Yamaha announces feature-packed RX-Z11 home theater receiver
Normally home theater receivers aren't considered anything special, content to switch inputs and power speakers, letting the plasma flat-panel take all the glory. But Yamaha has thrown all the goodies and features into the RX-Z11 receiver, with THX Ultra2 Plus certification for quality assurance, five HDMI 1.3a inputs and two outputs, four component inputs and two outs, and support for five audio and two video zones. It also supports the newest audio codecs, including Dolby TrueHD, and DTS Master Audio. To finish off the features, the receiver also supports terrestrial HD and XM satellite radio, network capabilities and internet radio, and includes an iPod dock for external media. The RX-Z11 comes out in November, for an undisclosed (but surely expensive) price.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kevman @ Aug 15th 2007 5:38AM
MSRP on the RX-Z11 is $5,499.
Segarsj @ Aug 15th 2007 10:20AM
Why didn't you mention that it's an 11.2 receiver? I think that's something that should have been noted in the article.
treacherous @ Aug 15th 2007 8:50PM
This looks pretty awesome, but here's what I'd REALLY like...
Id like to have a Home Theater receiver that was completely legacy free. No analog inputs at all!! Id like it to have about 5 HDMI 1.3 inputs with programmable digital audio inputs for those devices that are still stuck at HDMI 1.2. Id like it to be 1080p 24p compatible, and Id like it to have at least 80Wx7 channel Dolby True HD and DTS HD.
I know... I'm dreaming...