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Yamaha HTR-5960

The Yamaha HTR5960 is a full-featured digital home theater receiver ready for all formats. It sports a couple of features that not only improve the sound quality of your system, they also make your life a little easier. Component Video Up Conversion takes S-Video and composite signals and converts them into a component signal. This not only ensures the highest quality video from any source, it means you only need one connection to your HDTV monitor. No more switching inputs according to your source, it can all go through the component video connection. The HTR5960 also has YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) which uses an optimizer microphone at the listening position to pick up test tones from your speakers, which the system then analyzes to let you know the best audio parameters. The system will even automatically equalize the sound according to the readings it takes, for the ultimate in convenience.

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Yamaha HTR-5960
MSRP $410.00
Release date February, 2006
Brand Yamaha
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Plenty of inputs - both digital and analog.
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Excellent power capability
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Excellent distortion-free clean sound
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Assignable and re-nameable audio and video input settings
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Easy-to-use remote
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Multichannel analog preout.
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Front A/V and Optical inputs
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Automatic speaker and room calibration
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Banana-plug posts for nearly all speaker connections
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Good phono pre-amp stage
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great value for the price
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good AM/FM tuner
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poor support
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needs to be well ventilated - can get quite hot
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overstated power rating
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no HDMI inputs or outputs
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poor manual
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• Yamaha HTR-5960 Specifications

written by hal Jul 27, 06

This report was started July 27, 2006 at 3:07 pm by hal
with the last edit occurring September 14, 2009 at 10:42 pm by Nathan Monroe
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Yamaha HTR-5960

• Yamaha HTR-5960BL 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver

• HTR-5960 Receiver - Black

UPC: 027108925356

EAN: 0027108925356

MPN: HTR-5960BL

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MSRP  $449.95    Released  May, 2006

The Sherwood RD-7503 is a high-performance 7.1-channel receiver designed for delivering a true at-home theater experience. A step up from the RD-7502, the Sherwood RD-7503 features improved power (110W x 7), iPod connectivity, support for DTS-HD Master Audio & Dolby TrueHD, and four S-video input/output ports. Like its predecessor, the RD-7503 supports  traditional Dolby...

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MSRP  $400.00    Released  January, 2006

The Sony STR-DE995 is an AV receiver retailing for $400 and released in 2006, but is no longer for sale on the official Sony site. It has a 7.1 channel x 100 watts. It has a good portfolio of decoders including Dolby® Digital, Dolby® Digital EX, dts®, dts ES®, dts:Neo6®, and Dolby® Pro Logic® II Decoding....

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MSRP  $399.99    Released  May, 2006

The Sherwood RD-6513 is a 500w Dolby Digital / HDMI receiver that delivers video switching with 2 HDMI in & 1 out, and 2 component with 3 AV inputs. It features room EQ with optional Bluetooth, SNAP room EQ for automatic speaker set-up with a microphone, and a front panel Bluetooth receptical for an...

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MSRP  $399.95    Released  May, 2006

The Sherwood RD-7502 is a high-performance 7.1-channel receiver designed for delivering a true at-home theater experience. It features 700W of power, support for Dolby audio compression (Dolby Digital Ex, Pro Logic Iix, DTS-ES, Dolby Virtual Speaker), and HDMI switching. Plus, the RD-7502 boasts universal video upconversion to component, XM Radio ‘Connect & Play’, and...

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1.  avatar trisweb said:

A Quick review - I love this receiver. My main concern is audio quality - it excels even with my 4-ohm ADS bookshelf speakers and powers them to their fullest with no audible distortion. The 'direct amplify mode' is excellent - truly sounds like nothing is between the music and your ears.

The inputs available are extensive and capable. It has plenty of both optical and coax digital ins and outs, and plenty of analog as well. It's a slightly older receiver, so no HDMI, but it does up/down/sideways conversion of all video signals to whatever monitor output you want (component is what I use) which is very nice. All of my non-HDMI signals go through the receiver and it works pretty well.

I use it every day every time I turn on the TV or listen to music, and I couldn't be happier with every aspect, but most of all with the sound hitting my ears. Some would call it almost too perfect - for those I say get a tube amplifier :) But for any other purpose, this thing is awesome. Highly recommended.
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Pros

  • Plenty of inputs - both digital and analog.
  • Excellent power capability
  • Excellent distortion-free clean sound
  • Assignable and re-nameable audio and video input settings
  • Easy-to-use remote
  • Multichannel analog preout.
  • Front A/V and Optical inputs
  • Automatic speaker and room calibration
  • Banana-plug posts for nearly all speaker connections
  • Good phono pre-amp stage

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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"A Quick review - I love this receiver. My main concern is audio quality - it excels even with my 4-ohm ADS bookshelf speakers and powers them to their fullest with no audible distortion. The 'direct amplify mode' is excellent - truly sounds like nothing is between the music and your ears.

The inputs available are extensive and capable. It has plenty of both optical and coax digital ins and outs, and plenty of analog as well. It's a slightly older receiver, so no HDMI, but it does up/down/sideways conversion of all video signals to whatever monitor output you want (component is what I use) which is very nice. All of my non-HDMI signals go through the receiver and it works pretty well.

I use it every day every time I turn on the TV or listen to music, and I couldn't be happier with every aspect, but most of all with the sound hitting my ears. Some would call it almost too perfect - for those I say get a tube amplifier :) But for any other purpose, this thing is awesome. Highly recommended."
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Nathan Monroe

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September 14, 2009
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • Plenty of inputs - both digital and analog.
  • Excellent power capability
  • Excellent distortion-free clean sound
  • Assignable and re-nameable audio and video input settings
  • Easy-to-use remote
  • Multichannel analog preout.
  • Front A/V and Optical inputs
  • Automatic speaker and room calibration
  • Banana-plug posts for nearly all speaker connections
  • Good phono pre-amp stage
  • great value for the price
  • good AM/FM tuner

Cons

  • poor support
  • needs to be well ventilated - can get quite hot

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Yale

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July 22, 2009
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7 pros
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Pros

  • Plenty of inputs - both digital and analog.
  • Excellent power capability
  • Excellent distortion-free clean sound
  • Assignable and re-nameable audio and video input settings
  • Easy-to-use remote
  • great value for the price
  • good AM/FM tuner

Cons

  • poor support
  • needs to be well ventilated - can get quite hot
  • overstated power rating
  • no HDMI inputs or outputs
  • poor manual

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July 22, 2009
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  • Plenty of inputs - both digital and analog.

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