I'm looking into the RX-V2500, it's abit more complicated than the others because it has a GUI and i would rather it was in English. I downloaded the German manual for it and the GUI appears to be in English but i've contacted Yamaha UK to confirm.
The customer service from the german site appears to be really good though, I send them an email at about 3pm and got a reply at 8. They also recon that you can use uk service centres if theres a problem but i'm getting that confirmed too.
The cost of this unit is £660 with delivery, although this is with the delivery at 60 euros (no key for it) that it says when you order but the email I received states that delivery will be 20 euros, so thats maybe where your saving came from?
One last thing, the RX-V2500 is not anywhere to be seen in the UK yet, will it be around this price (£660) when it does come out, from somewhere like unbeatable?
Gazbarber,
Just taken delivery of the RX-V2500 from Germany this morning. It cost me Euros 750 including postage to the UK. This worked out approx £530 including P&P, and the process was as easy as ordering from mail order company anywhere in the UK.
This beauty is not yet available in the UK, but its advertised for £999.95 here although not yet available to order.
http://www.avland.co.uk/yamaha/rxv2500/rxv2500.htm . It is the only place I have come across advertising this awesome piece of kit.
My early impressions are AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME !!!. Its features packed and absolutely fantastic. The sound coming out of my KEF Q5s is mind-blowing and a joy to listen to. Watching Movies using the various DSP is a new experience with this machine, quite stunning!!!
I'm putting it through its early paces and will be in a position to give a detailed review very shortly.
I'll highly recommend this machine to anybody thinking of getting one, and dont be put off buying it from abroad especially Germany. Its a lot cheaper and fully covered by Yamaha Pan-European Warranty (2 Years).
GREAT, AWESOME, SIMPLY FANTASTIC PIECE OF KIT!!