Yamaha "Pure Direct" Better Performance or Pure Nonsense In AVENTAGE Receivers?

Yamaha has a "Pure Direct" features on most of their AV receivers that is claimed to offer the best performance for the product by reducing noise caused by circuits not directly responsible for producing sound. In this video, I explore that claim by measuring "Straight" vs "Pure Direct" in every mode of operation, including the analog and HDMI inputs. Should you use "Pure Direct"? Watch this video to find out.


4:04 Correction Pure direct is the plot with wider frequency response

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