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Following the introduction of the DSP-A1, which was incredibly successful, it was only natural that Yamaha would introduce other receivers that have some, but not all, of the DSP-A1′s features and performance. Not everyone can afford the DSP-A1, but all Yamaha fans would like to have something like it. The RX-V2095 is the next best thing to a DSP-A1. It has seven channels, 100 watts per channel into five of the channels, and 25 watts per channel into the effects channels (two channels that sit near the front left/right main channels). It has 36 DSP sound fields, pre-ins and pre-outs for six channels (5.1 channels). Unlike the DSP-A1, the 2095 has an AM/FM tuner (five groups of 8 presets each) and multi-room capability (Zone 2, two channel stereo). Plus, the 2095 has Yamaha’s new YSS-918 chip which decodes Dolby Digital (DD), DTS, Pro Logic, and has the DSP mode logic. So, in some ways, it actually has more features than the DSP-A1, although the DSP-A1 remains Yamaha’s flagship in features and high performance surround sound.

The front panel of the 2095 sports Yamaha’s new look, which first emerged with the DSP-A1. With the lower panel up, only the On/Off button, LED Readout, Input Selector (continuous rotary knob), and Volume Control (rotary knob) are visible. Most of the controls are hidden by the lower panel door, which flips open to reveal numerous other buttons and knobs including speaker selector (A/B), Program (DSP modes), Headphone jack, Bass Extension, Tone Control Bypass, Effect On/Off (switches receiver to two channel stereo instead of surround sound), Bass, Treble, External Decoder (for use with the six pre-in jacks), Tuner Presets, Balance, Tuning Preset Selector, Recording Output, and one set of S-Video-Composite Video-Audio Input Jacks. Like the DSP-A1, the 2095 input selector is a continuously turning knob. When it is turned, the input is registered on the right side of the LED display. The left side shows the input mode, whether it is DD or DTS or Pro Logic. The middle of the display shows the DSP mode, such as DGTL Spectacle (for use with DD). The LFE level can be set individually for DD and DTS, which is a nice feature since the LFE mix can be different…more