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Onkyo TX-DS474 Receiver

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(4.20 out of 5) from 5 reviews

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Onkyo TX-DS474 A/V Surround-Sound Receiver -- Ready to Rumble Your Home-Theater for Two C-Notes

(4.00 out of 5) by radioguy on May 22, 2001

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.
The Bottom Line: Covers all the A/V receiver home-theater basics for $200. Awesome value. It will even leave you enough money to buy a decent set of surround-sound speakers.

Folks who are on a tight home-theater budget should take a look at Onkyo's TX-DS474 A/V receiver. Th ...
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dont settle for the 474

(3.00 out of 5) by scotth21 on Feb 24, 2001

Pros: great sound, dolby digital
Cons: no dts, no 5 channel surround
The Bottom Line: Look for the TX-DS484.

This reciever has excellent sound for music and movies, just as all Onkyo products do. Clear highs, ...
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Solid entry level home theater receiver.

(4.00 out of 5) by Kostas on Sep 20, 2000

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 t ...
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Great Value!!!!!

(5.00 out of 5) by eben on Aug 6, 2000

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 ...
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Very good receiver from a very reputable company

(5.00 out of 5) by LiTeSp3eD on Jul 23, 2000

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/chann ...
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