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This thing was dead out of the box. Horrible tech support, cheap construction. I ordered a new one from Amazon, the left channel worked on and off, until it died. Sounds terrible. Contacted Onkyo tech support they suggested that I return it to amazon. Again, contacted Tech Support, they know nothing. Purchased a Yamaha RX 497 and I love it.
This model seems to cater to the user who is replacing their ancient receivers, so I would have expected some provision for compatibility with older connector tyoes. I feared I would never be able to replace that warm, rich tube sound, but this reciever surprised me.I consider myself a bit of an audiophile, I'm the tyoe who uses 10-12 gauge speaker wire, so I'm picky about my sound. In order to reproduce the equalizer sound that I was used to, I had to turn the bass and treble knobs almost all the way up. I have found that having the voluume set around 35-40 is more than enough for my one bedroom condo.
It has a ribbon connector, and there are no provisions for that.Although I measured carefully and the stated width was the same as my old receiver, this one was 1/8th of an inch too wide to fit into my stereo cabinet. I did try it at 60 and did not notice any distortion in sound. I listen mostly to classical music, and there was no hum during soft passages.I would have rated it at a five, but there are a few disappointments that have nothing to do with the sound quality. Like many reviewers, I was replacing an old tube receiver, a 30+ year old Realistic. I have only had it a week, so can't attest to it's reliability. If ONKYO isn't going to provide an equalizer, then they should provide a means to connect external ones.
As others have noted. there is no midrange adjustment.If a tuner wasn't included, I would have had a problem connecting my old tuner.
Set up was easy except for the above mentioneed limitations. I first set up just speaker A's and then added speaker B's and did not notice a drop in sound quality.
I had to put it on a small table next to the cabinet. One reason I selected this model was that it supported phonographs, but it doesn't support turntables that get their power from the receiver, via 15 volt AC/DC using a pin connector.
RadioShack doesn't carry a 15 volt converter and I haven't been able to find one online, so I'm going to have to buy a new turntable.I have a perfectably good equalizer, but there is no way to connect it to the ONKYO. At least I won't have to worry about heat buildup.Overall, I am happy with this receiver.
If you have straight forward connections, you will not be disappointed with this model.
I'm very pleased with this receiver. I'm about as far from a "techy" as I can be, but it didn't take me too long to get it all set up with the new HDTV, CD player, DVD and speakers. I'm still learning about all it can do but at this point I feel it was a good choice for the money. Looks nice, too.
Although there may not be quite the quantity of sound as the Harmon, the quality is fantastic. For 12 years, I had a top of the line Harmon Kardon, which I loved, but it died. I LOVE this product. I listen to a lot of classical music, and the highs of violins as well as the bass factor are excellent. I was skeptical about paying so little for the Onkyo, but there were so many good reviews. Well, they were right. I live in a small condominium, so I don't really need tons of sound. I have surround sound speakers for my movies, and it is FABULOUS.
I bought this receiver to drive a multi-room speaker system, and allow me expansion for surround sound, CD player, DVD etc.This fits the bill without breaking the bank.This also will allow me to hook up Sirius or XM Satellite radio.There are plenty of inputs for other audio/video gear, including a turntable.- iPod integration is easy with an iPod dock (sold seperately)- 100 watts x2 (stereo) into 8 ohms at 0.08% THD- Direct access tuning- 40 AM/FM presets- oversized power transformer, filter capacitors, and heat sink- Pure Audio/Direct mode for a cleaner soundThis product is worthy of all 5 stars.
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