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Out of thousands of reviews for 111 products, over 30 people recommended Receivers specifically for Entertainment. These 5 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Onkyo TX-R805
Onkyo TX-R805 $595 - $799 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
4 People Recommend
"so i removed the back panel on my entertainment center and had supports installed on the wood bridge shelves to shore up the center of the wood shelf and help distribute the weight of the receiver.…"

- Freckles from FL at Circuitcity.com

"just use common sense when you hook up equipment to this reciever and you will be in for entertainment well worth the money you paid for it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"so beware of that when you try lugging this thing around or setting it on your entertainment center so you don't scratch anything permanently.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Sony STR-DG910
Sony STR-DG910 $300 - $353 Compare Prices
  • Compatible With Hd
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 9,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 3,HDMI x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 8
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"i had bought this to be used with my new entertainment system comprising of samsung hlt6187s 61" slim led engine 1080p dlp hdtv, sony str-dg910 7.1 channel home theater receiver, bose® acoustimass®…"

- Amazon.com User

"this is a very fine piece of equipment that was purchased to upgrade my home entertainment system.…"

- Amazon.com User

"unit runs cool, so no problems installingin a closed case or entertainment center.…"

- Steve Z. from Ashburn, Va at Circuitcity.com


No 3 Yamaha RX-V1800
Yamaha RX-V1800 $831 - $1,200 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS 96/24,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Digital Coaxial x 3,Digital Optical x 5,HDMI x 4,S-Video x 6
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"if you understand what i am talking about- you know what you are gonna get and you want these specs for the next gen in home entertainment.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it really makes a huge difference to the entertainment experience. …"

- Amazon.com User

"if you understand what i am talking about- you know what you are gonna get and you want these specs for the next gen in home entertainment. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo Receiver 2 Channels $279 - $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
2 People Recommend
"my old receiver would get hot but not too hot that i couldn't keep it in my entertainment center.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"i am very pleased with the performance of this receiver and i am also very pleased how the receiver looks in my entertainment center (gorgeous).…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"i am very pleased with the performance of this receiver and i am also very pleased how the receiver looks in my entertainment center (gorgeous). …"

- Crutchfield.com User


No 5 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
2 People Recommend
"this is an overall excellent home theater receiver for use with today's high end hdtv based home entertainment systems.…"

- "Fred" at Abt.com

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

- Amazon.com User

"this is an overall excellent home theater receiver for use with today's high end hdtv based home entertainment systems. …"

- "Fred" at Abt.com


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