Quote Originally Posted by starcycle
anything i've heard in the $0-500 range so far, including onkyo, pioneer, yamaha, and panasonic. on its own, the panasonic (xr-55) sounded the best of the bunch, but even that wasn't stellar. barely listenable, i would say, maybe okay just for movies.
I agree on the $0-500 range of analog receivers, but would differ on the xr55. It easily outpowered and outclassed my NAD separates.

Of course we all have different ears, and the Panny can sound infamously bad with certain speakers.