10 Best Receivers for Audio
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Out of thousands of reviews for 108 products, over 1,000 people recommended Receivers specifically for Audio. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Onkyo TX-R805
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$595 - $799
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67 People Recommend
"the cost of this receiver is minimal in comparison of what you actually get, the processor isunbelievable withy every imaginable sound field the power is clean and at 130 watts per channel it should…" - BoDiaz from Cleveland,OH at Circuitcity.com "the sound you get from this receiver is amazing!…" - celtic from apple valley CA. at Circuitcity.com "i paired the receiver with the kef speakers and love the sound.…" - Freckles from FL at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX8522 High Fidelity Stereo 2 Channels
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$279 - $300
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63 People Recommend
"right now, i'm using this receiver to push a pairof jbl loudspeakers, and it sounds absolutely wonderful.…" - Mike from Ashland, MO at Circuitcity.com "while this receiver does lack some bells and whistles its sound quality is amazing.…" - T.T. from Ohio at Circuitcity.com "ibought this on sale yesterday at cc for 200$ sure it doesnt have all those neat features that the high end surround sound receivers have, but ididnt have to read the manual to get this to work.…" - MarantzB from St Cloud, MN at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-SR304
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$135 - $200
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53 People Recommend
"brought it to replace a 10 yr old system by sony ,blown away with the quality of sound,seperation on all channels ease of use and most important the price was right.…" - ray from wash dc at Circuitcity.com "i mainly use the a/v receiver for movies (both dvd and hd from cable).…" - Frodo from Bucks Co., PA at Circuitcity.com "the sound is clean, pure, and the distortion rate is really low it makes even small bookshelf speakers sound great.…" - Mark from Kokomo, Indiana at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX-SR504
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$240
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46 People Recommend
"it replaced my relatively new pioneer receiver and the sound quality difference is startling.…" - Willy from Charleston, SC at Circuitcity.com "this product was easy to set up and great quality sound.…" - BMS from Houston, Tx. at Circuitcity.com "i had bought the 7.1 pioneer 100w and took it back for this unit and all i can say is wow less watts but sounds 10x better if youre looking for a great receiver for little money this is it…" - P.P from Dayton OH at Circuitcity.com |
Sony STR-DG910
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$300 - $353
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39 People Recommend
"this product is ideal for the average consumer who wants to step up to hi-def and multi-channel sound.…" - "upndownhill" at Bhphotovideo.com "the tone controls work manually from the receiver, but in hdmi mode, one cannot adjust the sound from the remote., except the volume.this instruction manual is diffcult and obtuse.…" - colin from tor at Circuitcity.com "the 7.1 surround sound from the receiver is excellent.…" - JimR from Castle Rock, CO at Circuitcity.com |
Onkyo TX8222 2 Channels
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$155 - $180
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31 People Recommend
"it was a great system with amazing sound, but the receiver was huge and maybe too powerful for our purposes.…" - "Pip" at Abt.com "i use my ipod with it and a pair of very good monitor audio speakers and the sound is very good.…" - Abt.com User "it sounds fantastic with my bookshelf-sized advent speakers, and gets excellent reception on local radio stations.…" - Abt.com User |
Pioneer VSX-816-K/S 7.1 Channels
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$300
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30 People Recommend
"this product is awesome- the sound quality is really shrill with my polk audio speakers(7.1)- for the price which we pay ,its worth it - though it doesnt have the hdmi input,i dont think v can really…" - Circuitcity.com User "set-up will take time ,getting to no receiver operation take a little time,but overall this receiver delivers great sound when hooked up to very good speakers.the auto calibration is a big help in…" - Circuitcity.com User "the sound is supperb, the connection is really easy to follow and i'm very satisfied with this product.…" - Circuitcity.com User |
Denon AVR 3808Ci
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$1,129 - $1,700
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25 People Recommend
"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 "it uses an included microphone to automatically determine the acoustics of your room and adjust the output sound accordingly for initial setup.…" - "Fred" at Abt.com "the sound is very nice and powerful i am watching maany of the films i own again because this reciever really lets you hear everything the it was meant to be.…" - "Milchama" at Abt.com |
Yamaha RX-V661 7.1 Channels
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$329 - $355
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22 People Recommend
"the bottom line: you'll want a receiver to run hdmi video and surround sound.…" - tombeaman at Shopping.com "i connected this receiver to a samsung lcd hdtv using ultra-high speed 1000hd hdmi monster cables and you will be able to enjoy all your movies with the best sound that you can possibly get out this…" - "Dallasboy" at Abt.com "hdmi, component, composite, it has it all.i have my ps3 hooked up through hdmi, looks and sound great!!!…" - Bestbuy.com User |
Harman Multimedia HK 3485
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$270
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20 People Recommend
"all this techo stuff just means it sounds great and hk builds them to last.…" - Vanns.com User "the sound is clean when listening to all types of music and not muffled when i listed to talk radio and it really opens up nice when my wife is not home.…" - Vanns.com User "i have hooked up with a set of klipsch rf-62's and it sounds awsome.…" - "Jammer" at Bhphotovideo.com |
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