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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
14 People Recommend
"the bottom line: outstanding feature set and performance at price point.…"

- autri at Shopping.com

"i feel safer buying from circuit city since i have the option of returning the item to a local store if necessary.bottom line:there are a couple of new onkyo receivers which have more features and…"

- Freckles from FL at Circuitcity.com

"it will provide line output to two additional zones, but will power only one, and that only if the receiver is configured to 5.1.…"

- 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
4 People Recommend
"and with the tape and line inputs there's room for both my cassette decks, cd player and my other technics turntable.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"while using the traditional red/white/yellow connections, is fine for pro-logic sound, i had to splice the video line to the dvd in jack to take advantage of the coax and digital audio connection.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"on some of my dvds there are visible lines and pixel breaks but i have a regular dvd player, i do not have a bluray disc.…"

- Crutchfield.com User


No 3 Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels $340 - $399 Compare Prices
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 4,HDMI x 2,S-Video x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 2,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 1,S-Video x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"the bottom line: if you aren't ocd about home theater, this is good for you.…"

- hm2000 at Shopping.com

"the other unit was a denon, the denon and yamaha have the same features but i found the 661 on line for about $90 less that was with shipping.…"

- Amazon.com User

"audiophiles, home theater, larger rooms bottom line:…"

- Abt.com User


No 4 Onkyo TX-SR575
Onkyo TX-SR575 $208 - $239 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 6,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Composite (Video) x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"you can buy a separate satellite turner and hook it up...or...since i have a portable satellite radio, all i did was use the audio out line from the radio to the auxiliary in (right and left) cables,…"

- Amazon.com User

"it would also have been nice to have the onkyo pull sound input directly off the hdmi connections, but it really is not a big deal to simply run a coax or toslink audio line to the receiver.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the system looked great, with clean lines and nice silver finish.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Sony STRDA3200ES
Sony STRDA3200ES $500 - $700 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX EX
  • 6.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 2,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,S-Video x 1
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"the sound reproduction is what you would expect from an es line sony receiver and i think better than the yamaha 5740 receiver that it has replaced in my home.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it handles most of the decoding formats and plays sacds from the ps3 at 192khz linear pcm 5.1.…"

- Amazon.com User

"audiophiles, home theater, larger rooms, smaller rooms bottom line:…"

- Abt.com User


No 6 Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels Receiver $120 - $199 Compare Prices
  • 2 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 6
  • Rear Output Connectors: RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"turntable, tape deck, etc, all connect to the tx8222 and the line output goes to a small analog to usb converter that bypasses the sound board on my computer.…"

- "DaveC" at Abt.com

"i had a 30-year-old, top-of-line marantz that gave up the ghost altogether after the internal lights started fading.…"

- Amazon.com User

"basic systems, smaller rooms bottom line:…"

- Abt.com User


No 7 Harman Kardon AVR 645
Harman Kardon AVR 645 $900 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital EX,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX EX
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 6,S-Video x 4
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 1,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3,S-Video x 2
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"pros: outstanding sound and power, with top of the line processing, and every connection.…"

- bluextatic at Shopping.com

"i'll admit this unit looks great compared to most receivers, but there comes a line.…"

- Amazon.com User

"bottom line: i liked it while it was working, the componenet switching is nice.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 Pioneer VSX-94TXH
Pioneer VSX-94TXH $1,020 - $1,400 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 7,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 5,HDMI x,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 10,S-Video x 6
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3,S-Video x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"bottom line, there's nothing i feel i'm missing now that i've switched to the pioneer.…"

- dane_peterson at Cnet.com

"i got this one on line to rplace my 2003 pioneer elite vsx 53.…"

- Gus1030 at Cnet.com

"cons: on-screen menu is ugly, can't update firmware via ethernet lan line…"

- Bestbuy.com User


No 9 Onkyo TX-SR504
Onkyo TX-SR504 $240 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX EX
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 2
  • Released over 2 years ago
3 People Recommend
"however, i used to have a stereo receiver so i only have two bookshelf speakers and a sub (2.1 system) but it's nice to have a pre-amp line for my sub instead of running speaker wire to it.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"the bottom line: if you're looking for a value-priced receiver that will sound great for years to come, and impress you and your company, the onkyo is a safe bet!…"

- magitek at Shopping.com

"easy on the eye - clean lines.…"

- Crutchfield.com User


No 10 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
"in 5.1 surround back and surround are often diffrent amongst various receiver lines.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"unless of course you are thinking of an elite model, but the vsx line i assumed were cheap compared to brands like marantz, denon, onkyo, etc.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"pioneer has more receivers in this line that are more powerful; but for a modest home theater, this receiver is more than adequate.…"

- Amazon.com User


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