JVC RX-668 Audio/Video Receiver

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Summary: Reliable, well designed, and technologically superior
Review: Great features with JVC reliability! Sound presets you can actually HEAR the difference. Adjustable speaker set-ups that tell the receiver how to process sound. Compulink 3 is a great JVC bonus that gives you greater control over an integrated component system and is compatible with older JVC products. Puts SONY to shame in terms of reliablility ("protect" light on a SONY receiver, anyone?), and has more options and inputs than other receivers in its class. Forward thinking JVC also has made it Dolby digital ready, and made room for all of the speaker outs that you'll need. Only complaints: it only has one Tape/MD input, so if you have a tape deck and an MD player you have to use the VCR input (not possible for some people). Also, no optical ins-or-outs. A little large, and pretty heavy, but well designed aesthetically. For people who want great sound, a decent price, and superior technology without the "show-off" qualities (read: flashing lights, buttons, and strange control systems for features you will never use) of higher priced models.