Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This is a solid pawn store find at this point. Good quality stereo receiver with 2x100w clean power. It has almost no features, but thats not what its about.
I got this for $30 a little while ago and have had no problems with it. No background noise at normal levels, with a clean connection and decent wires.

Price Paid:  $220.00 from 2003

Summary:
EXCELLENT

Strengths:
Quality of sound and the dynamics of reproduction

Weaknesses:
Some bacground (low level) noce in last couple months.

Price Paid:  $110.00 from ebay

Summary:
Nothing bad to say about this little performer, lots of clean power and amazingly detailed and accurate soundstage for a cheaper receiver, I have to say I likt eh actual overall sound quality alot better than the yamaha I had costing more like 500 MSRP. 100x2 clean power, nice tuner, enough inputs for most people, little cost and really cool styling.... best bang for the buck I've seen in a long time, some revisions of this model in the later production years had really nice 10,000uf nichicon caps in the power supply section..

Strengths:
Really great styling, clean power output, remote control, nice bright flourecent display, analog treb and bass controls......

Weaknesses:
Hisses a little all the time at lower volume levels (if you have efficient tweeters)

Similar Products Used:
about 20+ receivers by various brands
YAMAHA
AKAI
PIONEER
JVC
ETC....

Price Paid:  $149.00 from Outpost.com

Summary:
This is a nice receiver for the money. Nothing spectacular, plain looks, lacking a few of the extras that I usually like (phono jack, loudness control), but it works. Pumps out lots of clean power. I see other reviews mentioning a hiss. I've had the thing for well over a year and I've never noticed any hiss at all.

Strengths:
Power, simplicity, clean sound.

Weaknesses:
No loudness control for boosting certain levels at low volumes -- a nice feature I usually look for. Tuner is nothing special.

Similar Products Used:
A couple of generations of Yamaha receivers.

Price Paid:  $14000.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Right now in my audio system, I have the STR-DE135 hooked up to 2 Sony 29" high speakers with 12" subwoofers, and a Sony CDP-CE275 5-Disc CD Changer. The receiver puts out a substantial amount of drive that I myself, enjoy thoroughly. It puts out the power I want. The 100x2 watts are fine with my needs. Even though I am only 14, I know what audio components I like, and I definately like the STR-DE135

Strengths:
The power and sound quality it puts out.

Similar Products Used:
The CDP-CE275 is another Sony I have hooked with it.