Onkyo TX-SR606 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)
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Customer Review: pleasantly surprised
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a new HDMI Plasma set and needed to upgrade my AV receiver in the process. I looked for units with 4 HDMI inputs and upscaling capability for my old but good DVD player that uses multi-channel audio (6 cables).
Finding units with 4 HDMI inputs was possible, but the prices were very high. This unit did it at a reasonable price.
I hooked up my existing Klipsch 5.1 surround speakers from the old setup, performed the calibration with the supplied mic and wow. Sounds great to me!
Good:
Reasonable price for features
Decent Manual
Room Calibration Microphone
Not an excessive number of buttons
Easy to understand
Could be Better:
Has Sirius capability (but will it be XM tech in the end?)
Aux jack is on the front (so I had to plug my iTunes Airtunes into the Tape In jack on the back- who uses tape anymore?). How about Aux 2 on the back or an IPod/Mp3 labelled port on the back (and a selector button)?
Missing iPod cable / jack
Many logo stencils on the bottom front edge
On screen menus look anemic compared to the Plasmas (yes I know I'll only use them once)
Calibration jack could be on the side (I'll never use it again)
Problem:
The unit will not power off unless certain inputs are selected. Very Odd!
Customer Review: Best AVR for the price!
Summary: 5 Stars
For its price, I believe this receiver is the best value out of all AVRs today.
The audyssey feature sets up everything for you and really improves the sound. The Dynamic EQ feature works very well for when you turn the volume down. You can still clearly hear dialog and everything even at low volume levels.
Listening to DTS-MA and TrueHD is also a huge jump over DTS and DD. Everything sounds crisp, clear, and more lifelike.
The 606 has 4 HDMI, does not run too hot, passes BTB/WTW, matrixes 5.1 audio to 7.1, passes 1080p/24, and even upscales and upconverts everything to 1080i. The upscaling is actually pretty decent too. It cleaned up the picture to my Wii quite a bit. It isn't the best upscaler/upconverter in the world, but its not bad either.
The music optimizer seems to be just like Creative's Sound Crystalizer on their X-Fi soundcards. It is supposed to make mp3s sound better, and it does, although it seems more like an advanced EQ setting than anything else.
I can also control all of my HDMI devices through the remote and my TV! Samsung's Anynet feature works very well with the Onkyo, and I can control my TV, cable box, and switch between all my devices with the Onkyo remote.
I am extremely impressed with this AVR, and highly recommend it.
Customer Review: Enjoy easier control
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had my Onkyo 606 since July and am truly impressed with it. Sound is fantastic, set-up very easy. I am using HDMI inputs for 1) a Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray player, 2) an Oppo 980H upconverting DVD player, and 3) Direct TV HDDVR. The output to the TV (Samsung 1080P DLP 56" A650) is via HDMI. Together these all combine to give me a very satisfactory home theater experience and there isn't one component that I would hesitate to recommend.
Tying all these components together is a breeze with a Harmony 670 remote control. I received mine as a free promo offer when I bought my TV from Vanns Electronics. I doubt that I would have purchased it BUT I now find it to be one of the best enhancements available for hassel free home theater. Programming the remote is easily done online with a UBS cable and, once programmed allows for true one button control. If I want to watch TV I simply press "Watch TV". Doing so turns on the TV, AVR and Direct TV HDDVR, sets the input on the Onkyo to the proper input and output. If I want to watch a Blu-Ray disc, I push "Watch DVD
2" and, once again, all the necessary compents are turned on and the correct connect inputs and outputs selected. As I said, I probably wouldn't have purchased this remote before but now I would replace it ASAP should it ever break.
Customer Review: Owned one day, first opinion.
Summary: 5 Stars
Well I am extremely disappointed that this does not indeed fry eggs. Several user reviews stated it was excellent in doing so. Unfortunately it hardly get's hot and in fact I STRONGLY advise NOT trying to fry an egg on this receiver. Many vents on the top and the egg just went right through on the circuit board. Luckily it's under warranty.
One thing I wanted to add to the several reviews out there is just ALL the features this thing has. I did a lot of research on this thing but once I finally did get it and looked at the manual there was about 100 things it does that I had NO idea about. Very solid features that really utilize what your working with.
It's quite. Have NOT had any trouble with it getting too hot, don't have anything on top of it. Let's off this weird smell but I think it's just the smell of a new beast of a machine breaking it's self in.
So far so good, sounded terrible at first then I calibrated the speakers and it's just AMAZING!
I have my ps3, dish network, mac mini, record player, vcr, and nintendo wii all running through it. Have not tryed vcr or wii yet, nor any up scaling features yet. Will be writing more as time goes.
BTW I got these with the onkyo 7.1 speaker set off amazon ( didn't buy receiver here )
Customer Review: Great Receiver!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had the TX-SR606 for about 3 weeks, and I purchased it based on reviews here and the audio-visual forum. It replaced a mid price JVC receiver, and the quality difference is significant. For the past week it has been connected to a new Panasonic TH-50PZ85U 50" Plasma HDTV, and a new Sony DVP-NS77H DVD player. All connected via HDMI cables. I could not be more pleased with my 5.1 system. The JVC would never work properly on AM/FM, but the Onkyo works like a charm, even in my rural setting. Overall setup was fairly easy, and the speaker setup was great. It was a little tricky figuring out some of the features, but being patience and re-reading the manual soon got everything working in good order. The Panny TV will turn on the Onkyo at the same time (Viera link) when triggered by the Onkyo or Panny remotes. I wish my DirecTV HD-DVR box was also compatible with Viera, but that's no big deal. Quality music CD's sound great, even to my Great Granddaddy ears. I highly recommend the TX-SR606. Thanks to others who took time to write excellent reviews here!