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• 7.1 channel Surround • 1290 Watt Total AMP Output • 170 Watt Per Channel • THX certified
 
 
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EXPERT REVIEWS (6)
 
Sound & Vision Magazine - Yamaha RX-Z9 THX Ultra2 Digital Surround Receiver
Yamaha’s RX-Z9 receiver is so chock-full of features, it must have been waiting a long time...The RX-Z9 even has THX Ultra2 certification...For example, the RX-Z9 is the first receiver we’ve seen to offer Faroudja DCDi processing — something we’re more used to seeing in DVD players...
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Oct 6, 2004
 
 
Yamahas RX-Z9: The Worlds First 9.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
INDIANAPOLIS ---- Yamaha, the innovator of multi-channel Digital Sound Field Processing and surround technology, will display the 9-channel RX-Z9 Digital Home Theater Receiver at CEDIA 2004...As the new center of the home theater universe, the RX-Z9 provides quality and power to high-performance home theater systems...The incredible audio experience and performance...
Yamaha RX-Z9 Overview & Specs - AV receivers - CNET Reviews
The yamaha RX-Z9 does a great job of giving you a great multichannel experience (if you do not use the multiroom feature, you can get a simulated 9.2 channel surround ...
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USER REVIEWS (21)
 
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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Yamaha RX-Z9 9.1 Home Theater Surround Sound Receiver
"I bought this unit about 2 years ago and have enjoyed its power, crispness, ease of use and was overall satisfied..."

"But, when I upgaded my home system with better speakers, custom installation and an hd dvd player the true performance of this unit came out..."

"You can also use the included mic and do a very good auto set-up as a good place to start your overall system set-up..."

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Yamaha RX-Z9 - AV receiver - 7.1 channel : Electronics : Shop here for Electronics...
"Although the older z7 is still illustrated in Yamaha's web page as well as the latest z11, the z9 is conspicuously absent..."

"You can also use the included mic and do a very good auto set-up as a good place to start your overall system set-up..."

"I bought this unit about 2 years ago and have enjoyed its power, crispness, ease of use and was overall satisfied..."

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Yamaha RX-Z9 9.1 Channels Receiver Product Reviews and Price Comparison - Epinions.com
"High power, almost no distortion, large number of inputs both digital and analog, user friendly..."

"A home theater BEAST! I have been a professional home theater installer for over 4 years and this is one of the best commercial receivers on the market..."

"Every time I have installed one of these, I have been astounded by its performance and sound quality..."

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Yamaha RX-Z9 A/V Receiver Review | Audioholics
About a year ago, during my review of the venerable Yamaha RX-Z1 flagship A/V receiver, I stated “ Some day Yamaha is going to build a bigger, badder, and more ...
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Product Review - Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity
Yamaha’s Graphical User Interface (GUI) I first saw Yamaha’s Graphical User Interface at a trade show on their top of the line receiver, the Z9, ...
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Title & Author: Description: Details: Yamaha RX-Z9 Receiver (RAV229) From: Christian Avice For: Philips ProntoPro NG: Part of a complete color system PCF file...
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Yamaha RX-Z9 A/V Receivers Price Compare
"Ease of use Decent power Good sound Very ample inputs/outputs Supports many formats Dissapates heat well Heavy Remote is bulky Lip sync (audio/video) delay tedious to operate frequently It’s pretty good..."

"Yes, it generates a good amount of heat, but that is to be expected for this amount of amplification..."

"The heat you may be feeling is good because it is being removed from the unit..."

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Yamaha RX-Z9 Receiver - Reviews & Prices @ Yahoo! Shopping
"read below about 4 months after I had spend $3500 and bought what I thought was "top of the line", this thing started to shutdown in it's own..."

"However, suffice to say, if you're looking for the best in warm accurate sound quality - go Yamaha..."

"I recommend KEF-reference towers, B&W, or Martin Logan..."

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Yamaha RX-Z9 - AV receivers - CNET Archive
"However, the receiver lacks HDMI or DVI video connections..."

"Also, you can't select a video source as a "default' video source..."

"I like to throw on the video from a DVD while listening to CD's or FM..."

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Amazon.com: Yamaha RX-Z9 9.1 Home Theater Surround Sound ...
The Yamaha RX-Z9 has all the features a dedicated audiophile could want, and then some! You get all the benefits of Yamaha's industry-leading CINEMA DSP technology ...
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Find great deals on eBay for yamaha rx z9 and denon remote control. Shop with confidence...
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Yamaha RX-Z9 Receiver - Reviews & Prices @ Yahoo! Shopping
Yamaha introduces a new benchmark for home theater receiver performance: the RX-Z9.This flagship model goes beyond the capabilities of previous high-end Yamaha models ...
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7.01.04 Virtual Home Theater Review Magazine Daily Dose of ...
2 www.audioholics.com review Review by Gene DellaSala of Audioholics.com Introduction About a year ago, during my review of the venerable Yamaha RX-Z1 flagship A/V...
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Yamaha RX Z9? [Archive] - Club Polk
I am considering upgrading from my Yamaha HTR 5890 to a RX Z9. I currently have RTI 10's for front and sides, csi 6 center,psw 505 sub,and rti 6's for backs.Does ...
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Dolby Laboratories Unveils Dolby ...
Yamaha RX-Z9; The following hardware manufacturers will offer upgrades for current models in the marketplace. These include: Denon AVR5803 A/V receiver;...
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