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I have an Element 43 inch television that produces very little sound. I did the sound from the television to the receiver, then out to the speakers.
I had to have the television volume on 100 (Full Volume) and the receiver on "43 "MAX"". Volume so that it would have a to me, normal listening volume level.
I read the reviews of several receivers, and it seemed all of them had someone saying something bad. I then looked at specs and decided for the money, to give this one a shot.
This receiver has individual speaker control, with a volume setting that ranges from "1 to 10" for each speaker. I put each speaker at half volume "5", to get the same sound level as I previously had, I put the television volume on "10".
This thing cranks, If I go to television volume of "20", it is really, really loud with no distortion.
The unit is heavy, it is not light like the Sony STR I have. I had zero problem rating it a five.
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