Ease of use, reliabilty, adequate power, sound quality, easy remote control.

Frequency repsonse isn't low enough for certain movies or rap, not really enough power for bigger speakers.

After owning some RCA 12" 3-way floor speakers, I decided that I needed some more power to run them. I went to best buy and wasn't too picky. I just wanted stereo out and a decent amount of power, which this had. I didn't take the time to look at the frequency response, but oh well, it did the job. I took it home and hooked all four of my speakers up. The Sony has A and B speaker hook ups, which was perfect. The power output claimed 100 watts X 2 RMS at 8 ohms. When all four speakers were hooked up and I had the volume to a level right before the woofers bottom out, the lights would dim when the bass hit. I was impressed, but really hadnt heard much to compare it too. Sound quality was probably about a 4 out of 5, and I liked the fact that you can control the bass, treble, balance, and radio station with the remote. The 4 inputs allowed me to hook up my turntable without distortion due to the higher input voltage than my Onkyo. It also didnt get too hot. If you are looking for a good, reliable 2 channel receiver with adequet power under 150 dollars, buy this. If you want high current, good frequency reponse (not 40hz-20Khz) and lower THD, I would recommend investing a little more.

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Onkyo TX-8211, many AIWA component systems.