Panasonic SA-XR45

17 reviews

Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews of Panasonic SA-XR45. The average rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Panasonic SA-XR45 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 74/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Panasonic SA-XR45

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Panasonic SA-XR45 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com)

Performance

Panasonic SA-XR45

Low-slung design; six-channel, 100-watt all-digital amplifier; component-video switching; 5.1-channel SACD/DVD-Audio inputs; second-zone line outputs; remote subwoofer-level control.

Feels a little underpowered.

Most receivers look awfully ordinary next to this sleek Panasonic.

Sep, 2003

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Consumer review (avreview.co.uk)

Slim and stylish with great sound quality

I have been very pleased with this unit and have not found anything as flexible that sounds nearly as good at the price. I believe it has now been replaced by the SA-XR50 which if the specs are anything to go is a marginally improved version in a...

I have been using this model for almost a year without any problems. It is a 'full digital' amplifier (if that floats your boat) so any analogue inputs are converted to digital before being amplified ; I find the sound quality very good - a real step...

Not nearly as powerful as the 100 watt per channel spec suggests. The sound hardens up considerably in the treble if you push it very hard - but that said, it drives my 85dB/w speakers to neighbour annoying volumes before the sound becomes unacceptably...

Mar, 2005

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