Best Receivers for Bookshelf

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ONKYO CS325UKD 2 Channels

$262.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
quite heavy (as another reviewer noted), but still able to fit nicely on a well-adjusted bookshelf.
from www.amazon.com
in terms of physical dimensions, be aware that the main unit is rather deep - 15", and won't fit a typical bookshelf.
from www.amazon.com
for a bookshelf stereo, the sound is quite nice, a bit bright and not much of a bottom for the bass, but very clean and true.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Great Display, 2 Channels

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for BOOKSHELF

Onkyo TX-SR304

$210.00 Est. at Amazon

from Coop from Maryville, Tennessee, www.circuitcity.com
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
from Mark from Kokomo, Indiana, www.circuitcity.com
the sound is clean, pure, and the distortion rate is really low it makes even small bookshelf speakers sound great.
from Sean W. from Little Rock, AR, www.circuitcity.com
have two floor standing polk and two bookshelf polk speakers.
from Ed Price from Columbus,Ohio, www.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
from www.amazon.com
i also have a cheap set of sony's bookshelf 2 ways hooked to speaker b for music in the garage even those sound good!

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: DTS ES,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital,DTS

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BOOKSHELF

Onkyo TX-8255

$192.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
power is sufficient to drive decent bookshelf+ speakers if they are reasonably efficient; older jbl or polk, ba, etc.
from www.amazon.com
i was just looking for a basic receiver for a single pair of bookshelf speakers (not high end) so i could listen to my music.
from www.amazon.com
the 50 watts rms per channel is a perfect match for my pioneer hpm-40 bookshelf speakers.

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Positives: Nice Volume Control, Easy To Use, Great Display, 2 Channels

4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for BOOKSHELF

Denon AVR-1908

$282.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the sound is crystal clear with no distortion (.07 thd)even with my underpowered bookshelf speakers thanks to the audyssy multi eq.
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i used the klipsch quintet ii surround speakers, and a pair of klipsch rb-15 front bookshelf speakers to complete my 7.1 surround.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Great Display, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for BOOKSHELF

Onkyo TX-SR606

$389.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i do have it extremely well ventilated (on an open bookshelf), so that no doubt helps.
from www.amazon.com
speakers are polk bookshelf fronts, bose rears and yamaha sub.
from www.amazon.com
specifically i have a polk csi3 center channel and six polk rti4 bookshelf speakers (all of which you can find at great prices here on amazon where i ordered them from) and i am very very happy with
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running on 2 floor paradigms, 1 paradigm center, jbl sub, insignia rear l/r surrounds and sony bookshelf as l/r surrounds (mix and match as budget allowed years gone by), this 606 delivers very

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: DTS®,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

$385.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
im using it with a 120 watt powered sub, a pair of cerwin vegas at 12, with eminance 12" 200 watt rms woofer replacements for spk a and for spk b a pair of vintage tempest lab series 3 bookshelf spk.
from www.amazon.com
i just got mine out of the box and plugged it in to some 15 year old aiwa bookshelf speakers and a 10 year old jvc home theater subwoofer.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Great Volume Control, 2 Channels

Harman Kardon AVR 146

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i bought this to run a pair of high-quality bookshelves speakers and a sub for a stereo-only setup.
from www.amazon.com
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.
from www.amazon.com
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).

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Positives: Compact, Great Display, Easy To Use

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
now that i have upgraded my speakers to sony bookshelf and center channel (which i also reviewed) my system has never sounded better.
from www.amazon.com
polk rm6750 surround speakers plus two polk bookshelfs(6.1 surround).
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my entire system consists of this, ps3 for bd player, str-dg720 for my reciever, saw2500 for subwoofer, ss-b3000 bookshelf speakers, and ss-cr3000 for my center and rear channels.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx

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Best Receivers for Bookshelf

ONKYO CS325UKD 2 Channels

Onkyo TX-SR304

Onkyo TX-8255

Denon AVR-1908

Onkyo TX-SR606

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

Harman Kardon AVR 146

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

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