Panasonic SA-XR50 5.1 Channels Receiver
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- Surround Sound: Dolby Digital® DTS ES® DTS 96/24
- THX Certification: No
- Number of Channels: 5.1 Channels
- Type: Receiver
- Surround Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 6 ohm, 1 kHz, THD: 0.9%
- Stereo Mode Power: 100 Watt @ 6 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.09%
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Excellent Value. Good sound for home theater and music
Pros
Impossibly good sound at this price. Small, lightweight. Efficient?
Cons
cheap speaker wire attachments, no phono input. Bass management could be better.
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
You have to give this receiver a try. Don't be fooled by the small size, light weight, and low price. The sound is outstanding!
These little receivers are marvels of modern technology. They use Texas Instruments chips to control both pre-amplification and amplification in the digital domain. The sound is incredibly clean and detailed, with plenty of dynamic punch, and yet a freedom from harshness. I'm using two of them to
bi-amp my Klipsch RF-7 speakers. With this set up, I just come home and listen in bliss, no more fretting about the way my system is sounding.
I bought these based on positive reviews from audiophiles on several boards. I have absolutely no regrets. It's the best amp/pre-amp and digital playback device I've ever had. There are no digital to analog converters used. Only analog to digital for the analog inputs, and at very high sample rates: 192khz, 24 bit for stereo, 96/24 for 5.1 analog input. Digital inputs benefit from no d/a or a/d conversion at all! Either way, the result is splendid sound
These receivers also benefit from light weight (under 10 lbs), low profile design, and energy efficiency. Of course there's 5.1 analog inputs, pretty good bass management, and support for all the common surround formats: DTS, Dolby digital, etc. 2 optical and 2 coaxial digital inputs. No D/A conversion to muck up the sound. This is technology at it's best!
Now for some complaining: The speaker cable connections for the center and surround channels are cheap types, and I find it difficult to get the speaker leads into them with out fraying all the little strands.
No phonograph input, you need a separate phono stage to listen to vinyl.
Better control over the bass management would be nice, with more crossover point selection. An eq for the bass frequencies with at least one adjustable notch filter would be killer!
Another thing is that they do generate enough heat from the power supply that they need some room on top for the vents. The unit has the energy star label on it. But I've experienced older class a/b style amps that ran cooler than this unit does, so it makes me wonder.
bi-amp my Klipsch RF-7 speakers. With this set up, I just come home and listen in bliss, no more fretting about the way my system is sounding.
I bought these based on positive reviews from audiophiles on several boards. I have absolutely no regrets. It's the best amp/pre-amp and digital playback device I've ever had. There are no digital to analog converters used. Only analog to digital for the analog inputs, and at very high sample rates: 192khz, 24 bit for stereo, 96/24 for 5.1 analog input. Digital inputs benefit from no d/a or a/d conversion at all! Either way, the result is splendid sound
These receivers also benefit from light weight (under 10 lbs), low profile design, and energy efficiency. Of course there's 5.1 analog inputs, pretty good bass management, and support for all the common surround formats: DTS, Dolby digital, etc. 2 optical and 2 coaxial digital inputs. No D/A conversion to muck up the sound. This is technology at it's best!
Now for some complaining: The speaker cable connections for the center and surround channels are cheap types, and I find it difficult to get the speaker leads into them with out fraying all the little strands.
No phonograph input, you need a separate phono stage to listen to vinyl.
Better control over the bass management would be nice, with more crossover point selection. An eq for the bass frequencies with at least one adjustable notch filter would be killer!
Another thing is that they do generate enough heat from the power supply that they need some room on top for the vents. The unit has the energy star label on it. But I've experienced older class a/b style amps that ran cooler than this unit does, so it makes me wonder.
