I have now had the 1070 since 2002. I have paired it to two B&W Sony 55es Power amps. One for the 2 main speakers 2 x B&W DM602,and One to the Centre speaker B&W CC6. I have set up the internal two rear speakers B&W LM1. The sound is AAAAAWESOME. However I would think that without the power amps, the sound would be lacking. So good is my set up with the superb B&W Speakers and power amps, I do not require a sub woofer. The bass on the Speakers is great this beasty takes care of them all. The settings require a masters degree to set up, but once done that's it sit back and let your friends grovel



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I have had this reciever for about 10 years. I have NOT had any kind of trouble with this awesome beauty. I use this to run my home theater. I have a Velodyne subwoofer with Klipsch Synergy speakers for the front left & right. I have Klipsch KG5's for the back left & right. I use Bose 101's for the front & rear center speakers speakers. This quite literally shakes the house to its foundation. I also have a Sony blue ray DVD. This is a very wonderful and great home theater. I use the optical inputs on the reciever for the 55" Vizio TV. I am very happy with the way this system sounds and looks. As I said, I have never had a bit of problems with my trusty Sony reciever. I would most definately recommend this to a friend. This puppy just keeps putting some very clean and well defined sounds.. Thank you SONY !! for a great product.

Good sound once some tweeking it done with the options, Lots of options, lots of inputs, 6.1, smooth sound, good power for the price

crappy remote (get a universal), Sound is a little strange out the box must mess aournd with to get good sound, manual is less than informitive.

Very nice for the price. Some of the peoples complaints are some what valid but I found as I played around with the options (and there are tons of them) I got to a real nice sound that was think but not boomy in the base (wich I hate. I found with some recivers you have to turn down the sound when you know loud base is coming to save you from having neibours at my door). Once you get it the sound tweeked it has a nice sound without overdoing it. I bought this thing as a floor model so for the money I spent I have no complaints.

Slam, musicality, 6 channel Home Theater.

Be careful of the difference in volume output between Cable/Sat setting and DVD/CD. It needs some automatic adjustment to assure that by switching sources you don't go from normal to ear shattering output. This is no joke - this can hurt your hearing.

I use the Sony as my office HT system, I listen mostly to Fox News during the day, and digital cable new age music in the evenings. Once in a while I'll throw in a CD or watch a movie. I have a modest Zenith Progressive Scan, HDCD, DTS DVD player, 4 Michaura M55 speakers in the front and side positions, a Merak MC6H center (2x6.5" drivers and a great big 7" horn tweeter) a Mission 77ds back speaker and a Kenwood SW300 10" sub. For those who find this receiver underpowered, I suggest either set it up correctly, or get more efficient speakers. This receiver has SLAM and is very musical. I have an Onkyo TX-DS 797 THX receiver in my home system. This is a great receiver, but the Sony is comparable at less than half the price. The Onkyo is more musical, but the Sony has more impact (and is very musical in its own right.) I've had Harman Kardons (AVR65 and AVR310) and prefer the Sony to the HKs. I've had no problems with the Sony, and am very pleased with it.

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Onkyo TX DS 797 (Sony comparable at less than 1/2 the price), Harman Kardon AVR65 and AVR 310 (I like the Sony better), Technics SADX-940, Sony is comparable better slam.

Features and Options

A little light on the power for it's price. Remote is nothing special.

While shopping for a new receiver, I had quickly discounted the Sony DB1070 because of the less than favourable reviews I have read here. As it turns out, I was presented an opportunity to purchase it a great price, as well as a offer to 'try it out' for 30 days with a full refund if I wasn't happy. What the heck, I took it home. I've had it for about three weeks now and I'm keeping it! True, when I first set it up I was very unimpressed with the thin, tinny sound it produced for music. However, this reciever is loaded with different options to adjust for speaker performance and room accoustics - and after a lot of experimenting and fiddling around - I am now very happy with the sound I am getting. I use it to power Energy C2's, XL15's, and two S8 subs. I have no problems creating a very rich, full sound through a combination of speaker size adjustment (all set to large) and emphasizing the higher bass and lower mid range frequencies on the front speakers. Movies sound great too - in either 5.1, 6.1, or DTS modes.... On the downside, you will need to be patient and persistant, because there are so many sound options that it will take you a long time (it did me) to find the right combination for your equipment and room. As well, power can only be described as average, at best. I would expect a bit more meat for an amp that usually retails between $600-700USD. Bottom Line - If you can find this reciever for under $500 USD - buy it. Any more than that, I would be looking elsewhere.

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Rotel, Panasonic

Solid build, useful features & flexibility, and fine sound for both music & HT

Honestly, none that I've incountered.

I have had the DB1070 since March and to be frank, I cannot believe that so many reviews are so negative. First of all, my listening room is small and my speakers can only be positioned in one place, there are no other options. The 1070 has numerous ways to tweak speakers / listening room. These include speaker distance, EQ, speaker levels, etc. I have found these features extremely useful in compensating for the limitations (and they are many) of my listening room. This receiver is replete with useful features. Secondly, it is organized well. Although it took a couple of weeks to discover what the features were and how to use them, once I became familiar with the 1070, operation was very easy. Now to the issue of sound. I own the Sony CDP CA70ES CD player. The CDP CA70ES reproduces music with warmth & detail. I listen to music through a pair of Athena S2 speakers (also have velodyne sub) or a pair of ADC 240M head phones. The S2 speakers are (as has been reviewed professionally and by comsumers) also warm and detailed and punchy as well. I mean "punchy" in a good way i.e forward & dynamic. Well low & behold thats how the S2s sound when being feed by the 1070. The sound is never thin or edgy. The lateral sound stage is fine though the sound stage on classical music is not as deep as I would like. This can be a combination of factors including the speakers and their less then ideal placement. The AKG 240M headphones have a very flat neutral sound. Once again, that is how they sound when using the 1070. Most of the use this receiver gets is for music (classical, jazz, folk, & rock). I have my DVD player hooked up optically to the 1070 for surround sound and the sound is characteristic of the S2s and Athena's companion center speaker. It's true, I don't own audiophile grade equiptment but by the same token, I don't own junk either. The combination of receiver, CD player, & speakers sound just fine especially given the hostile listening room they are forced to occupy. All this to say that I am very pleased with the 1070's features, cosmetics, and sound.

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The DB1070 replaces a SAE R9 receiver I purchased in the early 80's. Other components: Athena S2 front speakers Athena C1 center speaker Velodyne CHT 8 sub Sony CDP CA70ES Panasonic DVD -RV31

The silver version looks great.

Poor music sound and uninspiring movie sound. Crap remote. No DPL2

It was my first amp which led me into home cinema. Because i didn't know any better i accepted the sound quality as 'good'. In retrospect it's far from great. Movie sound is good but nothing spectacular. But music, inclusing music in films is thin and tinny. My advice is to opt for a Denon. They have much better music reproduction.

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DTS playback - using the sony DVP - C670D anyway, dolby digital usually good depending upon the dvd itself, plenty of power, clear bass ( not lots of bass ), acceptible mids for this price and clean treble

Music reproduction- It just seems to lack something in the sound, probably cause its a sony, heat build up

Price paid AU$1100 I have used this unit for over six months now, have spent many hours on end fine tuning and still can't get the sound i'm after. I've tried it with cheap and expensive speakers and it requires the more expensive speakers to get the best sound out, i recomend the KEF Q35.2 or Q3 for a start. It can deliver explosive sound to all six channels and still have some to spare although it gets very hot and a lot of fine tuning is involved. It's been 100% reliable so far, radio works well, lots of inputs/outputs, overall its a good unit, its main downfall is music reproduction, but that's what they make amps for, so dont buy this unit just for music, you'll be very disapointed. You will need a sub aswell. Definatly also try the denon AVR-1802 in place of this unit.

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JVC/Sony/Technics/Denon/Onkyo

Enough inputs outputs to run everything (component video switched. two dvd players only one input on the TV) for 400 bucks what should i have expected

Poor sound reproduction Weak surround terrible remote cheaper construction from a higher model If you want AV surround stuff then sure its okay but not nearly as quality as their previous version. i will have to move to ES series

This unit is Clearly a downgrade over the last DB series I owned which i think was the 930. The construction and sound reproduction are not nearly as clear (especially stero music) the remote not nearly as good as the previous unit i had. Running through energy e:XL series

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Yamaha Sony DB930

Packed with cool features, great sound & power. Looks good

HIGH PRICED FOR A NON-ES RECIEVER, NOT TOTALLY FUTUREPROOF, BUT WHAT IS?

I''VE OWNED THIS RECIEVER FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NOW AND I''M QUITE PLEASED WITH ITS OVERALL STYLE AND PERFORMANCE. IF YOU CAN FIND THIS UNIT SOMWHERE ON THE NET FOR LESS THAN $500.00 I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMIND BUYING IT.

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