<font color='#000080'>This is for the folks who e-mailed me (you know who you are) and wildly criticized me for my pick of the Panasonic HE 200 receiver in the $5000 and under system reccomendation.
S/V has their "Editors Receivers Picks" up, and the Panasonic HE 100
was their low-end pick. The HE 200 is the same, but with more power and a better feature set. The HE 200 is a great receiver for the $$.
A nice red wine is fine with your crow
Panasonic SA-HE100
Digital Surround Receiver
(original review, July/August) "Given that it sells for only $300, Panasonic's SA-HE100 A/V receiver is simply a ridiculous value for anyone who wants a basic yet solid home theater setup. For that paltry sum you get an astonishingly good six-channel amplifier section that delivers an honest 70 watts each with all channels driven, two component-video inputs, and a 6.1-channel surround processor that works surprisingly well even if doesn't have the "official" Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES stamps of approval. Sure, at these prices you get a remote control with limited capabilities, no onscreen displays, and low-tech, spring-clip terminals for all speakers save front left/right. But who really cares when such solid fundamentals come at so light a cost?"
- Daniel Kumin
Panasonic
www.panasonic.com</font>
