest in surround sound technology
MusicCast wireless multiroom audio
Bluetooth to stream music from your phone or smart device
Compressed Music Enhancer and high-resolution audio support for sound clarity
Zone B audio to fill another environment with sound
Wi-Fi, network streaming services
4K Ultra HD pass-through with HDCP 2.2 support
High dynamic range (HDR) and BT.2020 compatibility
YPAO sound optimization tuning for your home

DTS:X and Dolby Atmos

Experience dimension. Enter a new world of sound with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. These sound technologies transport you from an ordinary moment into an extraordinary experience with captivating, multidimensional sound that fills your room with amazing richness and depth. These sound technologies allow for music, people and objects to come alive in breathtaking detail and flow in precise choreography all around you, making you feel like you are right in the middle of the story.


All Your Content Everything you can imagine. MusicCast allows you to access your digital music library, streaming music services and Internet radio, as well as Bluetooth sources, your TV sound and external sources attached to your AV receiver, such as a Blu-ray Disc or CD player.	Wi-Fi Compatible Stream simply. Built-in Wi-Fi allows for a connection with your wireless router, greatly simplifying system connections for enjoying networked audio (PC/NAS) and music streaming services. If a Wi-Fi router is not available, the unique Wireless Direct feature not only allows you to stream music directly from your smartphone or tablet via the AV Controller App, AirPlay etc., but also allows for control of the AV receiver as well.	Zone B Play in a second room. Zone B* audio allows the AV receiver to send 2-channel stereo to a second zone. The main zone will play a 5-channel output while others enjoy the same source in a second room. * Zone B always mirrors the audio output in the Main Zone.	Virtual Presence Speaker and Virtual Surround Back Speaker Virtually surround yourself. With the power of CINEMA DSP 3D, the Virtual Presence Speaker function makes full use of center and surround speakers to create audible information from where presence (height) speakers are normally installed. In addition, this model also features a Virtual Surround Back Speaker function. Even without using surround back speakers, you can experience more natural, lifelike sound from behind you without physical speakers being installed in the surround back area of the listening environm

All Your Content

Everything you can imagine. MusicCast allows you to access your digital music library, streaming music services and Internet radio, as well as Bluetooth sources, your TV sound and external sources attached to your AV receiver, such as a Blu-ray Disc or CD player.

Wi-Fi Compatible

Stream simply. Built-in Wi-Fi allows for a connection with your wireless router, greatly simplifying system connections for enjoying networked audio (PC/NAS) and music streaming services. If a Wi-Fi router is not available, the unique Wireless Direct feature not only allows you to stream music directly from your smartphone or tablet via the AV Controller App, AirPlay etc., but also allows for control of the AV receiver as well.

Zone B

Play in a second room. Zone B* audio allows the AV receiver to send 2-channel stereo to a second zone. The main zone will play a 5-channel output while others enjoy the same source in a second room.

* Zone B always mirrors the audio output in the Main Zone.

Virtual Presence Speaker and Virtual Surround Back Speaker

Virtually surround yourself. With the power of CINEMA DSP 3D, the Virtual Presence Speaker function makes full use of center and surround speakers to create audible information from where presence (height) speakers are normally installed. In addition, this model also features a Virtual Surround Back Speaker function. Even without using surround back speakers, you can experience more natural, lifelike sound from behind you without physical speakers being installed in the surround back area of the listening environm