Home Theater Receivers: Reviews

Updated November 2008
 

Basic home theater receiver

Onkyo TX-SR304 *Est. $150 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

About.com: Robert Silva, About.com's guide to home theater, auditions the Onkyo TX-SR304 home theater receiver and comes away fairly ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com has slightly less feedback for the Onkyo TX-SR304B than CircuitCity.com, but the comments are far more detailed in ...

JR.com: Retail site JR.com has far fewer user reviews of the Onkyo TX-SR304 home theater receiver than either CircuitCity.com or ...

 

Budget 5.1 home theater receiver with HDMI

Yamaha RX-V463BL *Est. $300 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Home Theater Magazine: This review is balanced and comprehensive. Mark Fleischman challenges the Yamaha RX-V463BL home theater receiver with difficult ...

ConsumerGuide.com: This review does a good job of describing the features of the Yamaha RX-V463BL home theater receiver, but testing is only hinted ...

BestBuy.com: While there's not a ton of feedback here as of yet, Best Buy is the best source for user reviews of the Yamaha RX-V463BL home ...

Amazon.com: While there are fewer reviews here than at BestBuy.com, user comments tend to be much more detailed. All respondents are mostly ...

 

Budget 7.1 home theater receiver

Onkyo TX-SR606 *Est. $400 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Ultimate AV Magazine: Ultimate AV has the most comprehensive review of the Onkyo TX-SR606. The report includes both comprehensive real-world testing ...

Home Theater Magazine: Home Theater Magazine also provides a highly detailed report on the Onkyo TX-SR606 home theater receiver. Kim Wilson concludes ...

CNet.com: CNet's report is also lengthy, though more space is spent on discussing features and functionality rather than performance. CNet ...

TechRadar.com: Despite some small technical differences, this review of the Onkyo TX-SR606 in Britain's TechRadar.com provides some valuable ...

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision: Britain's What Hi-Fi covers the Onkyo TX-SR606 in a brief review. All the important points are covered, however, and a star ...

Amazon.com: After nearly 100 owner-written reviews, the Onkyo TX-SR606 home theater receiver racks up an impressive rating. While the quality ...

 

THX-certified home theater receiver

Onkyo TX-SR706 *Est. $600 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

Sound & Vision Magazine: Sound & Vision subjects the Onkyo TX-SR706 to an extensive battery of real-world and bench testing and comes away very impressed, ...

Electronic House Magazine: To find the best under-$1,000 home theater receivers, Electronic House solicits votes from AVSForum.com, a community of ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com has the most user reviews for the Onkyo TX-SR706, but with just five, there's still not enough to be really helpful in ...

 

Home Theater Receivers Runners Up:

Yamaha RX-V863BL *Est. $900

4 picks by top review sites.

Yamaha RX-V663BL *Est. $500

3 picks by top review sites.

Sony STR-DG820 *Est. $400

2 picks by top review sites.

Denon AVR-1909 *Est. $650

2 picks by top review sites.

     
 
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Yamaha RX-V863BL 735 Watt 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
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New: $625.00   
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Yamaha RX-V663BL 665 Watt 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
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from Amazon.com
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Sony STRDG820 7.1 Audio Video Receiver - Black
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from Amazon.com
New: $499.99   
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Denon AVR-1909 7.1-Channel Multizone Home Theater Receiver
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New: Too low to display   
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