WE HAVE TH KR-8080 FOR 6 MONTHS NOW...IT IS THE BEST VALUE FOR THE MONEY,,,IT IS ONE OF THE BEST RECEIVERS OUT THERE AT THIS TIME AND IT IS NOT FLIMSY AS SOME OF THE OTHERE REVIEWS CLAIM IT IS.

Okay... here's my deal. I have the KR-V7070... I originally bought the 6070, then the 7070 while in college (about 3 years ago)... I looked at it side by side with the 7080 and the 8080 and really didn't find much sound difference or additional features to justify the price difference, which at the time amounted to about $250 betwen the three - more than I had while in school.
I will say, though, that with a decent set of speakers (I have Kenwoods rear(60W each) and center(100W) and some mid-size EPI fronts) I am getting sound as good as or better than my friend's brand new Sony Digital DTS system - and I don't even have a sub yet (although I am looking at the Phase Technology's Power10).

While the 7070 is not quite up to THX specs, I had heard that when Kenwood built this model, they used many of the same components as in their THX certified unit, but didn't pay for certification on all of their units to make them more accessible. Don't know how true that is, but I have heard THX...and it's better...but not THAT much better.

I have heard few home systems to rival the sound I get out of this one. I give it...FIVE STARS!!

I've been a "pro-sound" system designer & installer for the past 12 years. People are always commenting that I must have the "best system going". The Kenwood KR-V7080 fills my needs very well... The bass is incredible when connected to something serious such as a BGW power-amp and an Altec 15" sub.front stage is handled by a pair of Wharfdale 2ways (8" & mylar tweeter). Rear fill is processed through a unique pair of TOA "triangles" (the model # eludes me). All in all the Kenwood is excellent value for the bucks!

Kenwood skimps on thier amps,build quality is bad,no headroom at all,and no bass what so ever,these products are for the most casual of listeners,,,

Picked up a KR V9080 on clearance. Appears to be a very solid amp @120W/ch or 105W front/center and 70W rear. Sounds great on surround and the DSP features seem to do a good job. Not sure what it would sound like in a typical theater system as I'm using it with a typical center speaker and 4 12" acoustic suspension 3-ways instead of the typical satellite speakers and sub-woofer, but the bass is still sufficent to blow me away. Tone controls are only 10db, which might bother some, but I use it on "direct" for normal stereo sources, which cuts out the tone controls anyway. Sound is good that way too, though my ancient Yamaha CA610II integrated amp has a slightly better soundstage and cleaner sound than the direct mode on the Kenwood. Been told this is quite typical of 5.1 recievers though. So, I eventually just connected the two via the 2nd tape channel, wired the front speakers through an A/B switch, hung my two channel sources off the Yamaha, and the MD and video sources off the Kenwood for the best of both worlds. Can't comment on the tuner since I use a separate, though it seems good on local stations. With a boom box as a one and wire with gain as a 5, I'd rate it about a 3.5 for straight 2-ch. and about a 4 on surround and DSP and a half point for build quality and features for an average of 4 (5 if you're on a budget and can find one on clearance)

Reasonably priced for what you are getting.

Upper end distortion, low bass output.

I have had this reciever for 3 years and have not had any trouble with it. I bought it still in the "factory reconditioned" box. I use the Cerwin-vega D8 15's with this reciever and it tends to shut itself off after you push the volume over to about 70. Could use a bigger amp.
I hate the fact that the bass is such a low output. I never really get the 15's going. I did buy the 10inch KLH powered sub and that made a world of difference.
Friend just bought brand new Onkyo and hw has the same problem with the low bass. I guess if there is a jack on the back for a powered sub you better bet that the bass through the front speakers is going to be low. They build them so you have to purchase the sub.

I found it to be a very good reciever. The remote is well designed, except that it enters programing mode to easily. I htink that it could use a little more power, or maybe that's just casue I listen to music loud. OVerall, its a good pice fo equipment.

The 8080 really isn't a bad sounding piece of equipment as long as you leave it in "line straight" mode so that all of the tone controls and processing is bypassed. I hooked up a sub once and had a slight hum problem, but it turned out to be a bad cable. I use a Carver cd changer through Audioquest quartz cables, and a Bang & Olufsen turntable as sources and then Audioquest type 6 speaker cable into a pair of Boston Acoustics t-1000 seriesII speakers. The sound of the amp is a little grainy, but very dynamic with the audioquest cable. The bass is good, but not great. The cables made a huge differance in the sound. Oh yeah, the amp is very rugged. It even survived a flood. It has served me well. So to the people that say it has lean bass - what cables are you using? Old crummy zip cord? You say it falls apart? I absolutely don't believe you.

THIS BABY DEFINITELY BELONGS IN THE HALL OF FAME...GREAT AS A HOME THEATRE UNIT AND FOR ALL MUSIC...GET THIS IN THE HALL OF FAME NOW!!!!!

I had a KR-V7070 until yesterday when it puffed some smoke and was gone. Upon opening it up, I found that one of the chips on the heat sinks had partially melted. This receiver had been little used, and never at maximum volumes. Thus, the product failed for reasons I attribute to poor quality manufacturing. Now that I am looking for a new receiver, I notice that Kenwood's THD's have gone through the roof and that they must be basically lying about their published watts. This company must be on its way downhill.
Good riddance based on my experience.

Dan