I have found the quality of Carver to be excellent. It does not however haveall the "features" such as THX etc. To fully enjoy this receiver the FRONT
speakers MUST be able to handle high output. I selected the Carver over the
Onkyo 838 for 2 main reasons. The "remote" source/room has FULL surround
capabilities as opposed to others that are only front capable in remote. The
Carver also has a fifth channel which allows all 4 main speakers for music in
a "matrix" design (nice feature!)

This product give me extreemly good pro-logic audio output whenever I watched LD. I agree with the preious comment that the main spikes must be able to handle high current (130Watts x 2, 8 ohms). Forget the small spikes, they will give bad sound reproductions. However, for music, this baby sound dull, I tried several combinations, still cannot exceed the quality of my old Fisher Receiver. Anyway, I bought it 2 months ago for US$250. Compare to the price, it satisfy me.
My equipments : MS 35Ti Main Spikes, Polkaudio RM2000 rear, Boston VR200 cntr, Sony SUB, Nakamichi MB2 (old)CD Player, Pioneer CD/LD player, Fisher Receiver, and HR895.

ARRAY OF FEATURES & FLEXABILITY OF SETUP

BIG , HARD TO PROGRAM , SPEAKER CONNECTIONS

I'M NOT A BIG HOME THEATER FAN , I'LL STICK WITH 2CH . BUT AS FAR AS HT GOES I'VE HEARD ALMOST EVERYTHING OUT THERE AND MINE SOUNDS MOST LIFELIKE . I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE THIS PRODUCT ARE EITHER HALF DEAF OR AT THE VERY LEAST NEED SOME REAL SPEAKERS . I HAVE VANDERSTEEN 2CE FRONT , B&W 602 REAR , POLK CS-250S CENTER AND NHT SUBTWO . THIS THING HAS THE BEST SEPARATION OF ANYTHING I HAVE HEARD . YOU CAN HEAR A CAR IN THE BACKGROUND DRIVE DOWN THE SIDE OF YOUR ROOM . GREAT PRODUCT !!!!!!!

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