JME476

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.86 of 5, 7.00 votes

Price Paid:  $299.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Okay, I had to put in a postive note for this receiver. Though I do not own the AX710, I own it's little brother, the AX610. I believe that all that is different is the remote control. One is universal, one is not. I must say I have not one bad thing to say about this receiver. It's been reliable, powerful, and sounds as good as it ever did. I bought this receiver based on my previous experience with Panasonic/Technics products. I purchased this to replace my first surround receiver, the Technics SA-GX550 that I had purchased four years. (I dropped on its face, so needless to say it was toast). Everything about the 610 (710) was better! The power output is powerful, the bass is phenominal (gotta love that loudness switch, and my receiver has none of that noise the other reviewers were talking about in Dolby Surround mode. And yes, I admit the fact this receiver doesn't have digital decoder is annoying, but I solved that problem by buying a DVD player with decorders built in. After six years of moderate use, this baby keeps on churning out good sounds whether it be in 2 channel or multi channel. I'm not one for the extra sound field settings, but they work well. Yes, the receiver does run warm, but after owning two other Technics receivers, I just assumed that they do run warm. It never is too hot to touch, and the fan kicks on at higher volumes. The unit has never overloaded, even when I was using it at a small party. The remote control is a joke however. It is nice laid out, but is a pain to use. I'd just like to try to find a good workhorse like this TODAY for this price. I hope it never dies.

Strengths:
Loudness Control, good sound, two 120 volt switched outlets on the back, 6 channel discrete imputs, phono input, multiple AV inputs.

Weaknesses:
None that I've encountered in five years.

Similar Products Used:
Technics SA-GX550, Technics SA-EX140 (sucks), and the Technics SA-190.

Price Paid:  $270.00 from Friend

Summary:
I've not had the amp for long but i found it to be one of the best around but had a DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSER & the amp turns in tosomething very specal inded

Strengths:
With the write spekers it sound magic

Weaknesses:
Can get a bit to hot for my likeing at times

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
i was just curious if anyone had over come thie hissing problem from the sa-ax710. i've had the reciver for some time now, and never had the 5 channels hooked up. recently, i hooked them up and got very hissy sound and a weak signal from the rears.

Price Paid:  $300.00 from Colonial Furniture

Summary:
I had to respond to some of the bad reviews for this receiver! I mainly listen to music through a Rotel amp with Mirage speakers and I must say the sound from this unit is not bad. I think the heat generated is average, my Rotel is smaller and produces more heat when turned up. The Technics receiver did overheat once at a New Year's party with five channels blaring. I used a small fan and we were back in business. My Rotel would cut out at much lower sound levels (its only 50W /channel).

I agree the remote is primitive and I only use it when adjusting the channel levels.I do not experience hissing in the center or surround channels. There is more than enough power for HT and music, at least for my taste, speakers and
room.

The main criteria for buying this receiver was the 5 channel amp and the price. At the time, January 1998, it was the only game in town at that price. I am buying an RCA RC5225P DVD player with built in decoder to go with it (another good bargain.) I think the combination is good for the money.

Strengths:
Decent power, 6 channel input, price

Weaknesses:
Remote control is primitive, cheap speaker connectors

Similar Products Used:
first pro-logic receiver

Price Paid:  $330.00

Summary:
I picked up this reciever a couple of years ago for the "bargain" price of $330 at a local military base. It had everything I was looking for at the time. I listened to it at a few stores and they all sounded pretty good.

In Sterio mode the sound is decent...but if you want a sound field or 'surround' sound, forget it! The center/surround channels love to produce a hiss noise.
Pro-Logic? HA! don't even bother. This unit is NOT for HT.

The 2 channel sterio has plenty of power and will produce nice sound, but there are plenty of better recievers out there.

2 Stars for a value Rating because at the time (i thought), the reciever was a pretty good deal. Now when I think about what else i could have done with the money...ugh

2 Stars for an Overall Rating because it does play music ... just not very well.

Strengths:
Price, Sterio mode is alright, power.

Weaknesses:
Doubles as a portable heater. Hiss in the center/surround speakers. Low center/surround volume. Speaker wire clips are cheap. No digital input. No S-video imput. The remote is hardly "universal", big, dumb and missing a Phono selector button..

Similar Products Used:
yamaha,sony,pioneer,etc