All models include four SCENE mode buttons that turn on the entertainment system and automatically configure it for the enjoyment of TV, DVD, CD, radio and portable device content. All models, except for the RX-V363, implement an improved version of the company’s proprietary Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology, which automatically optimizes room acoustics via a parametric equalizer.
All five receivers are designed to allow users to enjoy audio from just about any audio source. HD Radio, featured in the RX-V863, allows users to connect to over 1,500 HD Radio stations currently on the air that offer CD-quality sound free-of-charge. Each model in the line allows users to listen to music stored on A2DP Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones or laptop computers via an optional Yamaha Bluetooth wireless audio receiver (YBA-10). All units are also iPod-compatible via an optional Yamaha iPod dock. All the units in the line, except for the RX-V363, are XM, XM HD Surround and SIRIUS Satellite Radio-ready.
All models in the line feature Yamaha’s proprietary Compressed Music Enhancer technology, which restores the lost high and low frequency audio detail that occurs when music is being “compressed” as it is downloaded onto iPods or other portable audio players. The result is a more natural sounding listening experience that better recreates the original music performance when experienced through a home audio system.
Yamaha’s popular CINEMA DSP programs have been improved for even greater sound quality, bringing the source and sound field into closer harmony. The RX-V863 and RX-V663 offer 17 DSP modes, and the rest of the line has 8 DSP modes each, allowing users to finely customize their audio experience to their tastes. The RX-V863 and RX-V663 also feature Adaptive DSP Level to better deliver the full effect of the surround sound experience at lower volume levels.
The RX-V863 and RX-V663 feature Yamaha’s Digital ToP-ART concept which combines the latest and best technologies, parts and circuit designs, such as 7.1 channel Bi-Amping Assignability, custom-made block capacitors, high grade Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DACs and ADC, to maximize sound quality. Bi-Amping Assignability, also available in the RX-V563, enables the surround sound rear channels to provide separate low frequency and mid/high frequency allocation to the front channels, greatly enhancing the clarity and fullness of the audio signal.
