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YamahaRX-V4A

amplifier

New retail price (MSRP)

$499

Used market: $360*

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Specifications

2 of 6 values have a recorded source
Amp type
5.1 AV Receiver·
Channels
5·
Speaker outputs
5-Way Binding Posts·
Power output per channel
80 W into 8 Ω, 20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.06% THD · 115 W into 8 Ω, 20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.9% THD✓
Minimum supported impedance
6✓
Indexable Locales
en·

Expert Audio Engineering Commentary

Tonal profile

High Slew Rate amplifier design with MusicCast multi-room audio and YPAO room calibration.

Thermal behavior

Speaker impedance is a menu setting, not a transformer tap: the Setup menu offers 6Ω MIN and 8Ω MIN only (U.S.A. and Canada models), with 8Ω MIN as the factory default. There is no 4-ohm setting, and Yamaha rates the receiver for 6-ohm or higher speakers.

Setups using this gear

KEF LS50 Meta on a Yamaha RX-V4A: safe at the impedance dip?Yamaha RX-V4A: should the 4 Ω setting be switched on for Klipsch RP-600M II?Will a more powerful amplifier damage the Klipsch RP-600M II?Klipsch RP-600M II at 5 metres: is an 80 W receiver enough for a living room?

* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~72% retained value).