Customer Reviews:
 Not sure yet December 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I gave it 4 stars but I am a bit unsure. At high volume, no matter the sound source, I hear a very disturbing noise. Also I do not like the fact that switching sources take a second or two.
More to come...
 Great product for the price December 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've never had an Onkyo product before, this replaced my fairly new Rotel which was a good triple the cost. The Rotel was nice, but for the amount of money I spent I was burned when HDMI and all the other technologies came out and were adopted by hardware designers.
The Rotel was nice, but cost wise, the amount I spent for five years of life (before it was obsolete) was disappointing. The Onkyo adapted well into my environment, with my HD Tivo and wired my old DVD player into the Onkyo to upscale to HDMI. I'm not worried about picture clarity (although it's great) but that it fits the screen well, requires less wiring and can run through the same TV source--it's all about simplicity.
Although the system is a big big, it's a cost effective way to enable HDMI and high-end audio/visuals. It has a great on-screen menu system which is navigational and usable, configures just what I need and gets the job done in short order.
Simple to install, simple to use, set it and forget it. Nobody wants to spend all their time trying to get electronic devices to work to perfection, they want it to do this out-of-the-box. Onkyo did that for me, and I've since forgotten it was there, another piece of working electronics and that's how things should be.
Heat Disspation December 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off, I don't own this particular Onkyo receiver, so I just rated it the average number of stars it's been given so far. My post is addressed to those people who evidently don't understand that audio equipment is going to generate heat (well...contemporary video equipment will, too, just generally not as much) in direct proportion to the power it consumes. This means that the heat sinks in the receiver (the metal fins connected to the output devices that dissipate the heat) will become quite warm, and convection will make nice toasty air come out of the vents on top. The more current your speakers draw, or the more speakers, or the higher you turn the volume- all will increase heat dissipation. As the manual will state, just be sure air can enter through the bottom vents and exit through the top, and in general this equipment should not be placed in completely enclosed cabinets. No amplifier or receiver is immune from this, my receiver (a Sony STR-DE885) included.
Onkyo 606 best investment for my 7.1 December 22, 2008
With the Onkyo 606, I was able to put my PS3, 360, projector, and my cable receiver on one device all with HDMI. The best possible sound and video quality through the HDMI. I can switch between watching cable, or playing my 360, or watching a Blu-ray with just a touch of a button on my remote. For the money, I could not be happier. The sound quality is fantastic. The 7.1 surround sound set up was so easy. Just set up your speakers where they go and plug in the calibration mic that comes with it, the Onkyo 606 will do the rest. It gets 5 stars from me because it is easy to set up, accessibility to all my components through HDMI, it looks really good next to my black PS3 and black Xbox 360 Elite in the rack. Best receiver for the money, hands down. I researched all my possibilities, and this was the best choice for me.
Not bad, but a couple of complaints December 21, 2008
I am using this Onkyo receiver with 5 RC60i Polk speakers, Polk PSW125 Subwoofer, and Samsung LN52A650 LCD tv.
I cannot say anything bad about the sound. It sounds terrific! It really processes the sound well. However, I am not an expert on sound systems, so even if its not as good as some other receivers - I would not know.
I do have a couple of complaints though. First, I am having issues with passing my blueray player (Samsung p1500) through the receiver. The BR player works fine when connected directly to the TV but when I connect it through the receiver it only plays DVDs but not BR disks.
Second, It seems that the picture is slightly better when not connected through the receiver. I emailed Onkyo on 11/23/08 to see if there's anything I can do about the settings. I got this response on 12/3/08.
"Thank You for contacting Onkyo USA Product Support.
Mr. ______,
Unfortunately there are no settings that will resolve this issue on the receiver itself this has to be done at the TV or projector.
Thank you,"
Overall, I am happy. I feel that I got a pretty good price and the receiver works well. The radio tuner is excellent; it sounds like I have an HD radio even though its just a regular signal. Little things like the blueray glitch are annoying though. Set up was very easy for this amateur.
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