Yamaha RX-397 100 Watt Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Receiver
Yamaha has endeavored to produce products and services that satisfy the diverse needs and desires of people worldwide. Its products and services are recognized the world over for superior quality in acoustics, design, technology, craftsmanship, and customer oriented services. These products and services under the brand name of Yamaha are highly regarded by a large number of professionals, institutions, business people within the related industries, and consumers.PRODUCT FEATURES:All Electronic Parts are Exceptionally High Quality;Low-Impedance Power Supply;Remote Control Input/Output Terminals;Tape Monitor Switch;5 Audio Input Terminals with Phono Input Terminal;Front Panel Headphone Jack;Impedance Selector (8 ohms/4ohms);40-Station AM/FM Random Access Preset Tuning;Auto FM Station Memory and Preset Editing (Auto Station Memory).
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Yamaha RX-397 100 Watt Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Receiver Reviews
I've owned some twenty receivers in my life. I'm not sure where the high reviews come from, but get something else. Had to plug in my TV to "Aux"; nothing works for audio cassette deck. Inputs at rear are confusingly labeled (except for "phonograph," of all things). this is the only one where neither labeling nor manual helps at all and where intuition avails not. The remote turns the receiver on, but not off (quality control, anyone). The manual is badly written and even worse organized-disgracefully so-which makes it wholly unhelpful. No one but me will know what turns on what, and I can't get everything to work.
Granted it doesn't have the bells and whistles of many other receivers, but if you want a stereo receiver with solid fundamentals then this is your ticket. I wanted an amplifier that would get the best sound out of my CD player. This relatively low power receiver has better specs and sound than some integrated amplifiers for hundreds of dollars more.
It's not great looking, but it is everything I needed. It has replaced my 20+yo Technics receiver quite well. I recommend this to anyone, this is a nice receiver for the money. It has plenty of power for my speakers plus I was able to connect my CD player, cassette player AND my direct drive turntable to it. I didn't think I would use it but I love the remote.
Other customer reviews were correct. I bought #1 30 years ago.and replaced it with this slick unit three weeks ago. Why spend more.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COW90I/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title This is the second Yamaha receiver I've owned. Crisp clear sounds-great radio reception (we live in very mountainous country)and great price.
I have a TERK antenna on order.Terk FM-50 Indoor/Outdoor Dual-Drive Amplified FM Antenna (Terk FM50). The Pure Direct feature bypasses all of the tone controls. Of particular interest is the continuously variable loudness control. It has rotary controls with a nice professional feel, a clean simple layout, quality jacks in the rear - just like a real stereo receiver should. I have a metal pole barn that pretty well blocks out radio reception. They are large heavy duty screw type knobs with excellent wire protection and separation. One of the most impressive things are the speaker hookups.
It works a lot better than the old push button (all or nothing) loudness controls. The RX-397 does all of the above and exceeds my expectations. The Yamaha RX-397 is refreshingly different. The digital tuner on the RX-397 is set up pretty "tight" (a good thing to exclude noise and unwanted signals). This is my first review. For certain recordings, it works very well. If your recording is clean and well balanced why muddy it up.
The Pure Direct feature also is quite nice. I wanted something that I can operate without my reading glasses ((((baby boomers are you listening).))). I find that it works especially well with modern digitally mastered, digital source music. and thanks for reading my review. Everything seems to have unwanted channels, frilly complicated displays, cheap tiny push-buttons (that you can't see), and remote controls so complex that they should be able to control the space shuttle. My shop has difficult acoustics but the tone controls all work very well and I get great sound. A couple of weeks ago, I purchased the Yamaha RX-397 receiver to replace one of my old receivers from the 1980's. I wanted something with good sound.
If you have a metal building or otherwise poor radio reception you may want to consider a stronger FM antenna. Thanks to Yamaha for making the RX-397. (Back then, stereos actually had knobs that you could get a hold of). The RX-397 is now at home in my backyard woodworking / hobby shop. In conclusion, I wanted a simple, high quality receiver that I can understand and hookup without a lot of fuss. Most stereo equipment sold these days has a lot of "fluff" without much "substance".
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