Onkyo TX-SR504S 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver (Silver)

by Onkyo

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 26 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FJPOCK
• Item model number: TXSR504S
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,808 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Color: Silver

Onkyo 7.1 A/V Receiver TXSR504S

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just ordered it, here is why..., March 13, 2007

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avraam jack "avraam jack" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Onkyo TX-SR504S 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver (Silver) (Electronics)

Patrick Miller "SAUROPOD" already said it better but here is another take:

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If you are going to buy a receiver ALWAYS go to the manufacturer web site, click on support and download the owners manual. It will tell you far more than amazon or any web site. I did this with JVC, SONY, YAMAHA and ONKYO.

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Also decide if your real priority is sound or if you really care about video upconversion.

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Video upconversion is really the province

of the DVD player or the TV. I do not think it is important in a receiver.

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Anyway my priority was sound quality. TV is boring to me. The manuals that I downloaded for all the different receivers showed that the ONKYO had much more thorough technical specifications. The others did not, as though they were hiding something. Also very noteworthy, if you take a close look, this bottom line ONKYO has very similar amplifier specs to the top of the line model. It also has the vast majority of the sound processing modes. So this was the choice.

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I was tempted to buy the JVC because it was the only one that had a five band EQ unlike all the others which only had bass and treble. The JVC also has a more attractive and functional remote that can control the sound level of each speaker without using an onscreen menu. The JVC also had a nice feature that allowed USB connections from the computer. JVC would have won if they had a better amp and better speaker connectors on the back - they were the only ones that used the cheap push in clamp connectors.

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Yamaha was also a good deal for around $300 because it had preamp out connections but it too seemed lacking.

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I figured $200 today delivered for this was a good deal and the money I saved I could use to buy one of the new receivers with hdmi 1.3 in about a year when they are relatively debugged.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Solid Component for the Price, February 9, 2007

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Penner (Brattleboro, VT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Onkyo TX-SR504 7.1 Channel A/V Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

Full, rich sound with a thoughtfully-organized rear panel and an impressive roster of DSP modes. Very easy to set up and use. My only complaint: The device can't remember individual channel settings for separate source inputs. For example, I like to watch DVDs with the center channel set at +5 dB, so that dialogue pops more clearly. But for music, I prefer to use a surround mode with the center channel at -5, which increases the field depth to my ears. With this receiver, that's impossible unless I want to get used to changing the settings every time I switch back and forth. Different DSP modes are retained for each source, but the more granular audio and channel settings are system-wide. Not a huge inconvenience, but important to know if you want a high level of control over your listening experience.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ONKYO TX-SR504S, NICE PRICE, HIGH END FEATURES AND QUALITY, THIS THEATRE AMPLIFIER IS A NICE SURPRISE................., February 5, 2007

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Patrick Miller "SAUROPOD" (NEW YORK) - See all my reviews
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I do take an audiophiles opinion very seriously as they do know more than I do about high end audio products. This review may not appeal to the audiophile out there. I am in no way implying that this 504s is better than higher end luxary theatre amplifiers. I do have a small room so I'm sure that is most of the reason for this Onkyo 504s great performance. I found this Onkyo SR504s in a big electronic store and liked the price so much I said "what the heck" and bought it. After figuring out the speaker wire connections I was very down about what the performance would be with this much cheaper Onkyo 504s. Allright! my theatre system was hooked up and ready to go as I heard the hiss on my theatre speakers. "Lets play the engine scene from "Titanic 1997", what I heard from those giant connecting rods chugging up and down to the chatter of Titanics crew. When you hear people talking while watching a dvd it has an amazing hall like sound, like in the theatre. When I heard the talk in Titanic I swear I felt like I was back in the now closed down 70mm screen Astor theatre in Manhatten seeing Titanic. The sound advances over the last 15 years have changed dramatically. The Onkyo 504s is a low end reciever amplifier as far the higher top of the line theatre amps, but beleive me this amplifier has a lot power for 75 watts. The sound as far as the different listening modes is something you find in higher end theatre amplifiers. Onkyo got it right with this 504s amp. Onkyo gave more higher end features in the 504s as far as listening modes and the construction of this amplifier for a nice price. If your looking for a higher end theatre amplifier and have the extra dough, or maybe your an audiophile, you could buy the several thousand dollar Onkyo Home Theater Receiver TX-NR1000], or the thousand or so dollar [[ASIN:B000OBMX0U Onkyo TX-SR805S 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver or those other insanly priced audiophile luxary theatre amplifiers. Dont leave anything on top of the 504s as it does run hot and needs adequate ventilation. I do feel the excess heat this 504s generates could be a desighner flaw, but after listening to the sound of this amp. and feeling the power of this amp, it has to run hot, as the transformer inside needs to generate the wattage to produce the sound and power. The case of the 504s provides plenty of air for proper ventilation, although I do use a small radio vent fan on top of the 504s case for even more ventilation. Overall a nice priced theatre amplifier as the Onkyo 504s is powerful, sounding theatre amplifier. The 504s is a (lower) end affordable theatre amplifier reciever, for its low watt output sounds really full and loud. The Onkyo 504s is a low end theatre amplifier reciever, it is by no means top of the line reciever and I'm sure does'nt hold a candle to the high end amplifiers. For the price it is quite a surprise for what I have spent on it. I have seen and heard high end and high priced theatre amplifiers and only dreamed of one day owning them. The Onkyo 504s gives my theatre system what I like in terms of performance. If you can go out and afford a high priced, high end theatre amplifier reciever by all means go out and buy it, and enjoy the luxary performance it gives you. The Onkyo 504s is nice buy, because I really like the Onkyo 504s perfomance at this nice price. For the price the Onkyo 504s is a nice sounding low end reciever amplifier minus most of the high end features. I have heard high end reciever theatre amplifiers, they are the best sounding if you have the cash, If you don't have the large amount of cash to afford these high end pieces of audio equipment, the low end Onkyo 504s is a nice affordable solution.

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