Headphone Output: Yamaha AVR

by IGNNE
in Audio

Yamaha RX-V667

Slightly outdated but still fully functioning AVR that I got my hands on. Measurements only cover the headphone jack. Connected via HDMI, 2 channel PCM mode.

Data

12 kHz, normal mode, “enhancer” off, “straight” profile:

12 kHz, “pure direct” mode:

Null test, “pure direct”:

Comment

Looks good for me. The “pure direct” mode is supposed to turn off anything not related to the sound like video processing, and it seems to have a measurable effect on the noise floor. With enhancers and DSP modes and so on, you get a fair bit of stuff in the spectrum, but that’s to be expected. Remaining noise is likely created at least partly by the test setup.