Yamaha RX-A8A 11.2 Channel Aventage AV Receiver

RX-A8A AVENTAGE 11.2-Channel AV Receiver with 8K HDMI Home cinema, perfected. The A8A is the top of the AVENTAGE line, making it the best of the best. Experience room-filling sound and crystal-clear picture with this innovative AV receiver. 11.2-channel 150-Watt powerful surround sound with Zone 2/3/4 4K120 and 8K60 HDMI and HDR10+ with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7 in/3 out) Dolby Atmos with Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization and DTS:X with CINEMA DSP HD3 Dual ESS SABRE ES9026PRO Ultra DACs for the ultimate high-performance conversion YPAO- R.S.C. with 3D, multipoint measurement, precision EQ and low frequency mode Surround:AI technology automatically optimizes the sound and effects in real-time ALLM, VRR, QFT, QMS (with future update) and Dolby Vision, Hybrid-Log Gamma and BT.2020 AURO-3D Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MusicCast multi-room audio, AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect Voice Control with Amazon Alexa, Siri (via AirPlay 2) and Google Assistant Pandora, Spotify, Napster, SiriusXM, TIDAL, Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music HD 3rd-party control driver-capable, easy IP set-up and remote IP control Phono input The Benchmark for AV Receivers AVENTAGE AV receivers are the reference standard to which all others are compared. Passionate engineering and meticulous attention to detail produce the Yamaha hallmark of True Sound. You can feel the quality in the design and fabrication – from every electrical path, component and piece of material. Each element was scrutinized with intense detail to produce the finest, first-class performance. The AVENTAGE AV receiver is a work of visual and acoustic art. SURROUND:AI Artificial intelligence (AI) technology built into the DSP analyzes the scene of the entertainment content and then creates the optimal surround effect to reproduce it with the ultimate impact. This AI instantaneously analyzes scenes by focusing on distinct sound elements such as dialogue, background music, ambient sounds and sound effects, and automatically optimizes the surround effect in real time. Imagine having a Yamaha sound engineer listening right next to you, tuning the best sound live and specifically for you. AI technology creates a compelling sense of realism with expressive power beyond conventional sound field effects, giving you the most profound entertainment experience possible. Qualcomm QCS407 with 64-bit high precision processing delivers precise surround sound. CINEMA DSP HD3 for Movie, Music and Games This Yamaha flagship 3D sound field playback technology was created by combining actual measured sound field data with cutting edge digital signal processing technology. The revamped CINEMA DSP HD3 features new signal processing algorithms and maximizes theater sound effects, accurately reproducing a new dimension of realism for a sound field with a rich sense of presence and no feeling of boundaries. By using front, center and surround speakers to create a rear virtual speaker, CINEMA DSP HD3 playback of up to 11.1 channels is possible* even with a 7.1-channel speaker configuration. Requires connection to a front presence speaker. Dolby Atmos and Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos. Enjoy a 5.1 surround speaker system and two additional overhead speakers or two Dolby Atmos elevation speakers, delivering dramatic overhead effects for truly enveloping audio. For those without in-ceiling or upward firing speakers in their system, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization technology can simulate the Atmos experience. Configure up to five speakers to replicate the effect of two in-ceiling speakers, or utilize all seven channels to simulate the powerful effect of four overhead speakers. DTS:X DTS:X immersive audio formatting places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating life-like, multi-dimensional audio. The included spatial remapping engine of DTS Neural:X offers improved immersion and heightened realism in all your favorite movies. AURO-3D The magic of AURO-3D technology lies in the ability to transform any space and any content. AURO-3D will deliver a purely transformative, breath-taking immersive audio experience, every time. The unique, vertical stereo field of AURO-3D allows sound to move around you, similar to how it does in your everyday life, ensuring a powerful soundscape that transports us into the world of our chosen content. Escape into the story and get lost in the music. Experience every moment and emotion the way nature intended. Hear more, feel more with AURO-3D. Compressed Music Enhancer When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. The Yamaha Compressed Music Enhancer employs sophisticated digital signal processing using exclusive algorithms to restore what was lost, so the music always sounds the way it should. TRUE SOUND Make every night movie night. In fact, feel like you’ve entered the story. The Yamaha approach to tonal balance delivers incredibly detailed and accurate timbre in each voicing. Dynamism is found in the emotive contrast between the stillness and motion in the movie. The urgency and suspense between action scenes is palpable through the sound field that is created. Quick Start Guide User Guide