This is the latest and greatest entry level 5.2 Surround Receiver from Yamaha. You are getting state of the art 4K processing, HDMI eARC and advanced HDR and Dolby Vision support which is a huge upgrade over the previous model. This unit has enough to drive the average speaker no problem at all, power hungry of 4 Ohm speakers might require something a bit higher up the ladder such as the Yamaha Aventage RXA2.

If you have an older 5.1 receiver that is either past its prime or on its last legs and you want something that sounds great and is reliable, this would be the best receiver currently available in the $500 range.

RX300A Specifications:

• Channels: 5.2

• 7.2Decodable Channels: 5.1

• Amp Channels: 5

• Output Power: 70 W (8 ohms, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, 0.09% THD, 2-ch driven) / 145 W (6 ohms, 1kHz, 10% THD, 1ch driven)

• Bi-amp Capable: Yes

• Surround Sound Decoding Formats: Dolby Atmos, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital, DTS

• Network Decoding Formats-None

• USB Decoding Formats: MP3, MPEG4-AAC, WMA, WAV

• HDMI Decoding Formats: PCM (8ch max)

• Sound Modes: Pure Direct, Straight, Movie, All Channel Stereo, 2 Channel Stereo, Music, Night

• Zone B: Yes

• Room Calibration: Room Correction

• Other Features: Dialogue Level, Subwoofer Trim, Extra Bass, Lip Sync

• HDMI: 4 Inputs / 1 Output

• HDMI Features: HDMI 2.1, 8K 60Hz/4K 120Hz, eARC, ARC, VRR / ALLM / QMS, HDCP 2.3, CEC, Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color, x.v. Color, HD audio playback

• High Dynamic Range Support: HDR (High Dynamic Range), HDR10+, Dolby Vision, Hybrid Log-Gamma

• Speaker Output: 5 (binding post terminals)

• Headphone Output: 1

• Subwoofer Pre-outs: 2

• HDMI: 4 Inputs / 1 Output

• Analog RCA Input: 2

• Optical Input: 1

• Coaxial Input: 1

• USB: 1 (Audio File Playback from a Mass Storage Device, Firmware Updates)

• FM/AM Tuner: Yes / No

• Bluetooth: Yes (Ver. 5.3, Multipoint)

• Streaming: NO

• Dimensions (Unit): 434 W x 157 H x 319 D mm; 17-1/8" W x 6-1/8" H x 12-1/2" D

• Weight (Unit): 7.6 kg; 16.8 lbs.