ONKYO AV Receiver Owners Thread

[Guest wcseow]

Oh. For me,when it happens, it stays even when I change the source.

 

I have to power on/off to recover.

 

Not sure whether it happens only after firmware upgrade though.

 

[ridney]

Not change source but change the listening mode (atmos, dolby sur, dtsx, etc..) by toggling through "Movie/Tv" button on remote

[Guest wcseow]

Not change source but change the listening mode (atmos, dolby sur, dtsx, etc..) by toggling through "Movie/Tv" button on remote

 

Sorry, i meant in addition to changing listening mode, Itried changing source too. All does not works.

 

Only thing that works so far is power on/off

 

Thinking whether to wait for another firmware update before sending it for repair, in the event it is is firmware related.

[Djblackfm]

Guess it's been long for a new flagship.

 

https://homecinemachoice.com/content/meet-onkyos-new-big-heavy-amp-tx-rz3400

 

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[rock123]

Guess it's been long for a new flagship.

 

https://homecinemachoice.com/content/meet-onkyos-new-big-heavy-amp-tx-rz3400

 

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Big thanks Swee bro. Waited 3 years lioa finally.

Hope the sound signature is best! :)

 

[boysact]

Hi All, my 6 years old Onkyo TX-NR929 is still in good working condition but its quite old with obvious user marks on its surfaces. How much is it worth today to sell or is there any shop that does tradein offers to upgrade to a new AV? Your advice is much appreciated thanks.

[YANG]

6yrs old wor... how much u expect it can fetch back from it's initial value？30%？

my sincere suggestion... don't harbor too much hopes.

[r0_ger]

Anyone got any calibration tips or guide to share? I'm using the RZ720. Thanks!

 

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[JohnJohn]

Anyone have any thoughts about Onkyo as a brand in terms of quality, reliability, after sales? I need to update my old Pioneer home receiver to something like TX-8390 [stereo network receiver], but have never owned Onkyo. thanks

Edited December 17, 2019 by JohnJohn

[Yamaha_man]

Honest appraisal IMO.

Onkyo = sorry.

[Yamaha_man]

All comes down to your budget mate.

[figjam]

I always had Onkyo up until they dropped Audyssey room correction.

 

Their after sales service was very good. I had no problems having both a HDMI board and also a display board replaced out of warranty period.

[hopefullguy]

in recent years onkyo was a bit of a market leader with features on their avr's vs say yamaha.. from memory the first for atmos/dtsx etc etc. ie: while onk had dtsx+atmos yammy had only atmos.. onk  put more preouts than on board amps.. ie yammy current 2nd from flagship rxa2080 still only has 7.2 preouts

 

but the hdmi debacle has ruined onkyo rep for ever i am afraid.

[JohnJohn]

thanks yeh I read about the HDMI mess. I think the warranty/servicing situation with the main brands is dodgy e.g. a few years ago i had a Marantz high end blu-ray player [that was complete rubbish] - kept failing/skipping - but to have it fixed, I had to drive nearly 2 hours to Mount Waverley to the only service centre - they took forever - failed to fix first and second times - so I gave up and trashed it. I think all the major brands are heading down this route: outsource servicing and warranty issues to a single provider. Most I think are now owned by the same parent company so don't have local offices or support.

[audiofeline]

In the 1970's Onkyo was the house brand for one of the two leading Aust. department stores in their audio department.  Because of that, I dismissed the brand as not being HiFi.  In recent times reading comments in other forums suggests that at the consumer level their (vintage) audio products were as good as the other Japanese brands of the time, and some of their upper-level equipment was reportedly quite good (but not spectacular). 

 

I have no idea about their current range, but would assume that they are like any of the other mass-consumer electronics company products around.  They do the job, but are designed around features to a budget.  And their rush to release new products (like all these manufactures) means that sometimes the quality goes backwards and sometimes they get it very wrong (the hdmi debacle).  But I would think that some of their products do the job as well as their competition.  I would think that all mass-produced consumer products are built by robots in factories using standard components so Onkyo would probably be as reliable as any other brand.

 

 

[Hi-Fi Whipped]

Looks like a 2ch avr so you’d have to expect similar performance to their avr range unless it’s a completely different build.

 

depends what you want to use it for too, that may have a lot of features you are paying for but don’t need at the compromise of sound quality.

Edited December 18, 2019 by Hi-Fi Whipped

[MattyW]

I'm running a Tascam PA-R100 which is a rebranded Onkyo. No issues with it so far..... That said I've certainly read about a number of people with Onkyo AVR's dying as soon as they're out of warranty. No personal experience with it though.

[Irek]

I think you should upgrade amplifier based on sound quality/synergy/personal taste, not features.

[Dalspec]

I had a TX-SR875.  7.1 channel flagship at the time.  Worked brilliantly for 3 years …. then HDMI dramas.

HDMI issues are not unusual but Onkyo definitely appeared to have more than their fair share.

Would I buy again?  No.  There are too many good alternatives. 

Edited December 18, 2019 by Dalspec

[Student of Mohan]

Sony produce films, television, music, formats and the equipment to play it; does Onkyo have a similar knowledge base?

[Hi-Fi Whipped]

40 minutes ago, Student of Mohan said:

Sony produce films, television, music, formats and the equipment to play it; does Onkyo have a similar knowledge base?

I don't see the relevance here at all, particularly when Sony AV products nowadays are mostly base level at best.

 

Are you saying he should buy a Sony Amplifier?

 

Pickings are extremely thin in Sonys latest offering shown here: https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/hd-audio/t/audio-components

[Student of Mohan]

51 minutes ago, Hi-Fi Whipped said:

I don't see the relevance here at all, particularly when Sony AV products nowadays are mostly base level at best.

 

Are you saying he should buy a Sony Amplifier?

 

Pickings are extremely thin in Sonys latest offering shown here: https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/hd-audio/t/audio-components

Relevance is, at whatever price point to look at the company's knowledge base and expertise.  Panasonic for instance also make excellent broadcast and replay equipment.

 

If you can stand in front of the array of displays at a big retailer and believe the Sony, Panasonic and sometimes LG OLEDS are 'mostly base level at best' you can save your money buying a tv with a name you don't recognise.

Support? - https://www.flatpanelshd.com/focus.php?subaction=showfull&id=1229341472 'The Best TVs' click score twice so the best is on top.

 

I'm not saying he should buy a Sony anything, I'm saying if he's looking at Onkyo he should look at other options which is the question he asked.

[MattyW]

Actually I did have some issues though just used a different version of HDMI cable, and some devices let you choose the HDMI version for compatibility. Not really a big deal. I'd forgotten about that.

Edited December 18, 2019 by MattyW

[Hi-Fi Whipped]

8 minutes ago, MattyW said:

Actually I did have some issues though just used a different version of HDMI cable, and some devices let you choose the HDMI version for compatibility. Not really a big deal. I'd forgotten about that.

The HDMI issue onkyo had at the time was a wide spread issue acknowledged by Onkyo and the local distributor Amber Technologies. It resulted in extended warranties and free HDMI board replacements being offered at the time.

 

that said because it is now fixed and no longer an issue for new models, it shouldn’t deter anyone considering Onkyo products.

[audiofeline]

5 hours ago, Student of Mohan said:

Sony produce films, television, music, formats and the equipment to play it; does Onkyo have a similar knowledge base?

Sony does have an incredible knowledge base.  It doesn't mean they can use it well.  Mrs.Feline bought a top of the line Sony clock radio (based on their reputation).  This is a relatively simple product with decades of r+d production, so should be a safe and reliable choice.  However, Sony designed one of the most important features of the device - setting the alarm time - to be a very complicated process (especially compared to the ease of this function in just about every other clock radio).  Research also showed a design flaw in the model.   It's not complicated film TV equipment, just a clock radio and Sony couldn't get it right.

 

Then there was the noise-cancelling Sony headphones she bought, at the lower end of the scale.  They exploded after a few weeks light use.  After many months battling with them for a warranty replacement, the replacements died after 2 months minimal use - a commonly reported problem with this model of Sony headphone. 

 

So it appears that Sony can't use their extensive experience to get simple entry-level equipment right.