| Reviews : Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver (Black) |
Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2-Channel A/V Surround Home Theater Receiver (Black) Product By Onkyo Available From 14 Sellers |
Technical Details
- 90 Watts per Channel at 8 Ohms, 20 kHz, 0.08%,2 Channels Driven, FTC; 105 Watts per Channel at 8 Ohms, 1 kHz, 0.7%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC
- Version 1.3a to Support Deep Color™, x.v.Color™, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, and CEC
- Audio and 1080p Video Processing via HDMI (1 Front/5 Rear Inputs and 1 Output)
- Deinterlacer with Faroudja DCDi Edge™ (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing) Technology
- HDTV-Capable (720p/1080i) Component Video Switching (2 Inputs and 1 Output)
Product Description
The TX-SR607 raises the bar once again in the competitive world of mid-range home theater. With HDMI 1.3a inputs for up to six components, it's ready to handle all your high-definition video and audio needs. Whether it's a Blu-ray Disc player, a cable or satellite box, or a gaming console, your video signals will be traveling first class. Lower-resolution analog video signals, meanwhile, can be upscaled to 1080i and fine-tuned by Faroudja DCDi Edge™. HDMI version 1.3a also transports the master-quality HD audio formats, DTS-HD Master Audio™ and Dolby® TrueHD. The very latest Dolby technology, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIz, enhances the spatial sensationSimilar Products
Customer Reviews
By D. Isenor (Indianapolis, IN)
I'm writing this as I watch Star Trek on blu-ray pumping the audio and video through the SR607. My old system was a 5.1 surround sound Yamaha, but this one blows it away. All of the video and audio easily passes through the unit and produces fantastic audio. There is an on-screen menu to guide you through the initial setup (as long as you have an HDMI TV.
There are two shortcomings. You must use a coupler called a DVI detective if you want to hook up an HTPC or a MacMini. HTPC's have video handshake issues that cause the video to drop out.
The other shortfall is that you can only run video through DVI/HDMI cables without multiple adapters to incorporate the audio (at least on the MacMini). However since the MacMini has Optical out you can connect a MiniJack-TOSLINK cable between the two for sound at a cost of $5 or so.
I would highly recommend this unit. Even with reusing the cheap Yahama speakers the sound is fantastic.
By Moil Means Farms LLC (Prospect, OH USA)
I bought this receiver after looking for a while and negotiating with the wife for weeks. It does what it claims with a few glitches along the way and reading the manual will put you to sleep. As I guy I really did try, but learning by experience is priceless. Now, when setting up the receiver using their own microphone and on screen menu be sure to have your speakers connected correctly and tight at the connection or the test will stop to find the optimal settings for your room and receiver. That can be frustrating because you swear it is. Hook up is pretty much self explanatory after that and you can use one hdmi cable from your blu-ray player,ps3,xbox 360 or the like to the receiver then out to the T.V. The up-conversion capabilities in my opinion leave little to be desired, but that is only from looking at the picture from the Nintendo Wii. There are no S-video connections for older equipment to the receiver. I really like the 6 hdmi inputs including the one on the front for my laptop/video camera etc. There is no need to buy sirius satellite radio((there is a hookup in back for that), but that means you have to pull out the receiver from the audio cabinet, (unhook/rehook your sirius if it works for your car too) blah, blah, blah) when you can just take your laptop go to [...] and then go to radio section of their website and viola you have streaming music. And since most people reading these reviews are after every cent of value and to cheap to buy sirius (myself included) I just geeked out about the ability to do that on a whim. Another feature I like is the remote control controls the t.v as well. It would have been 5 stars if it would control my ps3 too, but beggers can't be choosy. One last thing is that this receiver runs hot to very hot. Give it plenty of air and if there was some kind of cooler fan for it I think I would purchase it. Is there one? For the money I think I made a great purchase and wouldn't be afraid to do it again. Vanns/Fed Ex shipped it very fast and we live out in the sticks and gps units have trouble finding us. It came on a saturday over the New Year's Eve Weekend when it was estimated not to come until the Monday after. Very Impressed there! OH and wives let your husbands by this. It is cheaper than going to the movies in the long run!
By Sudhakar Chunduru (Dublin, CA USA)
I am upgrading my old Onkyo receiver to this new one and impressed by the sound quality of this receiver. Bought this during the promotion and you cannot go wrong with this one. Lots of HDMI inputs(no more component/composite) with the convenience of front HDMI/composite inputs. I had the Polk audio RC80i ceiling speakers and the CS2 speaker. I can feel the theater quality audio when I am watching a movie or football game. Connections were a breeze and the remote is easy to operate. The only hiccup that I see is that once in a while the video lags a little bit but immediately recovers. I am using my cable receiver HDMI to one of the HDMI inputs on this onkyo receiver with the HDMI output going to the TV. This is not a major concern and the most part of the watching is trouble free. I would recommend anyone who is looking for a mid-level receiver to go for this one.
By TW Flash (Cocoa, FL, US)
I bought this to replace an Onkyo TX-SR674 (silver), which developed problems in the HDMI circuitry shortly after the warranty expired (go figure). I used the 674 another 6 or 9 months, until it got so farkled it wouldn't wake up my TV anymore. Having paid $550 for less than 3 years service out of the 674, I was tempted to try Denon or Yamaha this time around. But I loved everything about Onkyo when the 674 was working right, and the 607 seemed like a steal at the pre-Christmas price of $360 delivered to my door. Into the bargain, my research suggested I'd have to spend quite a bit more for a comparable Denon or Yamaha. So I moved my 674 into the audio rack, and made room in the video rack for one of these. It arrived Christmas eve and I slid it into the rack on Christmas day.
It took about five minutes to hook up the 607, and another five minutes to figure out the menu system. The only reason I cracked open the docs was to figure out how to launch the much-vaunted Audessy speaker configuration procedure. It took another ten minutes to run thru the Audessy setup, and then I was cleared for weird.
Having become somewhat familiar with the 607 over the last four days or so, I must say that I have a few reasons to favor my old 674, but I think those concerns will be overcome once I break open the docs and start tweaking the 607. My only real disappointment so far is in the video upconversion (or lack of it). Standard definition broadcasts don't appear nearly as good on my three and a half year old Hitachi 42" 1080i plasma as they did when processed by the 674; nor do my DVDs, for that matter. I'm hopeful that this is one of those issues that'll be smoothed out once I get in bed with the docs and learn how to enhance the output.
The widespread complaint about having to attenuate the subwoofer output following the Audessy configuration appears to be a valid one. I've been playing with my subwoofer volume and crossover controls since day one and still can't get them right - I'm getting rumble when there shouldn't be any in the soundtrack. This is beyond my ability to comprehend because my subwoofer is passive - it hangs off my front surround speakers, not the receiver. I may have to either attenuate my front surround speakers or invest in a new subwoofer to fix this problem.
As to the rumored heat/ventilation issue: my 607 is in a rack that allows it only two inches of clearance on either side, 4 inches above, and four inches to an open rear, and it seems to run well within tolerance (and much cooler than my old 674). But then again, it's only driving a 5.1 8-ohm configuration and, as I mentioned above, the subwoofer's passive.
To this point, the only other problem I'm having is with the remote - it keeps activating my old 674, which is in another rack 4 1/2 feet away. This is probably fixable by changing the ID of the remote - which is another one of those things I'll figure out when I read the docs.
As regards cosmetics: my old 674 has a silver face with yellow LEDs and a blue backlight on the volume knob; it's sharper than 8 razor blades. The new 607 has a black face with green LEDs and no backlight; it's about as sharp as a ball bearing. Be that as it may, if I can get five years out of the new one, I'll be over the moon.
At bottom, I don't think you can find this feature set anywhere else at the $350 - $400 pricepoint. You may be able to next month, but for the time being, I think this is the mid-price receiver to beat.
By KCMO (Kansas City, MO)
This is a great receiver that has about everything you'd need for a small to medium home theater system. Handles video upconversion from analog to HDMI well which was one of my main needs. Plenty of HDMI slots for future expansion.
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