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Originally Posted by Kjesse
Has Yamaha improved how their sound processing is controlled? We had Yamaha for years, and while you could control the sound field to the nth degree, one could never figure out how to use it.
I helped my brother replace a high-end Yamaha receiver a couple years ago (although it was over 15 years old) with a new Marantz and the difference in sound quality was immediately noticeable in favour of the Marantz. On paper the receivers had similar ratings.
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The app control of the sound is very good. I honestly haven't tried using the original remote as I am usually setting up a third-party remote and barely touching the original.
As far as sound quality, the Yamaha sound great in my opinion. Sound is very much an individual taste. What sounds fantastic to one, sounds bright to another etc.
Also, I think the amplifier is one of the smallest components in the whole makeup of sound quality especially when you are comparing brands at similar price points. Room design (overall room reverberation, first-reflection, speaker positioning, nulls, etc) room calibration (delay settings, speaker phase, balancing volume levels etc) quality of the speakers all make a bigger difference to sound quality than the amp in my opinion.