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£1799
The RX-A6A is the most precise-sounding, well specified, flexible and future-proofed AVR that we have come across at this price point.
At £1799, the Yamaha RX-A6A’s closest rival is the Denon AVC-X6700H – a formidable What Hi-Fi? Award-winner that offers two more channels of amplification than the RX-A6A. Unlike the Yamaha, however, only one of its eight inputs and two of its three outputs are HDMI 2.1-certified (though all ports already support 2.1 gaming features such as VRR, ALLM, QMS and QFT).
Yamaha considers the RX-A6A to be its best-value AVR as it boasts a nearidentical feature set to the flagship RX-A8A (around £2700). The A6A doesn’t have the same separation between the transformer and power stages,custom block capacitors or the same level of structural damping as the A8A. While the A8A has dual 32-bit/384kHz ESS Hyperstream ES9026PRO DACs, the A6A has only one, to handle the main channels, while an ES9007S DAC takes care of the ambient channels. Outwardly, all Yamaha Aventage AVRs share the same glossy, monolithic design with a sleek, uncluttered front panel that sports a large central volume control with an input select dial and large-text LCD display. The screen doesn’t display artwork but it can be customised to show the playback information of most interest to you.
