it really does suck it is good for the very first reciver you ever own as a starter, but never after that should you even look at it again

Inexpensive - Reliable. Interal circuitry prevents you from doing damage to the receiver.

Gimpy-ass remote control and very limited bass/treble adjustment.

I purchased this receiver to be the heart of my "I'm-a-rahter-cheap-college-student-looking-to-watch-some-movies" entertainment center. It was on sale at Best Buy for $210 (open box buy about 6 months ago). For its price, this receiver does admirably. It has most of the features that let it work well with other components (optical & digital inputs and a dolby digital decoder). I have a set of Energy Take 5's and this receiver works very well with them. Plus, I (and some annoying friends) haven't been able to do damage to this thing despite tripping it's circuit breaker many times.

My only real complaints are the completely stupid interface / remote design and odd-sounding 'DSP' modes. I don't know who the fool was that decided to make a single button cycle through all the inputs on the remote, and I don't see why there are not bass & treble knobs. The remote also works strangely with some components - when I try to use it to control my Sony SLV799 vcr, the receiver volume buttons act as [play]/[stop] buttons. Last, the DSP modes just make the music / voices seem distorted - but of course you can just chose not to use them.

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Power and performance for the money. Had a dolby pro logic receiver and upgraded to this baby. Its real nice.

Remote, no knobs for base or treble.

Very good system for a person on a budget.

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cheap, powerful, easy to use

everything else, lousy amplifier, crappy remote and other controls, poor build quality, worst dsp in existance

ok, let me describe my self first. i normally use and work with much better equipment than aiwa, and i happen to have a bias against manufacturers like aiwa. i work with and am friends with numerous highend dealers and distributers. becuase of this connection i often take home stuff to review, or for fun. i love taking home stuff i can afford. no, im not a reviewer for any magazines, in fact im 19 and in college. you probbably wonder how i work with these companies, im good at what i do, listen. i listen to music and understand what im hearing better than most, sorta a golden ear, but dont cost what a veteran audiophile does. i can fix system problems. ok so on to the aiwa. this unit worked well in surround sound. i had it hooked into my refrence rig, in other words the stuff i own. i own a sony dcp-s550d dvd players, a denon dcd-1650ar cd player, anthem mca 5 5 channel amplifier, ARC dual 76a tube amp, perreux sm-6, b & k refrence 10 surround preamp, and Jmlab's electra 905 main speakers with matching surround equipment. as you can see this is much better quality. so when i took the aiwa, i also grabbed a marantz sr5000. ok so what did i find. well i dont agree with any of the reviews here. it sounded ok, lacked detail, was harsh on voices and highes, destroyed the soundstage, but was still clean and powerful. bass was kinda loose, and lacked oomph. i found the marantz to sound much better, like my refrence rig almost. i am very impressed with its power, control, detail, midrange warmth. everything about it was better. in fact the only other recievers i have used like it are usually somewhat more expensive. i think that denon, yamaha, onkyo, and harmen kardon are all good competetors at this price. i feel that for the list price of 600 dollars many competetors make something better. the only person i would recomend this to is a deaf teenager who like gizmos. it has lots of usless toys. dont buy this, aiwa no longer makes a good product.

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