Onkyo offers another potent home theater receiver for home entertainment setup artists, in the Onkyo HT-RC160 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver. Onkyo has become the consumers choice when it comes to looking for alternative HT solutions on a budget. Though already making a name for itself, the Onkyo RC160 carries a multi-talented 7.2-channel receiver that offers the latest connecting, upscaling, and decoding technology on a bedrock of obsessively fine-tuned Onkyo amplification.

For connections, it has five HDMI 1.3a inputs enable clean, one-cable connection of multiple HD sources, including Blu-ray Disc, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes. The HT-RC160 even includes Dolby’s latest technology, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, which adds “front height” channels to bring a spacious new vertical dimension to the sound stage.

Price: $379.99.