Alot of Power For The Money. Very Clean sound - easy hookup & easy operation. Has Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS and Sound Field Control which produces various effects such as concert hall or jazz club. Has a subwoofer output.

Tends to run hot - so leave space above the receiver for air to circulate and do not stack other components on top of receiver. When you crank the volume up, the fan comes on. I read about several of these burning out, so it is wise to buy the extended warranty.

This surround receiver provides excellent sound & is a great value. Highly Recommended but get extended warranty to be safe.

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Have a JVC stereo receiver, but wanted a surround receiver. I shopped arounf & compared features and this unit provides a ton of features for trhe price. Got mine for $329 at Circuit City.

the fact that its only like $189.00 at best buy and its a 500 watt dolby digital stereo/hometheater reciever with DTS and everything

the fan is very stupid. it goes on and off at different volume levels. if u buy this reciever i suggest that you go to walmart or target or best buy and buy a cheap $10 fan. And the remote is not the best ive ever seen.

if you dont want to pay alot for a home theater receiver then this is for you.

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This is a good DD receiver. I have yet to test the DTS. More than enough power. Does not have a display dimmer unfortunately. The fan has yet to turn on, it probably won't. The Technic folks at the 800 help line say it only turns on at high volume levels. Also, they say all Technics receivers have the save display face. So although we can see a "Loudness" function underneath the digital indicator, it is inoperable in this unit. I think in the lower-end units you can actually use loudness.

DTS and price

Weak bass

Great sound quality! Brought my DVD to life. You will probably need a powered bass. ATT: The fan in the rear of the unit comes on at a certain temp. It is not defective. I got this unit for $178.58 from VA shipped. Can't beat that with a stick baby!

Great sound quality and power for the $$

Gets a bit warm, could use one more optical out

Bought this receiver to replace an old Sony Pro-Logic. Must confess I was a bit apprehensive about going with Technics, but it was $150 less than the comparable Sony model. I figured, "hey, if you don't like it, bring it back and get the Sony" Well, I must say this product brings our DVDs to life! It's a great buy, but if you've only got a tiny space to put it, watch out. It can get a bit warm.

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First off, let me say I haven't owned this receiver in over a year - I sold it after numerous problems.

From day 1 it was a very unreliable machine. It shut off constantly due to overheating. Finally, it no longer played anything but the Tuner. All other sources could only be faintly heard and they bled together (ie, could hear CD in DSS mode, etc).

Took in for service - Circuit City kept a month and then returned it all beat up. Back into service it went - and finally came back 20 days later.

Technics nor Circuit City seemed to care I was without a receiver for about 7 weeks. I'll never buy anything from Circuit City again, nor will I ever buy another Panasonic product.

As far as the SA-DX930's performance, well it was nothing great even without problems. It hissed badly and 2 channel stereo was rather pathetic. No way this thing has 100 watts.

Please, please do yourself a favor if you're looking in this price range: Look into some of the Kenwood models. Better yet, save some money and get into the $450 range where you can get a quality receiver from Marantz, Yamaha, or a low-end Denon. In the long run, you'll come out ahead. Their 70 watt models are probably more powerful than Technics "100 watts" - so don't get caught up in all that.

To Panasonic & Technics I say shame on you. Absolutely unacceptable.

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After owning this one, I moved on to bigger & better receivers. Current one is a Denon 3801.

EXCELLENT RECEIVER FOR IT'S PRICE...

DTS MODULE MODIFICATION AND FUSE REPLACEMENT (FROM 1 AMP TO 1.6 AMP)

I AM GOING TO HELP SOLVE THE GREAT MYSTERY ABOUT THE TECHNICS SA-DX930. THE PROBLEM WITH THE RECEIVER IS NOT A "OVERHEATING" PROBLEM, BUT A "DEFECT" WITH THE DTS MODULE. THE "DEFECT" CAUSES A FUSE TO BLOW (THERE ARE SEVERAL FUSES IN THE UNIT, ONLY THE 1 AMP FUSE BLOWS). THE RESULT IS SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROBLEMS (LOW VOLUME, NO VOLUME, NO DTS OR SURROUND MODES, SOME OF THE MODES (VCR, CD, TUNER, ETC...) BLEEDING INTO EACH OTHER (MEANS YOU MIGHT HERE THE RADIO WHILE LISTENING TO A CD FOR EXAMPLE...), ETC.... THE SOLUTION IS HAVING THE DTS MODULE "MODIFIED" AND A 1.6 AMP FUSE INSTALLED (ALL OF THE NEWER SA-DX930'S CAME WITH THE DTS MODULE "MODIFIED" AND THE 1.6 AMP FUSE INSTALLED). FOR A "GOOD" TECH., IT IS A SIMPLE MODIFICATION. USUALLY (999 OUT OF A 1000 TIMES) THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE UNIT AND IF THERE IS, IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DTS MODULE/FUSE. THE MODIFICATION SHOULD BE DONE BY A QUALIFIED TECH., AND SHOULDN'T COST MUCH AT ALL (THE ONLY "NEW" PART IT NEEDS IS THE 1.6 AMP FUSE). AS FAR AS THE SO CALLED "OVERHEATING" PROBLEM. UNLESS YOU GIVE THE UNIT NO BREATHING ROOM AT ALL, IT ISN'T AN ISSUE. MOST TECHINCS RECEIVERS THAT HAVE FANS ARE REGULATED BY THE VOLUME LEVEL, NOT BY TEMPERATURE! IF YOU TURN THE VOLUME CONTROL KNOB TO THE 10 OCLOCK POSITION (APPROX.), THE FAN WILL COME "ON". THE AMOUNT OF "BASS" OR OTHER FACTORS WILL EFFECT WHEN THE FAN COMES "ON". THERE MUST BE A "SOURCE" ON ( TUNER MODE, A CD PLAYING, ETC...)IN ORDER FOR THE FAN TO COME "ON". THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE REPAIR SHOPS FIRST SAW THE "FUSE" BLOWING PROBLEM, THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED IT. BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS SAYING "OH' IT GETS SO HOT", THEY JUST SAID "YEH', THAT'S IT", AND THEN ONLY REPLACED THE FUSE (WITH ANOTHER 1 AMP FUSE). IN ALL FAIRNESS TO THEM, IT WAS'T EASY FINDING THE PROBLEM. THE SA-DX930 LIKE ALOT OF MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVERS, RUNS HOT (AFTER ALL IT IS PUTTING OUT 100 WATTS X 5). ALOT OF RECEIVERS RUN HOT, BUT IT DOESN'T BECOME AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE UNIT DOESN'T STOP WORKING (LIKE THE TECHNICS SA-DX930 BECAUSE OF THE DTS MODULE/FUSE, NOT BECAUSE IT IS "OVERHEATING"). WHEN A UNIT RUNS "HOT" AND IT STARTS MESSING UP, IT IS NATURAL TO THINK IT'S "OVERHEATING". IF YOU MUST "PLAY" WITH THE FAN, HAVE A QUALIFIED TECH. ORDER A SECOND FAN FROM TECHNICS (ALONG WITH THE SCREWS), AND HAVE THEM INSTALL IT INSIDE THE UNIT. INSIDE THE SA-DX930 THERE IS A PLACE TO MOUNT A FAN ON THE "HEATSINK" (IT'S LIKE THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THE LOWER MODELS HAVE THE FAN ON THE INSIDE, INSTEAD OF THE OUTSIDE LIKE THE SA-DX930). HAVE THEM INSTALL THE "ORIGINAL" FAN ON THE "HEATSINK" AND INSTALL THE SECOND FAN ON THE REAR OF THE UNIT. THE REASON BEHIND THIS IS THAT THE "ORIGINAL" FAN IS PLUGGED INTO A CIRCUIT BOARD AND IF YOU REMOVE IT, THE UNIT WON'T WORK (NO AUDIO). HAVE THE SECOND FAN WIRED TO A 12 VOLT POWER SOURCE (INTERNAL) THAT COMES "ON" WITH THE UNIT, AND GOES "OFF" WHEN THE UNIT IS "OFF". THIS WAY THE FAN ON THE "HEATSINK" TURNS "ON" WHEN THE MUSIC IS LOUD, AND THE FAN ON THE REAR OF THE UNIT IS "ON" ALL OF THE TIME. IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FAN "ON" ALL OF THE TIME, THEN HAVE A SWITCH MOUNTED TO THE REAR OF THE UNIT. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE RECEIVER, I THINK IT'S A GREAT RECEIVER FOR IT'S PRICE. MY SA-DX930 (AND ANY WITH THE MODIFICATION) I WOULD GIVE A 5 STAR RATING (IT ONLY TOOK ME 15 MINUTES TO DO THE DTS "MODIFICATION", SO IT WASN'T AN ISSUE WITH ME). IF THE DTS "MODIFICATION" IS DONE (ALONG WITH THE 1.6 AMP FUSE BEING INSTALLED), THIS IS A RELIABLE RECEIVER. BECAUSE THE "NORMAL" PUBLIC AREN'T ELECTRONIC TECH.'S, AND BECAUSE THE HASSLE OF TAKING IN YOUR RECEIVER TO HAVE IT FIXED (AND YOU MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN IF IT ISN'T DONE RIGHT TH FIRST TIME),I CAN ONLY GIVE THE RECEIVER A 3 STAR RATING. GOOD-LUCK.

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Excellent sound ,Excellent value for money.
No heat problems....

No loudness button...,

I have read all or most of the reviews on the SA-DX930 , I am a little interested about the heat problem, I have just bought one & have used it for 10 hrs straight without any problems at all, The heat problem does NOT exist.

I have placed the reciever on the top of a Video cabinet & does not produce much heat at all, The fan does come on around 10-11.00 o'clock volume , but it then goes cold.

I did read in the instructions that this reciever is NOT too be put in a cabinet or in a enclosed space, since it will have heat problems,

Overall the sound it excellent, Good value for Money & Technics stuff is as good as any of the other top brands....., Remote is liveable with...

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Overheats

Any product that fails due to overheating in a few short months or even a few years is not worth purchasing. Any consumer product that fails in that period of time, definitly has a defect. Any consumer product that needs "modifications" is not worth purchasing. Mine failed in a little over one year. I would not recommend this receiver to anyone.

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Overheats

Any product that fails due to overheating in a few short months or even a few years is not worth purchasing. Any consumer product that fails in that period of time, definitly has a defect. Any consumer product that needs "modifications" is not worth purchasing. Mine failed in a little over one year. I would not recommend this receiver to anyone.

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Sony Dolby Logic Receiver (5 years old and still works great)