10 Best Receivers for Listening
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Out of thousands of reviews for 114 products, over 100 people recommended Receivers specifically for Listening. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$279 - $300
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10 People Recommend
"what i like most about this receiver is that at whatever volume level you are listening to music it always sounds nice and clean.…" - JR from los angeles, ca at Circuitcity.com "all i wanted was a receiver for listening to music and i didn't want to pay for home theater features that i wouldn't use.…" - Crutchfield.com User "mirage nano-sats (the 5 piece kit without the sub) as i heard the mirage sub with the kit was weak, my existing sub (you guessed it: sony) complments them perfectly for both ht and musical listening.…" - Crutchfield.com User |
Onkyo TX-R805
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$595 - $799
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7 People Recommend
"i've had this wonderful receiver for 2 1/2 months and am pleasantly surprised at it's quality and choices of options for listening.…" - Amazon.com User "it has 130 watts of full bandwidth power, all the current listening sound fields as well as forth coming true hd audio and lossless dolby digital (for those who have a blu-ray player to take…" - Amazon.com User "now for a little history of my listening experience because maybe i was listening to an am table radio...any thing would sound better than that right?…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX-SR304
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$135 - $200
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4 People Recommend
"i also really like the five channel stereo dsp(digital sound processing) mode so i can listen to all my speakers while listening to music or tv without surround effects.…" - Amazon.com User "music listening is secondary. …" - Frodo from Bucks Co., PA at Circuitcity.com "when i get some more money, and when i can catch them on sale, i'm going to buy the sony ss-cn5000 center speaker, the sony sa-w2500 subwoofer, and then the polk m20 floorstanding speakers to replace…" - Coop from Maryville, Tennessee at Circuitcity.com |
JVC RX-D205
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$178 - $189
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3 People Recommend
"first off, i bought this mainly for music listening, but i will be using it for movies also. …" - Vanns.com User "as always, speakers are major factors, especially listening to music. …" - Amazon.com User "first off, i bought this mainly for music listening, but i will be using it for movies also. …" - Amazon.com User |
Denon AVR988
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$712 - $995
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3 People Recommend
"the audyssey multi eq xt can be setup for 8 favorite listening setups...you can calibrate it for a couple watching movies vs a group watching a football game.…" - Amazon.com User "i replaced my onkyo 605 which i thought was great, "good only" now after listening to this denon 988.denon avr-988 7.1-channel/5.1+2-channel multi-source/multi-zone home theater receiver (black),…" - Amazon.com User "this receiver has all of what you really want, excellant sound quality, 1080p upconverting, lots of inputs and outputs, 2 zones for separate sound listening, etc... …" - ktauh at Cnet.com |
Yamaha RX-V1800
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$831 - $1,200
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3 People Recommend
"the listening modes of the receiver are neat, you will probably be able to figure out a few of them you like and will not use the rest.…" - Amazon.com User "there is a cool feature "yapao" that is used to set the sound levels for the speaker based on the listening position.…" - Amazon.com User "i have looked up a variety of things in the manual, such as how to relabel my input names, how to display a video source with a different audio source (playing games on the tv while listening to…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DA4300ES
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3 People Recommend
"the auto calibration function did a job i could not do myself which makes my listening experience even better.…" - Amazon.com User "really fills up your room while listening.…" - Amazon.com User "it has everything it needs for normal listening or viewing from any source. …" - Vanns.com User |
Yamaha RX-397 Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo 2
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$187 - $250
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3 People Recommend
"i don't have time to listen to it during the day, so i bought a set of headphones for night listening.(didn"t want to wake the wife).…" - Amazon.com User "listening to my pipe organ cds, you'd swear you're sitting right in front of the pipes --- unbelievable clarity.…" - Amazon.com User "i wanted something that i can operate without my reading glasses ((((baby boomers are you listening?)))).…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DG910
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$300 - $353
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3 People Recommend
"i had bought 2 sony receivers prior to the denonand promise you i will never buy denon again.the 910 is out preforming the denon in theater or 2ch listening.…" - Flash from Richmond Virginia at Circuitcity.com "not as good as a large set of speakers for music, nor a true surround system, but much better than listening to the tv speakers.…" - Amazon.com User "and after listening to this you'll be looing in your pocket for your movie ticket reciept. …" - pops from Irvine, CA at Circuitcity.com |
Denon DRA-397
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$296 - $400
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2 People Recommend
"but even so, this is a fairly picayune matter considering that a receiver is a device for listening to music (and other audio sources) and should be evaluated as such.…" - Amazon.com User "clean highs and tight bass make for a very enjoyable listening experience. …" - Crutchfield.com User "but even so, this is a fairly picayune matter considering that a receiver is a device for listening to music (and other audio sources) and should be evaluated as such. …" - Amazon.com User |
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