My first home theater used a NAD 306 reciever. I bought it mostly
because I really liked the way it sounded on stereo cds. It's a pretty
subjective choice, though. You should go listen yourself, if you can,
and take along a couple of your favorite cds and a DVD with demanding
bass effects. Something like the beginning of "Toy Story2". (For the
two sides of the coin!) BTW, my NAD 306 had a killer tuner. After I
retired it from my home theater, I moved it to my office and I listen
to FM radio with it to this day. It has a nice rich sound but I'm sure
the technology is very different now.