I wanted a modern receiver that would handle my 5.1 setup and allow me to do everything through eARC. Having tried another brand and the bugs it's brought, I am super pleased to report that the Cinema 60 works exactly the way I expect it to and exactly the way I was hoping it would. The sound signature smoothes out what were rough edges from my old receiver. Through my Revel Performa 3 speaker system, I spent 3 years worried I had screwed up swapping speakers but I find this pairing allows the Revels to do what they are good at without getting harsh. I feel maybe it's a 4.5 star just because in the short month I had a competing brand I think that one had a slight edge on sound. But let's be clear - the Cinema 60 sounds great and I like my music again. I'm willing to trade that slight difference for a flawless operational experience. The Marantz went right into my system and just worked. Like... it just works. There's a lot of value in that statement I've learned.