10 Best Receivers for Manual
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Out of thousands of reviews for 117 products, over 200 people recommended Receivers specifically for Manual. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX-R805
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$649
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11 People Recommend
"you should read the manual before you by a product to see if it meets your individual requirements.…" - Amazon.com User "setting the sound perimeters was the easiest part, and produced the best effects, after doing it manualy i ended up using the system settings.…" - Amazon.com User "you learn by playing around with it for many hours to understand all of the features because you certainly are not going to figure it out by the manual.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DG910
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$310 - $353
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9 People Recommend
"the tone controls work manually from the receiver, but in hdmi mode, one cannot adjust the sound from the remote., except the volume.this instruction manual is diffcult and obtuse.…" - colin from tor at Circuitcity.com "after checking all the connections and reading the manual, it said that it may not work with a dvi/hdmi cable, and sony does not recommed it.…" - Milman from Rockville, MD at Circuitcity.com "that said, it is imperative that you read the instruction manual to take full advantage of all the benefits this stereo has to offer.…" - "B. Hinson" at Bhphotovideo.com |
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$300
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8 People Recommend
"ibought this on sale yesterday at cc for 200$ sure it doesnt have all those neat features that the high end surround sound receivers have, but ididnt have to read the manual to get this to work.…" - MarantzB from St Cloud, MN at Circuitcity.com "as far as set up goes, it was very easy, and with a quick flip through the manual, i was acquainted with most of the functions.…" - Wellwell from Nashville, TN at Circuitcity.com "i just bought this system, first of all it was pretty easy to hook up but after some adjustments and reading the manual i finally got crystal clear highs and mids but the bass is just so weak...…" - Al from Dallas at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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6 People Recommend
"setting up the receiver was fairly easy due to an easy to understand manual, and on screen menus.…" - Vanns.com User "the manual says th speaker level settings are temporary but if you adjust the levels and then push the "test tone" button on the remote it will save the settings.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "the positive sides - very clear sound, easu to setup using just manual, plenty of inputs of any kind.…" - Pricegrabber.com User |
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
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$340 - $399
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5 People Recommend
"once there it is a breese, but the manual is also very hard to figure out until you get the hang of it.…" - Bestbuy.com User "very nice receiver, but the operation of it requires almost a degree in engineering (which i have, but still had to study the manual - which of course engineers don't like to do).…" - Amazon.com User "auto set up is sweet - works well, except the result of the "speaker test" said the polarity of my front left/right speakers was backward - it is not, but the manual says citing this as reversed is…" - Amazon.com User |
JVC RX-D702
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$300 - $310
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5 People Recommend
"b to initiate the usb wireless link, you have to flip a switch manually on the back of the receiver from 'on' to 'id learning' mode and at the same time have someone at the computer push a teeny tiny…" - Vanns.com User "too many features to mention, but one thing that seems to be overlooked and i could only find it in the operating manual is the audio 'sync'.…" - Vanns.com User "the manual is ok once you learn it's structure and add a few tabs.…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR 3808Ci
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$1,129 - $1,700
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5 People Recommend
"you have to go to setup and switch off the upscaling and then use your television controls to zoom manually.…" - Bestbuy.com User "needed to go through the audessey autosetup , but i had to set the crossover frequency manually in the receiver to around 100hz to get good performance from the subwoofer.…" - Amazon.com User "[before purchasing this receiver i highly recommend going to the denon web site and downloading the user manual]…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR888
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$555 - $633
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4 People Recommend
"between, yes the remote is not the best but the whole thing was really easy to setup without the manual - i don't know about those who have a hard time, but if it's not your first amp it's really a…" - Amazon.com User "the manual is pretty poor, but with a little bit of patience, it can be figured out.…" - Amazon.com User "outperforms all onkyo and yamaha receivers i have owned and fairly easy to set up, make all connections and follow the onscreen setup menu, get to the manual for tweeking later.…" - Amazon.com User |
Pioneer VSX-517
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$138
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4 People Recommend
"read instuction manual carefully and it will prove an excellent product for a mid-level audio enthusiast…" - larryk from knoxville TN at Circuitcity.com "this is the first receiver that i have purchased with such a complicated number of jacks but it was pretty easy to figure out after reading the manual a couple of times.…" - Bestbuy.com User "it is a good receiver if you have the patience to read the whole manual and spend some time tweaking settings.…" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR-787
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$350 - $439
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4 People Recommend
"it does takesome time to set up and the manual isn't as user friendly as it could be (that's why it gets lower marks for ease of use) but once the settings are tweaked the sound is great.…" - Rick from Houston, TX at Circuitcity.com "right after i ordered it, i went on to the denon site and decided to start to read the owner's manual.…" - Amazon.com User "yes the owners manual can be difficult to decipher and if you've never ran a patch cable in your life...…" - Amazon.com User |
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