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Out of thousands of reviews for 119 products, over 100 people recommended Receivers specifically for Connection. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

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
11 People Recommend
"and with 3 hdmi connections your ready for hd.…"

- celtic from apple valley CA. at Circuitcity.com

"i added 7 polk tc265i's in wall speakers with my mirage sub woofer, hooked up all my hdmi connections and this thing rocks the house.…"

- Bill from Milwaukee at Circuitcity.com

"one note; however, i have tried using the receiver as a switch via an s-video connection and either my tv is too old(10 yr) to handle the 'improved' signal(?) and appears to wash out highlights, or…"

- 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
8 People Recommend
"the only thing i wish this receiver would come with is digital optical and coaxil connections, aside from that this receiver sounds amazing and boy doe's this receiver have power.…"

- bigCdawg from los angeles, CA at Circuitcity.com

"my only complaint about this unit would be that it totally lacks even one miserely digital/optical connection.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"also, it has about every connection in the back that i could ever imagine needing, and more!…"

- Wellwell from Nashville, TN at Circuitcity.com


No 3 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
6 People Recommend
"so many connections on the back of this unit i am not sure i could ever use them all..but i think i'll try!…"

- BobL from Concord, NC at Circuitcity.com

"my main complaint is that with all these features comes a complex rear connection panel.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"strengths: 7.1 channels, ipod connection…"

- Pricegrabber.com User


No 4 JVC RX-D702
JVC RX-D702 $300 - $310 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
6 People Recommend
"what i like about the rx-d702b is that it has a hdmi connections 2 in 1 out and it upconverts all your inferior video source to hdmi so you don't have to get a fancy dvd player that upconverts, the…"

- Vanns.com User

"dvd-multi in 4 rca plugs allow older analog dvd 5.1 connections…"

- Vanns.com User

"one of them is vcr, there's no vcr on the planet that i'm aware of that has digital connections.…"

- A Customer from Philly suburb, PA at Buy.com


No 5 JVC RX-D205
JVC RX-D205 $189 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
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 3
  • Released over 2 years ago
6 People Recommend
"with no problem - be warned before you 'crank it up'.auto detects and decodes most surround formats with the digital connection , full rich sound after you calibrate it for your speaker type/size.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"usb connection…"

- Vanns.com User

"i have my dvd using digital coax and cable box using digital optical connection and both outputting 5.1 just fine.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 6 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
5 People Recommend
"the connections were very easy.…"

- George M from Elizabeth, PA at Circuitcity.com

"the only complaint i have at all is the speaker cable connections on the back are a little difficult to use, primarily on the second row of connections.…"

- Pusso from Austin, TX at Circuitcity.com

"it took us ~1 hour to set up the receiver and 3 speakers, including all the connections and fine tuning.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Harman Kardon AVR 146
Harman Kardon AVR 146 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"these seems like a waste to me, so i just use the digital audio and do my hdmi connections as they were before (straight from the dvr/dvd to the tv).…"

- jmyatt8898 at Cnet.com

"every possible connection.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"i compared it side by side with the sony strdg 510 (the only other unit for around $200 with hdmi pass thru connections) and i think the harmon kardon avr146 is a much better unit for the price.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 Denon AVR 3808Ci
Denon AVR 3808Ci $1,129 - $1,700 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: Component x 4,Composite (Video) x 8,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 4,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 6,S-Video x 8
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"the ability to update the firmware over the internet connection is what i believe sets this receiver apart from the competition.…"

- Amazon.com User

"my entertainment set is in family room which doesn't have a ethernet connection to connect to this receiver.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the usb connection is great as well.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Pioneer VSX-917V-K
Pioneer VSX-917V-K Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS®
  • 6.1 Channels
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"the receiver has plenty of connection options to support just about anything you want to connect to your media center.…"

- Volnar at Cnet.com

"the connections were no problem to hookup and it is working very nicely.…"

- Datavis.com User

"to save much time and aggravation however- please remember that you won't get sound with just the hdmi wire connection- you must add an audio (optical/ etc..) wire hook up as well.pioneer vsx-917v-k…"

- Amazon.com User


No 10 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
4 People Recommend
"my primary use for this receiver is to listen to vinyl so a phono connection was my priority.…"

- Abt.com User

"i really needed a phono connection and its fine for my old vinyl.…"

- Abt.com User

"it has plenty of power for my wants and has alot of connection options.…"

- Amazon.com User


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