Overall Rating: ( 38 reviews )

1. Posted: Jul 27 2008

   I have never owned an audio product by Onkyo. I was extremely impressed and must say the hype is real. NO lip sync, Runs a little warm, but I have reached sonic utopia. Go JAY HAWKS! Scott Grass

2. ( 0 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 26 2008

   After about 1 week, it lit on fire and stopped working. I returned it with free return shipping (Thank You!!). I told the person at your Warehouse that I would prefer a new one and was told they were out of stock. They would not give me any idea on when they would be getting more in and that they would return the cost to my credit card. Still waiting on confirmation of my returned funds so I could purchase another from a different vendor. I would still prefer another unit!

3. Posted: Jul 13 2008

   I have been shopping for a AV receiver for almost three years but the feature set I wanted has always been slightly out of range. With Onkyo's new line, I decided that rather than wait for the "perfect $2k receiver" I would compromise and pay $700 for one that would be sufficient. On the upside: The sound is amazing (even with my relatively cheap set of 5.1 speakers) the feature set is rich and its extremely easy to set up and use. Automatic set up was time consuming as the CNET review notes, but we were very satisfied with the adjustments it made. On the downside: Video transcoding to digital HDMI out is poor. I knew this before I bought it, but decided that I could handle it since the only thing I have hooked up analog is my Wii. It is a noticible difference to be sure, but acceptable for a 480p video game. This could probably be eliminated by buying a Wii output cable that converts to HDMI so the receiver isn't forced to do it. I probably will. Zone 2 requires audio input separately, so if you have sound going into HDMI, you can't use that sound input in zone 2. You have to use RCA jacks and hook them up concurrently. This is annoying because I like to listen to MP3's through my PS3 both upstairs and downstairs, and the PS3 will not output audio over HDMI and RCA's at the same time, it's one or the other. My HD TIVO will though, so its not a deal breaker and Zone two's powered output sounds great. Even considering these problems, I've been extremely with it. Some other reviews mention lip syncing issues, but I have experienced none. My guess is that those reviewers have TV's that cannot handle the video processing of HDMI inputs properly. It does have a lip syncing function in the receiver that will allow communication over HDMI to your TV, but only if the TV supports it. Thats all I can think of, but I would certainly recommend this receiver if you are not planning on hooking up analog devices directly to it, as the sound, feature set, and price are amazing.

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