Yamaha RX-V685BL Review and Specs

Yamaha RX-V685BL Yamaha’s RX-V685 AV Receiver offers a staggering amount of cutting-edge technology, such as Dolby Atmos, Multiroom connectivity, MusicCast and an option to use wireless rear speakers, but also provides old-school options like phono inputs and FM Radio. More Yamaha RX-V685BL specs you can see in this Yamaha RX-V685BL review.

Yamaha RX-V685BL review

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Features

The RX-V685 can pump out 90 watts per channel (8 Ohms) and supports just about any format you can think of (MP3 / WMA / MPEG-4 AAC)). It also supports 4K Ultra HD, HDR (high dynamic range) video including Dolby Vision and Hybrid Log-Gamma, and of course Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Music is presented with the same character – clean and clear, detailed and defined (especially using the Pure Direct mode) – although it does lack that last ounce of color and texture you may find in a dedicated two-channel amplifier in the same price range.

Design and build

The front panel is split into two sections, the lower half slightly larger and has that brushed aluminum look, although we’re not sure that it’s actually aluminum. In the lower section you’ll find, from left to right, a headphone output, input selectors, tone control, program selectors, Straight (Connect) button, USB input, 3.5mm AUX input, and a large volume knob. Just above these, in the center, are four SCENE buttons.

Yamaha RX-V685BL

Connectivity

A quick look at the back reveals a fair amount of in- and outputs; HDMI (5 in/2 out), Network port, two optical inputs, two coaxial inputs, component video inputs, phono input, three aux inputs (RCA), one composite video input, zone 2 out, pre-out (front, 2 subwoofer), remote in/out, trigger out, FM an AM antenna inputs, and nine (9) pairs of speaker terminals (front, center, surround, surround back, presence). The surround back terminals also functions as output for Zone 2 (or bi-amp), and the Presence terminals can also be used as Zone 2 output. And a non-detachable power cord.

Setup

The AV Setup Guide app worked without comments because I performed all the needed settings with ease and minimal time expenses. The printed user manual is absent.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Dolby Atmos is a pleasure to listen to with the proper setup using the YPAO automatic setup using the included microphone
  • Almost all of the settings and front screen displays can be customized to your liking

Cons

  • You cannot have the presence (Atmos) speakers and surround back speakers going simultaneously

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Common features

Product

Yamaha RX-V685BL

Model

RX-V685BL

Brand

Yamaha

Reviews

394

Amplifier

Channels

7.2

Stereo power (RMS), W/Ohm

90/8, 150/4

Output impedance, Ohm

8, 4

Frequency response

10Hz-100KHz

THD in stereo, %

0.06

Audio features

Digital to analog converter (DAC)

Burr-Brown 384 KHz/32-bit

Bi-amping

Pure direct (straight)

Auto speaker calibration

YPAO

Speaker A/B switching

Other audio features

CINEMA DSP, Compressed Music Enhancer, Virtual CINEMA FRONT

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

2.4/5GHz

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1

DLNA

MHL

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not

Extensive connection

HDMI input/output

5/2

HDMI ARC (Audio Return Channel)

HDMI eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)

HDMI CEC

Digital content protection (HDCP)

HDCP 2.2

Subwoofer output (LFE)

2

Headphone output

1 x 6.3

Optical digital input

2

Coaxial digital input

2

Composite input

1

Component input/output

1/0

Phono (MM) input

Front panel connectors

USB, phones, AUX

Multi channel preamp output

Video features

HDR (High Dynamic Range)

HDR10

4K signal pass-through

4K/60Hz

8K signal pass-through

HDMI signal pass-through

3D signal pass-through

HDMI pass-through in standby mode

Video conversion

Analog to HDMI scaling

HDMI to HDMI scaling

Dolby Vision

Other video features

BT.2020, HLG

Additional features

Voice control

App control

iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android

Display

colour OSD

Tuner

AM, FM

Sleep timer

Auto power off

ECO mode

Graphical user interface (GUI)

Setup assistant

Firmware update

network, USB

Other additional features

has not

Multi-room

Multi-room zones

2

Zone audio output

speaker, preout

Zone HDMI output

Multi-room control

MusicCast

RS-232

0

Remote control input/output (IR)

1/1

DC trigger output (12V)

1

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby Surround

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS HD Master

DTS Virtual:X

DTS Neural:X

DTS (other)

DTS 96/24, DTS-HD, DTS-EXPRESS, DTS-Surround, DTS Neo:6

Auro-3D

IMAX Enhanced

Multichannel stereo

Audio file formats

MP3

WMA

AAC

WAV

FLAC

ALAC

Other audio file formats

AIFF

Power

Operational power consumption, W

400

Standby consumption, W

0.1

Removable power cord

User manual

Manual

Dimensions

Size W x H x D, cm/inches

43.5 x 17.1 x 37.8/17 x 6.7 x 14.6

Weight, kg/lbs

10.5/23.1

Other

Release year

2018
Yamaha RX-V685BL
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