- I know ... I know ... real men don't read manuals. But no matter how knowledgeable you may be about audio equipment, if you fail to read at least page 34 (Initializing the receiver) you will not even know how to properly turn this unit on for the first time. I honestly don't know what the consequences of that would be, because I happened to have read page 34 before my unit arrived at my house. Most people who buy off the internet are aware of the fact that you can download manuals. So you can at least partially read the manual BEFORE you get whatever it is you have ordered. Having this receiver for a week now, and re-reading some of the reviews, it is apparent that many of the reviewers did…
- I've owned this unit for 2 months now, and I'm very happy with it. I'm new to home audio, and by no means an audiophile - so this might seem like a layman review (which is probably a plus for many people researching). I paired this receiver along with a mid-range Polk Audio 5.1 speaker set and I'm floored by the difference...then again I'm upgrading from the terrible speakers inside my 50" Plamsa, so I knew I'd be happy with the difference. What I am also happy with is that I didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how to set this up. After getting my speakers in place (which was the biggest time consumer of this project) and the wires where I needed them, it took about 20 minutes…
- 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver (110W x7 @ 8 ohms 1kHz 1% THD)
- iPod/iPhone video and music playback with included dock
- 7 HD Inputs (4 HDMI, 3 Component)
- 3D pass-through
- Upconvert/Upscale from analog to 1080p via HDMI (Faroudja DCDi Edge )
