Buena Park, Calif. –Yamaha will add its own product to the audio industry’s short list of slim A/V receivers (AVR) with the launch this month of the $649-suggested RX-S600 networked receiver.
The 5.1-channel AVR is only 4.4 inches tall compared with other Yamaha AVRs that are 6.75 inches tall. The receiver “can be placed just about anywhere due to its small size,” said Bob Goedken, GM of Yamaha’s A/V division.
For networking, the receiver is equipped with Apple AirPlay, DLNA 1.5, Pandora, Spotify Connect and vTuner Internet radio. It’s also equipped with three HDMI inputs and one HDMI output with 3D and 4K passthrough, audio return channel, and standby-through mode so that users can listen to cable set-top boxes and other HDMI video sources through their TV speakers while the receiver is off.
