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Simply the best surround receiver Marantz has to offer.

Ultimate AV Mag says:

DVD players have become so “commoditized” that it’s typical today for players to sell for less than $100. And you know what? Some of these inexpensive players feature progressive scan output and perform quite well overall. I saw one such player advertised in my local paper today selling for $18! It wasn’t too long ago that de-interlacing meant adding a $10,000 Faroudja scaler to an already expensive DVD player.

If you don’t think the same thing hasn’t happened to AV Receivers, consider that I recently bought a Dolby Digital/DTS-equipped Pez dispenser (not really, but probably soon).

Full processing suites from Dolby and DTS can be found in AV receivers costing as little as $500. You can also find AVRs with seven channels of amplification, microphone-based auto calibration, adjustable crossover frequencies and even HDMI switching for well under $1,000…more