Onkyo TX-SR608 7.2-Channel A/V Home Theater Receiver (Black)

Sure, we call it an "entry-level" A/V receiver. But when you witness the full potential of the TX-SR608, you'll know the level you're entering is far beyond the ordinary. For a start, you get six of the latest HDMI 1.4 inputs for simple hook-up of all your high-def sources. HDMI 1.4 also brings compatibility with the new 3D video format, as well as an Audio Return Channel from your display back to the receiver. Complementing HDMI on the input front, you have an analog RGB video input for connecting your PC, and a Universal Port for Onkyo peripherals. All video sources, regardless of resolution, can be upscaled to big and beautiful 1080p via HDMI and Faroudja DCDi Cinema. Audio processing incorporates quality Burr-Brown DACs, lossless Dolby and DTS codecs, and the expanded surround formats of Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro Logic IIz. Three-stage inverted Darlington circuitry and jitter cleaning technology work to ensure extremely precise and faithful amplification. In recognition of the TX-SR608's outstanding A/V prowess, it has been awarded THX Select2 Plus Certification. read more..

Nice Features

• 100 Watts per Channel at 8 Ohms, 20 Hz¿20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC
• THX Select2 Plus Certified
• HDMI (Version 1.4 to Support 3D and Audio Return Channel) with Deep Color, x.v.Color, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio
• HDMI Video Upscaling to 1080p with Faroudja DCDi Cinema
• Audio and 1080p Video Processing via HDMI (1 Front/ 5 Rear Inputs and 1 Output)

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Had to give 5 Stars by Deeked
I am 42 and installing home theater equipment is not as easy as they once used to be, because of the lack of time and patience I have these days, but everything went very well. I didn't even open the manual to do the hookups, I just went off my experience with the past 5 or so Home Theater Receivers I've had in the past.



After connecting all my inputs and the one HDMI output to my Samsung 58" HDTV, I merely went through the setup menu and very easily figured out how to assign and rename all the appropriate devices I had connected. In total I have an XBOX 1, XBOX 360, Wii, VHS player and a Verizon FIOS receiver. (I don't like games very much LOL)



The sound and video for all my devices work perfect for me especially after using the Audyssey setup. Everything calibrated wonderfully and the sound options are great once you are finished.



PS: I also purchased these Atlantic Satellite SPSCUR47 2 Speaker Stands (Titanium) and that made all the difference in the world with my speaker placement. If you don't have your speakers set up properly, you don't know what you are missing.



I'm not much for writing reviews, but I hope this helps someone out.

Panasonic SC-HC20 Compact Stereo System

The slim and compact design of the SC-HC20 is best matching for your room. It can easily be installed in limited places, like a small bedside shelf or your desk in your home office. More rigid and lighter evolved bamboo cone material has been adopted for speakers. With the new bamboo cone speakers the sound becomes much more responsive. Vocals are more pure and clearer, and the dialog being crisper and easier to understand than ever before. Simply dock your iPod or iPhone, or insert the CD and enjoy your favorite music with high quality sound.

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Nice Features

• It can easily be installed in limited places, like a small bedside shelf or your desk in your home office.
• Compact and Stylish Design - Easy Installation for Various Locations - The slim and compact design of the SC-HC20 is best matching for your room.
• Advanced Bamboo Cone Speaker - Dynamic and Clear Sound - More rigid and lighter evolved bamboo cone material has been adopted for speakers.
• Vocals are more pure and clearer, and the dialog being crisper and easier to understand than ever before.
• Total Output Power - 10W (1kHz, 6ohms, 10% THD)

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Panasonic SC_HC20 Compact stereo system by F. ENNIS
I would highly recommed this shelf system. The sound is very good.It is used in one room and the sound is more than adiquate. The remote is quite simple to operate. For the price and quality I would highly recommend this system.

Logitech Squeezebox Radio Music Player with Color Screen (Black)

Logitech Squeezebox Radio brings a world of music—free Internet radio, subscription services, or your personal digital music collection—to any space in your home, over your Wi-Fi network. read more..

Good Features

• Listen to infinite music, news and sports from every corner of the globe with this
  easy-to-use, all-in-one Wi-Fi music player--all without a computer
• Start listening to free Internet radio stations, online music services, and your personal iTunes collection in minutes--connects easily to your home network via Wi-Fi
• Bring full, high-quality sound to any room with an ultra-compact design that fits easily on your night table or kitchen counter
• Just turn the dial to browse radio stations, music tracks and even album art, displayed on the full-color screen
• Recommend music to Facebook friends instantly right from your Squeezebox

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BUT Don't Buy Until Accessory Pack Is Available by Gary Hazen
Like a lot of others, I have been waiting for Logitech to make available the promised Accessory Pack for the Squeezebox Radio. The Accessory Pack includes a remote control plus a battery pack that makes the radio portable and shows as selling for $49.99 on the Logitech website. Unfortunately, this Accessory Pack has never been generally available even when shown as "In Stock" on their site. For others who have been waiting, today (July 1) I received a new projected availability date of July 25 - with no promises.



In addition, when I registered my Squeezebox Radio with Logitech, they sent me a coupon code for my next purchase if used within 30 days. When I tried to use the code to Preorder the Accessory Pack, the site would not accept the code. When I contacted Logitech Sales Support, I was told that coupon codes cannot be used to buy accessories!! What did Logitech think that customers would want to use the coupon for??



Since the Accessory Pack has never been generally available, and because Logitech has had more than six months to address the problem; and because Logitech's coupon practices are very questionable, I find it hard to recommend Logitech as a company to do business with. If the Accessory Pack is important to you, I WOULD NOT BUY A SQEEZEBOX RADIO UNTIL LOGITECH MAKES THE ACCESSORY PACK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. And DO NOT TRUST THE LOGITECH WEBSITE when it says that the Accessory Pack is "In Stock" - wait until the website no longer shows "Preorder" on the Accessory Pack product page.



Logitech's questionable practices are especially unfortunate given that the Squeezebox Radio, itself, is a very good product. In fact, when I bought the radio, I thought that I would only be able to access internet radio stations by subscribing to various internet radio providers such as Pandora. I was not looking forward to this effort. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the radio does not require subscriptions or registration with any other services. Once set-up and connected to your computer network, hundreds of radio stations, local, national (by city), and wordwide are immediately available without any additional internet radio services being required! And WIFI setup and Logitech registration were easy and trouble-free. Way to go Logitech from a product standpoint!! Too bad Logitech can't treat customers right!

Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K 7-Channel A/V Receiver (Black)

The VSX-1019AH-K represents the pinnacle of the Pioneer receiver line. This hub for your home entertainment center allows you to enjoy your favorite movies on Blu-ray disc, DVD or VHS on your flat-panel television like never before. With standard features that include a phenomenal ability to upscale and convert analog video signals to 1080p when transmitted through HDMI to your high definition television, the VSX-1019AH-K¿s video scaler presents you with nothing but the best quality possible today ¿ regardless of what video source it receives. read more..

Hot Features

• A/V receiver - 7-channel
• Features HDMI with 1080p video scaler
• Analog-to-HDMI upconversion, HDMI repeater (4 in / 1 out)
• Works with iPhone certified
• Color - GUI

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Great sound and video, remote is too complex by Kenneth R. Williams
Bought this instead of the new 1020 because of the great 2009 reviews, did not need the new features such as 3D, and the price was $100 less. The sound and video is great. The automatic MCACC worked good, only had to adjust the crossover. Only real annoyance is the remote that is too complex. Took me awhile to realize there are 2 buttons called RECEIVER. Once setup, it is working great.

Onkyo TX-NR808 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver (Black)

Meet Onkyo’s mid-range powerhouse. The TX-NR808 earns its prestigious THX Select2 Plus certification by blending the latest connectivity and processing technology with Onkyo’s renowned amplification prowess. As a network-capable receiver, the TX-NR808 is your gateway to streaming audio from your PC or internet radio. Other connection highlights include seven HDMI 1.4a inputs with 3D and Audio Return Channel capability; 7.1-multichannel analog inputs for legacy components; a Universal port for Onkyo peripherals; a USB port for iPod models and flash memory devices; and an analog RGB video input for your PC. Employing two advanced 32-bit DSP chips and low-jitter 24-bit Burr-Brown DACs, the TX-NR808 effortlessly handles your audio-processing needs. Whether it’s lossless Dolby and DTS formats on Blu-ray Disc, or new-dimension surround formats from Audyssey and Dolby, your audio signals retain every lifelike nuance.All things considered, the TX-NR808 is a serious challenger for the middleweight crown. read more..

Nice Features

• 135 Watts per Channel at 8 ohms, 20 Hz?20 kHz, 0.08%, 2 Channels Driven, FTC
• HDMI (Version 1.4a to Support 3D and Audio Return Channel)
• HDMI Video Upscaling to 1080p with Faroudja DCDi Cinema
• Certified with Windows 7 and DLNA Version 1.5
• Front-Panel USB Input for Memory Devices and iPhone/ iPod Models (Enables Display of Album Artwork)

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Panasonic SC-HC40 Compact Stereo System

The SC-HC40 with a wall-mountable design will let you choose to place your audio system the way you want, to stylishly match with your room interior. With Bluetooth wireless technology, the SC-HC40 gives you a more convenient experience for wireless connection with your iPod/iPhone or compatible mobile phones in your hand and playing music file on them without docking. Even when listening to music files on your iPhone with the SC-HC40, you can receive phone calls without taking the iPhone out. By pressing a button on the remote or the product, while ringtone, you can talk using the conversation mic and the speakers implemented in the SC-HC40. The call can be switched back to the iPhone by pressing the transfer button and taking the iPhone out of the product. More rigid and lighter bamboo cone material has been adopted for speakers. With the new bamboo cone speakers the sound becomes much more responsive. Vocals are more pure and clearer, and the dialog being crisper and easier to understand than ever before.

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Features

• 2-3/4 inch Slim Wall-Mountable Design - Stylish Layout Possibility with Wall-Mount
• Wireless Music Streaming - Enjoy Your Favorite Music with iPod/iPhone Wirelessly - With Bluetooth wireless technology
• Hands-Free Speakerphone Function - Hands-Free Conversation for iPhone
• More rigid and lighter bamboo cone material has been adopted for speakers.

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Great for the bedroom by Leonard H. Hudson
I bought this for the bedroom. It charges my iTouch at night and I get to listen to a little music while the sleep timer shuts it off later. The bluetooth even works to my iTouch if I forget it in the car. It's probably not great if you were looking at it to fill a larger area. While it has a pretty good sound at a regular kind of level, it probably would not perform well enough for a large living room. It is great for the purpose for which it was purchased, my bedroom.

Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black)

The name "Monitor" is special to Polk Audio. The original Polk Audio Monitor Series, produced in the mid-1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk Audio famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging, all at a price that made great sound available to everyone. The newly reborn Monitor Series by Polk Audio is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. The new PSW10 complements the clean, stylish look of the whole line with powerful, efficient, accurate and musical bass in compact enclosures. Built for speed, power and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound. Non-resonant MDF construction with 3/4" baffle and internal bracing for deep bass impact with superior detail, accuracy and musicality. 10" Dynamic Balance Composite Woofer Drivers for "tight" musical bass. State-of-the-art laser-based Klippel measurementtechnology perfectly centers the subwoofer's voice coil in its magnetic field for improved linearity and deep, precise bass. Built-in High Current Amplifier supplies all the good, clean power you need for big bass. LINE and SPEAKER level inputs ensure easy hook-up compatibility with virtually any system. Amplifier features Adjustable Low-Pass Crossover, Phase Switch and Subwoofer Volume Control to more easily control your bass output and the sub¡¦s blending characteristics with your front stage speakers. Signal-sensing "smart amp" Auto ON/OFF Circuitry knows when to turn itself on and off. read more..

Best Features

• A single 10-inch subwoofer with built-in high-current amplifier for big bass
• Equipped with one 10-inch polymer-composite dynamic-balance cone driver
• Features laser-based Klippel measurement technology for improved linearity and deep, precise sound
• Frequency Response: 35Hz - 200Hz
• Non-resonant all-MDF enclosure construction with 0.75-inch-thick baffles and internal bracing

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Good value by barabas
Pros: Appearance, quality, sound, ease of use, 5 year warranty, price.

Cons: Still searching



I hooked this up thru the high level speaker inputs using 10 gauge wire. With the volume set at halfway the house was rattling and shaking so I turned the volume down to 1/4. To relieve the fronts of bass duty I turned up the low pass crossover to 140hz. The bass is tight, thumpy, well defined but not muddy or boomy sounding. Though I bought this item primarily for DVD movies I'm really impressed how well it sounds when playing all types of music. This sub performs well beyond the built in 50 watt amp's power rating. The only cheap thing about this sub is the price. I highly recommend it.