Yamaha RX-397 100 Watt Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Receiver
- 50W x 2 with .04%THD
- Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio Ready with Extended Frequency Response
- Remote Controllable Motor-Driven Volume Control
- Pure Direct Amplification
- Speaker A, B or A+B Selection
Product Description
Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Receiver, 100W, Superior Sound Quality with Pure Direct Switch, Linear Damping, High Dynamic Power and Advanced Circuits… More >>
Yamaha RX-397 100 Watt Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Receiver
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Inputs at rear are confusingly labeled (except for “phonograph,” of all things). No one but me will know what turns on what, and I can’t get everything to work. Had to plug in my TV to “Aux”; nothing works for audio cassette deck. The manual is badly written and even worse organized—disgracefully so—which makes it wholly unhelpful. The remote turns the receiver on, but not off (quality control, anyone?). I’ve owned some twenty receivers in my life… this is the only one where neither labeling nor manual helps at all and where intuition avails not. I’m not sure where the high reviews come from, but get something else.
Rating: 1 / 5
My not so old (10y) old Technics receiver gave out suddenly, and I needed a replacement with a phonograph input and would work with two old Dynaco speakers. The Yamaha seemed a modest unit at a modest price which filled the bill. I works OK, although I find the setup for station presets is awkward, and the tone quality is not as full bodied as with the Technics. (I play mostly classical music, instrumental and vocal.) Also, it seems to me that the sound of speech doesn’t have the clarity desired—distortion present?.
I’m modestly satisfied with my purchase, but not impressed. These kinds of stereo receivers seem to be going out of style in favor of fancier ones to be used with video and surround sound (with no phono input).
Rating: 3 / 5
I purchased my first Yamaha receiver in 1979, a CR-640 model. I spent the next 30 years with the best sound quality i have ever heard! It was still preforming like new except for a little static in the volume knob, until I lost my mind and hooked my new TV to it and forgot to turn the power off. OH NO! After checking on repairs, i discovered it would be far cheaper to buy new. UPGRADE, they call it. I had doubts that anything on the market today could compare with the quality of my old 640, and I was right. Although i can’t say i regret the purchase, it just doesn’t come close to the sound quality and richness of tone that my old model had. It is a excellent receiver at a good price, and anyone who had never heard a 1979 model 640 would be very pleased with the new model. Needless to say my old model will be going in for repairs, who knows it my last another 30 years! That says alot for Yamaha, I think. The old 640 would have probally lasted a life time, if not for my error! This new model is very simalier in design, and very easy to operate. It just goes to show they don’t make quality like they use to. But never the less, I will always own a Yamaha!!
Rating: 3 / 5
I was amazed at the speed with which my receiver was delivered. It was exactly as described. I had an older version of this receiver that ‘died’ on me. I was able to review the specs on the website, therefore being assured it would sync with my CD player.
Rating: 5 / 5
Good quality at a reasonable price. Power output is more than adequate. I would have liked a volume decibel counter but other than that, I have no complaints.
Rating: 4 / 5