10 Best Receivers for Home Theater
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Out of thousands of reviews for 186 products, over 200 people recommended Receivers specifically for Home Theater. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX-R805
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$649
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15 People Recommend
"this receiver gives you the option of 5.1 surround and a zones 2 and 3 or 7.1 surround and zone 2 or 7.1 and using zone 2 function to bi-amp your front speakers for the ultimate home theatre…" - Vanns.com User "so far i have nothing but great things to say about this fine home theater receiver.…" - Vanns.com User "it is powerful and strong and give the very details of the different sounds.onkyo tx-sr805 7.1 channel home theater receiver (black)…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$300
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11 People Recommend
"you need to buy the 'onkyo tx-sr605 7.1-channel home theater receiver ' it should pass both and is is true hd.…" - Dan Yo from Saint Louis at Circuitcity.com "i have no use for the tuner, but i have even less use for a home theater receiver.…" - Crutchfield.com User "this is a great receiver for those of us that are quite ready to move up to home theater sound.…" - Crutchfield.com User |
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
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$340 - $399
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10 People Recommend
"this receiver allowed me to do that.i am still adding pieces to my home theater as the budget allows, so i have not seen everything that this receiver can do, but what i was looking for when buying…" - Bestbuy.com User "i have a home theater set up and this product is perfect, especially for the price!…" - "Chalo" at Abt.com "digital home theater receiver to replace me sony 5.1 receiver and i am blown away at what this unit can do.…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Denon AVR 3808Ci
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$1,129 - $1,700
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9 People Recommend
""i chose this receiver for my girlfriend's parent's new home theater setup, and they love it!…" - Bestbuy.com User "the only other thing i would note is that, while not a bad audio-only receiver, it truly shines in the home-theater sound reproduction department.…" - Bestbuy.com User "this is an overall excellent home theater receiver for use with today's high end hdtv based home entertainment systems.…" - "Fred" at Abt.com |
Onkyo TX-SR304
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$148 - $200
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8 People Recommend
"i was looking for a receiver to run a secondary home theater i was setting up in my living room, just a simple 3.1 system but one that gets used a lot for music and tv and the occasional movie too.…" - matt from janesville, wi at Circuitcity.com "i added this receiver to a small home theater in my study.…" - mikebike from Chattanooga, TN at Circuitcity.com "all in all it is a goodreciever for a home theater experience.…" - Ed Price from Columbus,Ohio at Circuitcity.com |
Sony STR-DG910
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$310 - $353
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6 People Recommend
"replaced my old sony home theater receiver and this one sounds better and love the calibration mic and the # of hdmi ports.…" - from at Circuitcity.com "for me it is theperfect home theater setup.…" - Woody from Minnesota at Circuitcity.com "i got this receiver from cc for my home theater.…" - Milman from Rockville, MD at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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5 People Recommend
"we have the polk rm6750 home theater speaker system hooked upto it and the sound is fantastic.…" - Les from Los Angeles at Circuitcity.com "summary: this is an excellent home theater receiver for the price.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "i never knew the sound i was missing until i added this 7.1 system to my home theatre.…" - BobL from Concord, NC at Circuitcity.com |
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
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$300
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5 People Recommend
"i bought this item to finish my home theater system and it's a great receiver.…" - Circuitcity.com User "neither of them cares to know much about sound system specifics, it was such a huge leap in quality they couldn't help but be extremely happy with this receiver's effect on their home theater system.…" - Circuitcity.com User "using w/ bose home theater speaker sys.…" - EVTCPA from Canton, Ohio at Circuitcity.com |
Pioneer VSX-94TXH
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$1,020 - $1,400
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4 People Recommend
"to store favorites and find them again.in all, this is a great receiver, well worth the cost and has greatly improved my music listening in addition to being an excellent home theater control unit.…" - Bestbuy.com User "quad core 2 duo media center2 klipsch klf-305 klipsch surround speakers2 klipsch ksw-15monster power home theater powercenter surge protectori have every device connected hdmi and optical!!!…" - Bestbuy.com User "and at 4 hdmi inputs, there is enough connectivity for even the biggest home theater lovers.…" - dane_peterson at Cnet.com |
Denon AVR888
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$555 - $633
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4 People Recommend
"i am sure with my past history with denon, that this receiver will be the center role of my home theatre for a long time.…" - BKW from NC at Circuitcity.com "i've read in several home theater forums that some onkyo models have had problems.…" - Chris from Monterey, CA at Circuitcity.com "first of all, it is one of the only home theater receivers with a phono input (which may not matter to most people).…" - Amazon.com User |
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