Price Paid:  $600.00 from big bog

Summary:
Exelent product. I like it very much.Simple to use.

Strengths:
clean sound, powerfull sound with no harsh

Weaknesses:
no DTS 96/24, no 196/24 DAC, no DPL IIx, to light, it could have 7 chanell amplification

Similar Products Used:
Onkyo 601, Marantz 7400

Price Paid:  $670.00 from Norheimsund Lyd & Bi

Summary:
Being sick and tired of my Sony Str-de545, I went to my local dealer and asked him for a reciever to match my Kef Q5 speakers. He came up with this Yamaha as the best one for me, so I bought it. When I came home, it was quite easy to set it up and I was ready for listening in only a short time. And what a sound! It is nice and crispy and sounds very natural along whith my speakers. this I've never dreamed of! I put on Eve Cassedy and got goose-bumps all over. It was excellent! Everything is just superb, but the deepest bass. It could have been a little bit more of it, but it plays very vell. Nice control. Guess I'll have to save for a descent subwoofer to go along with it.

Strengths:
Very much quality sound for my money!

Weaknesses:
None, considering what you actually pay for it.

Similar Products Used:
Sony Str-de545 (own), and a lot of other receivers I've tried in demo-rooms.

Price Paid:  $450.00 from WWW.AMSOUND.COM

Summary:
PURCHASE FOR A CLIENT FOR HIS CHILDRENS TV ROOM-- WOULD NORMALLY GO FOR DENON, SONY ES, OR ONKYO ----- BUT THIS WAS CIENTS CHOICE --- HE'S RIGHT NICE BLEND OF DETAILED SOUND QUALITY-ANDS GREAT PROCESSOR--- EASY TO USE AND DEFINITELY SOUND SBETTER THEN ANYTHING IN THE $700-800 MSRP CLASS --- A+ PERFORMANCE

Strengths:
A-Z ---DOES IT ALL BEST!

Weaknesses:
NONE

Similar Products Used:
NAD, ONKYO ,PIONEER ELITE , SONY ES, MARANTZ--CONTACT LOWSCOST@YAHOO.COM they ahve wholesale deals WITH MANUFACTURE warranty!--the other wlisted here offer THEIR VERSION(in stores) warranties