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Onkyo TX-SR606

$389.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
i used this receiver as a hub to integrate equipment from samsung, dish satellite systems, sony, polk, and panasonic into an av system.
from www.crutchfield.com
all my connections (satellite, sony blu-ray, etc) are old hdmi.
from www.amazon.com
oh, i haven't gotten my dish network remote to work with the receiver yet; i have looked everywhere and can not find a code that will work.
from www.amazon.com
i had been getting so tired of pushing 6-12 buttons on my remote every time i wanted to switch between blu ray, xbox, bluetooth, and satellite, that i needed to spend some dough on something to
from www.amazon.com
i use it with a panasonic 50" plasma, xbox 360, dish network vip 722, and logitec harmony one remote

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: DTS®,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for SATELLITE

Sony STR-DG920

$550.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
with my direct tv satellite connection, and the following items connected to the receiver; sony kdl-40v3000, sony cdp ee375, pioneer ct w205 r cassette recorder/player and a technics sl q 200
from www.amazon.com
it also has 4 hdmi inputs(one for my new bd-player and one for my near-future dish network hd receiver plus, two extra for future expansion).
from www.amazon.com
when i switch from my satellite to my tivo i have to bump the volume way, way up.
from www.amazon.com
4 hdmi's inputs for more hookups than most of us need, optical toslinks etc, xm radio, dm ports etc., etc.
from www.amazon.com
so, my htpc comes in via hdmi into "video 1", the xbox comes in via component into "video 2" and the wii comes in via composite into "sat" (satellite).

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Display, Easy To Use, Surround Sound: DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx

3 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for SATELLITE

Denon AVR 3808Ci

$1,160.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
components what's not so great:?slightly pricey "this receiver is a must have if you have all the major components example: ps3, xbox360, direct tv hd satellite, 5.1 to 7.1 surround sound speakers.
from "Milchama", www.abt.com
i have a dish network 622 high def dvr and a ps3 running through the 3808 the 622 is connected with component and fiber optic and the ps3 is connected with hdmi.
from www.crutchfield.com
satellite, bray, dvd, feed into 3808.
from njronbo, www.shopping.com
pros: denon quality receiver with plenty of hdmi inputs and gui interface cons: xm-ready receiver should include tuner, but does not.
from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?this receiver enhances all hd components what's not so great:?slightly pricey "this receiver is a must have if you have all the major components example: ps3, xbox360, direct

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Great Display, Easy To Use, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for SATELLITE

Yamaha RX-V3900

$1,488.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
when i finally decided to upgrade, i knew i wanted to go with a networked receiver that also had hd radio and xm/sirius and at least 4 hdmi inputs for all my equipment.
from www.amazon.com
--user upgradable firmware (sirius internet radio claimed for march 2009 firmware)
from www.amazon.com
i am using an xm mini tuner as well and this works as advertised.
from Dr X-Treme, www.newegg.com
pros: there are so many pluses, but the best is the sheer flexibility to connect and stream from almost any device, xm hd, excellent video switching without degradation of signal.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Good Display, Good Volume Control, Surround Sound: DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+),Dolby Digital®,DTS®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for SATELLITE

Onkyo TX-SR806

$769.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the receiver is also ipod and satellite radio (sirius/xm) ready, which means it will integrate with those products when you purchase separate components for the integration.
from www.amazon.com
ended up hooking up analog (rca) audio cables from the satellited box, dvd, and tv in addition to the digital connections and used the tape out on the receiver to feed the headphone unit.
from www.amazon.com
after pulling it out of the box, i immediately made the appropriate connections with my 7.1 system, ps3, dish network box, and tv.
from www.amazon.com
it even has plugs for sirius or xm satellite radio adapters.
from www.amazon.com
i had satellite, dvd, popcorn and 2 computers to hook up so maximum hdmi inputs were top of my needs and the price, of course, had to be sensible.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+)

Onkyo TX-NR905 7.1 Channels

$1,899.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
it does an ok job with my standard def satellite picture.
from Jon Shimamoto, reviews.cnet.com
the menus are better than previous onkyo's but not as nifty as the sony xmb on their es receivers.
from www.crutchfield.com
you can turn zone 1 (main) on and watch the game inside while your woman is chillin out by the pool listening to the radio, sirrius, xm, or hd radio or whatever she wants.
from www.crutchfield.com
the xm and sirius and hd are also awesome i can't wait to hook up the sonos system to this and rock the house!
from www.crutchfield.com
especially for a thx ultra2 certified reciever that has both dolby and dts hd decoders, ethernet, hook ups for xm and sirius, usb and an hd radio tuner.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Connectivity, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,THX®

Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 Channels

$345.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
when you have an xbox360, ps3, hd cable or satellite, you have to choose which gets hdmi audio.other than that, you are getting a wonderful product that performs perfectly and looks great.
from www.amazon.com
secondly, it only has 2 hdmi inputs (not a big deal for many, and is actually ideal for most who just have a ps3 or xbox connected in addition to a cable or satellite box).
from www.amazon.com
i've been putting off entering the surround sound world for many years, but with the purchase of my lcd tv and "hd" from dish network in january i began my search for the best surround sound receiver
from www.amazon.com
i have also added an audiovox cnp2000h xm radio mini tuner home dock with antenna which works extremely well with the addition of the delphi xm signal repeaterdelphi xm signal repeater.
from www.amazon.com
now, if you bought typical small home-theater 5.1 speakers, each satellite tends to require 40w nominal, and can tolerate a maximum of 100w before they start getting damaged.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Compact, Easy To Use, Surround Sound: DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

Pioneer VSX-919AH-K 120 Watts A/V

$370.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
to test i took the 2 component video feeds from satellite one to the tv direct and one to the receiver to allow a-b testing on an older tv avoiding the hdtv that i know worked well.
from www.amazon.com
this receiver has a lot of bells and whistles which i will never use, such as the ipod and sirius capabilities; also the 7.1 channel analog audio input.
from www.amazon.com
i have a dish network dvr and a ps3 which is the cd/dvd/bluray player.

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Positives: Compact, Great Sound Quality, Great Volume Control, Surround Sound: Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+),Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,THX®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Onkyo TX-8555

$290.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
and now we can add in xm or surius radio if we want, not to mention ipods, or other peripherals.
from www.amazon.com
i also hookedup my satellite receiver and tv, and it works great.
from www.amazon.com
this also will allow me to hook up sirius or xm satellite radio.
from www.amazon.com
have not used sirius/xm though.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Volume Control, Good Display, 2 Channels

Yamaha RX-V363 5 Channels

$180.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
and lastly, i have a dish network dvr receiver, and the remote will neither code it in or search-find it, so i am stuck using 2 remotes to watch dish tv.
from www.amazon.com
because i don't care about xm/sirius radio or 7.1 surround (the main features of the more expensive units), this one fits right where i want it.
from www.amazon.com
another critical aspect that i didn't discover until a few days after setting up the system was that you must go into the satellite box setup menu and enable the digital audio (that was turned off
from www.amazon.com
i looked at the yamaha rxc463, onkyo tx-sr506, 606, sony str-dg720 but did not want to spend the extra cash for the satellite ready capability.
from www.amazon.com
i don't use many of the capabilities of the yamaha, so forgive the simplicity of the review, but it certainly gave new life to my bose speakers and worked flawlessly with my samsung dvr, sony dvd-vcr

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Volume Control, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic

Sony STR-DA5300ES

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from fastfalling, reviews.cnet.com
i have a dish network hd receiver hooked and a sony dvd player hooked up.
from reviews.cnet.com
press the menu button and up pops the gui, which gamers will recognize as similar to the cross media bar ("xmb") navigation found on the psp and ps3 interfaces.
from redcrox, reviews.cnet.com
non hd satellite tv programming and dvd movies look a lot better and fill up the entire screen.
from PJWard9153, reviews.cnet.com
2) if you are going to connect an hd cable or satellite box, you have to perform a hard reset on the hd cable or satellite box after you connect using hdmi.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Good Connectivity, Surround Sound: Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX, 7.1 Channels

Denon AVR4308 7 Channels

$1,620.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i believe this is the only receiver which has satellite radio+hd radio+internet radio in one unit.
from www.amazon.com
i could not believe what it did for my 1080i/720p programming that was coming in from satellite and ota.
from www.amazon.com
rhapsody & sirius feeds) that are available for purchase as firmware upgrades: but purchasing and installing the upgrade requires a number of bizarre and obtuse steps, including reading and
from www.amazon.com
polk xm radio tuner

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Nice Volume Control, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx

Yamaha RX-V863 7.1 Channels

$571.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?sound, sirius integration, hdmi what's not so great:?no dd 5.1 with dtv optic connection, poor hd in terrestrial radio "system would not pick up the dd 5.1 signal from
from www.bestbuy.com
i have an dish networks hd system and the remote works the volume and mute but will not turn it on or off, still working on that.
from www.crutchfield.com
hdmi switching between my directv satellite box, sony blu-ray, toshiba hd dvd, and sony tv works perfect and the picture quality on the pass- through is the same quality as when these devices were
from www.amazon.com
hd radio, sirius, xm, ipod dock and all the acronyms.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Surround Sound: DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

$385.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this amp is also xm radio ready, just plug in your xm receiver and the hk will allow you to control it.
from www.amazon.com
the built-in fm tuner works very well, and has xm capability, but no hd radio feature.
from www.amazon.com
the xm-ready capability was very easy to set up with an xm antenna i purchased at the same time.
from www.amazon.com
what i liked that you won't find in other 2 channel amps is two digital in's, xm ready, ipod integration and 2x sub out.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Good Volume Control, 2 Channels

Harman Multimedia AVR-254

$428.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
harman kardon avr-254 7x50w 7.1-channel home theater receiver with hdmi 1.3a repeater replaced an older sony home theater receiver with the avr-254 to receive xm satellite radio.
from www.amazon.com
i have a satellite hd box and i haven't noticed the problems others state regarding picture getting blank while changing from hd to sd channel.
from www.amazon.com
xm radio compatible.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Great Sound Quality, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,THX EX®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
also, while it is 'xm ready', you need to buy some type of satellite receiver for it to work, which we have not yet done.
from www.amazon.com
the hdmi connections simplified my dvr/satellite equipment integration and the sound is more than enough for the average listener.
from www.amazon.com
if you have more than hd satellite, hd dvd (blue ray?), and hd camera, then you are in a different league.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing that did work was the satellite.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6

Onkyo TX-SR706

$697.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
now i am able to connect my satellite, blue-ray and lcd together to have a great picture.
from www.amazon.com
i have but one problem however - when i switch to my directv hd satellite, the audio seems to have a problem.
from www.amazon.com
the remote replaced all of my other remotes including dish network dvr and panasonic blu-ray.
from www.amazon.com
all of these receivers but the staff knew me by my first name :) my system: i have infinity primus towers and an infinity beta center, velodyne 10" subwoofer, infinity sat-450 satellites and ps3!
from www.amazon.com
i don't know how many times i visited brandsmart and fry's to listen to all of these receivers but the staff knew me by my first name :) my system: i have infinity primus towers and an infinity

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, 7.1 Channels

Denon AVR-789

$432.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are a dish network vip hd dvr user....your remote will control the power and volume on the denon without issue....another reason i chose denon.
from www.amazon.com
there is a big difference between the onkyo 606 with audyssey 2eq (2eq measures 2 room positions, uses a basic resolution filter for the satellites and does not apply a filter to the subwoofers) and

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Good Volume Control, Nice Display, Surround Sound: DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital® 5.1

Yamaha RX-V861

$505.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i recently hooked up my satellite receiver using hdmi cables which works great.
from www.amazon.com
i am driving klipsch heresy fronts, m&k satellites for rears and a klipsch center with this unit.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX

Sony STR-DA4300ES

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from www.crutchfield.com
i particularly like the xmb menu that allows you to tweak inputs and customize up to three listening spots.
from www.amazon.com
switching to the dvr's component output allowed the receiver to upconvert all channels to 1080p (works great, tv is happy), meaning that the hdmi connection from the satellite receiver is worthless.
from www.crutchfield.com
i highly recommend the es series from sony.i am very pleased with this receiver.setup was a breeze when using the auto-calibration tool.it gives you a good starting point and you can tweak it to

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Positives: Nice Display, Compact, Excellent Reception

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Best Receivers for Satellite

Onkyo TX-SR606

Sony STR-DG920

Denon AVR 3808Ci

Yamaha RX-V3900

Onkyo TX-SR806

Onkyo TX-NR905 7.1 Channels

Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 Channels

Pioneer VSX-919AH-K 120 Watts A/V

Onkyo TX-8555

Yamaha RX-V363 5 Channels

Sony STR-DA5300ES

Denon AVR4308 7 Channels

Yamaha RX-V863 7.1 Channels

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

Harman Multimedia AVR-254

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

Onkyo TX-SR706

Denon AVR-789

Yamaha RX-V861

Sony STR-DA4300ES

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