Good receiver with swabs

I bought this receiver as the successor of my old H / K Stereo Recevier UMD finally enjoy Blurays in surround. Reason for choosing were several tests, the simple design and the truly fair price. I run the amplifier along with a PS3 Slim, laptop as a media center and a HD recorder. For acoustic reproduction I currently use 2-honored myth Heco 500 + 250 Magnat Supreme Center (Service as a transition). All I'm going to expand TLX200 2 JBL bookshelf speakers for the surround mode, but I wish to describe my previous impression.

UPDATE:

Meanwhile I run the AVR in 5.0 mode. For films of Bluray and DVD I am by the sound thrilled with this impression is very subjective and highly dependent on the room acoustics.
From andat I Bildausetzter short, whether from PS3 or cable receivers as a player. But I think that this is a cable problem.

In stereo mode for listening to music really is good only the DIRECT mode. For pure stereo enjoyment you must have access at an AVR significantly deeper into their pockets or operate an additional stereo amplifier. So the music enjoyment remains ultimately a compromise. However, for movies, I can thoroughly recommend the device.

Features:

Exactly what I was looking with some small compromises.
+ Sufficient HDMI inputs
+ Screw for all boxes
+ Calibration System
+ Audio improvement in MP3s (sound like FLAC)

- If you do not have HDMI on the device and you want it to connect anyway, you look down to a coax and a Toslink here at the AVR 1612 in the tube
- No printed manual. The PDF version is still poorly beyond. Even if something is the current trend, I think that's saved in an AVR at the wrong end
- No 1080p upscaler

Operation:

+ Tidy remote control
+ Simple initial setup
+ I can easily think LG 32LH3000 with all functions operate

- Partially illogical menu structure
- Under Options partially hidden in the most unlikely places
- With the humble manual along -> trial and error in order to specifically modify some parameters
- LS-connections densely placed.

Sound (stereo and 3.0 multi-channel mode):

As compared to serve me here 2 NAD stereo amplifier and my old H / K. The sound is very detailed you do hear every little detail that I have not heard before.
Overall, I would describe it as neutral and eye weighed. I could hear no distortion, even though my Hecos are rather critical with 4 ohm impedance.
I miss a little momentum, especially in the music playback, and I have probably not yet found the optimal settings for EQ.
Ultimately you get here for little money a really impressive sound amplifier I think its full strength until the surround mode for movies unfolds.

Conclusion:

I forgive 4 of 5 stars. The one star I draw mainly from the weak operating instructions and the menu rather weak.