Panasonic SA-XR 700

This unit looks great, very stylish with silver & a sort of mirrored glass front, sporting large input selector & volume knobs.Its also very slim for its feature set & I love the blue lights that surround the selector & volume knobs.This unit has two HDMI inputs & one HDMI output with true 1080p thru put! Completely passive with no degradation to the signal! (to my eyes anyway)I was also amazed that this unit allows 1080p through component!Be aware though, that this unit will not allow you to transport a HD signal input from component through HDMI!So you like me you will need a master HDMI output for your HDMI signals & a master Component output for your HD component signals.I run two HDMI's in & one HD component signal in with optical audio in to match the component.Sound seperation is good as is detail & clarity, but can be quite clinical with no real warmth.This unit doesn't sound very convincing a lower sound levels & sounds a lot better when its turned up loud! ;DBuilt for movies!Altogether a great looking unit with some truly amazing features including up to 7.1 output & 24/96 processing.Be careful though with what speakers you partner this with, as I say this works better for movies than for music & at higher volume levels.Great value for money & features. 8/10

My Panasonic SA-XR 700 is in black looks better. It has nice lights above volume dials. You can turn it on or off, also it is very light weight, very dynamic and clear details. Tightest bass you'll ever hear. Very good dsp modes. Can drive my boston vr3 and paradigm studio 40 v4.easily