Seems like a decent price on the Titanium finish variant… unsure if there are any shipping costs (based on prior deals from this seller)
Firmware update enables support for Airplay2, Spotify Connect, Amazon Music, Google Assistant, advanced voice control and eARC.
The Yamaha RX-V685 AV Receiver offers the following features.
A 7.2-channel AV Receiver with support for dedicated Zone 2 Audio, MusicCast Multi-room and convenience of analog to digital video connection up conversion and a Phono input for connecting up your favourite turntable. With the latest upgrades the RX-V685 now gains 32bit upgraded DACs, MusicCast Surround, stereo front pre-outputs and a second HDMI output.
- 7-channel powerful surround sound
- —- 90 W per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 0.06% THD, 2-ch driven)
- —- 150 W per channel (4 ohms, 1 kHz, 0.9% THD, 1-ch driven)
- —- 150 W per channel (8 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD, 1-ch driven)
- Ability to add wireless surround speaker/s (MusicCast 20 or MusicCast 50)
- YPAO™ Reflected Sound Control (R.S.C.) sound optimisation
- Amazon Alexa voice control compatibility (Availability varies by region)
- MusicCast multi-room technology
- Music streaming services built-in
- HDMI® (5 in / 2 out) with Dolby Vision™ and Hybrid Log-Gamma
- Phono input for vinyl playback
Great receiver
I am rocking a V681 from Eastwood Hifi and absolutely love it.