Yamaha AVENTAGE AV Receiver RX-A8A

The A8A is our most innovative model yet. This AV receiver incorporates cutting-edge components and technology for home cinema unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Lose yourself in room-filling sound and crystal clear picture.

  • Flagship-Quality Parts
  • High-Quality Digital Components
  • Gaming-dedicated Functions (ALLM,VRR,QMS,QFT)*
  • HDMI Multiple Input with latest Technology*
  • Voice Control
  • Compatible with Wireless Rear Speaker

Description

Yamaha

Make every night movie night. In fact, feel like you've entered the story. The Yamaha approach to tonal balance delivers incredibly detailed and accurate timbre in each voicing. Dynamism is found in the emotive contrast between the stillness and motion in the movie. The urgency and suspense between action scenes is palpable through the sound field that is created.

AI technology built into the DSP analyses the scene of the entertainment content and then creates the optimal surround effect to reproduce it with the ultimate impact. This AI instantaneously analyses scenes by focusing on distinct sound elements such as dialogue, background music, ambient sounds and sound effects, and automatically optimizes the surround effect in real time. Imagine having a Yamaha sound engineer right there whilst your listening, tuning the best sound live and specifically for you. AI technology creates a compelling sense of realism with expressive power beyond conventional sound field effects, giving you the most profound entertainment experience possible. Qualcomm® QCS407 with 64-bit high precision processing delivers precise surround sound.

Yamaha’s flagship 3D sound field playback technology was created by combining actually measured sound field data with cutting edge digital signal processing technology. The revamped CINEMA DSP HD3 features new signal processing algorithms and maximizes theatre sound effects, accurately reproducing a new dimension of realism for a sound field with a rich sense of presence and no feeling of boundaries. By using front, center and surround speakers to create a rear virtual speaker, CINEMA DSP HD3 playback up to 11.1 channels is possible* even with a 7.1-channel speaker configuration. *Requires connection to a front presence speaker.

For those without in-ceiling or upward firing speakers in their system, Dolby Atmos® with Height Virtualization Technology simulates the Atmos experience with forward facing-drivers. Configure up to five speakers to replicate the effect of two in-ceiling speakers, or utilize all seven channels to simulate the powerful effect of four overhead speakers.

Feel every dimension in Dolby Atmos®. Enjoy a 5.1 surround speaker system and two additional overhead speakers or two Dolby Atmos® elevation speakers, delivering dramatic overhead effects for truly enveloping audio – including Dolby Surround upmixer for legacy content

DTS:X immersive audio formatting places sound where it would naturally occur in space, creating life-like, multi-dimensional audio. The included spatial remapping engine of DTS Neural:X™ offers improved immersion and heightened realism in all your favorite movies.

The magic of the AURO-3D® technologies lies in its ability to transform any space and any content. AURO-3D® will deliver a purely transformative, breath-taking Immersive audio experience, every time. The unique vertical stereo field of AURO allows sound to move around us as we experience in our everyday lives, ensuring a powerful soundscape that transports us into the world of our chosen content. Escape into the story, get lost in the music; experience every moment and emotion the way nature intended.

Hear More, Feel More with AURO-3D®.

When music is encoded into a digitally compressed format like MP3, the frequency response suffers. Yamaha’s Compressed Music Enhancer employs sophisticated digital signal processing using exclusive algorithms to restore what was lost, so the music always sounds the way it should.

Amplifier SectionChannel11.2
Rated Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven)185 W (8 ohms, 0.9% THD)
Rated Output Power (20Hz-20kHz, 2ch driven)150 W (8 ohms, 0.06% THD)
Maximum Effective Output Power (1kHz, 1ch driven)220 W (8 ohms, 10% THD)
High Slew Rate AmplifierYes
Surround Sound ProcessingSurround:AIYes
CINEMA DSPYes (HD3)
DSP Programs24
Dialog Level AdjustmentYes
Virtual Presence SpeakerYes
Virtual Surround Back SpeakerYes
Dialogue LiftYes
SILENT CINEMA / Virtual CINEMA DSPYes
Dolby AtmosYes
Dolby Atmos Height VirtualizerYes
Dolby TrueHDYes
Dolby Digital PlusYes
Dolby SurroundYes
DTS:XYes
DTS-HD Master AudioYes
Auro 3DYes
Audio FeaturesFile FormatMP3 / WMA / MPEG-4 AAC, ALAC: up to 96 kHz / 24-bit, FLAC: up to 384 kHz / 24-bit, WAV / AIFF: up to 384 kHz / 32-bit, DSD: up to 11.2 MHz
Pure DirectYes
Compressed Music EnhancerYes
High-resolution Music EnhancerYes
YPAO multi-point measurementYes with R.S.C. (Reflected Sound Control) , 3D, 64-bit High Precision EQ Calculation and Angle Measurement
YPAO VolumeYes
Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control)Yes
Initial Volume & Maximum Volume SettingYes
A.R.T. WedgeYes
Bi-amp capabilityYes
Audio DelayYes (0-500 ms)
DA Converter384 kHz / 32-bit ESS Hyperstream DAC ES9026PRO x2
Video FeaturesHDMI eARCYes
HDMI Audio Return ChannelYes
HDMI Pass-through8K60AB, 4K120AB, 40GBPS (via future update)
HDMI Up-scalingYes, up to 8K (via firmware update)
HDMI Up-conversionYes (Analog to HDMI)
Dolby VisionYes
HDR 10+Yes (via firmware update)
VRR/ALLM/QMS/QFTYes (via firmware update)
Video adjustmentYes
ConnectivityMusicCast SurroundYes
HDMI Input/Output7 / 3 (HDMI2.1 / HDCP2.3)
HDMI CECYes
USB InputYes
Network PortYes
Wi-FiYes (2.4 / 5 GHz)
AirPlay 2Yes
BluetoothYes (SBC / AAC)
Front AV InputUSB
Digital Audio Input/Output: Optical3 / 0
Digital Audio Input/Output: Coaxial2 / 0
Analog Audio Input/Output6 / 0
Phono InputYes
XLR TerminalYes
Component Video Input/Output1 / 0
Composite Video Input/Output2 / 0
Preout11.2-ch
Headphone Output1
Tuner SectionFM/AM TunerYes (Availability varies by region.)
DAB TunerYes (Availability varies by region.)
User InterfaceOn-screen displayGraphical User Interface
SCENESCENE PLUS (8 sets)
App ControlYes (iPhone / iPad / Android phone / tablet)
Web Browser ControlYes
Remote Control UnitYes
Zone ControlZone 2 Audio OutputPreout / HDMI
Zone 3 Audio OutputPreout
Zone 4 Audio OutputHDMI
Powered ZoneZone 2 / 3
Zone Video OutputHDMI
Zone B OutputHDMI
Zone GUIYes
RS-232C InterfaceN/A
+12V Trigger Output2
Remote (IR) Input/Output1 / 1
Party ModeYes
GeneralStandby Power Consumption (IR only)<0.4 W
Auto Power StandbyYes
ECO modeYes
Dimensions (W x H x D)435 W x 192 H x 477 D mm (with antenna up:435 W x 271 H x 477 D mm);17-1/8"W x 7-1/2"H x 18-3/4"D (with antenna up:17-1/8"W x 10-5/8"H x 18-3/4"D)
Weight21.4 kg; 47.2 lbs.