This receiver had a nasty fall and no power after that. The price was very right, so I decided to look into it and see what was going on. Sony could have used more support and bracing in the construction of this receiver, but to be fair, no stereo receiver designer expects their product to fall off of a shelf.
I do tend to prefer the Sherwood receiver compared to this one. The Sony seems a little more powerful, but I'd give the Sherwood better marks for construction quality. And even though it took a lot of asking, Sherwood sent me a service manual for free. Sony customer service was rude about it the first time and theirs will cost $11.
