| Onkyo TX-SR576 7.1 A/V Receiver - Page 7: Conclusions About the Onkyo TX-SR576 Receiver |
| Written by Matthew Abel |
| Sunday, 16 November 2008 17:00 |
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Conclusions The Onkyo TX-SR576 is a fine receiver and solid value at $479. It was easy to setup, easy to use and consistently delivered a strong audio performance. In the context of its direct competition, the Onkyo TX-SR576 is a very compelling product, offering a competitive feature set and solid performance. However, the strongest competitor for this receiver doesn't come from another brand, but from within Onkyo's own product line. For an extra $120, the TX-SR606 gives the user some very useful video processing, another HDMI input (for a total of four), full support for the Dolby and DTS HD audio codecs and an on screen display. If you have three or fewer sources and you can run them all on HDMI then I would say the TX-SR576 offers the better value, but if your system is more complex, the extra $120 for the for the TX-SR606 will be money well spent. Comments (3)
drive 4-ohm speakers? dont think so
written by richardf , January 06, 2009 i have an onkyo 5xx series about 6 feet in front of me that was not able to drive 4 ohm speakers. as i result i now have sporadic stereo :-( thank goodness the speakers are still ok. i'd recommend quite a bit more power if you are hooking up 4 or 2-ohm speakers
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written by Jim , January 13, 2009 I'm thinking about buying the 576b, but there seems to some controversy regarding the hdmi type as to whether it's 1.3a or 1.2a. Onkyo says it's 1.3, but even their press release in 3/08 said 1.2. Can you help to clarify this, as I definately want 1.3. Also regarding dolby true hd, if the blue ray player decodes it, then is it necessary for the receiver to accept it as well? I'm thinking about buying the Sony 350, or the comparible Panasonic one. Any thoughts on these 2 products?
This is not a full
written by MountainMike , August 23, 2009 Unfortunately, Home Theater and Hi-Fi is getting caught in the "smoke and mirrors" that the manufacturers WANT you to look at... the "bells and whistles" part of the receivers tested. What about the RECEIVER specs. and performance?? Like reception sensitivity and selectivity on FM, FM stereo, and yes, AM? After all, these are RECEIVERS - designed, hopefully to receive something. What good does an amplifier section that provides flat response from 1 Hz to 100kHz do me if the receiver is as deaf as a doorknob? Or introduces distortion into the signal? Or is compromised by a strong adjacant channel signal? The easy answer that "they are all good" at picking up the stereo FM station is a fool's answer; they are NOT all the same at doing this, as my personal experience proves to me. Write comment
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