This surround reciever is excellent. Got it for a bargain price too. Not a big HT fan and this is only my 2nd ever AV amp, the 1st being an entry level 5.1 rvx496. This blows it away in every respect-7.1 channels, 95wpc, better build and finish, auto calibration via supplied mic and a whole lot more features. Sounds great with music too...honestly- the internal 24bit/192khz DACs do a great job when fed a digital signal.