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Date: 2010-01-31 onkyo quality! great receiver! bought this to replace my onkyo 506. i wanted to be able to utilize the dolby true HD master audio with my new panny BD60 BR. excellent sound, plenty of power, easy to setup. what more could you ask for! ordered from 6th ave thru amazon. order was shipped promptly, double boxed, and in excellent condition! overall, very satisfied! Date: 2010-01-25 Best Value For the Money I did a LOT of research before piecing together my first home theater system. I used reviews on Amazon, Best Buy, NewEgg, manufacturer websites, and plain old asking around to friends and professionals. Onkyo kept coming out as the #1 brand in this category. Denon also ranked very high, if not higiher, but is in a price range that I could not afford. The reviews of this receiver helped me seal the deal, and so far it has lived up to it's expectations as a high quality, high value receiver. Since I was purchasing ALL new components, having ample HDMI inputs was critical. This receiver has four, which is more than I needed. I also have a somewhat unique application in that my gear is being housed in a closet on an adjacent wall to my TV, so I had quite a bit of in-wall cabling to do. Since I used all HDMI connections, the installation is clean, I have fewer cables in my closet, and I only had to run one HDMI cable between the TV and receiver. This was a key feature for me, as I understand that not all receivers (especially in this price range) can deliver video AND audio via the receiver/HDMI cable. Concerning heat, I have run the receiver along with the DirecTV HD/DVR and also BluRay player for a couple hours at a time and notice it gets warm, but not unusually hot. I don't believe I'm "pushing" or putting added stress on the receiver with my application (Receiver/Sat Box/BluRay/ CD Player), but I know others have reported high temperatures when playing PS3 or Wii games for extended periods. Another reviewer mentioned that the manual was useless, but I would disagree with that. I found it rather helpful in getting the receiver set up, HDMI inputs assigned, using Zone 2 outputs, etc - all things I needed a little help with out of the box, which I was able to easily find straight-forward instructions for in the manual. So far, I am pleased and don't have any problem recommending this receiver to others looking for a great value from the best brand in home theater. Date: 2010-01-21 Phenomenal Receiver, great price. I bought this as open box from Warehouse deals, and it came in the original packaging looking brand new. If you're going to buy one of these, wait for an open box from them, it saves a bunch of money and you wont be able to tell the difference. This receiver works great for me, I have the polk 6750 speaker set with it and they really sound fantastic. The four HDMI inputs are great, and just so it is clear, it takes the audio from the source and DOES send it to the TV, so you dont always have to use surround speakers if you don't want to. I have a Blu ray player, Xbox 360, and Wii connected to it and they all look/sound fantastic. The automatic setup with the speakers works well, i tweaked it a little bit to get my center channel to play louder since it's a little weak, but overall it was painless and really simple. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a high quality receiver, especially if you're deciding between buying one of the lesser-featured receivers like i was (the yamaha 365BL or the 6230). Date: 2010-01-18 Poor quality product I bought this receiver from tigerdirect.com in Dec09. The receiver had quality issues so I returned it back and now I am waiting to get my money back. Pros: - The sound quality is good. - It works good with all the sources. I used it with DVD player,HDTV,laptop and FM antenna. - Easy to connect with the speakers,sub and input sources. - Audyssey setup is easy and it improves the sound quality based on the location of speakers and sub. Cons: - It has quality issues. The remote started malfunctioning after my first week of the purchase. I replaced its batteries with a new pair but it did not last long and I had to change it again after 7 days. Finally I gave up and returned it.Note, it is not easy to operate this receiver without remote control. - The manual provided with the receiver is of no use. - There is no HDMI upconversion. - The peak volume is not that high though I did not test it. The volume range is from 0 to 80. If you are watching movie from DVD or online sources like Netflix then,you have to set up the volume in the range of 45-55 to get the surround sound effect from Neo6 or PLII. I would suggest that do not buy this product from tigerdirect.com. They have a pathetic customer service. Date: 2010-01-12 great sound Great receiver. 1. sound quality - superb (0.08 THD) 2. built quality - does not overheat 3. feature rich - HDMI, 2 coax/2 optical inputs, all the latest codecs 4. looks good, nice and shiny 5. power - enough to power the floor-standing speakers Cons: audyssey dynamic sound/EQ is not very impressive, I like the manual mode much more. You can run the first time set up to adjust speaker volumes, distance, levels and then switch from audissey to manual mode for better sound. Tried with blu-ray - awesome DTS-MA sound clarity. Setup: Polk monitors 50 - front Polk monitors 30 - back Polk CS1 - center Polk PSW10 - sub * Price is subject to change. |
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