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 enlarge | Brand: Yamaha
Category: CE
List Price: $299.95
Buy New: $219.99
You Save: $79.96 (27%)
New (7) from $219.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 3836
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 17.1 x 5.8
MPN: RX-397
Model: RX-397
UPC: 027108923956
EAN: 0027108923956
ASIN: B000COW90I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Nice for the money November 13, 2008
It's not great looking, but it is everything I needed. It has replaced my 20+yo Technics receiver quite well. It has plenty of power for my speakers plus I was able to connect my CD player, cassette player AND my direct drive turntable to it. I didn't think I would use it but I love the remote. I recommend this to anyone, this is a nice receiver for the money.
Just As Advertised August 17, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the second Yamaha receiver I've owned. I bought #1 30 years ago...and replaced it with this slick unit three weeks ago. Crisp clear sounds---great radio reception (we live in very mountainous country)and great price. Other customer reviews were correct. Why spend more?http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000COW90I/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
A nice simple receiver with super performance! July 24, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is my first review.
A couple of weeks ago, I purchased the Yamaha RX-397 receiver to replace one of my old receivers from the 1980's. (Back then, stereos actually had knobs that you could get a hold of).
Most stereo equipment sold these days has a lot of "fluff" without much "substance". Everything seems to have unwanted channels, frilly complicated displays, cheap tiny push-buttons (that you can't see), and remote controls so complex that they should be able to control the space shuttle.
The Yamaha RX-397 is refreshingly different. It has rotary controls with a nice professional feel, a clean simple layout, quality jacks in the rear ----- just like a real stereo receiver should. One of the most impressive things are the speaker hookups. They are large heavy duty screw type knobs with excellent wire protection and separation.
The RX-397 is now at home in my backyard woodworking / hobby shop.
My shop has difficult acoustics but the tone controls all work very well and I get great sound. Of particular interest is the continuously variable loudness control. It works a lot better than the old push button (all or nothing) loudness controls.
The Pure Direct feature also is quite nice. I find that it works especially well with modern digitally mastered, digital source music. If your recording is clean and well balanced why muddy it up? The Pure Direct feature bypasses all of the tone controls. For certain recordings, it works very well.
I have a metal pole barn that pretty well blocks out radio reception. The digital tuner on the RX-397 is set up pretty "tight" (a good thing to exclude noise and unwanted signals). If you have a metal building or otherwise poor radio reception you may want to consider a stronger FM antenna. I have a TERK antenna on order.Terk FM-50 Indoor/Outdoor Dual-Drive Amplified FM Antenna (Terk FM50)
In conclusion, I wanted a simple, high quality receiver that I can understand and hookup without a lot of fuss. I wanted something with good sound. I wanted something that I can operate without my reading glasses ((((baby boomers are you listening?)))). The RX-397 does all of the above and exceeds my expectations.
Thanks to Yamaha for making the RX-397
and thanks for reading my review.
An excellent receiver July 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My 120 watt Harmon Kardon-amplifier finally gave up the ghost after over 30 years of service, so I replaced my old separate FM tuner, preamp, and amplifier with the Yamaha. (Each one of those components cost more than the Yamaha when I bought them 20-30 years ago.) The Yamaha was a great choice. It performs better than the H-K driving very high quality 4-ohm speakers (Braun), even though at least on paper it is not as powerful.
It is easy to set up and use - all the connections, knobs and switches are self-evident. It has knobs where it should, ie. the big volume knob. The remote is also sensible and easy to use. The "Pure Direct" feature results in a noticeable cleaner sound if your speakers are clean and crisp. In short, I love it, and for the price I don't think I could have done better.
Great sound from any speakers. July 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This stereo amplifier is a must for owners of old school speakers. It has enough power for some old KLH model 24 speakers, which I recently acquired from my grandparents. KLH has a reputation for great sounding speaker systems at reasonable prices. The speakers and amplifier are almost built for each other. Great clarity of audio and easy to use controls. Great price, since the msrp off the Yamaha website is $299.99. If you have old school speakers and want to really make them sing, buy this amp!!!
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