10 Best Receivers for Control
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Out of thousands of reviews for 120 products, over 200 people recommended Receivers specifically for Control. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$300
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19 People Recommend
"it is still going strong and this amp was purchased ound sound systems 3.1, 5.1 or 7.1.myinterest was to get lots of power, low distortion and simplistic controls.…" - Bob from Parkville, MO at Circuitcity.com "i was seaching to replace a much older receiver with the phono preamp and the ability to control two sets of speakers in two different rooms.…" - Dave B from Morris Plains, NJ at Circuitcity.com "if you are looking for a quality solution to your multi-zone needs for a great price, this is the receiver for you.cons- no display when controlling zone 2.…" - BDo from Tulsa, OK at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
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$120 - $199
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16 People Recommend
"accurate controls, clean sound, easy to set up, good power best uses:…" - Abt.com User "accurate controls, clean sound, durable, easy to set up, solid build clean 50 w best uses:…" - Abt.com User "accurate controls, clean sound, easy to set up best uses:…" - Abt.com User |
Onkyo TX-SR304
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$148 - $200
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10 People Recommend
"receiver has options to tweak the sound a bit, like small are large speaker output which letsyou control the cut out frequency.…" - Hitman from California Desert at Circuitcity.com "65 watts but pushes as loud as my old 100w sony.controlsmake sense and not cluttered with things that no one uses.…" - baddog from cape cod at Circuitcity.com "the controls on the unit itself and the remote are easy to use and an improvement over previous models.…" - HSRox from Hatfield, PA at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-R805
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$649
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7 People Recommend
"the set-up of this reciever and the remote control are not intuitive and so you will spend an hour or two getting things set-up just right but when it is set up the sound is great.…" - Vanns.com User "accurate controls, clean sound, durable, easy to set up, good power cons:…" - Abt.com User "in both instances, you can either connect an analog audio/video cable to a receiver and use it to control your other room or, in zone 2, you can connect speakers directly!…" - Amazon.com User |
Yamaha RX-397 Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo 2
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$205 - $250
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6 People Recommend
"in addition to robust power and ultra-low distortion the rx-397 has a full complement of controls, plus an easy to use remote.…" - Amazon.com User "with other reviewers i hightlight the "pure direct" feature which can bypass all treble, bass, and loudness filters, including balance control, to give the listener the most perfect sound possible.…" - Amazon.com User "i especially like the continuous adjustable loudness control which allows for low power settings without sacrificing bass or treble.…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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6 People Recommend
"(edited march 15th by bagrawal) this is a great product in this price range..i tried sony's earlier but this one has better quality output with great controls from remote.…" - Pricegrabber.com User "it's been a little over a month now and this unit sounds better than the sony, the controls are a bit easier to use, and i've had no functional issues.…" - John from Northern VA at Circuitcity.com "i am usually a sony customer so i was hesitant with purchasing this brand, but it wrks great, its remote control acts as a great universal and i am happy with the purchase, i cannot wait until i put…" - Smackey from chicago, il at Circuitcity.com |
Sony STR-DG910
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$310 - $353
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6 People Recommend
"the only thing i dont like is the remote control.…" - tom from florida at Circuitcity.com "i am unable to get the tone controls[ bass & treble] operating from the remote.…" - colin from tor at Circuitcity.com "control is not easily usable as a universal remote.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User |
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
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$340 - $399
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5 People Recommend
"accurate controls, clean sound, durable, easy to set up, good power best uses:…" - Abt.com User "even the remote goes beyond its duties by controlling most other inputs like dvd players and the tv too.…" - Bestbuy.com User "accurate controls, clean sound, durable, easy to set up, good power cons:…" - Abt.com User |
Denon AVR 3808Ci
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$1,129 - $1,700
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5 People Recommend
"accurate controls, clean sound, easy to set up best uses:…" - Abt.com User "you have to go to setup and switch off the upscaling and then use your television controls to zoom manually.…" - Bestbuy.com User "the good: great sound (slightly better than my old 3805); audyssey (once configured properly) sounds good (step up from 3805 room eq); great flexibility with set-up/controls; network functionality…" - Abt.com User |
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
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$300
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5 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 "i control the whole setup with a harmony remote and it works perfectly.…" - PaulM from Freehold,NJ at Circuitcity.com "about a month or so ago my 3 year old daughter decided to reach up and hang from the volume control on my 8 year old pioneer receiver.…" - Circuitcity.com User |
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