10 Best Receivers for 5.1
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Out of thousands of reviews for 123 products, over 100 people recommended Receivers specifically for 5.1. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX-SR304
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$135 - $200
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12 People Recommend
"if you aren't looking for something horribly expensive and just want a well priced quality receiver...look no further.i've had several different 5.1 speaker setups, started with pioneers, hooked to…" - grn from flint michigan at Circuitcity.com "this is a great receiver if you don'tneed all the bells and whisltes and just want good 5.1 sound for a movie every now and then.…" - MB from PA at Circuitcity.com "this is more powerful, clearer and more than enough features for my 5.1 ht setup.…" - Frodo from Bucks Co., PA at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-R805
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$595 - $799
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10 People Recommend
"my old 7.1 onkyo gave me the option of either having 5.1 surround with a zone 2 capability or having 7.1 surround.…" - Vanns.com User "when using the front channel in a bi-amp mode you use the back surround speaker output so you can only have 5.1 but who cares since 90 of the dvds out there are only 5.1 anyway.…" - Vanns.com User "it will provide line output to two additional zones, but will power only one, and that only if the receiver is configured to 5.1.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony STR-DG910
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$300 - $353
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8 People Recommend
"purchased a new sony subwoofer w-3000 to go with it and the difference between this and my my older kenwood 5-1 is incredible.…" - catfan from Mebane, North Carolina at Circuitcity.com "i'm using athena 5.1 speakers, 250watts fronts, 2 subs, 2 back and center....both speakers and receiver produces crisp and details sounds....thanks circuit city for this great deal!!!…" - Raymund from Gainesville, FL at Circuitcity.com "if you are currently have a 5.1 and your tv is componet and you have been deciding on upgrading to hdmi.…" - pops from Irvine, CA at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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6 People Recommend
"speaker hook up like wise was not spacific if you only want to use it as a 5-1.…" - from South Windsor CT. at Circuitcity.com "this brand, but it wrks great, its remote control acts as a great universal and i am happy with the purchase, i cannot wait until i put my new speakers on this baby and see how the 5.1 wrks :)…" - Smackey from chicago, il at Circuitcity.com "dont lett the 75watts fool you i had a sony that was 110 wats and this drives the speakers way hardr than my sony could it could drive my jbl bookshelves with ease along with my infinity 5.1 set up…" - octavio from illinois at Circuitcity.com |
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
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$300
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6 People Recommend
"in 5.1 surround back and surround are often diffrent amongst various receiver lines.…" - Circuitcity.com User "sets it's levels for 5.1 like some of the more pricey models with a supplied microphone.…" - Circuitcity.com User "i have been struggling on a klh 5.1 unit for about 3 years in my home made 12' x 15' theatre room with 10' projector.…" - ScubaStv from Cleveland, Ohio at Circuitcity.com |
Harman Kardon AVR 147
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4 People Recommend
"its a great product, i live in an apartment, a 5.1 is what i needed, sorry to say but thats more than enough for amazing home theater set up.…" - Amazon.com User "i am running polk audio speakers (5.1 configuration) with this receiver.…" - Amazon.com User "the avr 147 is a great piece,,,small enough to fit in a living room cabinet...yet carries enough power to run my bose 15 5.1 surround speaker system...additional optical audio cables are needed when…" - Amazon.com User |
Pioneer VSX-92TXH 7.1 Channels
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$920 - $1,189
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4 People Recommend
"i enjoy the movies and t.v.programs alot more now and i have it set up as a 5.1, but i plan later to set up as a 7.1.…" - Bestbuy.com User "i'm using it for 5.1, but it can also be set-up for 7.1.…" - Bestbuy.com User "for the time being, it seamlessly accepts uncompressed 5.1 pcm, and is able to process it through the pl iix encoder to distribute the uncompressed audio to the rear surrounds, something that…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
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$329 - $355
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4 People Recommend
"digital home theater receiver to replace me sony 5.1 receiver and i am blown away at what this unit can do.…" - Bestbuy.com User "i am only using a 5.1 setup right now, with plans to add the last two speakers in the future, but what i am hearing so far is fantastic in my small-to-medium sized living room.i put a lot of time…" - Bestbuy.com User "hdmi audio works splendidly from ps3, layering dolby pliix over mpcm 5.1 unleashes the next gen uncompressed pcm or dolby truehd track from a blu-ray disc and expands 5.1 to 7.1.…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$279 - $300
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4 People Recommend
"it is still going strong and this amp was purchased ound sound systems 3.1, 5.1 or 7.1.myinterest was to get lots of power, low distortion and simplistic controls.…" - Bob from Parkville, MO at Circuitcity.com "i was on the fence for awhile about picking out a new receiver to replace my old sony 5.1 setup.…" - NH from tulsa, ok at Circuitcity.com "i have this receiver outputting 5.1 in my main room and stereo to my patio, at the same time with different sources!…" - BDo from Tulsa, OK at Circuitcity.com |
JVC RX-D206
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$178
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4 People Recommend
"i have been thinking for years about upgrading my old techniques 5.1 surround sound, and i finally decided to get this jvc 7.1 surround sound.…" - V_Young from Gloversville, NY at Buy.com "this receiver has 7.1 channels, but i would have been even happier if it only had 5.1 and was $20 cheaper.…" - Amazon.com User "also it is about the least expensive 7.1 reciever that i have found and easy backwards compatibility with 5.1 that i still use.…" - Amazon.com User |
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