20 Best Left Handed Upper Receiver (2023 Updated)

The good: audio quality is great, been enjoying it very much. The unit is very small for an AV receiver, but still with lots of I/O options. Definite upgrade from my older Onkyo device and I’m generally very happy with it.

The decent: the on-screen user interface could be from 1980s (poor even comparison to my old Onkyo from 11+ years ago) but despite looking crummy the setup for WiFi, airplay, spotify and microphone calibration was all very smooth and painless.

The front display has some poor design choices – volume level is displayed in tiny 7-segments in the corner that are hard to read from a distance and the main display is taken up by audio type (dolby digital, pro logic, DTS etc) and I can’t find any options to customise it.

It’s limited to 5. 1 and it’s only 4k (not 8k) compatible so low on future-proofing, but neither of those limitations bother me much. Airplay is convenient but note that it’s audio only, so no way to mirror screen using the AVR.

The poor: At one point the unit stopped receiving audio via ARC from my Samsung TV (only ARC compatible, not eARC) and I had to power cycle both devices at the plug to make them reconnect successfully again.

Suspect this may be an HDMI-CEC compatibility issue between devices or potentially an issue caused by the “Eco mode” on the Marantz which I’ve since disabled. As a result I’m keeping an eye on it and have a TOSLink optical cable ready in case it turns out to be a recurring issue, but that loses the lipsync functionality and I’d rather not resort to it.

Years ago, I replaced my stereo speakers with a soundbar, to run my TV and HiFi through. When this went wrong I went to replace it and was advised about alternative replacement ideas – this unit won! (thanks Tim, in Exeter).

I am still getting to grips with it and there are compatibility issues with older tech (my mobile won’t bluetooth to it), but the quality of sound is superb. Married with my old B&W speakers and with a new central speaker, it gives a sound so much better than my old (quite expensive) Polk soundbar.

The bluetooth isn’t a problem as I can achieve the same thing through WiFi using the HEOS app. The ability to stream music and to listen to digital radio through the one unit is a massive jump forward for me (particularly as I live in a digital radio ‘coldspot’ and can now pick up many more stations).

Be advised – if you are new to this kind of setup, it can take a little while to download/install and get used to using everything. Overall I am very happy that I made the jump to this ‘newer’ tech and think that it will lead to me buying further speakers for other parts of the house.

I bought this AVR as wanted something more slimline. Having the Arcam SA20 G class amplifier and Arcam CDS50, Sony Ps5 and Sony 4k player I needed an 8K 4K 120Hz AVR. The Arcam SA20 powers the fronts, the speakers comprise of KEF Q950’s, Q650C, Q350’s, KUBE 12b, Q50a’s.

The sound combination for music with the Marantz is epic, love the warm sound it produces. For movies the combination works wonderfully, don’t be put off by the size or output of the Marantz. It is more than loud enough for a medium to large sized room.

I was looking at spending a lot more for either the SR8015 or Arcam AVR20. I am very very impressed with the NR1711, Atmos and surround formats are excellent. I don’t think I will be needing anything more as the sound is amazing in all forms in this set up.

Once we decided to finally replace our wonderful but aging 1980 Kenwood receiver, we were faced with a serious dilemma: what to replace it with? There are plenty of expensive high-end stereo receivers out there, but are they *really* worth it? Maybe if cost were no object, I wouldn’t care, but most of us have to do other things with our money, like eat or have a roof over their heads.

Most of the searches put this receiver at the top of the list, which annoyed me. Mostly because I had (spoiler: past tense) a long-standing issue with Sony dating back to the 1980s. My spouse convinced me to finally put it to rest and order this receiver.

Boy, am I glad that we did. First off, it sounds just as good as our Kenwood, and takes up about 40% of the space. It has a real phono input, and three aux inputs, one of which is perfect for a tape deck.

I would’ve preferred two tape inputs for dubbing, but en external box works just as well. The look is very clean, and there aren’t a lot of unnecessary frills. I do have one or two nitpicks, though. The biggest is the connection for the FM antenna, which looks more like s fan connector on a motherboard than a real set of screw terminals or a coax connection.

I’m STILL trying to figure out how I’m going to patch in a better antenna. Also, I miss having AM. Yeah, I know, but there are still a few really good AM stations out there, and it’d be nice to have the option to listen to them.

HD FM would also be nice, but again I’m nitpicking. Overall, I’ve not seen a better value out there. We’ve had plenty of gear over the years from every manufacturer, and I’d put this Sony receiver up against any of them.

Once I got over my snit with Sony, ir became obvious stat hey still care about good stereo music.

The previous reviews are much more technical than this will be I’m sure. However…if you’re looking for a very clean, fairly powerful, beautiful sounding modern receiver with a retro feel and sound, then this is for you.

This replaced an early 70’s Harmon that finally gave up one channel (still getting g it repaired eventually) and I chose this one to run my turntables. I’m currently running a Pioneer PL15D with a Technics tone arm, Dual head, and Shure cartridge and with the built in preamp for turntables, this thing is as clean as it’s ever been.

Doesn’t matter if I’m running vintage 70’s rock or new production grunge vinyl…it all is clean as can be. This receiver has all the modern fun things like Bluetooth and usb but with the sound and warmth of a vintage receiver.

Dare I say it almost sounds tubish? It’s got that much warmth. You do have to crank it a bit to get it loud but it handles it just fine. Read the review about the board and certain features being found on more expensive receivers.

Absolutely spot on. I’m currently running a pair of Fisher 15” towers and a pair of 12” Fisher towers off it and it does very well with them (both sets are OG 8 ohm setups with the white woofers made in Japan).

Honestly, this is the best bang for your buck. I was thinking “eh, it’s cheap…I’ll run it until I find a vintage marantz or something”. Nope. Not even looking at this point. There’s simply no need. It’s the best of both worlds as far as modern and vintage tone go.

Just buy it. You’ll love it. Now, it is fairly niche though…if you’re not wanting a 2 channel old school style receiver and instead wanting some Dolby 15. 9. 2. 1 or whatever super duper surround sound with built in prostate massager, this isn’t it.

This is more retro than anything. If you’re wanting to use it for it’s intended use, you’ll be more than happy with it. I can really see this being amazing with some JBL bookshelf or smaller tower speakers in a den or office too.

It would sound incredible.

I had an old Sony receiver that was amazing. It crapped out on me after 35 years. I’ve been trying to get it fixed for the last six months. I would’ve paid anywhere from $200 to $300 to get it fixed but nobody would fix it locally.

So I stuffed it in the garage and decided to buy a new unit. I bought this BASIC unit right before Christmas so that when family VISITED over the holidays, I would have something to play music from my phone.

Although this unit is basic the sound it pushes out is crisp and I’m very pleased with it. Other features that I like is the ability to connect two pair of speakers to the unit, and of course the ability to connect a Bluetooth device to it without having to use the aux with a RCA jack.

I also like the simple operations but that comes with some cons because I don’t have the pro logic or cinema options for a center speaker or two rear speakers. However, this unit will hold me over until supplies for receivers are back to normal.

And for the price of 170, I think it was worth the investment. I really don’t have anything bad to say about the unit because the value for what I got is worth it. I will say though, had there been other options to fulfill all of my needs, I probably would not have purchased this unit but rather invested in a unit that cost twice as much.

Great value for the money is all I can say.

This arrived last week, and once I’d set up to a CD player, bluetooth and radio, the next thing was to connect it to my broadband. It took me longer, being not all that conversant with all these initials, such as SSID, but once connected, wirelessly, the results were marvellous.

With Spotify Connect, the sound is so much better than just laptop or phone to the bluetooth adaptor, then the amp. I hear much more than the older way of connecting. Internet radio takes a bit of getting used to, but once done, and the presets stored, I can switch between various foreign classical music stations such as WDR3, Br-Klassik, or use BBC either on the net or via FM.

This machine is superb, and the depth of sound is such an improvement on my previous, very good, amplifier. Thoroughly recommended.

I have had this 3 weeks now and had chance to set up all the functions. Net Radio as well as an AM/FM tuner mean I always have radio even if WiFi goes down, and both were a doddle to set up and to storer presets for.

Linking to my home WiFi via iPhone sharing the settings, so almost nothing for me to do. Have tried Phono and CD inputs, both sound perfect. I am running 2 pairs of speakers so i have music in 2 rooms and it’s great to be able to choose either pr both (my previous Cambridge amp the A speakers were always on, only B was optional).

AirPlay works seamlessly. Also tried the built-in Spotify, although not my main streaming service, and worked fine. The associated MusicCast app is easy to download and use, giving a lot more options, and it persuaded me to purchase an extra Bluetooth Yamaha speaker for the conservatory so now we can link all the music across the downstairs simultaneously – again, much easier than expected to link in an extra component.

Only issue I had was initially sending the amp into safety lockdown by using 4 Ohm speakers – by default it is set for 8 Ohms. Euan at Richer Newcastle was great with advice and swapped the unit within 2 days, then talked me through changing the setting before I linked the speakers up.

Can’t fault the service or the unit.

I recently purchased a Yamaha RN602 to replace an old Sherwood AX4050R amplifier that was starting to fail. Having ripped most of my CDs to a server, I wanted the ability to stream my music over the network and from my phone.

The RN602 provides a very nice sound to my Mordaunt Short 902 speakers and I am easily able to stream FLAC files from my Plex server via DLNA. My only niggle is that, despite trying a number of DLNA servers, the RN602 does not allow for fast forwarding or rewinding within a song (annoying if you’re listening to a long piece of music and want to skip back a few seconds).

Sound quality is good, with a warmth to the music. Both bass and treble are handled well, and can be tweaked if required, or all tone controls bypassed with a “Pure Direct” button. Aesthetically, the RN602 is a solid, black piece of equipment that sits proudly on top of my cabinet, between my speakers.

It certainly looks like a serious piece of kit. While streaming from a server was my primary aim, the RN602 also supports Bluetooth and Airplay, the latter I use to stream apps such as Amazon Music, Spotify and iTunes from my phone.

I’ve also used the Net Radio capabilities of the RN602 to listen to stations over the Internet. Because I’m able to access all of my music via wi-fi, I’ve not had the need to connect any other devices to the RN602, although there are a suitable number of inputs for traditional hi-fi such as CD players and a Phono input, along with support for traditional AM and FM radio.

There is also a USB port on the front so you can load music directly that way (although I’ve not needed to do that). The RN602 is a MusicCast device, which means it can be controlled by an app and be part of a multi-room setup.

The MusicCast app is pretty decent, but isn’t as sophisticated or well integrated as Sonos. The MusicCast app integrates with Napster, Spotify (premium only), Qobuz, Tidal and Deezer. Later MusicCast devices are scheduled to support Spotify (free) and AirPlay 2, but the RN602 isn’t included on that list for some reason.

MusicCast is lacking in support for Apple Music and Amazon Music, but hopefully they will come soon. In the meantime, I can stream from my phone if I want to listen to those services. With no other MusicCast devices, I’ve not (yet) had the opportunity to try the multi-room feature, but based on what I’ve experienced with the RN602, I expect to be purchasing more Yamaha kit in the near future!.

This receiver is less than average; in fact, it is terrible; poor. I hooked it up and at first I thought it didn’t work. I did everything I know to do (which is a LOT) to make sure everything was connected properly but I got NO SOUND.

After more than an hour, I decided to turn it past “20” on the volume control; still nothing. I turned it past “30” — nothing. I was going to turn it as high as it could go and when it got to “40”, I finally heard a whimper of sound.

What? A brand new receiver has to be turned up to 40 just to hear a whimper of sound? My old Aiwa component receiver, which a busted up cassette deck would be very sufficient at level 10; if I turned it to 20, the neighbors could hear it.

I bought this new receiver to bring all of my equipment into “the modern era” and to conserve space (the Aiwa system was a little bit too big). This stinking thing works like it was made in the 1920’s or something.

VERY POOR SOUND QUALITY. DO NOT BUY THIS THING. IT HAS HORRIBLE SOUND. An amp is suppose to amplify the sound; this one does not.

I bought this for the Garage , my stress free Zone. This receiver has been relocated to the Sun Room because of the clear sound and the sharp looks. It looks a little retro but has the modern updated features.

I would recommend spending the extra money and getting higher quality speakers. I have both B&W but also a pair of inexpensive Insignias for outside. THEY BOTH SOUND GREAT. This receiver is NOT Bluetooth compatible.

The price on this Unit can not be found for less as of this date. I will be purchasing another for the garage. CD, DVD TAPE AND VCR AV JACKS in rear. also speakers hook up with “spring loaded retainers” for a better term.

It comes with am and Fm antenna. Good buy. I hope this helps you decide. I am over 55 years old.

I bought this unit and hooked it up to four 8 ohm speakers. It worked well for several months. It didn’t sound bad for a cheap receiver. After several month, it failed to power-up. It was well past the return period but I contacted Sherwood customer support and they suggested I return it and they would repair it.

I sent it back and to my surpise, they sent me a new (possibly re-furbished unit) unfortunately it failed after a couple of months. I considered sending it back but I realized with the cost of shipping, I might be thowing good money away.

I decided to suck it up and buy a decent receiver instead.

Nice to see something this small that packs a powerful punch. I switched from Spektrum to FrSky for product lines like this for features and space. Just amazing what you get for price and feature for quadcopter side of the hobby even though having to learn how things are programmed differently.

Product simply works by simple soldering on pins but only wished a clear shrink wrap was included with the package for final protection on the receiver.

I just switched to access and am only using this m+ and rs with my xlite. It registered and bonded easily the times I’ve used it in a build. Descent range for my micro quads and whoops. No complaints, works well.

Works. Easy to setup. Have to soldier connections ..

I’m right handed, injured/surgery on my right shoulder and wasn’t allowed to use my right handed mouse (engages the shoulder). Turns out that using a left handed mouse and writing (doesn’t engage the shoulder) with the right hand is a very efficient use of my arms.

Mouse on the left, keyboard in the middle, and pen/writing paper on the right spreads out my work station. No bottleneck on the right hand side. I don’t expect to go back to using a right handed mouse.

It will be a big adjustment for anyone accustomed to mousing right handed but one does use the left hand while typing on the keyboard so a new skill might be good to learn left handed.

I have arthritis in my hands and between my job and my personal work, the constant mousing was causing my thumbs to lock up painfully. My hands were experiencing much wear and tear. The simple change to this mouse (of which I was skeptical) has made all the difference.

Almost overnight, the painful locking stopped and in a short time, all of the soreness and stiffness in my hands went away. I wish I had tried it years ago. It’s very comfortable and easy to use. I wouldn’t do without one now.

I felt the mouse lived up to its potential. After doing extensive research into left-handed ergonomic mice on the market, this was the only one available at a reasonable price. I’m also really pleased that I can utilize left- or right-handed mice now.

The seller worked very hard to correct some initial problems with shipment, so I am now quite pleased with the overall order. A slight decrease in performance was noticeable as my off-brand rechargeable batteries began to run out.

If you’re having any stutters, I would recommend recharging.

Thanks to World Wide Stereo, I lucked out big time to get a Sony STR-ZA3000ES (predecessor to newer 3100ES that has Atmos, Hiji, etc. ) on sale for 71% off regular price. I will soon purchase my chosen front speakers and connectors.

I did a huge amount of research, homework, and auditioning on this and similar products in its class before pulling the trigger on this truly gorgeous, solid-as-a-tank, and incredibly capable STR-ZA3000ES.

I know exactly what it can do, and I have even read the entire 187-page manual on pdf. By the way, everything you may need to know to get the most performance out of the 3000ES is definitely covered beautifully in the Sony pdf manual that is easy to find and download.

Yes, you really should read and study it first before you dive into the china store! Trust me! This thing is like a computer that is complex, but easy to use once you better understand what it can and cannot do.

I am shaking my head at some impatient customers who fail to take the time to read the pdf manual, and are quick to then unfairly blame Sony and everyone else for their self-inflicted frustration and mistaken belief that their unit is glitchy or not working as it should.

The pdf manual is your best friend. That said, initial set up and customization is thereafter not difficult, at all, once you “get it. ” Back to this STR-ZA3000ES, it is a truly beautiful, well-built AVR (audio video receiver).

Easy on the eyes and good for WAF. One of the first things I noticed during unboxing was the solid heft of the brushed metal front plate that covers most of the buttons on the front and gives it that very clean look.

It felt surprisingly solid and heavy in my hand. The build quality and quality of parts in this AVR is superb. Much goes into the renowned Sony ES AVR sound, such as discrete amplification, and high quality components and design.

A definite key is the robust power transformer. The EI core power transformer in this unit weighs a hefty 9-plus pounds. The entire unit weighs 29. 5 pounds and there is very little added weight of extra features typically found in other units in its peer group.

Sony’s AVR power transformers increase incrementally in size and weight from the entry-level consumer units to the top of the Sony ES AVR line, the STR-ZA5000ES. Only the Sony 5000ES has a larger and heavier power transformer than Sony’s 3000, 2000, 3100, and 2100 ES models just below it.

Do not let misleading power ratings fool you! This and other Sony’s have power that can kick it with the best of them in important ways that keep its trademark Sony ES sound quality. Example: The corresponding second-from-top Yamaha, which sounds great and is truly a very high quality AVR, bench tests a higher wattage output than this Sony for 2-channel at full bandwidth, but then, at five channels, then seven channels, its power output per channel drops more steeply than this Sony ES, with the Sony very comparable at five channels and then the Sony outputting somewhat notably higher power than the Yamaha at each channel with seven channels driven.

That kind of detail can translate to a bit more real-time sparkle and performance in a home theater’s surround speakers. Also, like the Yamaha and other peer level AVR’s, this Sony ES has pre-outs that will enable me to add whatever additional power I could want through addition of a separate amplifier.

Not necessary for me right now, but a great option to have. Whatever the Sony engineers cooked up so well in their design of this AVR, it definitely works to deliver a great Sony sound quality, on which I place most of my personal focus in the heart and brain of my system.

Other features can be easily “added” to the 3000ES and switched out/upgraded for years with purchase of the latest affordable or bleeding-edge separate gear, such as Bluetooth, DAC, headphone amp, phono pre-amp, etc.

If one happens to want those kinds of features in a Sony ES, one can get the STR-ZA810ES which is an upgrade but very similar to the STR-DN1080 model that is very highly rated for features and sound for its peer group.

Oh, and the warranty on this STR-ZA3000ES and the entire ES AVR line? Five years! Unbeatable. I remember how this unit sounds with great speakers during audition, and look forward very much to soon installing my chosen front speakers and bringing that superb Sony ES sound I have wanted into our home.

Anyone shopping for an AVR in the middle to higher level should give this and other Sony STR-ZAxxxxES models some serious consideration and of course, audition them properly to hear that renowned “Sony sound” and see the build quality that may perhaps appeal to them as much as it does to me and so many others.

With 4k videos now available I decided it was time to let my HK AVR receiver retire. The Sony 3000ES is easy to set up, has a microphone to balance the sound (I placed it on my son’s head in the listening spot), and has two HDCP 2.

2 inputs available. I have one input for the new XBox One S and the second is available for cable (if or when the upgrade occurs). First, the receiver has more power than the HK. More noticeable is the clarity – dialogue is more understandable and music is more detailed.

Very enjoyable. I am glad that I made the purchase!.

So far I’m really enjoying this receiver. The best feature is being able to tweak it using your computer. I also like how easy it is to adjust individual speakers. The 8 port switch on the back is a nice feature as well! Mine was a refurb, so it was also quite the bargain! However, I did buy the extended warranty.

I am very happy with it.

Bought this receiver to replace our Pioneer VSX -50 and to work smoothly with our new Sony 43 inch Bravia 4K TV. With a small living room space I now only use a 5. 1 setup of large front Klipsch speakers, small Klipsch centre, medium Klipsch surround and 10 inch Energy Woofer.

The integration of the Sony tv and receiver is excellent and trouble free. With 4K HDMI ports the picture quality is a perfect as it can be. The sound quality is superb and auto setup with the mic did not need further adjustments.

As long as you do not have anything in the way of your speakers, the auto feature discerned the distance of the speakers to within a few inches, quite remarkable. I also have the 4K Apple TV second generation, so everything switches on with the Apple remote.

Overall I’m very pleased with the setup as it meets my needs perfectly. Since this is a new setup I can’t really comment on the dependability over time. As all TVs and receivers, that I have researched at this price point, also have some possible quality issues, (unless you go into the thousands of dollars), only time will tell if I will have any future issues.

But for now at a grand total of $1700 for the Sony 4K TV, Sony 4k receiver and Apple 4K TV, it’s a bargain setup that looks, sounds and works great. I highly recommend this receiver for your entry level or mid level need, and it also won’t break the bank.

Solid system for a bedroom or mid to small room but lacks functions of more expensive units. It does the job and has enough power but you can’t dial in the speakers very much compared to some others.

I find myself frustrated with speaker calibration often. There is some light adjustment but it’s just the frequency and decibel level. There’s also no option for different settings to switch between such as movies, games, or music.

You have to manually go through menus and change each individual setting each time to get quality sound. There isn’t like a selectable preset you can program and switch between. Auto calibration is really bad too.

It sounded like an elevator speaker system and had to completely change every speaker setting after calibration. This system replaced an older Yamaha unit that failed after 12yrs but had better sound with lower power output and much better adjustability.

Mostly disappointed in this one but it works well enough as a bedroom unit. If you just want surround sound and tweak it a lot on setup you’ll be fine. If you want easy adjustability between sound inputs (movie, music, games, etc), you’ll be disappointed having to manually change every speaker every time or living with one setting that does not fit all.

Next time I’ll go to a higher end unit.

So far so good. I had my Yamaha receiver fail about a year ago. Since then I have been using a Yamaha Soundbar. Sound is okay, but nothing like a true surround sound system. So I recently purchased this Sony to be able to properly set up all my inputs and once again utilize my surround speakers.

Set up was easy. Once you have all the components and speaker hooked up and you turn on the receiver for the first time you will be greeted by an Easy Setup menu. you then plug in the supplied microphone to the front mic jack and then put it in the spot you normally watch T.

V. , then select the auto calibration function and let it do it’s thing. The only think I had to tweak slightly was the center channel. that I made a little louder for my large room. Sound is better than my old Yamaha that cost 3x more many years ago.

So set up and sound are great. Cons; I wish I could program the input ID to match my actual devices In other words, I would like the onscreen display to show me my inputs such as Roku, Fire Stick, Dish etc.

You cannot listen to Bluetooth headset. The Bluetooth is only from receiving sound, not sending sound. The onscreen menu could be updated, feels a little ‘old school’ All of these are minor issue’s for what you are paying for this unit.

If you want a straight forward receiver to connect all your devices and get great sound, this is a great choice.

Speakers: DALI OBERON 1 (No sub-woofer) Turntable: Elipson Chroma 400 TV: LG via HDMI ARC Bought for the family snug, so a mixture of TV, vinyl, Spotify and Bluetooth to start with and possibly CD in future if I find a nice second hand one – no rush First impressions: relatively straight forward out of the box.

The UI/Setup Assistant/Instructions isn’t that sophisticated compared say a modern TV. I didn’t try using the Android app -so don’t know if that would have improved stuff; it wasn’t strongly signposted at the outset if that was the case, more mentioned at the end of the setup.

The setup journey was rudimentary and didn’t signpost where one could make more changes e. g. check your speaker impedance, is your phono MM or MC Tried Phono first. First impressions were lovely, nice and crisp and clear vocals and high to mid range, but after while realised bass seemed to be missing or muted.

This was on such 90’s bangers as Happy Mondays-Step On, New Order-Blue Monday or Primal Scream-Loaded. Adding Bass to 6db made some difference but nothing floor shaking to disturb the neighbours. Tried different speakers and an older Dennon amp (DRA-365D) and that gave a more low end, so it wasn’t the speakers.

Long and the short – phono hasn’t impressed so far. Got the TV audio running once I found the right setting on the LG – results, nice and rounded. Better bass/low end results than for the phono, so it can do it.

The youth in the family got themselves onto Spotify without much assitance and it seemed to work for them. Next Bluetooth. And this is where it has let itself down. Skips, jumps, pauses seems to be playing segments over itself so the beat sounds wrong, inconsistent.

And this is off two different devices, so it’s not the devices which work fine with other Bluetooth. Haven’t got back to you yet as I’ve been trying different stuff out and wanted to record my journey so far – Updates to follow.

If you’re on the look out for an AV amp and prefer stereo rather than surround sound, this is an excellent offering which has surpassed my expectations. I run it into a pair of Q Acoustics 3050 floor stand speakers, I stream directly to the Denon from Spotify or an internal NAS.

The sound quality is superb as you’d expect, and user interface easy to use. The only slight gripe is that although the user interface can display what’s going on through your TV – it’s rendering of graphics isn’t great, so whilst it’s useable, it looks pants compared to how Spotify looks on screen when provided by my Amazon fire stick.

So for highest quality sound I stream Spotify directly to the Denon, but if I value nice graphics on the TV to accompany my music, I stream Spotify through my fire stick. Which still sounds excellent.

For watching streamed TV i use a Panasonic TV and the fire stick as the source. The fire stick is plugged into the Denon through HDMI and then the tv through HDMI Arc. This works a dream as the moment I press the on button on the fire remote, the tv and Denon switch on and work beautifully – with the volume on the fire remote adjusting volume on the Denon.

Overall this is an excellent unit which surpassed my expectations. I knew it would sound amazing but didn’t expect the inter working with TV and fire stick to be so seamless. Great job Denon!.

After a new Marantz PM6007 failed on me, Richer Sounds helpfully talked me through this as a straight swap, though it both and has more but doesn’t have quite the same functionality. Set-up without a TV connected is quite difficult, not helped by the on-line instructions not being correct, so following them does not work, for example setting pre-sets on the tuner.

Assigning inputs and setting input levels also took a lot of trial and error. Disappointingly Internet Radio is only provided through a third party app which requires a monthly paid subscription, and annoyingly every time I switch it on it wants me to set up this app.

And for some reason, using Heos to connect from my iPhone to stream music from Tidal it ignores this nearby AVR and connects and turns on another AVR in another part of the house, so almost every day have to battle settings for a few minutes before it recognises this AVR.

But it sounds great, the tuner delivers good FM and DAB radio, the vinyl sounds great through the phono section, and even the cassette tapes playback well. And generally the Remote Control is effective.

And when it finally connects to Tidal, great quality. Can’t forgive inaccurate manuals that mean hours wasted in set-up. I’d like to recommend it but not without sorting out Heos and the manuals.

My golfing experience is only 2 years which is insignificant compared to the 20+ years of my buddies. So learning the basics like a proper stance, grip, and swing has been my focus. My drives are pretty straight and average about 200 yards.

So I’ve typically been 150 to 200 yards short of the green. I could not make up the distance with my 6 and 7 irons BUT now I can with this hybrid! It is also very easy on my hands compared to the irons.

One of my very experienced golfing buddies tried it and liked it so much he bought one too! It’s a great club and I highly recommend it. Callaway’s online purchasing was a breeze and the club looked virtually new even though I bought average condition.

I was able to demo a partial set of these irons and absolutely love them. I stepped away from golf 21 years ago due to life, children and injury. I decided after last year that 2021 would be my return to the sport, I played around at the range with my old Callaway Irons and developed a workable swing, not great, but not too bad.

I played the local par 3 courses until my best 9 hole was a +6. Played a par 72 next and stoked out at 114. I know 114 but keep in mind lay off for 21 years see where you are. Now I was afforded the opportunity to demo these clubs and returned to that same golf course without any range time with these irons other than at the range that day prior to tee off.

Tee off first tee with my new Callaway b21 driver 10. 5 degree loft set at +1 and standard or neutral. That went well now on to the irons. To me these are a game changer I did’nt hit every thing I wanted or did they go where I wanted always but the end result was the final score being 97.

Yes a gain of 17 strokes. I figured a fluke so I returned the next day and ended the round in 99 strokes, I was sure that these are for me, I returned the demo clubs and ordered a set 4-Sw, Aw, now the waiting game but Im pleased with the purchase and having played the demo set just stoked.

Others reviews nock these as old lady clubs and dismiss them but for me a disabled USMC Veteran who just wants to play golf again I say you cant go wrong and to the hatters I do not value you opinion and will agree to disagree all day.

My husband bought me the 11piece set for xmas. I have always used men’s senior clubs and was senior champ twice after I tuned 60 but since a knee replacement and advance arthritis I was struggling to get back my game.

I am back to playing almost as good as way -back-when. I started with the irons and hybrids along with my regular big Bertha Driver (10. 5 Loft). When I found how easy they were to use I added the fairway 3 wood and after it was woking good, I put the Reva Driver (12.

5 loft) in my bag. I found using both drivers in an experiment round that the Reva ran 10 to 20 yards farther. I did not expect that. I will be 80 in May and I am thrilled that combined with the forward tees and the Reva set that I feel like I am playing the same as when I won those senior trophies.

I am now working on my follow through to get more out of them. TY TY TY Callaway for making a great set of women’s clubs. And also thanks to Walt, the on-line technician who helped my get this set. bravo I also bought the 5 wood and I am anxiously waiting from Callaway,for a Reva Driver that comes with adjustments.

My only complaint is that the set did not have a club to give me a high shot that comes down solft ftom 100 yard mark. What men can do with an 8-PW an old lady can only like me can’t. lol I am going to get the Reva highest loft hybrid today.

I was lucky enough to snag this when it became available again. I purchased this to replace a Yamaha RX-V6A which ended up being pretty big step up. The main thing I wanted out of this received was the Dirac Live and it works very well.

It takes some time to setup and fortunately I have the UMIC mic for use to calibrate and used my laptop to do the calibration. I had a lot of frustrations with the IOS app and the included mic and gave up.

This definitely seems to need some work and unfortunately you can’t seem to use the UMIC mic with the IOS app. Either way prepare to spend at least an hour setting up Dirac and also prepare to do some follow-up calibration on cross overs and volume levels for each speaker.

Once you fine tune all of that things really being to settle in and show the value of this received. I also tested this with VRR on the PS5 and it works flawlessly. You need to adjust the HDMI inputs, at least in my case, to support 8K enhanced, I you miss this step you will not be able to use all the PS5 4K features.

The remote on this isn’t as good as the Yamaha. There are several single press options that existed on the Yamaha that simply are not there on the Onkyo such as direct selection of Audio modes via a push button.

You have to cycle through options and I find that painful. Bottom line is that the audio quality and Dirac are noticeable and worth the extra $$$. If you don’t care about Dirac then I’d suggest other options however.

I was not disappointed. All specs were excellent. The user interface was a great improvement over the Denon, Onkyo and Yamaha receivers I have used recently. Tip: when moving from 2 to 4 height speakers the connection of back surround will change.

The sound quality left nothing else to be desired, excellent. The preamp outs for all channels added flexibility for experimenting with external homemade speakers, equalizers and analog amps. Loved the DIRAC calibration which used the computing power of a cellphone.

I will mention one other unique issue I had. I was using 2 passive subwoofers with my choice of full range stereo amps. I needed to add external equalizer as during some music environments I could hear noise (digital?).

A regular powered subwoofer would not have this issue, low pass filter and bass boost is built in.

This receiver has worked flawlessly over the past three years I’ve owned it. 11. 2 channel preouts so power amps can be added to lighten the load off the receiver. Cons with this unit are; zone 2/3 is limited on what source can be played; sub preouts are not discrete from on another, same signal from both outputs so setting up two subs will have to be done manually to obtain the best sound.

The Yamaha RX-V757 Receiver I have found that speaker placement is the key to a successful installation of the RX-V757. I my case it was my center channel speaker, which was installed about 6 feet above the floor centered between the front left and right speakers.

For some reason the YPAO equalization was bright and somewhat off queue. After several attempts to get the sound to sound somewhat real, I began to check the speaker set, distance, on other parameters.

What I found is that the YPAO was thinking the center channel was a phantom speaker due to it placement half-way between the front left and right speakers. I lowered the center channel speaker to approximately 3 feet or just below the plain of the bottom of my Video Monitor.

After doing that I re-ran Auto-setup and the unrealistic sound was now more real and vibrant. The other drawn back is the sub-woofer output is always calibrated wrong, I have not figured out why. The Auto-setup always sets the level at -7 or -10, which even with the sub-woofer set at turn as specified in the RX-V757 manual.

With the level set to -7 or -10 the bass does not exist, explosion are lifeless, you do not hear the intended sound of the soundtrack. Using a sound level meter and a sweep test tone from 30hz to 200hz for my installation thesub-woofer level equated to a +2.

0, that brought the soundtrack alive, explosions rumbled the room as intended. My overall opinion of the RX-V757 is that it is an okay Receiver, with good power output, average sound field option, setup can be lengthy and complicated, and I say that because the YPAO is not very accurate, it is good for a base line for general listening, but beyond that you have to really get deep into the setting and tinker and adjust to get it acceptable, but without other tools like sound level meter and sweep generator the YPAO is a good start.

For watching DTS or Dolby Digital soundtracks the RX-V757 does a pretty good job, good power, low distortion, it falls short when reproducing 2 channel audio, even in Pure-Direct mode. I do not fault it for this short coming as the Receiver was not designed for strictly 2 channel operation.

For 2 channel I use a Kenwood M2A and the Yamaha RX-V757 as a preamp and as a preamp the Yamaha RX-V757 is awesome, it just passes the signal without alteration. As I stated before that is why I purchased the Yamaha RX-v661 and the RX-V757 as for the pre-outs, you can use external amps for all channels which for a mid-level receiver is awesome.

These AV amps are going for very little money! Lots of HiFi sound quality for less then 50 is a bargain! Providing you have the space for the full size amp, speakers x5 for true surround 5. 1, add a powered Sun & you have a cinematic set up with little money.

Go for the HDMI inputs for ease of connections.

I’ve had this amp for home theatre for 15 years. Used every week and I’m still impressed. I’m an ex live sound engineer and rate Yamaha very highly. For a small to medium-sized room it is superb. The only down-side is the Menu system.

Pretty nutty but once you find a setting you like, save it! So much crappy stuff coming in the last 10 years – be assured this is mid to high range quality stuff – still!.

Easy access to speaker connections. Super easy setup with on-screen display. And setup mic. Very easy to use – very simple remote control. Sounds excellent. 90 watts per channel is sufficient for 25×15 basement.

Awesome that you can still do 5. 1 surround and front B speakers. My second Sony ES receiver. Will only consider Sony ES receivers in the future.

For the most part I like the receiver. It was easy to set up, the sound is awesome compared to the receiver I had before I purchased this. I use the HDMI cables and run my cable box through the receiver to the TV.

The picture I get is excellent and responds very nicely. I was very disappointed that it didn’t have a bluetooth capability and I would have liked to have a phono plug. I would recommend this receiver though I would look for it on line.

I found the receiver ran in the electronic stores at almost $350 more than I paid for it.

The speaker setup using the microphone supplied is fantastic. It sets up volumes for each speaker in seconds. If you want to adjust manually after it is possible. Sony ES build quality is evident and much thought has gone into the unit.

Bought the AVR30 as great price ar Rucher Sounds Had the AVR 600 which was a more powerful AV amp. AVR20 has plenty of power even in s large room. Sweeter sounding than the 600.

I don’t really see the difference in this receiver versus Marantz. I think for the price it is very expensive and more so than the Marantz. The both have issues.

Early on the software had bugs but now since FW1.42 it’s perfectly usable and quite solid. Sounds better than Denon and Yamaha AVRs ideal for a standalone theatre.

I had never owned an ESP of my own, much less an LTD up until purchasing this one. So I definitely went in blind for the first time here. Being a more “modern” metal guitarist I decided it was time to try something new and wanted to try my hand at an extended range ax for a change.

Upon owning this guitar for a few weeks now, I’m absolutely certain that there isn’t a better guitar out there for the price, looks, and playability. The EMG’s sound absolutely crushing, the neck is very comfortable with its Thin U profile, and the finish was nearly perfect.

For a guitar just under a grand and a half, I was floored. That being said the only minor gripe I have with it is that it didn’t come with locking tuners. But the stock Grover tuners can be easily swapped out should you prefer locking tuners.

As a matter of fact, I will likely do that soon. However, let me just say that the Evertune bridge is an absolute game-changer in the world of the electric guitar. Heck, it might just be the biggest innovation in guitar hardware since the Floyd Rose locking tremolo system.

While it does take a bit of manual reading and minor setup, once you get it set up the way you like it, you won’t be touching the tuning keys for quite a while. I absolutely love it. Overall I can’t recommend this one enough.

If you want a road-worthy, comfortable, and classy-looking ax, then hit up the guys over at AMS and pick one up. You won’t be disappointed. – CK.

I’ve had this guitar for about 7 months now. The evertune is seriously a game changer. I bought another used guitar since then and realized just how much value the Evertune has. I really don’t have much else to say about it other than it looks and plays great and has reliably served me well with heavy use for 7 months now.

A couple nit picks are the finish will collect prints and dust very easily so get a little tool to keep it clean. Also, I find the volume knob to be a little too close to the strings so I bump it pretty often involuntarily knocking the volume down a bit.

Big shout out to the The customer service, the initial guitar I bought I really didn’t like at all so I sent it back and got this one. They were beyond accommodating for that. I can take comfort in spending a large amount of money here knowing that.

Thanks Ams!.

I wanted to start moving my home theater to Dolby Atmos and DTS-X, so I decided to research upgrades to replace my current Denon AVR-3808-CI receiver. The 6200 was the lowest model in the line that didn’t have less power than my old receiver.

The price gave me pause, but, after going back-and-forth arguing with myself, I finally decided to grab one. I’m really glad I did. I honestly didn’t think I would hear much difference, but, I actually do.

And, it sounds great. Movie dialog and effects sound. cleaner is the best way I can describe it. Now, to start working on the extra speakers to get the full effect. Luckily, I already have nine not including the sub.

Super easy set up, but also allows for customization. The sound is fantastic. I love the 3 zone capability, it comes in handy with my outdoor speakers. While people are watching a movie, I jam out in the pool.

Pairs easily with bluetooth devices. I can use my Android phone and iPad air without any problem. I am not a technical audiophile nerd, but I know what sounds good and what doesn’t. This is a great value (as long as you aren’t paying the full $2500 retail – which is why I assume you are ebay).

If you are looking for a high end system with plenty of capability, great sound, and ease of use, this is it.

I have my Denon 6200 paired with the Cambridge Audio Minx S325v3 5. 1 speaker system. The sound is amazing. I am not an audiophile, but I enjoy the separation of instruments in music and I love the realism of sound in movies.

It is also paired with a 55″ Sony Bravia 4K and the new Sony Ultra HD Blu-ray DVD player. Picture and sound is awesome! I am still learning all this system has. Still trying to figure out how to use the “learning” remote to use it on all equipment mentioned.

I don’t think the remote is “universal,” as I understood it to be.

TranslateShow in original languageAuf dem gesamten Metallgehäuse klebt noch Kratzschutzfolie, die sogar mit verschraubt wurde und nicht abgezogen werden kann, ohne das Garantiesiegel zu beschädigen. Das Display ist klein und von schräg oben gar nicht ablesbar, es zeigt im Standby die Uhrzeit (im 12-Std.

-Format: 08:00 statt 20:00), dazu eine grell rot leuchtende LED: störend und nicht abschaltbar. Überhaupt wenig Einstelloptionen. Reaktion auf Fernbedienung ist Glückssache, Eingeben einer mehrstelligen Kanalnummer fast nicht möglich.

Batterien lassen sich in die Fernbedienung nur schwer einsetzen und wirklich nur mit spitzem Werkzeug wieder entnehmen! OSD trist grau, über Scart sehr unscharf, z. T. flimmrig. Umlaute in Sendernamen (z.

B. Österreich) werden durch _ ersetzt. Nach Einschalten wird nicht der zuletzt eingestellte, sondern immer der erste Sender gezeigt. Zwischendurch legte das Gerät spontane Neustarts ein. Firmware 2. 11 von 2018 ist immer noch die aktuellste.

Nach nicht mal einer Stunde waren plötzlich Fernsehbild und Ton weg! Nur das OSD ging noch, zeigte überall nur “Suche. ” statt Sendungsinfos. Reset und Sendersuchlauf durchgeführt, alle Sender wurden gefunden, aber keine Abhilfe: alles schwarz und stumm.

Abgesteckt, eingepackt und zurück – dabei fühlte ich mich direkt erleichtert, dieses minderwertige Geiz-ist-geil-Erzeugnis nicht behalten zu müssen.

TranslateShow in original languageNachdem mein letzter Kabelreceiver kaputt gegangen war musste natürlich ein neuer her in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass man auch bei Nichtnutzung für den Kabelanschluss Geld bezahlen musste.

Der Technisat Receiver überzeugt vor allem durch das schnelle Wechseln von Sendern sowie einem schnellen EPG (ist aber senderabhängig) und Teletext. Die Fernbedienung ist auch im dunkeln gut bedienbar, da sich die Tasten leicht anhand ihrer Form und Lage erfühlen lassen.

Ein nettes Feature ist die Anzeige der Uhrzeit im standyby Betrieb. Leider ist dies während des Betriebs nicht möglich, stattdessen wird die Programmnummer auf dem Display angezeigt. Hinzu kommt, dass die Leuchtkraft der Uhrzeit im standby Betrieb gedimmt wird und die vergleichsweise helle rote Status LED direkt neben der Uhrzeit dann stört.

Der Receiver hat einen usb Anschluss, kann aber nur als Mediaplayer und nicht als Aufnahmegerät verwendet werden. Das ist äußerst schade. Man könnte ja gegen eine Zusatzgebühr z. B. eine solche Funktion über ein Softwareupdate anbieten.

TranslateShow in original languageOnline fand ich Kundenrezensionen, dass das eigen sortierte Programm sich irgendwann ändert. Ich habe von Anfang an unter Programm “LCN: aus” eingestellt (das soll das verhindern).

Bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Receiver. Alle Programme die ich brauche sind vorhanden, einige auch in HD. Man kann die Fernbedienung des Receivers mit der Fernbedienung des Fernsehers synchronisieren.

This receiver puts out great sound, IMO far surpassing comparably priced offerings from the more “mass” manufacturers (Yamaha, etc. ). The receiver is relatively basic compared to the likely useless but extensive feature sets of those others.

Dirac is a huge plus. Only three HDMI inputs plus one ARC HDMI is a negative. But, the real problems are 1) the primitive and non-intuitive user interface and remote control (which NAD apparently issues with multiple devices) and, 2) the malfunctioning/non-functioning ARC.

The user manual is awkwardly and non-logically written so it’s not much help. NAD suggests using optical if your stuff doesn’t work with their ARC and holds out the prospect of future firmware upgrades to solve problems.

Too bad. All and all, this receiver reminds me of computer software(word processing, spreadsheets, etc. ) when that software was first rolling out for mass consumer use some decades ago. It must have seemed just fine for the engineers who wrote it but the consumers tore their hair out trying to get it to be useful.

it’s a bit tricky to set up, still don’t know why it saw the internet after an hour of ignoring it, dirac live still needs setting up after some fruitless tries, but I got NAD support quickly, who then explained that becausei have an old tv 2006 plasma which of course meant I couldn’t see the menu at all ( pcip/pcie), which made set up er.

difficult, but turn it on and forget your troubles, it has such perfect sound, which, after all, is the point. I am not a techie at all, buy from somewhere you can get set up support if you are like me.

I was replacing a 20 year old B&K av receiver, ( $2500 in 1999 ) which was brilliant. I noticed from the outset that the NAD is not as ‘warm’ a sound as B&K, but within an hour I knew the sound from the NAD was just purer, cleaner.

Playing my Brennan B2 ( CD quality juke box ) through the NAD is like hearing the music through recording studio monitors. Handles high volume better than the B&K. This amp is just so superior to the other amps on the market in this price range, well worth two hours of “will i ever get this to work” from your life.

for the price you cannot go wrong. may not have the best bells and whistles but quality and sound quality is top notch. pros: dirac sound correction, bluOs streaming capabilities, modular construction which is later upgradeable, audiophile quality, excellent value for its price cons: limited hdmi output 3 only, does not have HDMI 2.

1 capability.

The very good product. Extra digital receiver.

TranslateShow in original languageGuten tag, ich habe mir zuerst einen wisi OR 710 CL um 130,- gekauft (mit orf modul). dieses gerät war jedoch schrecklich. Obwohl es mir im markt empfohlen wurde! (lange wartezeiten bei programmwechsel, fernbedienung sehr schlecht zum drücken, etc.

) dann habe ich ein wenig selber recherchiert und bin auf diesen Technisat S5 gestossen. er ist auf jeden fall die bessere wahl! fernbedienung lässt sich gut und intuitiv bedienen, senderwechsel geht rasch und generell ist das betriebssystem übersichtlicher.

kurz gesagt: ich bin sehr zufrieden und schreibe diese rezession damit sich der nächste nicht mit einer schlechten wahl ärgern muss. ps. es funktioniert sogar eine alte (locker 15 jahre) technisat fernbedienung mit dem receiver.

TranslateShow in original languageMein bisheriger Sat-Receiver war ein Digit-ISIO S von Technisat, der leider nach 5 Jahren nicht mehr voll funktionsfähig war. Auf der Suche nach einem vergleichbaren Gerät entschied ich mich für den Technistar S6 HD+.

Entscheidend dafür waren die technischen Eigenschaften und vor allem der Preis von etwa 110 € (könnte ja auch nur 5 Jahre funktionieren) gegenüber von 300 € beim alten Gerät. Positiv für diese Preisklasse finde ich die Aufzeichnungsfunktion auf eine externe Festplatte, viele Multimedia-Funktionen und eine einfache Inbetriebnahme.

Abstriche muss man sicher bei einigen Punkten hinnehmen. Aufgefallen ist mir dabei der fehlende zweite Antenneneingang (also nur ein Tuner). Weiterhin ist das Gerät nicht HbbTV-fähig und es existiert nur ein HDMI-Anschluss.

Das Gerät ist erst wenige Tage im Einsatz, erfüllt aber bereits jetzt meine Erwartungen. Für diesen Preis ist es meiner Meinung nach eine gelungene technische Entwicklung.

Bought this receiver to pair with Definitive Technology BP-9060’s. waiting on them to arrive and see how the sound!