Yamaha HTR-5280 5.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® DTS® DTS ES®
- THX Certification: No
- Number of Channels: 5.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.04%
- Stereo Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.04%
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Good for Home Theater AND Music
Pros
High quality construction; excellent reliability
Cons
May be too "natural" for some tastes
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
A solid performer that will produce clean, undistorted soundfields, even when using DSP.
There are a couple of approaches you can take to Home Theater: buy an "all in one box" system, or assemble one from separate components. The former is easy to set up, nicely integrated and the speakers are all voice matched. However, these systems, while good for watching movies, are not necessarily as competent if you also want to use them as a primary source of music.
The Yamaha HTS-5280 belongs in the category of "good for both movies and music". As a stand-alone receiver, it has enough clean power (100 watts x 5) to drive most modern speakers to a painfully loud, though undistorted, level. The build quality is uniformly excellent. Switches have a positive feel, and there are enough controls to tweak the sound to your liking. I know that Digital Sound Processing is a controversial feature for some people. While in the past I preferred unadulterated music, I will say that I find myself using the DSP settings. They are quite "natural" for synthesized effects even though I realize that sounds like a contradiction of terms! One setting I use quite a lot when watching DVDs is the matrix 6.1. This will create a phantom center rear channel from the two surround speakers. Watch the pod race sequence from Phantom Menance and listen carefully to the soundfield. The results are quite astounding.
I have read other reviews critisizing the design of the remote. While it isn't the best I've ever used, with a little work it is easy to get used to.
It will decode DTS and Dolby Digital without any problems, once you have properly set up the receiver. I personally didn't find it difficult to set the various options in the setup menus. However, you most likely WILL want to read the manual if you've never setup a modern home theater receiver. Without running through the setup procedure, you will not get the results that this receiver is capable of.
I upgraded to the Yamaha from a Sony receiver. When setup for the proper levels for playback, the Sony produced distinct white noise during quiet passages. The Yamaha is dead silent at the same volume levels.
If you want to listen to clean, undistorted music, switch off all effects. To create a very realistic 5.1 (or matrix 6.1) soundfield, use one of the DSP settings.
The Yamaha HTS-5280 belongs in the category of "good for both movies and music". As a stand-alone receiver, it has enough clean power (100 watts x 5) to drive most modern speakers to a painfully loud, though undistorted, level. The build quality is uniformly excellent. Switches have a positive feel, and there are enough controls to tweak the sound to your liking. I know that Digital Sound Processing is a controversial feature for some people. While in the past I preferred unadulterated music, I will say that I find myself using the DSP settings. They are quite "natural" for synthesized effects even though I realize that sounds like a contradiction of terms! One setting I use quite a lot when watching DVDs is the matrix 6.1. This will create a phantom center rear channel from the two surround speakers. Watch the pod race sequence from Phantom Menance and listen carefully to the soundfield. The results are quite astounding.
I have read other reviews critisizing the design of the remote. While it isn't the best I've ever used, with a little work it is easy to get used to.
It will decode DTS and Dolby Digital without any problems, once you have properly set up the receiver. I personally didn't find it difficult to set the various options in the setup menus. However, you most likely WILL want to read the manual if you've never setup a modern home theater receiver. Without running through the setup procedure, you will not get the results that this receiver is capable of.
I upgraded to the Yamaha from a Sony receiver. When setup for the proper levels for playback, the Sony produced distinct white noise during quiet passages. The Yamaha is dead silent at the same volume levels.
If you want to listen to clean, undistorted music, switch off all effects. To create a very realistic 5.1 (or matrix 6.1) soundfield, use one of the DSP settings.
