• 7-channel powerful surround sound (1.400W=200W x 7 for Europe; 980W=140W x 7 RMS; 1,400W=200W x 7 max)
• HD Audio format decoding: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio; Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
• H-shape cross member frame and rigid bottom frame/double bottom construction
• Symmetrical power amplifier layout
• New heat sink with anti-vibration and anti-thermal properties
• High speed thermal feedback power amplifier
• DAC on Pure Ground circuitry with high-performance Burr-Brown PCM1796 DACs
• Extra-high capacity block capacitors
• Ultra Low Jitter PLL circuitry
• Intelligent Assignable amplifiers for bi-amp or Surround Back - Front Presence or Zone 2/Zone 3 connection

• Analogue and HDMI video upscaling to full HD 1080p
• 1080p-compatible HDMI: 8 inputs (1 on front) and 2 outputs (simultaneous)
• Supports Deep Colour (30/36 bit), x.v.Colour, 24Hz Refresh Rate and Auto Lip-Sync compensation
• HQV high-class chipset “VHD1900” for HD/SD Video
• Video adjustment functionality
— New auto noise reduction (mosquito, block and temporal noise) with customisation capability
— New auto resolution enhancement (detail and edge enhancement) with customisation capability
— Auto Contrast Enhancement
— Video signal control (Contrast, Brightness, Saturation)
— 6 preset memories
— Variable video adjustment

• New SCENE PLUS - simple and versatile functionality
— 12 SCENE choices (4 on front panel and others on GUI)
— Zone SCENE - 4 SCENE buttons for Zone 2/Zone 3
— Versatile parameters can be stored into each SCENE
• Network functions
— Access to Internet Radio (MP3/WMA) and music files on PC or DLNA Server (WAV, MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC 96/24)
— Web Browser Control via PC or PDA
— Receiver Manager through network connection
— DLNA 1.5 certified
• YPAO-R.S.C. (Reflected Sound Control) sound optimisation with angle measurement and multi-point measurement
— DSP Effect Normalisation
— Room Acoustic Echo
— Controlling reflection and echo
• HDMI (V.1.4a with 3D and Audio Return Channel)
• HDMI CEC functionality
• New on-screen display GUI with album art
• Flexibly assignable component video and optical/coaxial (except Video Aux) inputs allow a wide range of source components
• Video Adjustment Preset
• Ability to change HDMI input while in Standby Through mode
• USB port for portable audio players and flash drives (MTP/MSC)
• iPod/iPhone compatibility with optional YDS-12 Universal Dock
• iPod song titles displayed in English and Western European languages
• Wireless connection for iPod/iPhone with optional YID-W10
• Bluetooth (A2DP) compatibility with optional Yamaha Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver YBA-10
• Auto power down function with variable time setting

• HD Audio decoding with CINEMA DSP 3D (23 DSP programmes)
• Compressed Music Enhancer with CINEMA DSP
• CINEMA DSP 3D, expandable to 11.2 channels (with front and rear presence speakers) by adding an external amp
• Virtual Presence Speaker function for CINEMA DSP 3D without Front Presence Speakers
• Channel expandability with external amplifier (11-channel expandability (bi-amping))
• Adaptive DRC (Dynamic Range Control) and Adaptive DSP Level
• Dialogue Lift