The Onkyo TX-SR607 - A Review
For those looking to expand their audio experience in the home theater arena, and need a high quality audio controller, with Dolby 7.2 capabilities, a compact footprint and a reasonable price, the Onkyo TX SR607 is a good candidate to take into consideration. It's got all the firmware connections you'll need to hook up your home theater system. It can guide up to 90 watts per channel through its system, and supports HDMI 1.3a as its video specification.
Setup is fairly easy and straightforward, as the technology has matured. Be aware that one of the places where they cut costs is by removing connection ports for legacy hardware; you may need to buy some external adapter cables if you've got some vintage gear you're still determined to hook into this rig.
Sound quality is excellent, with good clarity and sounds very open. If you've never experienced personal theater quality at Dolby 7.2 standards, prepare to be blown away. There's not much more to be said about the directional clarity than this: I could actually make out all the words on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time.
The Onkyo is backwards configurable, even if you're just using the basic three speaker setup. The sound is excellent, with crystal clear high notes and bass that gets the point across without rattling your fillings loose. This, combined with HDMI, makes it a natural companion to a Blu-Ray player, and brings the movie experience home to you.
One of the downfalls of the Onkyo is that even though it states it is compatible with the CEG HDMI control through the Viera Link, many people have had a problem getting this to work properly. The HDMI seems to be difficult when you want to use it to play something. Even when it comes to connecting a BluRay player, it sometimes proves to be quite a task.
The RIHD is also supposed to work with Samsung, Sony, Toshiba versions, and should work with the Viera Link, but once again it proves to provide difficulties. However, if the problem persists and you cannot have the machine replaced you can get an IR repeater that will solve the problem. You shouldn't have to purchase additional equipment, but if you feel the need to at least you know what to get.
What sets this system apart is the sound quality, and the value per dollar. It's one of the best value Dolby 7.2 systems, and its compact size means it's apartment friendly - even dorm room friendly. Its reasonable price puts it into a good price/performance target area. The only downside we found was the HDMI implementation, and we got a pre-release version.
As to the richness of the feature set, we're still figuring out what all the combinations of buttons on the Onkyo's remote can do. We're having fun with it, and suspect you will as well. - 23806
Setup is fairly easy and straightforward, as the technology has matured. Be aware that one of the places where they cut costs is by removing connection ports for legacy hardware; you may need to buy some external adapter cables if you've got some vintage gear you're still determined to hook into this rig.
Sound quality is excellent, with good clarity and sounds very open. If you've never experienced personal theater quality at Dolby 7.2 standards, prepare to be blown away. There's not much more to be said about the directional clarity than this: I could actually make out all the words on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit for the first time.
The Onkyo is backwards configurable, even if you're just using the basic three speaker setup. The sound is excellent, with crystal clear high notes and bass that gets the point across without rattling your fillings loose. This, combined with HDMI, makes it a natural companion to a Blu-Ray player, and brings the movie experience home to you.
One of the downfalls of the Onkyo is that even though it states it is compatible with the CEG HDMI control through the Viera Link, many people have had a problem getting this to work properly. The HDMI seems to be difficult when you want to use it to play something. Even when it comes to connecting a BluRay player, it sometimes proves to be quite a task.
The RIHD is also supposed to work with Samsung, Sony, Toshiba versions, and should work with the Viera Link, but once again it proves to provide difficulties. However, if the problem persists and you cannot have the machine replaced you can get an IR repeater that will solve the problem. You shouldn't have to purchase additional equipment, but if you feel the need to at least you know what to get.
What sets this system apart is the sound quality, and the value per dollar. It's one of the best value Dolby 7.2 systems, and its compact size means it's apartment friendly - even dorm room friendly. Its reasonable price puts it into a good price/performance target area. The only downside we found was the HDMI implementation, and we got a pre-release version.
As to the richness of the feature set, we're still figuring out what all the combinations of buttons on the Onkyo's remote can do. We're having fun with it, and suspect you will as well. - 23806
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