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I've had my unit for about four years. It's a nice unit, good sound, looks good, etc. I'm not going to get all technical and analytical. But I'm just reading the reviews here now where people are having the sound cut out and have to switch the input back and forth to get it back. I've been having the exact same problem since I can remember. Some days it might not do it at all, other days it seems to flip out and do it every minute or so. I emailed Panasonic last year and they said to power it down, etc. etc., which I had already tried. I don't know what the problem is but I'd recommend staying clear of it if it's as common a problem as it appears to be here.

I've had this item for a little over four years. 2 years into owning it, I noticed the sound kept going in and out after about 2 hours of operation. I didn't think anything of it as I was only using it when watching movies. Throughout the past two years, this time has gotten worse to point where the sound cuts out now after about 30 minutes. This is probably due to the box overheating (just a guess). As one user stated, you can fix this by changing the input, but this gets old when you have to do it every couple of minutes.

This was the last straw for me, and I recently purchased the Onkyo TSXR605. I tried out Panasonic once, but not again. I realize they are not a receiver company.

I bought this off of ebay for a [...] bucks. No fade in sound only complaints from my neighbors. I listen to rap and all my friends say, that is one clear sounding system. Have it hooked up using 5.1 for DVD's and its great. Recently hooked up my 360 and wow, what a gaming experience. This receiver has been nothing but great for me. Play with the settings and watch it go from flat to bassy. I bump this thing everyday with sub and no bass on the front speakers and it is loud. I had the bass up at my old apt and boy did I shake the walls. GET IT, don't be fooled by those with problems. And I ran my component and S-video cables through the receiver and it strengthed the picture that was already pretty damn sharp. I have 32 flat screen and running your video cables through the receiver only improves the picture, trust me. Did I mention I've had this thing for lets see 1.5 years and will continue to use it for another 3-4. And its digital so low heat and low power consumption.

i bought this receiver couple of months ago & had no prombles at all.Actually, this is my best home theatre receiver to date!!

I have begun having the same problems as some as the other receivers. The sound either drops out or begins "stuttering", requiring you to change the input and change it back for the sound to come back. I have had the SA-XR25S for about a year and have finally had it. I am replacing it today with an Onkyo receiver.