Take the excellent Yamaha RX-V681 give it an expanded set of online streaming services including Tidal, plus Bluetooth Output, plus support for Dolby Vision and HLG - and you've got the brand new RX-V683 !

The RX-V683 builds on the success of the outgoing 681, so you get 'UK tuning', plus six HDMI 2.0 inputs, HDCP 2.2 compatibility (first 3 HDMI inputs), plus WiFi, plus Bluetooth, plus 24 bit / 192 kHz streaming, plus support for DSD up to 5.6MHz, plus 7 x 150 watts, plus Dolby Atmos up to 5.1.2, plus DTS:X, plus support for HDR and BT.2020, plus Bluetooth plus Bi-amp capability, plus standby HDMI pass-through, plus audio return, plus second zone capability, plus front USB, plus Apple Airplay, plus 4K upscaling, plus Spotify Connect plus Deezer, plus Qobuz. You can even turn your smartphone into a sophisticated remote control (and wireless streamer) for this amp, using the excellent free Yamaha App. What you also get if you buy this amp (or most other Yamaha models from now on) is Yamaha's latest multi-room solution called MusicCast. The idea is that Yamaha units equipped with MusicCast (e.g. the latest Yamaha soundbars and Bluetooth speakers) can be placed in different rooms of the house and made to 'talk to each other' wirelessly and all be controlled independently via an excellent free Yamaha App. This means that virtually any music content (even LPs!) can be streamed anywhere in the house, so that it simultaneously plays in every room. Or, you can have different sources, playing in different rooms, at different volumes. And all controlled by your smartphone / tablet. Very simple, very effective and totally exclusive to Yamaha !