Personally, most people will not need one that cost so dang much. So as long as you aren't some crazy audiophile that needs ultimate control of everything and many features that 99% of people wouldn't even bother with, you can get a good one for less then $500.
One thing I loved was that with my Yamaha receiver is that it has a mic that plugs into it, and when setting up it will auto test and set up the audio settings by holding it at about ear level. Like I said, sony makes good, but not exceptional mid range/low price audio equipment. I personally find Yamaha, and Onkyo (and others) in a league above Sony when it comes to audio receivers.
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