10 Best Receivers for Bass
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Out of thousands of reviews for 99 products, over 100 people recommended Receivers specifically for Bass. 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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11 People Recommend
"speakers would do the trick, just couldn't find anything for less than $500 that sound better than the jbl's i already owned, so decided i'd replace the receiver and boost my watts and features.…" - GB from USA at Circuitcity.com "in the room it sits in, a lot of wood floors and walls, i've had to turn the treble way up and the bass down so that it doesn't over take, but that's about as close to a 'con' as i can come.…" - Wellwell from Nashville, TN at Circuitcity.com "the bass isn't weak, it's almost non existant so if you like a big bass sound, pass on this one.…" - Stinky from Lewisville, NC at Circuitcity.com |
Harman Multimedia HK 3485
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$270
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6 People Recommend
"i have it pushing two bose 301s and a pair of old 3-way centrex speakers, with 10s" as their bass.…" - Amazon.com User "after listening to it over 2 days, i liked the highs and midrange but the bass seemed a bit weak.…" - Amazon.com User "the only bad part about it is the lack of sound field controls (you can adjust the bass, treble, and balance, but that is about it).…" - Amazon.com User |
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
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$300
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4 People Recommend
"could not use the tone or bass control until i discovered it was only available in 'srereo mode'.…" - PhilC from Miami, Florida at Circuitcity.com "excellent feature when increasing or decreasing the bass and treble.…" - Circuitcity.com User "going to add a sub soon for more boom.…" - Circuitcity.com User |
Yamaha RX-397 Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo 2
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$187 - $250
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4 People Recommend
"you, yamaha, for the switch to set this), the sound is very clean and open, with plenty of power to capture the full resonance of an acoustic bass without muddying the rasp of fingers on strings.…" - Amazon.com User "with other reviewers i hightlight the "pure direct" feature which can bypass all treble, bass, and loudness filters, including balance control, to give the listener the most perfect sound possible.…" - Amazon.com User "i especially like the continuous adjustable loudness control which allows for low power settings without sacrificing bass or treble.…" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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3 People Recommend
"volume level it dishes out clean tight highs, mids and bass.…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "the bass is tight and rock solid.…" - Bob from Porter Tx. at Circuitcity.com "crisp highs, excellent midrange and bass response.…" - Les from Los Angeles at Circuitcity.com |
Sony STR-DG910
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$300 - $353
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3 People Recommend
"setting it to large front speakers will set your receiver to pass all of the bass to your front speakers...very minor issue....i love this sony receiver...and never will replace it with an onkyo on a…" - Raymund from Gainesville, FL at Circuitcity.com "my old sony receiver had a built in low bass option that drastically increased bass in the front speakers which would be a nice option to add to this receiver for bass lovers.…" - Dennis from Vajont, Italy at Circuitcity.com "i am unable to get the tone controls[ bass & treble] operating from the remote.…" - colin from tor at Circuitcity.com |
Denon DRA-397
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$296 - $400
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2 People Recommend
"clean highs and tight bass make for a very enjoyable listening experience.…" - Crutchfield.com User "overall the sound is very pleasing; the bass is palpable and detailed, the highs are clear and smooth.…" - Amazon.com User "clean highs and tight bass make for a very enjoyable listening experience. …" - Crutchfield.com User |
Yamaha RX-V461
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2 People Recommend
"and xm radio signals are uncompressed by this receiver, so they sound much better than on sony receivers--more treble and more bass, doesn't sound like you're listening to xm through a tin can.…" - Brian Lawson at Cnet.com "the tone controls on this receiver are simple and easy to operate--bass and treble controls.…" - Amazon.com User "-lack of bass.…" - Amazon.com User |
Yamaha HTR5950 6.1 Channels
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$245
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2 People Recommend
"especially the bass.…" - Amazon.com User "also if the bass sound is high-for instance gun shot or monster noise or plain crash sound, the sub wuffer cannot stand the sound and begins to crack which means the base sound tone is not stable…" - Amazon.com User "especially the bass. …" - Amazon.com User |
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
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$155 - $180
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2 People Recommend
"i like bass and the addition of this subwoofer connected to the "b" speaker output of the receiver really enhances the sound.…" - Amazon.com User "the biggest downside is that the sound is a bit shrill, but enough fiddling with the bass and treble settings will allow you to find a happy medium.…" - Amazon.com User "reduced only because the shipping carton was damaged) and an onkyo dx-c390 6-cd carousel player (also from warehouse deals), the 12 x 16 bedroom is filled with crystal clear sound and good bass.…" - Amazon.com User |
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