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But in fact the RX-A8A is double the weight of the A2A, and gains key elements inherited from the pre-power CX-A5200 and MX-A5200 combo, plus some exclusive features of its own. One visual surprise is the lack of metal on show even Yamaha admits the new design looks less rigid, with its glossy front and perforated ABS plastic cover on top. A smaller input selector sits to the right, joined by four Scene buttons which instantly recall a preferred set-up scenario (there are in fact eight Scene memories, with the other four directly selectable using the remote control). Gone is the wide central display with endless small lights and logos gone is the big flap hiding front inputs and controls. This model shares the overall restyling that has taken place across the Aventage 10 receivers, also on its latest RX-V models, with the main volume knob now dead centre and larger, so it’s more tempting to use. One of the joys of getting a top-of-the-range receiver is the attention to detail in build quality.
(Image credit: Yamaha Music Australia) Build fifth leg has now moved centre front, better supporting the transformer above and distributing vibrations through the chassis. Overhead Atmos is surely what most people buying the 11-channel RX-A8A will be wanting (and we note that Yamaha sells ceiling speakers in its surround packages), so we were glad to hear that Yamaha in Australia has now requested that the app be updated to include overhead Atmos set-ups in the future.
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In manual set-up you can switch Yamaha’s presence speakers to ‘overhead’ use the app currently doesn’t allow that change, though you could choose a front/rear wall presence layout and go in manually to change them afterwards. Dolby disagrees, of course, instead advising the use of ceiling speakers positioned either 10 degrees forward of the listening position for two, or 45 degrees in front and behind for four. In the manual also, Yamaha treats overhead speakers as rather a second-class concept, instead repeatedly advising the use of presence wall speakers for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback.
Yamaha's AV Set-up App can be very useful, but uses the company's preferred 'Presence' layouts rather than overhead speakers. Instead it sticks with Yamaha’s longstanding use of ‘Presence’ speakers, which go 1.8 metres high on the front wall, and on the rear wall if you’re using four of them. We did investigate Yamaha’s AV Set-Up app, but currently it has no mention of Atmos or overhead speaker layouts. We are so used to setting up receivers manually that we did so, using the Yamaha’s on-screen menus and the full-size back-illuminated remote control to set the speaker pattern, the distances to each speaker and our usual level tweaks. There is no USB-B connection for computer replay.Īlso within is Yamaha’s MusicCast streaming and multiroom platform, offering both control and many streaming delights. The only USB-A slot is also on the front, somewhat inconvenient if you want to permanently connect a hard drive of music files, say, but handy for plugging in a quick stick.
In addition to Ethernet, trigger and IR connections, there’s a DAB+/FM antenna connection (and tuners within, of course), while on the front is a headphone socket. In addition, there are five audio-only inputs – one optical digital, one for either optical or RCA analogue, one for either coaxial digital or RCA analogue, a pair of balanced XLR inputs (there are also XLR preouts for front left and right output channels), and finally a phono input for a turntable, with earthing post. The RX-A8A has a main HDMI output with eARC to play audio from a connected TV, a second HDMI output which has no ARC or HDMI control, and that third HDMI output mentioned earlier for an additional zone. For these you have available seven HDMI inputs, all 4K 40Gbps capable, plus ‘legacy’ video inputs that are converted to HDMI output: one component video with a choice of RCA analogue or coaxial digital audio, and two composite video inputs, one with a choice of analogue or optical audio in, the other just analogue.