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Onkyo TX-SR606

$389.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
for all the wonderful features of this receiver, i still would not have purchased it if it had been out of my budget, so i am delighted that crutchfield offered such a great deal.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great receiver, and amazon had it for the cheapest price while having it in stock.
from www.amazon.com
it isn't backlit, isn't a universal remote and has a very cheap feel to it.
from www.amazon.com
overall for my budget and the features i was looking for i couldn't be more happy with this receiver.
from www.amazon.com
i was running out of high-bandwidth audio connections on my old home theater receiver, so i started looking around for an affordable replacement.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for MONEY

Sony STR-DG820

$350.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is a very good cheap receiver.
from www.amazon.com
it's one of the cheapest receiver out there that can do this.
from www.amazon.com
i settled for the 820 because it was the cheapest in the dg family to decode all the hd audio codecs up to and including dolby truehd and dts-hd ma (the s350 can't decode the later).
from www.amazon.com
as befits its price tag, the sony has the look of a budget receiver with its old-school silver chassis.
from www.amazon.com
for those of us living in a fully digital world (or, like myself, armed with an offboard phono pre-amp), this sony str-dg820 is a fantastic bargain and the best i've heard in the ultra-budget ht

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Surround Sound: Dolby Pro Logic,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6

3 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for MONEY

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

$385.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
comparing the 3490 with other two channel receivers, i didn't consider it to be overly expensive, nor cheap - especially with the current discounts.
from www.amazon.com
all in all, i'm very happy with it and would recommend it if your stereo budget falls in this range.
from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this inexpensive receiver to anyone.
from www.amazon.com
just plug in your cd quality digital audio source (airport express, whatever) and the best speakers you can afford and listen to the music.
from www.amazon.com
i have this reciever teamed up with a pair of wharfedale diamond 9.5 speakers, which sound very good in my opinion, and can be had pretty cheap right now.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for MONEY

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

$220.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
not looking for the top of the line, feature-laden receiver with all the bells and whistles, instead purchasing a budget-minded unit around which a system can continue to be upgraded in the future.
from www.amazon.com
nice budget friendly receiver.
from www.amazon.com
buy your cheap hdmi cables on amazon and make sure to grab a cheap toslink cable so you can rout surround sound from your hdtv channels to the receiver and you are set.
from www.amazon.com
i got a very affordable receiver that will do what the high-end units will do.
from www.amazon.com
then now is is time to buy this inexpensive yet very capable receiver.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for MONEY

Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 Channels

$345.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
the improved sound made the whole upgrade worth it.yamaha sells an ipod adapter, but i just used a cheap ipod-to-rca plug adapter and plugged it into the cd connectors.
from www.bestbuy.com
4) it was the cheapest of the pack, around $70 less than pioneer/sony and $120 less than the denon.
from www.bestbuy.com
remote feels kinda cheapy, but not that big of a problem if you have a universal like i do.overall, an excllent receiver that will keep you up to date with sound technology for a several years to come
from www.bestbuy.com
set the speakers it has 2 sub inputs great for blu ray audio i would recommend to get this over pioneer and don't pay the high price for denon when you can have the same quality at a cheaper price.
from www.bestbuy.com
i couldn't even look at the other receivers out there cause i was on a budget.

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

Onkyo TX-SR304

$210.00 Est. at Amazon

from Coop from Maryville, Tennessee, www.circuitcity.com
from a cheap system i had before, on the rest of the channels (one more thing i love about this receiver is how you can calibrate the amp when you have speakers that are rated at different wattages).
from BoyScout from Cleveland, www.circuitcity.com
i purchased this one on sale and it does go cheaper, believe me.
from "Otho", www.bhphotovideo.com
at this price, it was cheaper than buying almost any decent power amp, and it does its job very well (but not with much power to spare).
from Tairouzu from Orem, UT, www.circuitcity.com
nevertheless, it's the perfect budget reciever.
from KLD from Dothan, AL, www.circuitcity.com
i would definitelyrecommend this to anyone wanting outstanding sound at a budget price!

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

Sony STR-DH800 7.1-Channel Audio Video

$329.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is currently on sale for $600 (verses it's normal retail price of $900), but after doing a feature comparison of the two, i went with the cheaper 800 and am more than happy that i did!!
from www.amazon.com
my sony str-50es started to die a slow death and i figured it was time to move on to a budget unit with hdmi switching.
from www.amazon.com
[....] has them pretty cheap.
from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this to anyone that wants great sound but is on a budget.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Compact, Nice Display, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,Dolby Digital®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24

Yamaha RX-V363 5 Channels

$180.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have a 50 inch plasma, and wanted a good but inexpensive receiver for sound.
from www.amazon.com
highly recommended for anyone who wants a good receiver but is on a budget.
from www.amazon.com
this receiver is relatively inexpensive.
from www.amazon.com
unfortunately the budget was a bit to tight for that so i decided to settle on this receiver.
from www.amazon.com
i spent a bunch of time on the yamaha site researching the higher end ones, but feel that this inexpensive one is what i actually want.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Volume Control, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic

Yamaha RX-V463 5.1 Channels

$230.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's great about it:?everything works flawlessly, cheap, many configuration options and inputs what's not so great:?osd doesn't display through hdmi (not that it needs it) "i have owned this
from www.crutchfield.com
if you cannot afford denon, or want to save money on onkyo's good stuff, buy yamaha...
from www.bestbuy.com
if you can't afford a big system, like me, this is a good way to go.
from www.amazon.com
like others who bought this receiver i read the reviews and made my decision based on them and budget.
from www.amazon.com
this unit is substantially cheap comparing to the other receivers with the same functions in the current market.

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

Denon AVR-1909

$401.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
not to mention our wii system is a blast to play even more with surround sound!!this receiver is alittle challenging to setup compared to the cheaper ones out there.
from www.amazon.com
you could go cheaper (onkyo, harmon-kardon) but i wasn't willing to risk dealing with a flawed product (both have their problems).
from www.amazon.com
this unit is a great product for a tight budget.
from www.amazon.com
when i was setting it up, i couldn't help but notice a certain "cheapness" to its feel.
from www.amazon.com
i shopped for several months looking for good quality surround receiver that fit into my budget.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Display, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+),Dolby Digital®,DTS®,DTS ES®,THX EX®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24

Sony STR-DG920

$550.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i needed a relatively inexpensive av receiver with at least 3 hdmi inputs and able to send *all* inputs through the hdmi output to the tv.
from www.amazon.com
sony dg920 is the closest one compares to onkyo 606 within my budget range.
from www.amazon.com
if you cannot afford their top-of-the-line, this is extremely close and definitely offers a lot of features for the price.
from www.amazon.com
if you have not checked out the fluance speakers and you are budget conscious, like me, but want a lot of bang for the buck, check out fluance.com and read the many reviews (like on cnet) about their
from www.amazon.com
i finally hooked up my new speakers, new blu ray player, xbox360, and super cheap hdmi cables (which i also got on amazon) and i popped in the dark knight on dvd.

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

Harman Multimedia AVR-154

$266.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
it is cheaper and has loads of reported power, but set this up against the sony, the sony will lose.
from www.bestbuy.com
i am pretty sure its the cheapest high current amp around.
from www.bestbuy.com
ratings.if you want to put together a true audiophile grade home theater without spending thousands of dollars, the avr 154 is where you start.this amp will make even budget speakers sound great.
from www.amazon.com
that's why i was all the more shocked by this relatively inexpensive receiver looking and sounding so good!
from www.amazon.com
or if you are like me, an extreme audiophile with an extremely tight budget, this is a great pick.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS®,Dolby Pro Logic II,Dolby Pro Logic

Onkyo TX-SR806

$769.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
you could always buy it cheaper elsewhere, does not hold water here.
from www.amazon.com
the cleaner performance coming from my sub just tells me i have been suffering with a muddy bass sound all this time not because i had a budget quality sub but because i didn't have a good receiver.
from www.amazon.com
although you probably won't use it, the volume knob feels really cheap.
from www.amazon.com
i bought a refurbed dvd player to play cd's and it was dirt cheap; also looks brand new.
from www.amazon.com
so i returned it and got the 806 for cheaper!

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+)

Onkyo TX-SR706

$697.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
i was really pleased that they were able to recommend a completely satisfying sytem within budget constraints.
from www.crutchfield.com
patiently and expertly explained the pros and cons of each brand and model and how the onkyo brand is very effective at recreating the theater like sound and ambiance at affordable pricing.
from Grandma, www.newegg.com
i had the tx-sr606 a little under a year but sold it so that i could get the extra ten watts that the 706 receiver affords.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i had originally given myself a $1000 budget on a receiver but it seemed to me most of the $800 receivers had everything i needed.
from www.amazon.com
the setup includes this receiver, two polk audio r50s front, two polk audio r15s surround, a cheap infinity center (needs upgrade) and a polk audio psw303 subwoofer.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, 7.1 Channels

Denon AVR-1709

$267.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
i could have gotten an onkyo for about the same price, but the feel of onkyo just seems cheaper.
from www.amazon.com
i was annoying that there is no 3.5 mm port of ipods, even though it has an "ipod mode" but it was just another cheap cable i had to buy.
from www.amazon.com
i was amazed at av products prices at amazon are so much cheaper than in singapore.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Volume Control, Compact, Surround Sound: Dolby Digital®,DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

Denon AVR-789

$432.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
all this is a great receiver with a huge variety of advanced audio options and does a great job of combining competent analog-to-digital upscaling with full resolution 7.1 at a very affordable price.
from www.amazon.com
remote seems cheap and not well designed.
from www.amazon.com
however, there are others that i could have bought with similar features (pioneer) that would have been significantly cheaper.
from www.amazon.com
once you understand it all this is a great receiver with a huge variety of advanced audio options and does a great job of combining competent analog-to-digital upscaling with full resolution 7.1 at a

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Volume Control, Excellent Display, Surround Sound: DTS Neo:6,DTS 96/24,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,Dolby TrueHD,DTS-ES Discrete 6.1,Dolby Digital® 5.1

ONKYO CS325UKD 2 Channels

$262.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
please don't go buy a sub-par, cheap, overpriced cd receiver (such as the sad excuses which sony make!).
from www.amazon.com
it is not expensive and sounds way better than the cheap stuff.
from www.amazon.com
most of the systems i looked at just seemed to be very cheaply built and they paled in comparison to the cs-325.

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

Tx-sr507 Onkyo 5.1 Av Home Theater

$356.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
you just have to hook it up to your old amp (or any cheap 2-channel amp) and process those 2 channels that way.
from www.amazon.com
this is probably the cheapest, quality receiver that can strip out hdmi audio ( many hdmi receivers don't ).
from www.amazon.com
-it was priced affordably and $150 less than the $500 onkyo tx-sr606 that i thought i was going to have to buy unitl this beaut hit the market.

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

Onkyo TX-SR876

$1,200.00 Est. at Amazon

from sobi, www.shopping.com
the bottom line: for value-conscious and budget-limited home theater enthusiasts, this receiver is likely the best high-end option.
from www.amazon.com
there are cheaper amps out there, some that say they have more (power).
from www.amazon.com
does everything and anything i want and was affordable.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Compact, Easy To Use, Surround Sound: Dolby TrueHD,DTS-HD,Dolby Digital Plus (DD+),Dolby Digital®,DTS ES®,Dolby Pro Logic II,DTS Neo:6,Dolby Digital® EX,Dolby Pro Logic IIx,THX® Ultra2

Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels

$420.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
also, i wanted dual zone on a budget with hdmi.
from www.bestbuy.com
as i tend to keep my purchases for a long time, i try to look forward when making the purchases, while staying within my budget.
from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this home theatre receiver to anyone who wants high quality at an affordable price.
from www.amazon.com
if you just need a basic inexpensive receiver with hdmi inputs (x2) and great sound this is the one.
from www.amazon.com
i also considered the onkyo machines as these were cheaper for the features but after surfing the net (and contacting onkyo) i decided that they have a higher rate of "issues" and seemingly a higher

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, 7.1 Channels

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Best Receivers for Money

Onkyo TX-SR606

Sony STR-DG820

Harman Multimedia HK 3490

Sony STR-DG 720 S silber 7.1 Channels

Yamaha RX-V663 7.1 Channels

Onkyo TX-SR304

Sony STR-DH800 7.1-Channel Audio Video

Yamaha RX-V363 5 Channels

Yamaha RX-V463 5.1 Channels

Denon AVR-1909

Sony STR-DG920

Harman Multimedia AVR-154

Onkyo TX-SR806

Onkyo TX-SR706

Denon AVR-1709

Denon AVR-789

ONKYO CS325UKD 2 Channels

Tx-sr507 Onkyo 5.1 Av Home Theater

Onkyo TX-SR876

Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels

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