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The receiver itself is actually not bad, but it costs about a hundred dollars more than the HTR-6030 and has very few additional features to justify the added cost. One feature listed on both the Yamaha web site and Amazon's web site is the ability to run speakers A & B simultaneously ("Speaker A, B or A+B selection").

Unfortunately, this is not true. According to a Yamaha representative: "The HTR-6040 can only do A or B or off. It cannot do both. It is a misprint on our webpage, has been noted, and will be corrected."

If you don't need to run both Speakers A & B, save the money and get the HTR-6030. If you do need this feature, you'll have to find a different receiver.

Purchased this item (about 3 weeks ago) purely for it's audio functions, not for television use. It produces good sound (with klipsch speakers) and I guess works fine. It was pretty easy to set up, but I can't figure out how to do half of the stuff that it is supposed to do for audio. The instruction manual is very vague and I think incomplete. We use the iPod dock and it works great, but I can't figure out how to get the receiver to configure and produce the best quality sound. So, I guess it is a wonderful receiver, but I'm just frustrated with figuring out how to get it to do what I want it to do.

Looks good...works great! Haven't figured out how to program remote to control TV and Cable box however. But works great just like a Yamaha receiver should!

Product was delivered quickly, and it delivers a Yamaha quality sound in the media room. I was surprised the unit isn't heavier, but the sound is good. Plenty of features/options for customizing your sound. I like the YPAO sound equqlization feature.