Onkyo TX-DS474 Receiver

Pros: Conservatively-rated 55 watts into five channels, Dolby Digital decoder, remote.
Cons: No DTS decoder. Spring-clip speaker connections. Only one-each coaxial, optical digital inputs.

Folks who are on a tight home-theater budget should take a look at Onkyo's TX-DS474 A/V receiver. This is a Year-1999 model, replaced by the 484, which is itself getting a bit long in the tooth and will probably be superceded by a new, similar model (the...

Pros: Sound, build quality, price
Cons: Speaker wire clips, lack of dts

This unit has pros and cons but is a good all around A/V receiver. Power is rated at 55 Watts but this is over a much larger range of frequency than other manufacturers with higher ratings. (I would truly like to see an independent test with other...

Pros: Conservative power rating, sturdy construction, clean sound, good price
Cons: No DTS (DTS ready)

To put it shortly: I couldn't be happier with this receiver. Rated conservatively at 55 watts/channel, this unit puts out much more than enough clean power to serve as the heart of your home theater system.

This unit often sells for around...

Pros: easy to use, great value
Cons: nothing so far

I bought this receiver after tons of research. I compared many brands such as sony and jvc just to name a few. The reason I ended up at this receiver is because it's such a great value.

This product includes 5.1 channel inputs which sound...

Pros: great sound, dolby digital
Cons: no dts, no 5 channel surround

This reciever has excellent sound for music and movies, just as all Onkyo products do. Clear highs, good bass, and quite good power handling for a 55 W/channel receiver (high current). This reciever is quite decent but Onkyo has built a sort of updated...