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Out of thousands of reviews for 57 products, over 60 people recommended Receivers specifically for Av. These 9 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
7 People Recommend
"the thx mode is outstanding and this is the first av receiver made that can decode true dolby hd and dts-hd master audio from your blu-ray or hd-dvd player!!!…"

- celtic from apple valley CA. at Circuitcity.com

"this receiver has every modern decoding ability available on physical media.…"

- Amazon.com User

"not really a con (bigger is better for me), but if you intend on putting this in a standard audio rack, make sure you check the length first as it is a bit longer than cheaper av units.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 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
5 People Recommend
""very good av receiver, sounds great, and is easy to use.…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"this av receiver runs our home theater and our sound system.…"

- "Buffalorob" at Abt.com

"the denon avr-3808ci av receiver is absolutely packed with functionality and sounds great, but you'll need to be an av geek to unlock all its potential.…"

- Matthew Moskovciak at Cnet.com


No 3 Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels Receiver $300 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"this is the first av reciever i have found that actually sounds like music.…"

- MainHorn from Atlanta at Circuitcity.com

"i have had other av receivers from yamaha and b&k.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"i recently purchase a plasma tv and decided to put in a new av system...so i bought polk in wall speakers (rc65i) and a polk subwoofer.…"

- Circuitcity.com User


No 4 Denon AVR-4308CI
Denon AVR-4308CI $1,727 - $2,700 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 8,Digital Coaxial x 1,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 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 1
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"this is one hell of a device to scrach several itches that i have for features in my home av solution....hdmi switching at this price point is unheard of....…"

- "Ramenman" at Abt.com

"as a longtime sony fan and owner of three es av recievers, it came down to a choice between the strda 5300es and the denon 4308ci.…"

- Amazon.com User

"as a longtime sony fan and owner of three es av recievers, it came down to a choice between the strda 5300es and the denon 4308ci. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Panasonic SA-XR57K
Panasonic SA-XR57K $250 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 2,Composite (Video) x 4,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 1,HDMI x 1,S-Video x 1
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"the bottom line: excellent av receiver, especially for an application like most of us use in our homes.…"

- jsselle at Shopping.com

"i am impressed with it over all, and i like the remote with the variety of sound modes available.…"

- stick from Raleigh, NC at Circuitcity.com

" the bottom line: excellent av receiver, especially for an application like most of us use in our homes. …"

- jsselle at Shopping.com


No 6 Onkyo TX-SR504
Onkyo TX-SR504 $240 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS Neo:6,THX EX
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 3,Digital Coaxial x 1,Digital Optical x 3,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 4,S-Video x 3
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 2,S-Video x 2
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"i had been looking for a replacement for my 7 year old harmon kardon av receiver that had developed a problem in one channel.…"

- ChickW from Auburn, AL at Circuitcity.com

"summary: (edited may 18th by whobedaplaya) purchased this receiver based on a massive amount of positive opinions of several av enthusiasts.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"i can finally take advantage of the surround sound available on the movie channels.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 JVC RX-D702
JVC RX-D702 $327 - $521 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital,Dolby Digital®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS,DTS 96/24,DTS ES,DTS ES®,DTS Neo:6,DTS®,THX EX,THX EX®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"some issues i've been having have been solved by having other jvc av equipment.…"

- Vanns.com User

"if you're in the market for an excellent sounding hdmi capable multi-channel av receiver with reasonable funtionality and a relatively small footprint than i encourage you to consider this jvc…"

- Amazon.com User

"overall this is the best deal around for an av receiver with a good amp and all the current tech features you could need.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 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
2 People Recommend
"found this one and another cheaper model sony av receiver…"

- Bhphotovideo.com User

"i needed an av receiver that can switch all of my video sources:…"

- Amazon.com User

"overall, this is an excellent av receiver.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Pioneer VSX-94TXH
Pioneer VSX-94TXH $1,150 - $1,400 Compare Prices
  • Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®
  • 7.1 Channels
  • Rear Input Connectors: Component x 3,Composite (Video) x 7,Digital Coaxial x 2,Digital Optical x 5,HDMI x,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 10,S-Video x 6
  • Rear Output Connectors: Component x 1,Composite (Video) x 2,Digital Optical x 2,HDMI x 1,RCA (2 Audio Channels) x 3,S-Video x 2
  • Released 1 year ago
1 People Recommend
"speaker terminals are separate from the av terminals, and everything is easy to navigate.…"

- dane_peterson at Cnet.com

"it not that there has not been some good receivers on the market before but either it was lacking in a area that i felt meaningful to me or i just did not have the $$ available at that point in time.…"

- Amazon.com User

"speaker terminals are separate from the av terminals, and everything is easy to navigate. …"

- dane_peterson at Cnet.com


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