I had this same model that I sold a few years ago. I bought it new back in 2000 and to this day the best receiver I owned. The remote controller that came with this unit was capable of programmable macros and boasted a learning remote system that would learn virtually any remote control code. Excellent find!
I have the same one from 1999 still works like a tank! Brightness of the display is adjusted on the front panel: Set Menu untill you get dimmer and then use the +/- button under the "set menu" button.
Picked up one at the curb several months ago. Didn't work but once I spent 3 hours cleaning all the mud out of it, worked fine. Picked up a 990 at Goodwill today for 11 bucks. Really good shape too.
Shame you never turn on your camera (phone) when you pick up things like this from the side of the road. :( We love to see thrifting, dumpster diving videos.
Nice unit 😊👍 I have a Yamaha RX-V461 unit with 30 years old Hitachi SB-3670 speakers, it produces a very clean sound, I'm very pleased with it. Unfortunately the FM-tuner is shot, i think it's some transistors that's gone bad due to a lightning storm or a power surge sometime ( i have a dipol antenna outdoors) but i use a internet/Digital radio (DAB+radio) and FM-tuner application on it so i can hear the radio stations. Great video 😊👍
Cool video. I just got the same one. I traded for it. A true servior and classic! Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 ♥️ 🔊🎶🎶🎶🎶💯💯💯💯
I still have a Yamaha DSP-AX1 multi-channel amp that i use with my main laserdisc player. These were the best available when new, and had the advantage of a built-in AC3 demodulator. It weighs a ton, but the sound is far less fatiguing for extended listening compared to todays harsh full on units. These older Yamaha's are well worth seeking out if you are into laserdisc or dvd's The main thing to watch for is a dim or corrupted display, the memory backup capacitor can leak, and take out the i/c below it causing the display issues. But they can be repaired, but watch your back!
I have a 995 in our living room configuration.It is still one of my faves, & still has better bottom end than my rx-a200 & my rx-a6a used elsewhere in my home.It has NEVER given a seconds problem, & would still be my mainstay except for lak of hdmi & 4k.I hope my newer Yamahas give the same service.
I got one of these with some Boston vr series speaker towers. Also some weird looking rear speakers and a Center channel. All of them Boston. Which is a decent brand. All for 29 bucks. I need to get some speaker wire I’m putting it in the garage/gym. I also found a sansui 9090. I went to purchase speakers from a man on Craigslist like way in the mountains. To be specific it was four Sansui speakers. They weren’t to great but I decided to get them anyway. Then he asked if I was interested in the 9090. I said yes!! He said ten bucks. So I paid 110 for all that stuff. Sold the speakers for 80 each set. And I made 900 of the receiver! That was the best deal I ever had.
Great find. All my AV receivers going back thirty years are Yamaha. They sound great and have never experienced a problem. I replaced the first one ONLY because I needed HDMI switching
Yamaha still makes top quality stuff. I still use two, a simple stereo receiver for powering my ancient B&W DM-7 MkII’s and a newer 5.1 receiver hooked up to my home cinema set. My 22 years old Yamaha still works fine, apart from a dim display that is. Never got any issues at all.
I bought the same model used within the last year as a video switcher and 5.1 decoder. My use case is a bit weird but it serves it well. I collect and restore vacuum tube TVs (1945-1975), and obsolete recording formats (some of this stuff is on my channel). I run 4 low power analog transmitters (when you have around 100 TVs having a DTV tuner or other hardwired source connected to them isn't anywhere close to practical) and that front monitor 2 switch is really nice. It along with input switch allow 2 independently switched AV outputs to feed different transmitters. I still could use a second one to function as a remote switch for a few more analog AV sources I have (I've got an old Fisher I may press back into service once I fix a couple of the S-video connectors). With an external HDMI matrix for my one HD set (and a HDMI recorder) and my 4ch tube amp (in practice you can't tell the difference between phantom center channel 5.1 and 4.0 surround driving tower speakers with deep bass).
I had a Yamaha DSP-A1 integrated amp (not called a receiver since it didn't have an FM tuner) which was their "flagship" 5.1 unit back around 1998 and it served me well for 10 years. It was an incredible unit.
I still have a Yamaha DSP-AX1 which was an upgrade of the DSP-A1, the bullt in AC3 demodulater is very useful for laserdisc players. they can still compete with todays units.
@@kelvingreen3736 I still have a DSP-AX1 that i use for laserdisc playback, and it weighs about 35kg! The DSP-A range were the best available during the laserdisc era.
IIRC, panel light dimming with age was a common issue for that box. There is a dimmer setting under the "set menu" but it may not help. Those retailed for about 1 grand.
I have a Yamaha RX-V390RDS recivee that have the same low light display. Love it and it have the best thing any VHS lover need, a dedicated input and output for VCR and TV. My tapes have never sounded better 👌 Wish i could brighten the dispöay though.
My Onkyo TS-DX656 is build the same way,, same layout and its before those BGA crap, it is very service friendly amp, any board can be removed separately and it has bottom hatch.
The only kerb side thing I ever found was a busted old vacuum cleaner .dog poo bags .O and a set of false Teath .wait a minute is that a nakamichi dragon lol regards from over the pond
I found a Yamaha receiver on the side of the road and it works perfectly. It was thrown out due to the previous owner deciding to upgrade. I know this because it was inside the box for the new receiver when I found it.
I bought a can of WD-40 "Specialist Electrical Contact Cleaner Spray." Smells the same as what I used to buy from the local electronics store when it was still in business and it works fine.
No effort on the display? I've got a HTR-2064 here. the dsp seems to have gone crazy. some speakers work in some modes with some inputs. Tried reset next step change dsp.
I know a lot of people who have gotten rid of stuff like this after moving into condos, and using wall-mounted TVs and sound bars. Just no space for a receiver in these spaces, and you can hardly sell them for anything, so off they go!
Yes many down sizing to smaller places to capitalize on housing gains. I'm still in a house and intend to stay here. Besides son is still living at home. Daughter moved out 2 years ago as she has bf and is making good coin.
Nice find Dave! How come you put down Onkyo ? I've had mine for a good five years and I love it! TX-NR676 no problems yet!! Gosh I hope I don't but if I do I will look at the HDMI board because you said these fail from the heat! Thanks!
If you saw how many dsps failed and they didn't exactly bend over backwards to resolve the issue. I still use an onkyo, an older model that didn't have this bad dsp in it.
@Jammerk40 - Got the TX-NR808. Here you can talk about "build like a tank"! Very well constructed, huge trafo, nice solid power transistors mounted on a big massive heatsink, with two big fans right under. Normally these don't run, but they are there, if needed. Sounds stunning too as a HiFi amp, and was very well reviewed. The downside is of cause the Texas Instruments DSP chip - I mounted a cooling fin on this chip, when all the fuss about them surfaced - you could do the same. It has been running now for 11 years now, without any issues.
The one thing that stops me from getting an older surround sound reciever like this is the complete lack of a subwoofer pre-out!!! This one might have one, but I don’t know. I have two Onkyo TX-SR500 units from 2002 that have a subwoofer out. However, one of them has no output from the rear right channel and sometimes the rear left as well. I used to be able to tap the cones on the rear speakers and the sound would somehow come back, but that stopped on the right channel few days ago now it’s just completely dead. I can still do it on the left Picking up a used 2013 model Yamaha to replace it. I know the newer stuff might not be quite as reliable as this beast, but still better than Onkyo with their constant HDMI issues.
Update: got my unit. Can’t see a cooling fan or anything inside, but it definitely runs much cooler than that Onkyo did! It also came with the remote, which allows me to adjust individual speaker levels and other things I could not do before. This is a big help because I always had trouble hearing dialogue, so I have the center channel turned up. My only complaint is that the volume is on a dB scale instead of a 0-80 scale, and there isn’t a switched 120v out on the back, which I used to use for my subwoofer. Luckily my subwoofer has an auto-off so that isn’t an issue, and unlike on my Onkyo, the subwoofer doesn’t make a loud thud sound if the receiver is turned off and back on within 10 minutes!
A Yamaha with dirty controls.... color me shocked ... my 570 needs to be cleaned every year mainly due to the large opening on the top... they sure do collect the dust...where as my same era and same environment Optimus receiver has never needed the controls touched.... weird ...
From what you are describing, I would guess that your receiver has one of the digital volume controls that doesn't have "stops" on either end and can be rotated continuously in either direction without stopping. You can't simply squirt contact cleaner into those in order to clean them; you must unsolder the control from the circuit board, pry up the bent metal tabs holding the case together, and take it apart so that you can clean the segmented pie plate-like metal disk inside of it, as well as the wiper fingers that contact the disk, with a pencil eraser. The control also contains a viscous silicone lubricant (similar to the silicone used inside cueing mechanisms for turntables) inside of it, which you have to carefully swab out with a Q-tip and alcohol before cleaning the contacts. If you don't have similar silicone damping fluid to lubricate to control with before reassembling it,, you can use clear silicone transistor heat sink grease instead; the control won't feel quite the same but it works well enough. I have cleaned a number of these manually, it's kind of a pain but it solves the problem.
I was thinking the same thing. The digital input part of my Yamaha DSP-A1 started flaking out in 2008 (sound would go out for a second or two every 10-15 minutes). They may have thrown it out because some key feature started acting up.
No display is fine. Remember the studio is incredibly bright. Overhead there are 6 15 watt LED, 2 40 watt fluorescent, a 45, 65 and 2 85 watt power compact fluorescent and a 25 watt CFL mounted on the camera. So yes it is very bright and washes out the display.
Question from Europe... are really American people allowed to leave "special waste" like electronic appliances at the side of the road, and not return to specialized recycling centers?
No its not allowed. Usually, electronics and other goods like lightbulbs and chemical type waste are supposed to be brought to a recycling center. Many towns also have a "purchase a sticker" system for large items like mattresses and such. If there's a paid sticker on it, it'll get taken at the street. People put things like this out either because they think someone would want it or just because they're lazy.
You say this is the last equipment you found during spring clean up you could be WRONG there could be many more if you look around. Waiting for you to take them home..
@@12voltvids That's great have you come across VCR's with Auto Head Cleaners on Sony and Philips VCR's near the head there's a plastic lever type thing, with a round tab or sponge etc. I have removed mine as it was causing picture playback issues on My Philips and Sony VCR's at times leading a tape to be eaten, they really thought that would be a good idea but causes more issues for sure...
Hey dear 12volters... What came to my mind when I saw the volume control of this device: Does anyone has an idea if it is possible (and how) to cure sticky knobs? I encountered that some "soft touch" knobs with that silky, gummy finish tend to get very sticky after many years of usage ur also just sitting . I then find it utter disgusting to touch these (and no, I'm no princess). The knobs seem to develop a greasy, sticky kind of film on top I just can't ged rid off. Sometimes alc or vinegar helps a bit but nothing seems to really remove this yucky texture. I guess this is due to a chemical process that happens very slowly, mabye some of the materials ingredients dissolve. However: Ideas, anyone?
Maybe my iso turned bad ; ) or maybe there's also different types of that sticky goo. On a Logitech Squeezebox Radio control knob vinegar did the job and on a camera grip IPA worked pretty well. There's probably no one-for-all.
Using iso-propyl alcohol and cotton buds (q-tips) it may take several applications to get those soft (I think silicone rubber) control knobs clean. There are stronger solvents available (acetone in nail polish remover, paint thinner), but may well dissolve the soft material completely...
@@jamesatkinson6480 - q-tips?? LOL you've got to rub a lot harder than that. I've used IPL or other solvent plus a blue "non-scratch" scotchbrite to get that crud off 😃
These receivers have 5 separate channels. so there is absolutely NO reason not to listen to stereo in them. They have 2 channels in, 2 channels out, nothing but amplification in the middl0. It sounds like you are somewhat confused about audio products, right? Perhaps go back to playing with your train set 🤣
yup, they are all junk. Stick to good old 2 channel pure analog amp, no digital processing crap or multiple channels. They tend to have better SNR/THD+N and more output power. I never was a fan of all the digital processing garbage, and the built in DACs are piss poor. I'll stick to an old analog amp or a professional power amp. I guess people like them for home theater bullshit, where they don't care about quality as much, just as long as they can hear their movies on their "surround sound setup".
@@johncoops6897 Yea they have 5 channels, and every one is limited in bandwidth from 80 to 16khz so if you like to listen to your music with bits of the sound missing then go ahead. every digital format these receivers support are highly compressed, these amps are no good for music. A simple class A 50 watt stereo amplifier will sound twice as good, these were designed for the highly compressed dolby digital format, in fact digital in general is junk for stereo music, digital is 1's and 0's so what happens to the bits in between? yup they get lost. these av amps are not fit for the purpose, to get any kind of meaningful bass output from these weedy av amps you need a subwoofer, even then bass is in stereo not mono. you dont know what youre talking about sorry.
@@victorcoss2600 You are correct sir, ive done many of A B comparisons with these old crappy AV amps alongside my old sony TA 636 from 1979, none of them come anywhere near as close for power or sound quality, they are complete junk for music, they werent designed for that in the first place. a properly set up stereo system will sound holographic and amazing without any extra speakers, the amplifiers in these av amps are piss poor for music.
