Onkyo 606 with Kef 2005.2

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...

adamneil 09.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Onkyo TX-SR606

Onkyo TX-SR 606 receiver

Advantages: Cheap price, 4 HDMI inputs, and HD audio compliant.
Disadvantages: Not a lot!

...Hi ! The new onkyo TX-SR 606 is the best surround amp on the market for under £500 period. We borrowed one for a few weeks whilst our onkyo TX-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....

ftobaby 07.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Onkyo TX-SR606

Onkyo TX-SR606 super value home cinema sound

Advantages: Easy to set-up, great sound, HDMI switching and upscaling
Disadvantages: Cannot rename inputs

...I bought my HDMI switch box last year it cost almost £150 alone. The SR606's HDMI inputs offer either a straight through signal at 1080P or you can upscale to 1080i from either the HDMI or component inputs. The sound is very crisp and detailed. The lower frequencies are handled nicely, though not as refined as higher priced units. One thing it does do very well is steering, the surround sound this baby delivers is awesome. The remote is very basic, but does all that you need. Oh and I almost forgot to mention... the set-up procedure is automatic, you plug in a little mic, position it as instructed on your screen and set the Onkyo going. Lots of funny noises and about 10 minutes later it is ready to go. I thought this was worth mentioning as not all people are technically minded, so having this auto feature is a great addition....

davomrmac 30.07.2008 · Read review
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Onkyo DV SP 406

Advantages: Great Picture, incredible soundstage
Disadvantages: video artifacts after 3 DVDs CD audio lacking body

...I used a TX DX 777 Onkyo WRAT receiver and a set of Vandersteen 1 2 way floor standing speakers and a Samsung LCD T4871F TV. The audio connection was a Toslink and the video HDMI both low priced parts. My system is set up for surround sound and my speaker levels and placement have been set by using a sound pressure meter and distance measurements used in the DX777. This player is Brutal in it's accurate reproduction of video and cd music. If you put in a so so DVD this player will show you just how so so it is, I do not care what resolution you set it at. The better the quality of the DVD the better the picture will be. I found it to be the same with audio. My bargin CDs sounded just that way, bargin basement, but put in a DDD CD and you could hear the difference. The sound stage is fantastic. The speaker no longer exshist, the music...

artana 31.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Onkyo DV-SP 406

Kenwood SM606 - Sandwiches are now fun!

Advantages: It does considerably more than your standard Sandwich Toaster!
Disadvantages: A shame the plates can't be removed to clean.

...Our old Sandwich maker was certainly showing signs of age, not least loss of its non stick coating. But it was 15 years old so it wasn't too hard to finally accept it needing replacing. But - We wanted something that offered a little more than a standard Sandwich Toaster would do, be compact enough to store away in a kitchen with limited storage space, but something that would have a timeless look to it, so it wouldn't look out of place in 5 or 10 years time. And it had to be a reasonable price. The Kenwood SM606 ticked all of these boxes. It has a stylish chrome finish body. The non-stick coated cooking plates are made for easy cleaning. It has an easily seen indicator light. A nice sized cool touch handle. It stands upright for compact and space saving storage. The grill plates are ribbed, and the hinges "float" to...

runetune 03.08.2007 · Read review
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KEF 2005.2 with Onkyo 606

Advantages: Style, sound and build quality
Disadvantages: Bigger than expected

...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. I also bought 2 set of KEF floor stands to mount the speakers on. The Onkyo/KEF system replaces a budget 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. I have connected the KEFs to the Onk with QED silver micro speaker cable. Out of the box everything feels very well put together, very strong and sturdy quality build. But everything is also big, much bigger...

adamneil 09.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of KEF KHT2005.2

Great AV amp, lacking slightly in stereo.

Advantages: Ease of use
Disadvantages: Stereo sound

...Like the previous reviewer I previously owned a Sony out of the box system and upgraded to the 606 and 5001.2s. The results have been magical, when I first took the plunge into surround sound I was astounded by the leap in sound quality and upgrading to separate amp, dvd player and speakers was a similar gap. With the generous sub included and proper set up the amp is able to manage both heavy action films (my personal fav on it being The 300) but is also more than suitable for playing my girlfriends chick flicks. The only place where the Onkyo lacks is in the stereo department. I've just bought an Arcam CD192 which i feel could be greatly improved by bi-amping with a simple 2 channel. This however is overly picking as if you wish for great stereo you buy a stereo amp. In conclusion this is a great AV amp and a good stereo amp...

Roguewader 01.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Onkyo TX-SR606

Onkyo CR-515DAB

Advantages: yes
Disadvantages: no

...was a bit compressed sounding until now!) - build quality and looks, you can feel the quality! - compact physically - Price (i would of happily payed a lot more for something this good!) - Buy it in black! Bad bits: - the remote is silver (why not black Onkyo? unless your men packed it wrongly. i also feel that the remote doesnt tie in with the rest of the system as i feels a bit cheapish (not that i care about this anyway, i'm just telling you.) - would have prefered gold plated conections but all they have tried to do is keep the cost down to keep us cheap skates happy, and would'nt make much difference anyway apart from maybe getting a bit corroded in time. Having said that this unit uses proper high grade components, so they have put the money in where its needed most. On a personal note, i really do love this...

Johnfromdownsouth 05.10.2007 (04.10.2007) · Read review
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Review of Onkyo CR-515

6.06 LTS

Advantages: Nice, simple, secure, robust
Disadvantages: Does not play Battlefield 2 grrrr

...Ubuntu 6.06, is a variation of Linux made with the idea that all software should be freely available to people in every country in their own language. This is no small undertaking. Now for the history lesson. Long ago, all software was created free, free as in I can take a copy of it, alter it, and give you a copy, you can take your copy, and give a new copy to your friend, and so on and so forth. Then, many years later, some young man called Gates, decided that it would be better for the public if they had someone to send their money to in order to receive free stuff. Hence, proprietary software was born, as was Microsoft. Now, many years later, computer users expect to have to pay to use software, and if they do not want to pay, they use an online program to actually steal the software. Naughty naughty. Now, in the early 1990...

donley 27.09.2007 · Read review
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Onkyo SR705

Advantages: Amazing connections amazing output
Disadvantages: Pricey, hard to set up if you don't know what's what

.... There is the 905 model with a built in streamer but i definately recommend a separate apple tv box plugged in via HDMI. This is a serious bit of kit and it could be seen as a tad expensive if your not that fussed about the zone play then i would go for the 605 model. However it does not matter which one you buy as onkyo swept the board when it comes to home cinema systems in What hifi what cinema etc. If you found this review helpful don't forget to say so...

MattRhodes3764 14.04.2008 · Read review
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