Yamaha R-S700 2 Channel Stereo Receiver


I recently purchased the Yamaha R-S700 Receiver. Its matched with a Yamaha CDC600 CD Player. a Project Carbon Turntable with Ortofon Blue Cartridge and BW685 Speakers.

Question to the group. I have read extensive reviews about the Rotel, Outlaw and other receivers that seem to get favorable reviews in the Absolute Sound and other "High End" magazines. The Yamaha R-S700 is never mentioned. However consumer reviews are terrific. Personally it sounds clean, crisp and completely undistorted in my sound proof room. (20 x 24 finished basement with berber carpet) I also use 10 gauge wire and have upgraded to copper cables.
Did I make a mistake purchasing the Yamaha. Is it an inferior product to Rotel, Outlaw, Marantz and other 2 channel receivers.
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WCC10 for future reference.  The Pre-out/in is rarely seen on systems today, but it has a use few people understand. 1)The receiver may be used as a power amplifier should you desire a new audiophile preamp.  2) The pre-out allows you to disconnect from your amp and use the receiver as a preamplifier should you need say 250watts/channel, and there are many quality power amps out there.  I hope this explains this setup better.

I read constantly the stereo buyers want to know why the sub-out is not controlled by the receiver with cutoff settings.  Please understand that was created for AV-surround world.  When you have $2000 speakers with multiple woofers, you don't want to loose that.  This allows you to set you subwoofer to fill in the bottom end of your speakers (and few can output below 40 Hz.  When you play music you hear the richness of the sound without realizing there is a sub sitting somewhere in the room.  All of the sound seems to emit from the main speakers.  I hope this helps to understand why Yamaha and numerous others use this output for the subwoofer.
Yamaha receivers and amps sound great. and are reliable. underrated. rotel is overrated. arcam, nad, etc. will not sound as smooth as the Yamaha. Marantz has a clear sound, but kind of dry like- not so natural sounding. as for main in- used to connect separate preamp so using only amp section of yamaha. pre-out- connect to power amp so using only preamp section of yamaha. Yamaha is a fine product and a good value. I sell jolida tube gear. I have heard lots of gear. Yamaha would be my choice for solid state gear.
The pre-out/main-in loop can be used for the previously mention purposes or using the R-S700 as just a pre-amp or just a power-amp, but it can also be used to add an external equilizer.  This is particularly useful with many older KEF speakers that have a KEF Kube equalizer that enhances their speakers, or and old school graphic equalizer.  Sad that even Yamaha stopped offering this feature on any of their current Stereo receivers.