Yamaha RX-V367
Yamaha RX-V367
The RX-V367 might be the entry-level model in Yamaha’s newest line-up (sitting just below the impressive RX-V467) but in spite of its bargain basement cost tag it is equipped to deal with 3D signals. This surprising discovery indicates which you can bag your self a futureproofed audio hub and still have sufficient money left over to purchase all of those 3D Blu-ray movies presently flooding onto the marketplace. Er… or perhaps you could just stick it within the piggy bank until they arrive. But seriously, discovering an AV receiver equipped having a wholesome quantity of HDMI v1.four inputs at this cost isn’t to be sniffed at, but it’ll count for absolutely nothing if its other functions and performance aren’t as much as scratch.
On the aesthetic front, the RX-V367 is really a pleasant-looking unit that’s accessible in black, titanium and silver. Our black sample is sleek and unimposing; the sort of neutral styling that won’t appear out of location subsequent to your other black AV components.
The front panel is pretty busy, having a bevy of buttons and sockets on the lower half along with a big, simple to read display panel on the leading half. Amongst the buttons are input choice keys as opposed to a dial, which let you toggle via connected sources, plus tone control along with a button marked ‘Straight’, which disappointingly does not control the unit’s sexual preference but really permits you to bypass its numerous enhanced listening modes. You also get 4 keys for Yamaha’s Scene feature, which permit you to carry out a series of commands in the touch of a button, just like a macro.
Amongst the front connections are composite video and analogue stereo inputs, a headphones jack along with a minijack input for MP3 players along with other audio devices. On the back, the socketry choice is slightly much less generous than the RX-V467 but not by a lot. Like its larger brother the V367 provides 4 HDMI v1.four inputs and 1 output, plus two sets of component inputs, but you get 3 composite video inputs as opposed to the V467’s 4. Yamaha hasn’t skimped on audio sockets, providing 3 analogue stereo inputs (and two outputs), 4 digital inputs (two optical, two coaxial) along with a subwoofer pre-out.
Nevertheless you will find some substantial differences – the RX-V367 lacks a connection for Yamaha’s iPod and Bluetooth universal adapters, also as the surround back pre-outs discovered on the V467. The least welcome downgrade will be the inclusion of springclip speaker terminals for the centre and surrounds, leaving binding posts for the front pair only. It took ages to feed our fat speaker cables into the tiny springclip holes and as soon as connected they didn’t provide the sort of secure, roust connection we hoped for. These cutbacks are inevitable for the cash but are the sort of factor that may just tempt you to splash out just a little much more for the step-up model.
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