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4.0 stars
"A great value!"
Pros: Super flexible configuration for all Sony products users.
Cons: A somewhat less than spectacular user manual.
Summary: Ok, from various reviews I expected the user manual to be lacking in certain areas and was somewhat disappointed to learn this to be more true than not, however that is greatly lessened by the intuitive design of the unit's remote control which makes having a nearly worthless user manual not so much of a pain.
Given the apparent complexity of the remote, I was also expecting to be disappointed with the effort required to use the remote to it's full capabilities and was pleasantly surprised to find the remote automatically found and used my (Sony) HDTV, DVD, VCR and CD components and was extremely intuitive to learn and use.
I compared this unit with a couple of somewhat higher priced, but similarly configured items (Harmon Kardon and Onkyo) and find this Sony model to be the best value for MY situation (having mostly all Sony component items).
Sound quality is more than acceptable in my 6.1 setup, although I'm no audiophile by any means.
I suppose my only real complaint is that I haven't been able to get the receiver's remote to work with my Samsung HD DirecTV Satellite receiver, but I can live with that.
I feel the unit offers most general consumers more component connection options than they'll ever need, but you'll always hear negatives from folks wanting MORE.
I guess to those I'd say, buy something else.
