Yamaha HTR-5560 Dolby Digital Audio/Video Receiver

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Summary: Excellent option for the money.
Review: This Yamaha receiver is a great mid-priced option for those who don't want to spend a fortune and yet are too descriminating for a boxed 'set.' Sound quality is clear and smooth, perfect for a mid-sized room. Sure, there are some similarly priced receivers that offer more features but I think if you listen to them with the same speakers in the same enviroment you will be pleased with the Yamaha.
The receiver has multiple inputs, but digital and analog. It also provides conponent video cable switching if you need this also. I have this receiver as part of a home theater system with a progressive dvd player, and widescreen HDTV and a nice matched set of surround speaker. I was worried at the time that the Yamaha was the weak element of the system, but not so... Dvd audio is incredible, especially using digital inputs and disks with decent Dolby 5.0 or dts soundtracks. Cd audio is also quite good and you have the option of changing the enviroment settings to suit your tastes... arena, rock, etc.
My two complaints are that the remote is not that user friendly and needs to be backlit. Buttons are small, as are the labels and the thing can be hard to use in low light. Also, there is only one digital coaxial input vs three (I think) optical inputs. This can be a problem if using multiple devices that don't all support optical cables. Hence, four stars instead of five but over all, for the price, this is a great receiver.

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Summary: THIS IS MY SECOND HOME THEATER AND THIS ONE ROCKSSSSSSS
Review: WELL IT HAS ALL DE INPUTS YOU NEED, YOU CAN USE THE OPTICAL INPUT IN FRONT FOR YOUR PS2.
I HAVE 8 SPEAKERS AND THE SUB.... YES IT HAS 6.1 AND THE BEST IS THAT YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER SET OF MAIN SPEAKERS, 8 IN TOTAL (4 MAIN SPEAKERS- 1 CENTER- AND 3 IN THE BACK, AND HOLD ON BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH THIS ONE.
JUST CHECK THE PRICE AND BUY IT, PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR....
A+++++++++