Awesome product ,good sound quality,no distortion and makes my home furniture in earthquake mode.

No coaxial or optical input features.

I bought this model after going trough all the brand's and model's. For my low budget home theater equipment, this receiver is giving me enough sound quality even I'm using it to watch my TV channel. I had add an external heatsink fan to reduce the heat.Good value for money.

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Its the perfect surround amplifier for those who don't know any better. Please don't take offense.

Sounds like i've got a pot on my head and someone is beating it with a metal ladel.

I was very disappointed when listening to this amplifier. I wanted to cry. It is rated at 100 watts times five. Its sounds more like 20 watts times five. Explain how this amplifier can generate 500 watts of power when the power requirement on the back of the amp is less than that. From where does it receive this energy? Solar ? Do the laws of physics and power calculations not exist with Aiwa products? I brought this thing back today. Anyway I would recommend something else probably. If there was a way to select less than 1 star I would. I would rather listen to a rock cutter.

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price, value, power output and DSP modes available

no AC3

I totally disagreed with Mr. Blakelee's opinion below so I decided to comment upon this component. I purchased mine at Best Buy on sale for $159.00 a couple of months back and have been thrilled with the level of quality and the reliability (short the speakers simply unplug and it resets). I've been using it with my DVD which has AC3 and 5.1 speaker configuration and am well satisfied with what is sold as 'Dolby Digital Ready'.
All around great reciever!

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Very nice sound, plenty of power. The Tape monitor can be used for my Bose Active equalizer for 901 IV speakers.

Surround processor sometimes creates a "popping" sound on the rear channel, no S-Video, limited inputs

The Aiwa AV-D55 is a very nice and inexpensive reciever. I did not notice any performance difference between this one and the old Kenwood (1994). After someone blew out the Kenwood by placing a dripping bottle of window cleaner on top of it, I needed a quick replacement. At $199, the Aiwa seemed to be good enough for me.

My only gripes are that there are not as many inputs, so I have to use the front-mounted VID3 input, and switch a cable every now and then. Other than that, there can be a popping sound that comes out of the rear speakers every now and then, but I have tested the amplifier circuits, and I have reduced the problem to the surround chip itself. No big deal, because I'll be using an external processor for DVDs. This unit has no S-Video, which was dissapointing (so far I've noticed no difference between a high-quality composite cable, and an s-video cable). There is also no OSD for the TV monitor, but I can live without it.

The 901's work very well with this system, and my 141's in the rear work well too. I have had a slight balancing problem, but I can still get the correct surround levels with enough tweaking and playing with the noise sequencer. I have never had to pass the midway point on the volume, and I have not had any distortion problems, even with maximum T-Bass playing The Matrix (very rich bass signal on the disc). I also like the dimmer function, because bright displays can be terribly distracting while watching movies.

The surround processor works fine for Pro Logic and DSP (which only has 4 settings), and I like the 5.1 inputs for future expansion. I didn't want an integrated digital surround chip because that's usually for price reasons which means lower quality. The DSP is okay, but it automatically activates the GEQ (Graphic Equalizer), which is overkill with T-Bass and the 901 IV active EQ.

The remote on tihs model is much smaller and useable than what I've heard of the DV models. It has all of the controls that are used on the unit's interface, but must be used for some functions. It is pretty much omnidirectional, and the battery life is good. My only gripe about this remote is that it easily blends in with other things, so it takes me awhile to locate. Now I use a universal remote, so I don't care about how well it can control other devices.

I would give this a 5/5, but the surround processor bothers me. This reciever is an excellent value, and is very nicely constructed (the flimsy case doesn't bother me because I don't put anything on top of the device). If you're looking for great value and don't need public theatre power, this is the best reciever that I thave encountered. The rear channel problem is not at all noticeable at high volumes, and can be corrected by allowing better air circulation (I put a cooling fan on top).

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Excellent features for price, POWER!!! decent GEQ, reliable

none found except for lack of DSP settings, runs hot.

I don't know what that blakeslee crackhead below is talking about, I think this is a great reciever. I use it mainly to listen to music and have no power complaints,

why doesn't that a$$hole put a kettle on his head while I got get a sludgehammer and perform a lobotomy.

People, quit doing reviews unless you've used a product AT HOME!!!

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