This is one of the best amps ive bought Great power and its very clear. Good clear bass

the remote big time. Its really long and skinny and its only lighted at the top

This is a great amp. its the best for its money
live in canada and i paid 600 for it and it has way more power and is way more clear then NAD's 1000 dollar one.
its better then technics 1000 dollar one and better then or equal to harmon kardons 700 dollar one.

If anyone is looking to buy an amp in the 600 dollar range noth beats this amp

i have no sub and it has great bass

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NAD's 750 dollar one

This is one of the best amps ive bought Great power and its very clear. Good clear bass

the remote big time. Its really long and skinny and its only lighted at the top

This is a great amp. its the best for its money
live in canada and i paid 600 for it and it has way more power and is way more clear then NAD's 1000 dollar one.
its better then technics 1000 dollar one and better then or equal to harmon kardons 700 dollar one.

If anyone is looking to buy an amp in the 600 dollar range noth beats this amp

i have no sub and it has great bass

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NAD's 750 dollar one

Great sound in DTS and Dolby Digital. Very nice sounding sub output.

Horribly sound quality in stereo, or in Pro Logic in phantom. Ok center channel sound.

Well found a great deal on this Yamaha unit, it was half price and it sounded very good when I played movies on it. The subwoofer sounds tight and very strong. The bad part about this particular unit is that it sounds horribly when you are playing music. It sounds very high pitched, and the sub shows like a sore thumb. Also for a high current amplifier, it can't handle a 4 ohm load that well. I have a set a Magnepan MMGs and it can't drive them, that well. The Magnepan's sound like a tweeter and a tweeter only, there is far to much high end sound and not enough low end comming from these speakers when playing music. I would only adise people to buy this unit, if they intend to use it mainly for movies, if you are a music lover like myself, look somewhere else.

My system consist of:
Magnepan MMG Fronts
Infinity Center
Magnpan MGSS-1 Surrounds
KLH Subwoofer
Toushiba 1600 DVD Player
Optimus 101 DIsc CD-Changer

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Yamaha RX-V1050

Powerful. Dynamite for movies. Good build quality. Very quiet, runs cool.

Stereo is bright. FM stereo is very, very bright. Weak tone controls.

If all you do is movies then this is the one. The RX-V596 was designed to rock in home theater and that's what it does best. But for me home theater is maybe 10% of my listening. The other 90% is CDs and FM. In FM stereo this thing made my speakers sound like a bunch of squawk boxes. (squawk. noun 1. A loud irritating screech.) So if you need more than just movies then get them to hook up an FM antenna before you buy so you can listen for yourself. We tried 2 other units in the store and they had the same problem. Exchanged for a Denon AVR-1801 and I'm happy. The Dennon is a much better receiver for music.

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Technics

Sounds Fantastic, Easy to Use

NONE

This is the best reciever I have ever owned. It sounds Fantastic. Music sounds great and my CD player never sounded so good. Movies are even better :) This reciever gets 2 thumbs up from me and I am completely pleased with my purchase

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Techincs, JVC

Awesome Power, Sound Clarity, Ability to wake up Neighbors

Needs more DSP's

This Yamaha reciever kills!!!!!!!! It has super clear sound quality, low distortion and doesn't overheat. I have had this unit since january and my only complaint is not many dsp's .It has everything that you need to make your home theatre sound awesome without breaking the wallet!!!! Recommend this product to everyone.

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Kenwood vr-406(piece of junk)

Very good sound. Dolby & DTS decoders. Good value.

No "5-channel stereo"

Ok.... This is a "middle of the road" receiver, but for the money ($400US/$600cdn) it is hard to beat. Contrary to some reviews posted here, I must say that this unit kicks out very clear sound in all frequency ranges. Bass is very solid and the high end is clean and clear. Home theater sounds amazing! I think the key to making this unit sound great is to match it up with an appropriate set of speakers. I have Paradigms all around and these match VERY well with this unit. I have sub woofers but even with the subs turned off bass response is very good.
I don't mean to insult anyone's intelligence but if you are experiencing poor bass response with this unit, have you checked your speaker connections for correct polarity?

My system:
AMP - Yamaha RXV596
Mains - Paradigm Legend (includes sub)
Centre - Paradigm CC170
Surround - Paradigm Atoms
DVD/CD - Toshiba sd1600

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HK, Denon, Sony

Clear Sounding highs and bass

Orange lights, remote

This is the best sounding AV receiver for the money. I was impressed the the clear sound quality coming out of my Energy Speakers. I can't imagine anyone who can point out a flaw, other than the poorly designed remote control. This was perfect for listening to U-571, especially when the depth charges were exploding all around me! Some people have complained about this model being too bright, but I think that those people need to turn down the treble. You need to hear those highs.

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smooth sound

a little bright on my Klipsch

i love this receiver. it has more than enough inputs and outputs. the only flaw is a little bright at times on my klipsch speakers but then again i believe klipsch is a bright speaker. the two channel stereo is fantastic. i love the dynamic sound this baby puts out. for the price, i think i couldnt get much better. highly recomended

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yamaha htr-5140

Clear Crisp Sound with clean power

Remote is a bit confusing. Hall DSP sounds a bit weird for certain music

For the price that I paid, this receiver is excellent for movies and music. This is paired with Energy Take 5 with 8" sub.