10 Best Receivers for Analog
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Out of thousands of reviews for 116 products, over 70 people recommended Receivers specifically for Analog. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX-R805
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$649
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10 People Recommend
"i love the hdmi upconversion to 720p from analog and lower level digital sources.…" - "Blubarry" at Abt.com "i even thought of not buying this receiver and just buying the dmp-bd10ak because it has 7.1 analog audio (i know i know that was idiotic thought but still) and now i am way happier with the results.…" - Amazon.com User "a few notes...i did try using a digital cable from the krell cd and it did not sound as good as the analog cables....which is a good thing!…" - Amazon.com User |
Harman Kardon AVR 146
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5 People Recommend
"and it does not upconvert from analog to hdmi, just passes the video through.…" - jmyatt8898 at Cnet.com "i didn't need much, just a basic 5.1 receiver with optical and 6 channel analog inputs.…" - Amazon.com User "plenty of ports for analog cables, coaxial and optical digital audio cables, s-video and component video cables.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DG910
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$310 - $353
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3 People Recommend
"hdmi switching did not reliably work and did not work at all with analog devices.…" - SteveP from Orlando, FL at Circuitcity.com "it can handle multiple hdmi, component, and analog inputs.…" - Amazon.com User "if you can get away without having analog components like i can, and don't need every bell and whistle (like being able to output a second source to a different room), this is a great receiver.…" - Amazon.com User |
JVC RX-D702
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$300 - $310
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3 People Recommend
"dvd-multi in 4 rca plugs allow older analog dvd 5.1 connections…" - Vanns.com User "i'm not an audiophile and have actually gotten into some arguments about the "purity" of the sound and how analog is the best sound, etc.…" - Amazon.com User "i like the video up conversion quality and up convert analog cable and vcr pictures really well.…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR988
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$595 - $979
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3 People Recommend
"power supply, shielding, and separate circuit boards for digital, analog video and analog audio) the receiver has 110 watts for 7 channels and will drive your speakers for better bass and clarity.…" - Amazon.com User "just don't forget to select, in the setup,analog sound.) plus this denon has a mic that you plug in the front to set up your speakers.…" - Amazon.com User "analog conversion all the way to hdmi 1080p…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR888
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$555 - $633
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3 People Recommend
"i bought this receiver because it was the least expensive one on the market that would allow me to upscale all my analog sources to 1080p to display on the 1920x1200 lcd computer monitor i'm using as…" - Harkless from Irvine, CA at Circuitcity.com "the sound is clear the receiver is able to pass through and switch analog, s-video, composite, and hdmi signals through a single hdmi flawlessly.…" - Chris from Monterey, CA at Circuitcity.com "spectacular sound, easy set up, full hdmi 1.3a switching, unbelievable upcoverting of analog signals to 1080p.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DA5300ES
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2 People Recommend
"the 5300es can upconvert all analog video signals to the hdmi output at resolutions up to 1080p, but incoming hdmi sources cannot be scaled.…" - Cnet.com User "all of these have performed flawlessly, and i can see the upconversion on the analog video.…" - rockymtnbri at Cnet.com |
Pioneer VSX-917V-K
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2 People Recommend
"my old teac a/v amp started dying about a year ago, but once it was unable to switch between analog & digital sources i had to give in.…" - Amazon.com User "i got this one on sale from best buy in the low $300 range.i was told it could handle the newest in high def audio like uncompressed pcm and dolby truehd.it can't through hdmi as it is hdmi…" - Packerfan75 at Cnet.com |
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
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$120 - $199
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2 People Recommend
"this one comes close to that old school powerful analog sound.isuggest you try his big brother, the 8522.…" - bryan from d.c. at Circuitcity.com "turntable, tape deck, etc, all connect to the tx8222 and the line output goes to a small analog to usb converter that bypasses the sound board on my computer.…" - "DaveC" at Abt.com "if you are looking for a bunch of digital and hdmi hookups this is not the receiver for you -- it has a series of analog hookups using rca (red and white) cables.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DG1100
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$541 - $600
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2 People Recommend
"the source switching times are 4 and 5 seconds, depending if you are going between analog or hdmi digital or not, not the long 10-15 seconds previously reported.…" - Amazon.com User "switching sources to analog to dolbe digital reduces the volume(this may be my fault, not sure.…" - Amazon.com User |
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