Onkyo TXNR609-BLACK 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver in Black

Superficially, this is a great amp. Great price, good sound, network enables, lots of inputs etc.However, I started to experience problems with the unit after about a year.Network connectivity would just stop working until I turned it off at the wall and then restarted. Sometimes I would turn it on yet the sound wouldn't come out until I changed inputs and then back to satellite.Then finally after 2 years of being temperamental, it finally gave up, I now get no sound at all on any channel. Check online for nr 609 problems, almost everyone who buys this amp ends up with it failing after two years. DO NOT BUY!!!!

Three stars may look mean but actually, for the sound - 5 stars! Had this a while now. Bulky with a dull exterior but good, clean sound, which is what it's all about. It has a problem with the internet receiver in that it often never gets to the stations and you have to switch the unit off and on again, sometimes more than once. I hear the trick is to switch to CBL/SAT before switching off, but hey, I'd rather have it working properly. I listen to internet radio quite a lot so this is particularly annoying for me. Also (but this may be me) you cannot set the sound (tone) for the USB (F) input. This is annoying if you like to plug in your MP3 player because the sub-bass is extraordinarily high and has to be turned down every time - maybe if you don't have sub-bass units, you'll be ecstatic, I'm not. The handset is confusing to navigate (to get to some settings you have to press the Reciever button first - discovered by accident). For these problems - the loss of a star. For the loss of another star - the customer service through their website is appalling.

ONKYO has had to repair thousands of these over the years because of substandard component failure. My 2012 model died recently and ONKYO informed me that they had decided to discontinue their repair and replace programme. They also have no complaints department and no Customer Service Director. Avoid.

I purchased this amp to replace a faulty Denon avr A1se.I was surprised by the size and weight of the amp. Bearing in mind that it is suppose to supply 7 x 120watts, I was expecting more. My first listening impressions were disappointing, partly due to my setting up which was a little flawed. I then used the bi-amping facility for my main speakers and adjusted the individual sounds levels by 'ear'.This did improve the overall performance considerably. Remembering that this cost me £379 I should be more than satisfied. However, what the amp lacks is depth. I mean by this 'grunt', the power to drive your system to high volume levels was lacking. The other drawback is the heat. The amp get very hot and therefore should always have plenty of space to vent the heat. Otherwise you can purchase a decent fan with a usb connection and this I have read will keep it cooler. I am replacing this with another Denon avr A1se, purchased on ebay for £300, and using the amp in my 'gym'.My advice: Yes it is a good purchase for the money and on medium to small systems its fine.

The Onkyo 609 has been winning plaudits from numerous magazines and websites, and deservedly. The amp is easy to set up and use, and with its wide range of connections and features, from Spotify to DLNA to 4k video upscaling, it's good value for money. Matched with a decent set of speakers the Onkyo 609 sounds absolutely great whether playing movies or music. If I've got a criticism, it's the lack of Airplay support - but this is a petty little point. Overall, a fantastic piece of kit.

This is an amazing product. It does everything I wanted it to do + a lot more. I like products that I can just plug and play. I could with this. Once you've done that, there is an 'infinite' amount of settings to play around with. I like the fact that you can spend very little time, i.e. hook it up and go. Or if you like to give it the very personal touch, you'll have more than enough settings to play with.The speakers for my surround system are no longer the newest, 10+ years old. I have to say, and my friends would confirm, that the receiver gave them new life. Initially I thought it was only me, but there is quite an improvement to be noticed in sound quality.It's a thumbs up all around.For £379 this is a bargain and amazing value for money!

Well what a buy.I have been trying to decide how and if to upgrade my stereo, I used to have an assortment of speakers and an old Denon Micro system and a 1 box Sony DVD/Home theater system. I really wanted to be able to link my digital music up and reduce the number of boxes and speakers.Well after lots of looking around and research I saw this beauty at Richer sounds. I got it and an LG blue ray player to play movies and music, and despite keeping the old Mission speakers from my Denon it sounds great. I decided I really wasn't that interested in full on surround sound (not that much of a movie buff) so I am sticking with stereo for now (hopefully adding a sub-woofer and some new speakers soon though).Well it does everything I could want (for now) from a stereo, internet radio is awesome (why does anyone bother with DAB or FM?) the sound is crisp and clear on MP3's, CD's and movies. The up-scaling on DVD's works a treat, the DAC in the machine makes the music from my MP3 player sound great. The best trick of all is, once it's connected to the wireless router you can use your smartphone (Android in my case) to stream music and control most of the functions on the stereo.Plenty of options to upgrade too, Spotify and Napster streaming with the appropriate subscriptions, up to 7.2 channel sound, DAB modules, i-phone modules (although why you would want either of these is a mystery as internet radio is superior to DAB and i-players are expensive and pointless compared to other MP3 players).