Onkyo CR-515DAB

Advantages: yes
Disadvantages: no

...IF you are short on space and money but want a proper sounding system then i strongly recomend you trial one of these little gems. I am a new student living in halls so i needed something a bit smaller than my old sony reciever i was using at home. Although i've moved my system into a different room i could instanty tell the difference between my clapped out sony reciever, this unit sounds greeeeeeeat! Best features: - it does everthing (DAB....the works) - the clarity and natrility (i made that word up) of the sound at high volumes (volume 30 with Direct on is the only way to listen to it!), bass is tight and supprisingly punchy for something with only 40 watts to give (provides Drum and Bass with plenty bass, well enough to annoy the crap out my flat mates!), also has very good dynamic range (i thought my rock collection...

Johnfromdownsouth 05.10.2007 (04.10.2007) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo CR-515

DAB a DAB a DOO

Advantages: Improves radio quality, easy to use
Disadvantages: Wires can get in the way, another thing to remember

...finish school. Like I say, easy to use. Much like a Sat Nav you can take it in and out of the car and you stick it your window like a Sat Nav. However if you do have Sat Nav, this can also be a con - if you think about it, another thing to remember in the morning and another thing stuck to your window. Another draw back to it is that you may find the cable gets in the way, dependent on where you have it. It is supplied with a in car power supply which you plug into your ciggerrate lighter - which can also be another downside if your Sat Nav starts to lose it's battery life. You can use standard batteries, but it's not as good - the signal seems weaker and it's definately not as loud. As a drummer, I am going deaf so I need things as loud as possible! Tuning it in is very simple, you select the DAB radio 'wave/address' (whichever...

paulgood529 14.01.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Pure Digital Highway IN-CAR DAB Tuner

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
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo DV-SP 406

Onkyo CS515. Very Good Quality, Let Down Slightly By The Speakers

Advantages: Impressive sound and build quality
Disadvantages: Standard speakers let it down

...I originally bought the CS515's cheeper little brother, the CS315, which is exclusive to Currys, and built down to a price for them, and it showed. The sound quality was only average for a £200 system, but there was a constant buzzing noise when playing CD's, I returned the item to Currys, and tested two more in the shop, both these did exactly the same. I then tried the CS515 at £300, there was an instant improvement in overall sound quality, and no buzzing from the CD player. I was a little reluctant to pay the extra £100, but felt the difference in sound quality was worth it. The unit itself has a CD player, FM/AM radio, DAB radio, and several inputs for Video, MP3 players etc. The speakers that come with the CS515 are Onkyo's DN9BX, nice looking maple, 2 way, bookshelf models, What Hi-Fi give them 5 stars, personally, I think 3...

bobbob455 03.04.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo CS-515

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
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo TX-SR606

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
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo TX-SR 705

Pure 1500 handheld DAB / FM Radio

Advantages: Good Quality reception, easy to use.
Disadvantages: Navigator button too small, On the expensive side, No case included with radio

...I purchased a Pure 1500 Handheld DAB / FM Radio and had it for one week as I did not get on very well with the buttons. I consequently found something else in its place. Here is the lowdown of the Pure 1500 handheld DAB Radio. What it does: FM and DAB with RDS (Radio Data System) which displays the radio broadcast data, ie: The station name, song data, artist data etc. Rechargable battery which boasts to last for upto 24 hours using DAB. 20 Presets (10 FM stations and 10 DAB stations which means your favourite stations can be stored and accessed at the touch of one button. 5 EQ Settings Hardware: The casing is made from metal and was slightly bigger than I was anticipating. The device has plastic silver buttons (which seemed a bit tacky and I am not sure why they didn't use metal buttons instead (maybe a weight issue...

specialbeat 20.10.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Pure Digital Pocket DAB 1500

dabs or duh

Advantages: Good prices
Disadvantages: Pathetic customer services

...Having used dabs.com only twice, I cannot really give a fair opinion on what the shop/service is like. I can however alert people to the mistakes they made with both of my products and hopefully warn them so it doesn't happen to them. I didn't actually shop online, I drove to the warehouse in Westhoughton (Bolton district) as I only live in Wigan (about 15 mins drive away). On the first occasion, i bought a Fujitisu hard drive - 20.4GB at just £73 - bargain I thought. However after getting the new hard drive home and discovering that I had to then download the software for it myself, I soon discovered the new hard drive wasn't working at all. I had to wait for a month to have it installed by a friend of mine and then the damn thing didn't work. So off I trotted to dabs again and told them the problem, they asked for the hard...

Paula_23_uk 25.02.2001 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of dabs.com

Dabs RULE - or did

Advantages: Great service, low prices, fast delivery
Disadvantages: Limited payment methods

...Intro: Well since I wrote the original opinion about two years ago, not much of it stands anymore, so I've pretty much re-written everything here, so applies from Summer 2002. --------- Dabs have been around for a long time now, and I have been a regular customer for several years. In all this time they have never messed up on any of my orders. I can say that they provide first class service, even though there have been cases where customers see it completely different. I suppose I'm just lucky. This site deals mainly with computer goods, ranging from hardware to software, and the range is extremely wide, although for hardware enthusiasts such as myself, looking for tweakable products for overclocking etc aren't so good here. Dabs is a place to purchase upgrades or a new computer. As well as computers they sell a small selection...

robertliu84 20.07.2000 (23.06.2002) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of dabs.com

Very Very impressive

Advantages: Sound quality, features, dab
Disadvantages: Price

...I am big on music. I have 300+ albums and its growing fast.... i thought it was pointless having all this cool music and only playing them through my crummy stereo i got when i was 16. So, i decided to invest. Having recently come back from japan i saw this was big over there so having arrived back in the UK, i took the plunge an dbought the onkyo speakers with it. Its incredibly handsome. Bullet proof build quality and a nice display make this look th part. The remote is functional but kind of bland. It is incredibly easy to set up and has numerous amounts of inputs so it will just about connect to anyhting (connected to my computer as we speak). The sound quality is phenomenal. When my friends have parties they all borrow because it sounds amazing. Full bass and crisp treble. For such a small machine and speakers i could not...

MrFunkE 13.01.2006 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Onkyo CR 505 DAB