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Out of thousands of reviews for 122 products, over 40 people recommended Receivers specifically for A/V. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Onkyo TX-R805
Onkyo TX-R805 $649 Compare Prices
  • Compatible With Hd
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX®,THX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 3
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"onkyo tx-sr805 7.1 channel home theater receiverjust got this receiver and i have got to say that it is probably the best value out there as far as a/v receivers go.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i had a really nice a/v receiver prior to the sr805 (pionner elite vsx 35-tx) and the sr805 sounds better to me probably because 35tx didn't have the microphone speaker calibration system.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the folks at onkyo really know what they are doing with their new line of a/v receivers.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Sony STR-DG1100
Sony STR-DG1100 $541 - $600 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 8
  • Rear Output Connectors: Composite (Video) x 1,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"i wanted a denon a/v receiver, because of their quality.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i needed to upgrade my old a/v receiver (also a sony) to something that supported hdmi in/out.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i just upgrade my old sony tv to the sony kdl46w3000 and need to also upgrade my a/v receiver.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Sony STR-DG910
Sony STR-DG910 $310 - $353 Compare Prices
  • Compatible With Hd
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 9,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 8
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"it also supports a large number of standard composite a/v inputs and outputs.…"

- AV Fan from Dayt at Circuitcity.com

"i'll start with the bad about this a/v receiver.…"

- Amazon.com User

"he's a big a/v nerd and really wanted a better receiver for the new hd-tv that he was getting.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Yamaha RX-V3800 7.1 Channels
Yamaha RX-V3800 7.1 Channels Receiver $1,086 - $1,600 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 5,Digital Coaxial x 4,Digital Optical x 4,HDMI x 4,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3,S-Video x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"the rx-v3800 is my 5th yamaha dsp a/v receiver since my first (dsp-e300) in 1990.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this is my 3rd yamaha a/v receiver and i couldn't be happier.…"

- Amazon.com User

"yamaha rx-v3800 7.1 a/v receiver (also from amazon)…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Onkyo TX-SR304
Onkyo TX-SR304 $148 - $200 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6
  • 5.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"i mainly use the a/v receiver for movies (both dvd and hd from cable).…"

- Frodo from Bucks Co., PA at Circuitcity.com

"i would highly recommend this a/v receiver to anyone.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Onkyo TX-SR504
Onkyo TX-SR504 $240 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX EX
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 2
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"i purchased this receiver to replace an ancient pioneer a/v receiver and am gradually working on building a surround system.…"

- Dan from Burlington, NJ at Circuitcity.com

"after shopping for a short time for new receivers, it became apparent the "v" part of their a/v capabilities was becoming irrelevant.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this a/v receiver suits me to the ground.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Yamaha HTR-6060
Yamaha HTR-6060 $500 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 7,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 8,S-Video x 7
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 2,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"one of the few new a/v receivers that has a truly usable &…"

- Bhphotovideo.com User

"one of the few new a/v receivers that has a truly usable & friendly remote control.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 Yamaha RX-V461
Yamaha RX-V461 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"the yamaha 500w 5.1 ch a/v home theater reciever has provided me with crisp, powerful, surround sound for my home theater.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"disc upscaling dvd player or my samsung txs3082wh 30" wide slimfit hdtv, and had only one default a/v delay setting (68ms,) i returned the sony and traded it for this yamaha, and i'm glad i did.…"

- Amazon.com User

"after finding out my new sony str-dg710 6.1 channel home theater receiver would only control sony bravia hdmi-connected components and not my sony dvpns75h single disc upscaling dvd player or my…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Yamaha RX-V361
Yamaha RX-V361 $220 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 5.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"very small space, and worse, the cabinet that the a/v system must go into limits the component size (depth) to 13 inches.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"you can connect devices effortless into the front a/v, for example your video camara so you can see your newly shot home movies.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 Denon AVR-2308CI
Denon AVR-2308CI $435 - $799 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 5,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 9,S-Video x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 3
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
""i have done plenty of research with different a/v receivers, returned a couple, and finally settled with one quite amazing mid-priced, mid-range receiver.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"after a major house renovation, we set up a home-theatre system with built-in parasound speakers (5.0 surround...still need to buy that subwoofer!), the denon avr2308ci a/v receiver, a sony 52kdlxbr4…"

- Amazon.com User


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