Yamaha RX-V550 Digital Home Theater Receiver

YAMAHA Updated: 2007-10-08
Yamaha RX-V550 Digital Home Theater Receiver

CINEMA DSP Digital
Conventional multichannel audio reproduction systems base their sound on Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, using matrix and steering technologies to create surround sound effects. Yamaha CINEMA DSP is much more advanced, actually creating richly realized independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects from ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness, and startlingly realistic presence. It will seem as if the walls of your room have disappeared and you are in the middle of your own immense theater! The decoding circuitry performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-ES (DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ES Discrete 6.1), DTS Neo:6 and DTS 96/24 decoding with extreme accuracy, as well as all digital sound field processing.

Digital ToP-ART
Digital ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology) is the name Yamaha has given to a design philosophy whose goal is to maximize digital quality while minimizing analog circuitry. The culmination of Yamaha’s long experience in digital engineering and design, it brings together several key elements to create the best-sounding, A/V components available on the market.

Dolby Digital EX
This surround format from Dolby Digital includes an added center rear channel. The rear center channel is actually matrixed into the two rear channels, and is extracted upon playback. (Formerly called Dolby Digital Surround EX, or Dolby Digital Matrix 6.1.)

SILENT CINEMA and Virtual CINEMA DSP
SILENT CINEMA makes it possible to hear large-scale surround sound through ordinary headphones! This is a variation of CINEMA DSP technology that Yamaha developed to let you listen in private to movies and other multi-channel sources for hours without listening fatigue. Virtual CINEMA DSP lets you enjoy the effects of CINEMA DSP surround sound without using surround speakers (handy for use in custom installations where some rooms don't have surround speakers). It can be used with the front / center / presence speakers or even with just the two front left and right speakers.

6 Ch Ext Input
6 additional input jacks for discrete multi-channel input. Front (Left, Center, Right), Rear (Surround Left & Right) and Subwoofer

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
In this format, the back surround channel is matrix encoded into the left and right surround channels. For playback, the three channels are separately decoded.

MAIN FEATURES

High Sound Quality

* 6.1-Channel, 540W Powerful Surround Sound (90W x 6)
* Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification
* 192kHz/24-Bit DAC for All Channels
* Direct Stereo Mode for High Quality Sound Reproduction

Surround Realism

* Quad-Field CINEMA DSP
* Compatible with All the Latest Movie Sound Formats including Dolby Pro Logic IIx
* Audio Delay for adjusting Lip Sinc (0-160 ms)
* 29 Surround Programs (51 Variations)
* Night Listening Enhancer (Cinema/Music) and SILENT CINEMA

Easy to Use

* Selectable 9-Band Subwoofer Crossover / Phase Select
* Custom Installation (Zone 2) and Speaker B

High Picture Quality

* HDTV (720p/1080i) Compatibility
* S-Video Up Conversion
* Wide-Range Video Bandwidth (60MHz -3 dB)

Other Features

* 192 kHz/24-Bit DAC for all Channels
* Selectable 9-Band Subwoofer Crossover
* Phase Select
* Analog Mixdown
* Direct Stereo Mode
* Straight/Effect Switch
* 2-Channel Stereo Mode
* High Dynamic Power, Low Impedance Drive Capability
* Linear Damping
* Wide-Range Audio Frequency Response for DVD-Audio/SA-CD Compatibility
* Subwoofer Output
* Speaker A, B and A+B Selection
* Program Name and Sound Field Indications
* 4-Layer DSP Processing Board
* Center Graphic Equalizer
* Virtual CINEMA DSP
* Preset Remote Control Unit
* Sleep Timer
* 40-Station Preset Tuning
* Auto Preset Tuning