Archive for the ‘Onkyo TX-SR608’ Category

Conclusion The TX-SR608 turns out to be an absolute windfall for Onkyo: Attractive High-equipped, with meaningful and rich velvety port placement and powerful sound, he has the makings of a bestseller and top of the class. The calibration system from Audyssey has become, not more of the best options – the sound has enabled Audyssey 2EQ little emotion – if it is leveled by hand, however, delighted the 608 with a sound that unusual for the cheap price range is [...]

VideoBlu-ray in 1080p/24 Hz signals were without quality loss due to ground properly.General – presentation concerns of 16:9 to 16:9 display materials, up conversion from 576i to 1080p: There was a problem with our test unit – no matter what screen mode selection in the Onkyo menu was selected, there was always the left and right black bars on the screen. Most closely met yet “Wide Mode” Full “on target, here were only narrow beam visible. We believe that this [...]

Sound (continue)Sound basic factors • Tone: The TX-SR608 Onkyo classic is back on course arrived – no sober neutrality on all routes, but a delicate balance of beauty and brilliance, especially in the treble and upper midrange. Tighter bass, very well balanced and never too far in the foreground. • Power handling: This is where even the TX-SR607 for the price range Masterwork – which operates 608 on an identical level. • High Frequency: Velvety, clear, fine – the high [...]

Sound (continue)Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Blu-ray, DTS-HD Master Audio: Impressive – after the first sounds it is hard to believe a 500 to 600 EUR-class to have to do it with the AVR. As emotional as the strings are worked out – the smell of a higher price range. That this is drifting into the 608 never shrill or Aggressive from, but impressed with a pleasant silky and surprisingly spatial overall performance. The development of instrumental solos to orchestral [...]

SoundBatman – The Dark Knight Blu-ray, Dolby TrueHD 5.1: Right at the beginning of the film Onkyo builds very well by the Music Score caused the tension on. Vehemently, the active subwoofer driven. The blasting out of the glass is done with emphasis. The splitter inject momentum faithful to all sides away. Little things like the brakes of the van quits corresponding are well expressed. Very good is the 608 voices again. The striking of the castle from the power [...]

Facilities, menu, setup and configurationVery good OSD like the professional presentation, which means the clear and compact remote control easy to control and also in German available. New are different HDMI 1.4 features such as adjustable audio return channel. Using the large well-resolution display devices with an appealing contrast to reserves from a distance control. The fine in the obvious volume knob makes for lots of users. The Onkyo TX-SR608 brings video EQ with one hand and expects incoming analog [...]