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Out of thousands of reviews for 118 products, over 100 people recommended Receivers specifically for Disc. 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
7 People Recommend
"i also looked at the 875 which has better upscaling capabilities....but i couldn't remember the last time i watched vhs or even laser disc....and it was about $400 more.…"

- Amazon.com User

"each time i insert different dvd or blue-ray disc, it automatically indicates the best sound option which i love too.…"

- Amazon.com User

"now if the industry will decide on one format and drop the other so there will be rental options for hd discs it will be worth buying an hd player.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo Receiver 2 Channels $300 Compare Prices
  • 2 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 6
  • Rear Output Connectors: Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3
  • Released over 2 years ago
7 People Recommend
"then the receiver and speakers were out of stock so i went with onkyo`s tx 8522 and dx-c90 six disc cd changer along with a one level upgrade to the next highest rated cr again towers which cost 2…"

- Vanns.com User

"have not discovered any best uses:…"

- Abt.com User

"i'm not an audiophile or videophile who can discern the difference between audio via an hdmi cable vs.…"

- ZooAZ from Mesa, AZ at Circuitcity.com


No 3 Yamaha RX-N600
Yamaha RX-N600 $442 - $460 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6
  • 6.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 5,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,Digital Optical x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 1,S-Video x 1
  • Released over 2 years ago
4 People Recommend
"i was successful in setting up the mp3s through the network, but i had to discontinue because of the strain it put on my amd 3000+ pc to act as a server.…"

- Amazon.com User

"yamaha will probably discontinue this soon if they hadn't already, and with that goes any chances for new firmware for better on screen display or mp3 fast forward capabilities.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this unit has plenty of power and then some for my smaller apartment and i have only read discouraging advice about 7.1 sound in anything less than a very large room, so the 6.1 this yamaha offers is…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Sherwood RX-4109
Sherwood RX-4109 $96 - $140 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"oddly, this unit does not show up on the sherwood website, either as a current or discontinued model.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the discrete amplification really helped improve the sound quality of well mastered music media, and the radio signals are decent on stations that do not use lots of compression.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this amplifier, turned up one third, drives them more than adequately with no discernable distortion...almost as good as my old top-of the line marantz.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels Receiver $300 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"could not use the tone or bass control until i discovered it was only available in 'srereo mode'.…"

- PhilC from Miami, Florida at Circuitcity.com

"it wasn’t until after i had completely hooked up the unit that i discovered the b speakers would only play an analog source.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"thankfully missing are inputs for phono, my having played my last vinyl disc in 1998.…"

- Vanns.com User


No 6 JVC RX-D702
JVC RX-D702 $300 - $310 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"overall i gave it a 4 even through it should probably be a 4.5 but i am somewhat discouraged by the streaming audio which was one of the reasons i liked this specific model.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the good news is that i wasn't able to discern any significant loss of detail in hi-def material on a 1080p capable 73" widescreen dlp tv by using the component video and optical audio outputs.…"

- Amazon.com User

"dreading disconnecting the rats nest of input and output cables, i worked around the problem using component video.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Harman Kardon AVR 146
Harman Kardon AVR 146 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"the sound seperation among speakers is very discrete, especially in listening to crowd sounds in televised sporting events.the setup was slight to moderately complicated and i eventually needed to…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"it was recently discontinued by hk.…"

- Newegg.com User

"( which i order from b& h photo for $69.99 and the surround speakers mounted on gallery noir wood/glass speaker stands order thru amazon for $58.99 connected to rocketfish universal wireless rear…"

- pr1962 at Cnet.com


No 8 Sony STR-DA5300ES
Sony STR-DA5300ES Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS 96/24,DTS Neo:6
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 4,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 5,S-Video x 4
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Optical x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 3
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"while this is a nice feature from a future-proofing perspective, it's not currently that useful, as there are currently no x.v.color-compatible blu-ray or hd dvd discs, let alone games or hdtv…"

- Cnet.com User

"so far i have tested: lp, audio tape, video tape, laser disc, dvd-r, 400 disc dvd changer, ps3, and hd dvr (last three connected via hdmi).…"

- rockymtnbri at Cnet.com


No 9 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
2 People Recommend
"there was one input remaining that i was able to use with a junction box for ed-beta,laser disc, xm radio, and an dvr-r recorder, so the yamaha rx-v3800 would do without me having to compromise too…"

- Amazon.com User

"alesis masterlink ml-9600 studio master disc recorder/player bought 2006…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 Panasonic SA-XR57K
Panasonic SA-XR57K $260 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,HDMI x 1,S-Video x 1
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"3) i have a pansonic dvd stereo system-- and i use the main micro shelf unit for the 5-disc cd function-- connected via optical cable to optical cable 2 on the receiver because the dvd system only…"

- Amazon.com User

"unfortunately, i believe this receiver has been discontinued so i highly recommend getting one while they are still available!…"

- Amazon.com User

"3) i have a 2 year old panny dvd stereo system-- discontinued probably as i was buying it.…"

- Amazon.com User


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