- I bought this receiver after much research and reading lots of reviews - everywhere there were glowing positives about the audio and video brilliance of this receiver. The only exception was the CNET review which strangely (and contrary to all the other reviews) said that this receiver was lacking on the audio department (i.e it had bad sound as compared to other receivers in its class). However, given the vast majority of positive reviews, I did not pay much heed to the CNET review even though I was buying this mainly to listen to music - Classical and Jazz to be precise. I am a music lover and was already in love with this receiver even before I bought it, just by reading all the raving reviews,…
- Standard definition made into high definition signal looks superb. You have to see it. It worth every penny. It runs cool with absolutely no distortion. The sound is incredible: clear, dynamic and equally ubiquitous in a 14X20 large living room. On maximum it blows your mind. Bi-amplified into B&W 983 3 way tower speakers it is just too loud at -20. At maximum level it has NO distortion what so ever. I used to listen to rock music not long ago. The power it delivers and the clarity is fantastic. I can't believe it cool at higher amplification levels. it must be power efficient. I have did a lot of research before buying it. It has a neutral sound unlike other bright receivers. Perfect for…
- All 7 channels of equal 90-watt power @ 0.08 % THD, 20 - 20kHz
- HDMI 1.3a Repeating (4 input, 1 output) provides one cable connection between the receiver and TV
- 1080p HDMI connectivity supports Blu-ray disc surround sound formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DD+, dts-HD and dts-HR
- Dolby Laboratories new Pro Logic IIz Matrix decoding featuring front height effects channels
- Audyssey MultEQ, Dynamic Volume and Dynamic EQ
