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The Yamaha HTR-6060 is a low-to-mid range a/v receiver as part Yamaha's lineup HTR receivers. It is a 7.1 channel receiver with 2 x HDMI inputs, and outputs up to 90 Watts RMS of power per channel. It has similar specs to the Yamaha RX-V661, but drops multizone capabilities. The HTR-6060 is a competitor the popular, and similarly price, Onkyo TX-SR605 but differs in two significant ways: 1) it supports only HDMI 1.2a whereas the Onkyo supports the HDMI 1.3 standard, and 2) it does not upconvert it's analog S-Video inputs to HDMI.
MSRP $550.00
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Features
- 7.1 channel receiver
- 90W x 7 RMS output power
- inputs: 2 x HDMI 1.2a, 2 x Component, 4 x S/PDIF audio, 2 x digital audio, 5 x S-Video/RCA
- output: 1 x HDMI 1.2a
- no DTS-HD Master Audio or Dolby TrueHD support
- price: $500
Audio Support
The HTR-6060 does not decode either Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS-HDMA high-definition audio sigals, but does support multichannel PCM over HDMI or its analog 5.1 inputs if your source player will do the decoding.
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MSRP $549.00
Released October, 2007
Pros
- HDMI 1.3a inputs/outputs with deep color
- 9 band grahphic EQ/channel
- Audio over HDMI
- Component video up-conversion
Cons
- No up-conversion to HDMI
- No high-def audio - TrueHD or DTS-HD MA
Yamaha HTR-6060
33%
vs.
Denon AVR-788
67%
MSRP $749.00
Released October, 2007
Pros
- Analog to HDMI up conversion
- Independent volume-level settings /w memory for each audio source
- Great build quality
Cons
- No HD audio decoding (ie. Dolby TrueHD or dts MA)
- Horrible user interface and documentation
- horrible user documentation
Yamaha HTR-6060
50%
vs.
Denon AVR-888
50%
MSRP $499.00
Released May, 2007
Pros
- Great price for its specs/feature
(MSRP $499, JR.com listed at $399)
- HDMI switching and transcoding
- High-def audio support - both TrueHD and DTS-HD MA
Cons
- Could use more than 2 HDMI inputs
- 1080i component video gets downconverted to 720p when transcoded to HDMI
- No video upconversion (only transcoding to HDMI/component)
Yamaha HTR-6060
50%
vs.
Onkyo TX-SR605
50%
MSRP $500.00
Released July, 2007
Pros
- Transcodes analog video sources to HDMI
- HDMI inputs pass-through 1080p video
- Good value receiver with plenty of features at a good price
Cons
- Doesn't decode TrueHD or DTS-MA digital audio
- Unintuitive setup
- No second zone audio
Yamaha HTR-6060
50%
vs.
Sony STR-DG910
50%
MSRP $650.00
Released --
Pros
- Upconverts video sources to HDMI
- 110 Watts of power per channel
- THX certified
Cons
- No audio over HDMI
- No support for high-def audio - TrueHD or DTS-HD
- More expensive than the TX-SR605 for a similar feature set
Yamaha HTR-6060
100%
vs.
Pioneer Elite VSX-80TXV
0%
Reviews
November 22, 2007
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Pros
- Budget receiver with HD switching
- Automatic calibration
Cons
- Doesn't support the newer HDMI 1.3 standard
- No OSD over HDMI
- No upconversion of analog signal to HDMI
- Doesn't support DTS-HD or TrueHD audio decoding
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November 29, 2008
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- Doesn't support the newer HDMI 1.3 standard
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