Advantages: Cheap price, 4 HDMI inputs, and HD audio compliant. Disadvantages: Not a lot!
Hi !
The new onkyoTX-SR 606 is the best surround amp on the market for under £500 period.
We borrowed one for a few weeks whilst our onkyoTX-SR 875 was being repaired. We bought our 875 last year for £999.99 and this new buget model is about 95% of the performance of the 875.
It has 4 HDMI inputs and is HD audio and video compliant. It is easy to set up, and sounds fantastic with movies.
We have used the HD video scaler and normal DVDs look vastly improved. The unit we borrowd was in black (it is available in silver also) and looked substantial and stylish.
Regarding the sound it steers audio around the room fantastically and never seems to be trying too hard or sounding harsh at higher levels.
Overall a brilliant buy. ...
Advantages: Easy to set-up, great sound, HDMI switching and upscaling Disadvantages: Cannot rename inputs
I have had home cinema kit for many many years now, even investing in the likes of Meridian processors which costs loads of money. Then I settled on a Pioneer VSX-D2011 which did everything I needed for almost three years. With all the new sound formats coming out, like TrueHD, I wanted to get a new receiver.
This one from Onkyo seemed just too cheap at under £400, but I decided to give it a go. First thing I noticed was the weight, it feels really light compared to my Pioneer. The only other slight negative is that you cannot rename inputs, so 'game/tv' cannot be changed to ready 'PS3' on the front display. A minor thing, but worth mentioning.
Everything else on this unit is a positive. It supports all the new sound formats, is very well made, and looks really nice (in black). It even has three HDMI inputs, which is amazing, when ...
davomrmac 30.07.2008
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Advantages: Wide range of features relative to cost Disadvantages: Size
I picked up the eagerly anticipated Onkyo 606 a few weeks ago; I have paired it with a KEF 2005.2 5.1 surround speakers, both in silver finish. I purchased both from A1 Audio based in Sheffield, who supplied direct to me in Glasgow.
The Onkyo system replaces a Sony out of the box DVD/surround 5.1 system... and what a difference, just a totally different experience. I have hooked up the Onk with my PS3 via HDMI for gaming, DVDs & Blu-ray use. Am not gonna put anything on the spec of the 606 here, as that is pretty widely available elsewhere.
Out of the box the 606 is pretty imposing, it is a large and weighty piece of kit, and feels well put together. As i said, it is big, really big, much more so than I appreciated when I ordered it, I had to remove a shelf from the tv stand to allow it to fit, still, that serves me right ...
