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| Brand: Onkyo
Category: CE
List Price: $799.00
Buy New: $629.00
You Save: $170.00 (21%)
New (2) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $579.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 6461
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 37.3
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 17.1 x 6.9
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: TXSR705
Model: TXSR705
UPC: 051398007799
EAN: 0051398007799
ASIN: B000OBMX0K
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 no regrets October 15, 2008
I spent alot of time doing research. I've owned the unit for about 6 months now. It's great. I won't go through all the technical info but simply state that for $400 and change it's a great value. I have absolutely no regrets. It's a quality unit.
 Great THX Receiver for the Money October 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having conducted a lot of research and read many reviews I determined that the 705 was the right choice for me. I have not regretted it. For the money, it offers by far the most features, and the sound quality is fantastic for my needs.
Cons:
- Purchasing it used through Amazon's warehouse, left me without a remote (although not advertised as such). It is impossible to operate without one and they cost 60 dollars to replace.
- The complexity of set-up could prove bothersome to those who are not audiophiles or hold an audio engineering degree. It's not a beginner level set-up.
- The receiver does produce some heat, but it is to be expected for the amount of processing it conducts, and is nothing compared to a plasma tv.
Pros:
- The multiple HDMI inputs are tremendous for reducing the complexity of changing input. My wife can now operate the home theater with the press of a single button.
- The multiple listening modes should satisfy anyone's ears as there are so many, and the sound quality on each is good.
- The Audysee automatic speaker tuning is remarkable! Set it and forget it.
- The on-screen menu is easy to navigate and simple to use.
Best Quality receiver for the money! September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this receiver after a long research period and found this to be the best receiver for the money. I had considered a yamaha receiver (663or863) but the features on the onkyo had me sold. The onkyo had more HDMI inputs and was THX certified. The sound quality is great since I paired it up with the definitive technology Procinema 600. I recommend this receiver to anyone that wants a quality receiver for a good price.
 CUSTOMER SERVICE/WARRANTY SUCKS September 13, 2008
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased this receiver 4 months ago. Started having some issues after a storm, mainly related to the remote control. After calling their customer service, I was told that I would have to ship the unit, and of course pay for it to a location in Corpus Christie, TX. (I live in Dallas)
They were not helpful at all to me in solving the problem which was under warranty.
Please think about it. Why would Onkyo choose a warranty repair facility in the farthest away location in Texas with a very small population when they could have chosen one with a much greater population concentration such as Dallas, Houston, etc..
I think they want you to not want to ship it, so basically NO WARRANTY!
Onkyo 705 may be a good enough product, but if you need their warranty, you are out of luck.
A lot of Power & Functions for a low price August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After a considerable amount of research and investigating several different Home Theater options such as HTIB, Bose 321, and high end and low end component solutions, I finally stumbled across the HDMI Onkyo Home Theatre line. This was the only affordable option that included all of the functions that I was looking for (7.1, On Board lossless signal decoding, Multi HDMI connectivity and pass thru, power, etc.). It's been 10 months, and the unit has yet to disappoint. I have several components hooked up to this receiver: a Denon upconverting dvd player, Samsung LNT4665 Flat Panel, Verizon's lame motorola box (all connected via HDMI) a PS2 (via component cables) and a cd changer (via composite). Switching between these components is a simple press of the remote. I've had no handshaking issues. A word of caution is that this unit gets really hot. I had to relocate it to a separate section of my home theatre console, so it had plenty of top clearance. I'm currently running as a 5.1 system; paired up with two Polk Monitor 50 speakers, a Polk CSi3 Center Speaker, two cheap surrounds (until I can pick up the Polk Dipoles), and a Sub. Whether it is music or movie sound tracks, this system rocks. I can clearly hear the highs and lows without any problems. Our neighbor spent a thousand on a high end receiver from Best Buy that has the same functionality and performance as this one. for the same money, I was able to pick up some new speakers.
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