Processing:
Class, the Onkyo looks very classy, the discreetly illuminated in white volume control interferes even in dark rooms in any way. The display is very well resolved and easy to read. The remote is well laid out, but unfortunately covered in the bottom half with piano black and therefore very susceptible to dirt, fingerprints and grime. On top of that, it is not illuminated and therefore of no use in the dark. I personally do not care because I call my own a 900 Logitech Harmony and the Onkyo operator app via the Android Remote.
OSD (On Screen Display):
Here Onkyo leads truly in the mid segment, such a great menu can be found mostly in the competition only in the high-end range. The graphical user interface on TV is really great designed and broken down, you find yourself quite at home because for each main menu item usually is also still to be found next to a graphic symbol, so no misunderstandings occur. With such a menu, the manual is almost as good as useless. Hats off!
Audyssey calibration system:
As always, I can only advise then to adjust to. Audyssey is good for determining the position of the boxes, but everything else is botch. for example, the Hz always pay far too low, especially for THX speakers should there actually be 80Hz (90Hz me personally tell more about), the Onkyo (but also the Denon previously) set the center only to 40Hz and 70Hz on the front, which is clearly not enough. The sound is then too thin, there is no volume. The dB for the rear speakers are to me personally too little, one hears little back, always out. Therefore, this is all well and good, but afterwards still manually readjust otherwise one is disappointed by the sound.
Connections:
7 HDMI In and Out 2 (rear) and 1 HDMI In (front) are in this price range is anything but usual, this Onkyo should be commended. The speaker terminals are in turn stacked in the mid segment usual in right field that means as long as you do not banana plugs used just for thick cables with more than 2.5 mm cross-section a lot of fiddly job. This is solved better at Onkyo in the higher classes, there the connections are all placed at the bottom rear of the receiver next to each other, so you have to but life or you are a little more and gets at least the Onkyo TX-NR717, intercepts this number the then on. I think the additional cost but not value.
Heat development:
The only thing you can hold against Onkyo still is the development of heat, this is still very high. Where the Denon was only lukewarm the Onkyo is (one can touch him but still) at higher volumes almost hot. For the cabinet operation is rather suboptimal because there a fast components, especially in the HDMI area die off. Who his Onkyo but placed in the rack at the top and about orderly has air need not to worry about it.
Spotify:
Much is advertised with Spotify, which actually is also a great feature, but nowhere is mentioned that in order to use Spotify on Onkyo a paid subscription fee of 10 euros / month is really necessary that I do not find in turn that great because Spotify the PC can be used entirely for nothing. You get paid at the beginning, although 48 hours, and then again 30 days, but then you have to decide 10 euros a month, yes or no, otherwise remains at Spotify Onkyo silent. Then maybe at vTuner once the transmitter rausgepickt one finds good and then stored in the Favorites bar. There everyone gets everything offered what his musical heart desires at the sheer number of transmitters.
Conclusion:
Onkyo delivers Stayed high quality from and needs absolutely well-known before the competition from Sony / Denon / Pioneer / Harman Kardon and Co not to hide, on the contrary, I would prefer this receiver the competition clearly. The total package is right here easy, it will offer a massive HDMI ports, the look is noble, the workmanship is top quality and the service top notch. There are also a couple of additional features not provided by the competition, but they are also connected in the case of Spotify additional charges. For the price you get an absolute top unit here!
