Yamaha RX-V590

Pros: Good clean sound, excellent build quality
Cons: none

My roommate gave me this receiver when he couldn't make the rent and I've been pretty die hard on Yamaha ever since. The 590 is great balance of features vs price. With the exception of the useless extra DSP(for those who don't know these are the stupid...

Pros: Excellent reception, stereo sound, power is adequate for bookshelve type speakers.
Cons: Outdated Dolby pro logic, not 5.1 Not suitable for home theater use these days.

I purchased this brand new from Goodguys(remember them?) way back in 1996 or 1997 now considered a dinosaur, have since upgraded to 5.1 dolby digital which is leaps and bounds better then pro-logic, but continued to use the old 590 for my gym and garage duties. My "garage" system consists of two pairs of Klipsch ksb 1.1's which I run in a four channel stereo configuration and an old Sony 5 disc cd changer from the same era, I actually get alot of complements from my friends, they seem to think for a garage system it rocks. I agree with the previous post that the DSP is pretty much useless as this sort of thing does not turn me on. But nevertheless I have been reluctant to part with the old girl as it is still a solid performer if you just want a stereo receiver not intended for surround sound and you stumble across one of these used get it.