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Out of thousands of reviews for 112 products, over 40 people recommended Receivers specifically for Bookshelf. These 7 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels Receiver $155 - $180 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
7 People Recommend
"it sounds fantastic with my bookshelf-sized advent speakers, and gets excellent reception on local radio stations.…"

- Abt.com User

"i have the receiver hooked up to a pair of cambridge soundworks newton series bookshelf speakers.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"and details on classical cds that i never heard before on two different stereo systems in the house (one of which has a $400 pair of jbl bookshelf speakers and a harmon kardon hk3370 receiver/amp).…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Onkyo TX-SR304
Onkyo TX-SR304 $135 - $200 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6
  • 5.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 5
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"right now i have it plugged up to my sony ssb1000 bookshelf speakers (that i bought at the same time as the receiver) on the front channels, and i'm using some old 15 watt speaker that came from a…"

- Coop from Maryville, Tennessee at Circuitcity.com

"the sound is clean, pure, and the distortion rate is really low it makes even small bookshelf speakers sound great.…"

- Mark from Kokomo, Indiana at Circuitcity.com

"bought this reciever to replace an old sony bookshelf surround sound system.the surround settings are good with plenty of different surround settings toset to your preference.i would recommend…"

- Ed Price from Columbus,Ohio at Circuitcity.com


No 3 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
4 People Recommend
"i upgraded a my speakers from $30/pair sony bookshelf speakers to 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:…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"power is sufficient to drive decent bookshelf+ speakers if they are reasonably efficient; older jbl or polk, ba, etc.…"

- Crutchfield.com User

"i was overwhelmed by the proliferation of plasma tv home theater setups and stacks of bookshelf/surround sound speakers.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels $329 - $355 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
2 People Recommend
"two bose 301 series bookshelf speakers serve as the front mains, then there are 7 klipsch speakers - 4 in the upper corners of the room (presence and rear surround) and two more, placed halfway…"

- Amazon.com User

"my system is hooked to bose 301 bookshelf r/l that date from about 1982 (the stereo shop guy said there wasn't much out there better for my small living room although i had considered a yamaha sound…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 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
"i have it connected to 2 nht vt-2 towers bi-amped, an nht classic 3 center and a pair of nht classic 3 bookshelf for surround.…"

- "The Big E" at Abt.com

"the speakers are nht vt-2 towers bi-amped with the rx-v1800, nht classic three center and two nht classic three bookshelf for the surround.…"

- Amazon.com User

"i have it connected to 2 nht vt-2 towers bi-amped, an nht classic 3 center and a pair of nht classic 3 bookshelf for surround. …"

- "The Big E" at Abt.com


No 6 Harman Multimedia HK 3485
Harman Multimedia HK 3485 $270 Compare Prices
  • 2 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Composite (Video) x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"i was looking for a simple receiver for our bedroom but really wanted one with a subwoofer output because i happened to have some bookshelf speakers that need some extra oomph and a subwoofer to go…"

- Amazon.com User

"have a pair of klipsh rb-81 bookshelfs hook to it,and also a pair of klipsch kg 5.2 also useing a pair of analysis plus oval 12 for my speaker wire and the solo crystal oval interconnects to a sony…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Harman Kardon AVR 146
Harman Kardon AVR 146 Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"currently i use this in a smallish room, and it has plenty of power to drive a set of small to medium size bookshelf speakers.…"

- Amazon.com User

"currently i use this in a smallish room, and it has plenty of power to drive a set of small to medium size bookshelf speakers. …"

- Amazon.com User

"i've heard better systems, but then again, i'm not using very good speakers, just what i could afford right now (sony floor l/r, center, and bookshelf surround l/r speaker). …"

- Amazon.com User


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