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Panasonic SA-HE75 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Home Theater Receiver (Black)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
o.k.
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Feb 7, 2004Bought this to replace an aging Yamaha stereo receiver and move up to a home theater receiver. First things first, you cannot beat the price! This sounds really good for home theater, it weighs a ton, it runs real hot. However, if you listen to music mostly, I'd stick with Yamaha or Onkyo. For some reason I can't get this to crank out like my Yamaha could. Four stars for a good receiver at a great price. But like with most everything you get what you pay for.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
If price is a factor to you than this is your receiver
(4 out of 5) by James Barclay on Mar 24, 2005Before people get all worked up there are obviously better receivers out there, but for $142.00 with free shipping? Not that I have found.
This receiver replaced my 10-year old Techniques receiver which recently died. The one downside to this box is that it does not have video component inputs. This is not a real issue to me as I don't use my box for video switching, I go right to the TV. Also, being my first box in 10 years I wasn't aware that higher end receivers changed the way that the volume numbers get displayed. If you turn the volume up the numbers in'db' go down and if you turn the volume down the numbers go up. A little confusing, which they should mention in the manual.
Speaking of the manual, as in all Panasonic products I have bought it is not very good. The set up instructions are good but it does a bad job of explaining the other features of this receiver. The receiver was reviewed by consumer reports and they rated it well.
Overall the sound is quite good paired with my aging bose series three speakers. I would recommend heartily to those on a home theater budget.
This receiver replaced my 10-year old Techniques receiver which recently died. The one downside to this box is that it does not have video component inputs. This is not a real issue to me as I don't use my box for video switching, I go right to the TV. Also, being my first box in 10 years I wasn't aware that higher end receivers changed the way that the volume numbers get displayed. If you turn the volume up the numbers in'db' go down and if you turn the volume down the numbers go up. A little confusing, which they should mention in the manual.
Speaking of the manual, as in all Panasonic products I have bought it is not very good. The set up instructions are good but it does a bad job of explaining the other features of this receiver. The receiver was reviewed by consumer reports and they rated it well.
Overall the sound is quite good paired with my aging bose series three speakers. I would recommend heartily to those on a home theater budget.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Perfect for my needs!!!!
(5 out of 5) by Sudesh C. Udyavar on Mar 11, 2004 (Phoenix, AZ USA)I bought the Panasonic SA-HE75 receiver after trying out another one. I'm very impressed with this unit. I've connected an equalizer to it to draw that extra punch.
The first(and only) sound test was the T-Rex scene from "Jurassic Park", I was blown away. Enuff said.
I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good/solid receiver @ a budget. And for any tech. related questions, Panasonic.com is a great help. Enjoy!!!!
The first(and only) sound test was the T-Rex scene from "Jurassic Park", I was blown away. Enuff said.
I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good/solid receiver @ a budget. And for any tech. related questions, Panasonic.com is a great help. Enjoy!!!!
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
almost perfect for DVI users
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Nov 14, 2003 (Woodside, CA United States)Very convenient controls, good sound, informative display. High mechanical quality except for speaker connection clips, which are hard to use, work well only with wire of a specific size (16 gage). Appropriate for those who prefer DVI video connections. Adding a switchable 2-input, 1-output DVI connection would be a valuable feature. Remote a bit cheesy. Excellent value for the price.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Good deal
(4 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Apr 11, 2004Really wicked amp for the price, great sound but it runs a little warm so I don't stack anything on it that doesn't provide space between for air circulation. I paired this amp with a set of Reference audio R82T floor model speakers, cranked up the Sepultura and now my neighbours have a reason to officially hate me.
Loud and clear.