Yamaha · RX-A4A
Ready to buy
The retained reference is About $1,699 current U.S. reference. Confirm current firmware, HDMI mode support, dealer price and which output or zone behavior the installation requires. Confirm the current configuration, included parts, support path, return terms and the work that must be preserved before ordering.
Current market
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Confirm current firmware, HDMI mode support, dealer price and which output or zone behavior the installation requires. Confirm the checkout price and package before paying.
RX-A4A fits a seven-channel room that needs Yamaha's MusicCast, three-output connectivity or YPAO workflow and has no planned four-height expansion.
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What changed
Older observations stay in the ledger when the current view changes. That lets a buyer tell the difference between an old complaint, an active issue, and a problem that was corrected.
RX-A4A was checked against its manufacturer record, the current category collection and the nearest ownership alternatives.
Each amount stays tied to its source and capture date. Conflicting prices remain visible until the seller resolves them.
Current reference priceA structured timeline will begin with the next source capture
Owner experience
Owner discussion repeatedly returns to ypao measurement strategy, firmware and hdmi mode configuration rather than specifications alone.
These are self-reported experiences from a changing mix of owners, conditions and software versions. They identify questions to test, not a failure rate.Owner threads repeatedly surface HDMI handshakes, firmware, room-correction workflow, heat, channel assignment and support experience; those reports are configuration-specific troubleshooting evidence, not population-level reliability data.
Verify the current firmware and run YPAO from documented positions, then listen at ordinary levels before changing target or level settings.
1 evidence recordSources
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Yamaha identifies RX-A4A as a seven-amplifier AVENTAGE receiver with seven HDMI inputs, three HDMI outputs, MusicCast and Yamaha YPAO multipoint calibration
About $1,699 current U.S. reference was retained from the current manufacturer or authorized-market record with package and availability qualifications kept visible.
Yamaha publishes setup, compatibility or service material that makes this purchase boundary explicit: Seven powered and processed channels cap the main room at 7.2 or 5.2.2, while the 110-watt figure is measured with two channels driven and YPAO cannot make an unsuitable room or speaker layout safe or compatible
A current independent specialty-retail collection exposes channel counts, HDMI connectivity, room-correction systems, authorized pricing and support while separating receivers with internal amplification from processor-only components.
Independent technical coverage keeps amplifier test conditions, channel loading, processing topology, thermal behavior and HDMI implementation visible instead of treating one headline wattage number as universal output.
Independent receiver reviews compare room correction, surround formats, ergonomics, connectivity and measured or observed system behavior while preserving the speaker, room and setup context around each conclusion.
Owner threads repeatedly surface HDMI handshakes, firmware, room-correction workflow, heat, channel assignment and support experience; those reports are configuration-specific troubleshooting evidence, not population-level reliability data.
AVR-X2800H represents the dual-output seven-channel receiver branch at $1,299 current direct reference.
CINEMA 60 represents the premium seven-channel receiver branch at $1,800 current direct.
The manufacturer record, current market collection, support material and independent category evidence were checked on August 16, 2026. The checkout package and regional support path still need verification. Owner reports are retained as bounded experience, not a reliability rate. Powered channels, processed channels, amplifier test conditions, room-correction entitlement and HDMI input and output counts are kept distinct. No record guarantees compatibility with a particular speaker, room, source, display, cable or firmware, and no listening-level statement is a safety guarantee.
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