Onkyo Home Theater
For those of us who want a home theater system but have a more budget-friendly solution in mind than the larger brand-name systems on the market, an Onkyo Home Theater system may be a good bet.
Onkyo is a Japanese company that began its audio manufacturing business in 1946. You can find an Onkyo system online, consisting of a receiver, subwoofer, and five speakers, for as low as $240.
This compares to other systems that range from $800 to many thousands.
Of course, for a price that low, you can’t expect the best quality sound on the market. Onkyo does have other systems as well, with more options and higher sound quality.
The lowest-priced theater system model (HT-SR600) made by the company is a 5.1-channel receiver and speaker system and is iPod compatible, and the features go up from there. Onkyo makes several models of home theater systems.
The next model, the HT-SR700, adds a 230 watt down firing powered subwoofer.
The HT-SR750 boasts auto room calibration with microphone and HDMI Pass Through with separate audio connection.
The HT-SR800 has all of this, and it is also XM and Sirius Satellite radio ready and upgrades you to a 7.1 channel receiver.
The HT-SR904 adds an iPod dock to the package (but it’s back to 5.1-channel), and the 908 (7.1-channel) has Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD decoding. The cream of Onkyo’s crop is the HT-S990THX, the world’s first THX Certified home theater system.
Online reviews of the Onkyo Home Theater systems reveal that they are not as high-quality, in terms of sound, as some other systems on the market.
However, they are solid for the price, and people are often surprised by the good quality they do get for such a low price.
Reviews at epinions are mostly five-star, with a four-star one as well. The same pattern occurs at Amazon, with mostly four- and five-star reviews.
You can purchase Onkyo Home Theater products at Amazon and Crutchfield. Make sure to check places like eBay for discounts.
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