Customer Reviews

Powerful. Easy to use. Great sounding receiver

Ordered this receiver to pair with B&W 702 Series 3 mains. Because these speakers have a reputation for being power hungry wanted a powerful receiver. The A8A does not disappoint and combines with the 702s to make effortless, full and beautiful sound. For music, two channel sound is tight and clear and sounds "complete" at conversation- friendly levels or up loud when you want it that way. Multi-channel playback for movies or sports creates a wide and detailed sound stage, while the dialogue is never drowned out or anemic. I will confidently recommend this Yamaha receiver to my friends and am very happy with my purchase.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Top notch, audio video receiver

I'm replacing a Yamaha Z 11 and with this receiver I am found it to be very capable of what I needed for and also the quality is very much more than my Z 11 was

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Great product

Easy to set up. Music Cast app works great. I've always bought Yamaha receivers. This was money well spent.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Best Toy Ever

The Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A Was a pleasant surprise beautiful and sophisticated. The set up was Farley Easey, during the set up. The RX A8A informed me some of my speakers were out of phase. and which ones. The sound is amazing. Tested many of my blue ray discs. Boy did they come to life. My wife was upstairs in the shower while I was testing my new unit. when she came downstairs, she informed me, not only could she hear it, but SHE COULD FEEL IT! This truly the best grown-up's toy Anyone could ever have.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

I purchased this item back in June 2024 and am still finding new things it can do,was an excelant choice glad I purchased it.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

absolutely amazing in every way very powerful. The base is so strong. I barely have to use subwoofers could not ask for a better AV receiver sound is so rich has wonderful clarity and separation. I have yet to unlock all of its potential. I would recommend this receiver to anybody I would buy it again and of course Crutchfield people are so knowledgeable and helpful. They are the only place I buy my audio gear from thank you very much Crutchfield.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

Replaced a 15 year old Yamaha Aventage with this one and could not be happier. Bluetooth wake feature and seamless eARC capability with an older plasma tv worked surprisingly well. Remote is a world better than previous. For price to value, equivalent to higher priced receivers. Crutchfield support second to none.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Marantz??????

This is a replacement for a marantz that worked fine until it broke down and could not be fixed because parts were not available (3 years old).

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Wow.

WOW! Absolutely Awesome.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

21st Century Yamaha Man

I bought this to replace my ailing Kenwood Model 11GX receiver I purchased in the Philippines in 1980. I considered a lot of other receivers and power amps over the last year or so, but this one really had the features and power I needed, and at the right price point. The first device I hooked up was my turntable, as the phono inputs on my old receiver were no longer working. I wanted to hear some of the 180 gram albums I had been collecting and WOW did they sound good! I started off with the complete Pink Floyd Meddle and Pink Floyd Animals albums. Playing around with Phono Straight vs DSP was a lot of fun. Then I put on the song from Uriah Heep, July Morning. That sounded so very good! I had not heard such pure sounding music at home in a few years. The RX-A8A has plenty of power and I was able to get the best sound out of my massive 45-year-old Electro-Voice speakers (15" woofer, horn midrange and horn tweeter) that I have ever heard. I then got Bluetooth working so my iTunes library could be streamed from iPhone. iPad, PC - excellent sound! Then I live streamed my favorite online radio station Arkansas Rocks.never sounded better! I am very pleased with the Yamaha RX-A8A. With all the multitudes of inputs and outputs I would recommend it to anyone wanted to upgrade their systems with a great receiver, with tons of flexibility, at a great price.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Very Nice Upgrade.

This is my second Yamaha Aventage from Crutchfield, my first was an RX-A3020 I bought in 2014 which started having issues with amp relays picking up but still sounded good once up and running. Because of this issue we decided to purchase the RX-A8A as a replacement and weren't disappointed, the sound is excellent, it really brings movies and music to life (after I ran YPAO and did some tweaking). Another feature I rarely hear about is the Yamaha web based receiver setup/adjustment which I especially like and prefer, I rarely use the on screen remote based control. If you're not sure how to connect to the web based just do an internet search for the details. My only issue was updating the firmware as it required me to download it to a usb drive to up date the receiver, not a big deal but that could be better. Overall we are very happy with the purchase and recommend the Yamaha RX-A8A.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Best in class

Tons of features no lack of power elegant look and feel great price and value it would be hard to find other avr that compares

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Everything works!

Setup was easy except for some confusion regarding the assignment of some amplifiers to separate zones. Everything worked in a complex configuration, and the sound is much improved over the RXA-3060 it replaces. Auto sensing signals and assigning proper DSP automatically is likely the reason for the better sound. Perhaps YPAO has also improved? Overall, a very nice experience.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha RXA8A Receiver

I bought the Yamaha RXA8A to replace an older Yamaha Receiver. I'm powering 6 floor speakers, two front height presence speakers and 2 Kipsch Subwoofers along with a center channel speaker. The set up was easy with YPAO. When I first powered up the unit, the whole room lit up with clear rich sound that was amazing. The high and Low tones were perfect. The subwoofers took off and shook the room. I'm still trying to experiment with some of the settings but in my opinion, this was a great buy. The price reduction, the Crutchfield Gift Card, and the rewards points also helped with my decision to purchase. The Receiver also has a 5 year warranty when you register it. Yamaha also is sending me a printed manual at no cost.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Amazing power

Nice build with a quality power. Setting up a 7.2.2 was never so easy.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

What I learned

I own 2 Yamaha RX-A6A receivers, 1 Yamaha RX-A8A and 1 Rotel RB-1552 MkII, all from Crutchfield. Buying the RX-A8A was a waste of money compared to combining one RX-A6A ($2,449.95) with the Rotel RB-1552 MkII ($1,399.99) = $3,899.94 Yes, it is $349.99 more than the RX-A8A alone and you need two slots in your stereo cabinet. But WOW!! the difference in sound performance will literally have your ears dancing. The RX-A6A and the RX-A8A have the exactly the same software and the same inputs and outputs, with the exception of extra SP3. The magnificent stereo balanced XLR FRONT outputs will plug right into the Rotel XLR inputs, with a pair of high quality XLR cables. It even gets better - the Rotel has two left and two right speaker outputs letting you bi-wire your front speakers with ease. FYI: The four speaker outputs on the Rotel are not really for four speakers they are intended for bi-wiring the main front channel speakers. This is the most glorious combination. Your main front channels are getting 130 watts of power and your 9 surround channels are not diluted by the power draw of the front channels, marvelous. If you get a Christmas bonus and you still watch Blu-Rays get the Panasonic DP-UB9000P1K and another pair of XLR cables to go from the Panasonic to the Yamaha's "Audio 4" XLR inputs. Worth every penny

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Who needed the knobs anyway?

Little things. Everything turns on and off and volume works with AppleTV remote. 7 stage overlapping Parametric EQ is priceless for shaking the house at low volume. I could +42db a single wide or narrow frequency range if I wanted. Great job with user experience engineering. Ease of connectivity for every class of user with every class of input makes this an everyday appliance while not ignoring the audiophile and knob twiddler in me. The point is a kid can watch TV and enjoy hifi without knowing anything, and I can shut it off from another room! That's real hifi, way more than a dumb amp. Will be fun getting the additional rooms going and finding an 8K tv.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Slow Switching amd Unreliable

Even though there have been multiple firmware updates, it is not a reliable AV receiver. It often fails to output sound and requires switching the inputs (or other steps to get sound working again across different devices. When it works, it works very well. So it seems like this possibly has potential to be a good AVR, but currently it only works maybe 85% of the time without having to do additional manual troubleshooting steps to get it working. But since maybe 15/10 percent of the time it fails in it's primary purpose of switching between audio and video signals and outputting them, it is really a beta device.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

So far so good

Sound is excellent, for surround movies and TV. Need more time evaluating with music. Second Yamaha Surround Receiver and glad I am back with Yamaha!

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Love Yamaha Sound

Super sound and all the features you need

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

Just getting started, but so far has met all my expectations.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

This is my fourth Yamaha receiver over the last thirty years. All have been completely reliable and well engineered. I was looking for something to complete my 7.1.2 Atmos setup. This unit has more than enough power. Set up is considerably more than plug and play. Two notes: 1. Take the pdf manual Tia local shop and have all 400 plus pages printed and bound. There are plenty of internet places as well. You will be referring to the manual a lot. 2. Your receiver settings can be easily and directly accessed by going to the machines IP address "/setup". This is very cool and useful. This machine is so deep and powerful. Both these tips will help you get the most of it. Summary:powerful and deep. Worth the money.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

I was looking to upgrade to a receiver with ATMOS capability and that could handle an 11.2 system. Additionally I am putting in Klipsch reference floor standing speakers so wanted suitable power. The Yamaha has all these capabilities combined with excellent music streaming support an easy to use phone app and great relibility all at a better price to competitors. The system was easy to setup and worked right out of the box. Bonus to Crutchfield for allowing me to sign up for updates when it was out of stock and then sending me an email notification when it was in stock. Extra bonus that it arrived the next day packages very well for safe shipping.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Working The Bugs Out

This is a beautiful unit but I have had some technical issues and have been working with technicians to figure it out. Even though they call this The Flag Ship. I could also be called a Boat Anchor if things don't work like they should. This unit has an extreme power delay in the startup/audio and then when watching cable tv or movies. The audio just shuts off.. I just did the February firmware update and still testing. The techs have been excellent with support. I just think that this Unit should be a better performer for the price. But like I said. I'm still testing the unit.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on 2/8/2022

Brian contacted our Tech Support team for help. We'll either help him get the receiver working the way it should or help him return it for an exchange or refund. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

So far, so good - I'm in over my head & a bit intimidated with this unit's capabilities. I have plenty to learn and am looking forward to spending time fine tuning the system to suit my needs.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha rx-a8a

Does everything I want it to do. Music and movies have a new dimension over my old onkyo. Set up was very easy ypao did a great job had to tweak just a little bit for my taste. Bass management is great. On screen display is exceptional. I'm running a 7.1.2 polk rti12's mains with svs pb3000 plenty of power from tha yamaha to drive all of my speakers. So far very happy with product.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

One Awesome receiver

So far has been a great receiver listening to movies and music. Yamaha has done a great job on this receiver.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

RX-A8A

Previously had an RX-A3070 which sounded very good but lacked a bit when I used Pure Direct for Stereo and Tidal or Qobuz via Node2i. No such problem with the RX-A8A. No sense that something is missing listening in Pure Direct - sounds better than I hoped. Instruments are more distinct and better bass. My setup has a Node2i for music streaming digitally connected to my OPPO UDP205 to use the OPPO's DAC, Balanced Analog Out to Balanced Analog In to RX-A8A, RX-A8A in Pure Direct Mode, B&W 702S2 = Audio Nirvana

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

Really happy to finally get my hands on one. Still working through some of the setup, as it's slightly different from my previous Yamaha Amp, but so far I'm very satisfied with it.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

All the power and settings ill ever need

Amazing receiver - i've been looking for it for 4 to 6 months now and once it was in stock I jumped to purchase it. It will run all 11 speakers in my home theater and I've yet to find the point it doesn't feel like it still has power to go. It's easy to use, easy to setup, and just works. Almost as good as my buddies MX-5200/CX-5200 separates but at a fraction of the cost

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Great Hardware, YPAO Still Doesn't Do Bass

I was interested in trying out Yamaha's latest and greatest. Lots of features, future proof given all of the 8K and 2.1 connections and such. I know there is still problems and firmware updates are forthcoming. So far so good. Sounds very good with both movies and music, although I must admit I'm not sure I can tell a significant difference between this and my much less expensive and older Denon. There are just so many variables to take into account with sound. The limitations of residential rooms being the major one. Every room will sound different no matter what equipment you have in it. The big let down is YPAO. It's just completely incompetent when it comes to dealing with subs. So you'll need to factor in additional expense to purchase a calibration mic and software, and maybe even hardware, to get your subs sounding even decent. I've run YPAO multiple times trying various things and it just can't handle the low end at all, despite Yamaha's claimed improvements in this area. Honestly, had the new Onkyos been available, with Dirac, I would have preferred one of those, but given supply and release dates I suppose my impatience got the better of me. Hardware = 5 stars YPAO = 3 stars, terrible bass management Overall = 4 stars, but probably closer to 3 because I'm going to have to invest in additional hardware and software to get decent bass management, which is not something you'd expect from a three thousand bone piece of equipment.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Feature Rich!

Was lucky to secure the A8A from Crutchfield. Thanks! Pays to get notifications and email alerts. Not hooked-up yet as is so feature rich over my RX-1050 I have a lot to learn. Especially how to take advantage of the extra zones. Trying to eliminate current 12 zone NILES speaker connector and Denon and hope to use A8A.just ceiling speakers so fidelity secondary.ALSO, YAMAHA is offering additional two years of factory warranty for full five years. Must register in ten days from receipt of product on Yamaha site under PROMOS. Thanks folks at Crutchfield!

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

WOW!

Doesn't get any better than THIS. A little on the tough side to set up but worth every penny!

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

Awesome home theater receiver!! Does everything it's says. Waiting for the upgrade to see how that will work. But the power on this receiver amazing.

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on

Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A8A

Awesome

Have questions for
?

Crutchfield response on