Yamaha RX-V667

90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

From soup to nuts, we like just about everything we see with the new Yamaha RX-V667 7.2 A/V receiver. I do miss their signature frontpanel orange display found on their older models but that's just a personal preference. Yamaha updated their new 07...

Extensive spec, good build and finish ; detailed, atmospheric listen ; fine upscaling

Might seem dispassionate at first ; needs volume to come alive

Impressive across the board

Excellent sound quality ; Six HDMI inputs ; Best-in-class graphical user interface ; Analog video upconversion ; Audio return channel supported ; Standby pass-through ; 7.1 multi-channel analog inputs ; 3D compatible ; Second-zone functionality

Requires dock for iPod/iPhone connectivity ; More expensive than some competitors

Excellent sound quality; six HDMI inputs; best-in-class graphical user interface; analog video upconversion; audio return channel supported; standby pass-through; 7.1 multichannel analog inputs; 3D compatible; second-zone functionality.

Requires $100 dock for iPod/iPhone connectivity; no minijack input; more expensive than some competitors.

Yamaha's RX-V667 is one of the best midrange AV receivers of 2010, with excellent sound quality, a best-in-class user interface, and more connectivity than its competitors, but it may be more AV receiver than you need.