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The trade-off between home theater packages and separate components is essentially an issue of quality.The market is overflowing with cookie-cutter packages straight off the assembly line.These packages are an amalgam of cost-cutting reductions from the amplification stage right through to the speaker cones.Taking a different tack, Onkyo has drawn from the strength of its stand-alone A/V receiver line-up to drive the HT-SR700 5.1-channel receiver/speaker package. Stripping down to the essentials—video switching capabilities and HDTV connectivity; circuitry that preserves audio signal purity; and ease-of-setup and straightforward operability—the HT-SR700 is cost-effective for the user, not cost-sensitive to the manufacturer.