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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Great bang for the buck!
To say that this Onkyo is a performer for the money is an understatement. I have an Onkyo 705 surround receiver so they were my first choice for my stereo setup as well, but I auditioned a lot of other equipment in the price range, and nothing came close! This is exactly what Onkyo is known for; clean, crisp power, good signal-to-noise ratio, etc. I am using it to power...
Published 23 months ago by Colin_Potter_780
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Deep clear stereo sound
Very pleased with the stereo sound of this unit.
Deep, clear tones.
AM reception exceptionally weak. Had to buy an AM amplifier.
FM OK.
Published 1 month ago by steve
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Great bang for the buck!, October 13, 2008
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
To say that this Onkyo is a performer for the money is an understatement. I have an Onkyo 705 surround receiver so they were my first choice for my stereo setup as well, but I auditioned a lot of other equipment in the price range, and nothing came close! This is exactly what Onkyo is known for; clean, crisp power, good signal-to-noise ratio, etc. I am using it to power some Bowers and Wilkins bookshelf speakers that have a sensitivity of about 85db, and at only 40 volume, the house is filled with beautiful sound! I would recommend this receiver to anyone looking for the best performance from their stereo system without buying separate components (pre-amp and power amp)!
The construction is very solid, as with all Onkyo products, and it has a nice weight to it without feeling like it's full of lead. It keeps to the clean, simple component styling that Onkyo and so many other brands are known to use, which I find very attractive. My two main complaints are trivial, but still should be addressed. 1) I could have used a backlit remote like on the 705 and... 2) You have the press the PURE AUDIO button twice to get the PURE AUDIO mode... otherwise, from one press of the button, it goes to DIRECT mode.... Like I said, trivial.
Value: 10/10
Power: 10/10
Sound: 9.5/10
Construction: 10/10
Remote: 8.5/10
Overall: 9.75/10
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Superb, January 4, 2010
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
I purchased this amplifier recently. I own a few older, well-regarded amplifiers (tube and solid state) that cost a lot more money when new, so my expectations were not high for this Onkyo. That said, I am stunned by how nice this amplifier sounds. I run the amplifier in Pure Audio mode (press the Pure Audio button on the front panel twice, then the blue LED comes on indicating Pure Audio mode). If I didn't know better, I'd swear this was a high-end tube amplifier. There is absolutely no background noise. No hiss. No hum. Nothing but dead silence. It makes music with silent passages jump to life. Whether I use this amplifier to drive Paradigm Titan speakers or Grado headphones, the quality of the sound reproduction and the dynamic range is absolutely remarkable, especially bass reproduction. Using a quality CD audio source, I can clearly hear every cymbal, with all the timber, every bass note, with all the string vibration from every finger pluck. For what this amplifier costs, I can't imagine looking elsewhere unless you need to drive large reference monitors. This amplifier is more than capable of driving anything up to full-sized floor speakers at reasonable volume. The amplifier includes an AM/FM tuner that works well enough. FM channels come in loud and clear using the included wire antenna. AM reception is a bit more difficult using the included loop antenna and its short wires, so at a minimum expect to add four to eight feet of wire to the AM antenna to get the loop well clear of any power cords. But that's really of little consequence if what you're looking for first and foremost is a high-quality stereo amplifier. I've listened to high-end amplifiers costing many times as much and few sound this pure and clean. The overall look and feel of the unit is professional grade, with just the right amount of heft. All controls have positive feedback and none feel flimsy. The volume knob is particularly nice, with a heavy, smooth action that is slow to respond, resulting in very fine, analog-like volume control. In brief summary, I doubt anyone with reasonable expectations will be disappointed. This stereo amplifier provides performance and quality well beyond its price level.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Superb, January 22, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
After three decades of using Sony products ranging from phones to TV's and stereo equipment, we decided to venture into the world of Onkyo. This receiver had good reviews, fair price and seemed very simple to use. Boy, what a surprise when it arrived: heavy, well constructed, actual knobs for bass and treble, easy on eyes LCD panel, and a boat-load of connections in the back. I'm actually surprised I was able to find a stereo receiver of this caliber.
The built quality is excellent. Instructions... not necessary and the sound! The sound is spectacular. Very linear, clear and direct. No volume spikes, muddy sounds or any form of "hiss" from this unit. Power is more than enough for an average size living room. I have it connected to a Yamaha sub and a set of old KLH speakers. Both of them emit sound that I've never heard before: clear and punchy. It seems the speakers run more efficiently as well (if that's possible). They don't seem strained or overworked. Overall, a great product and I hope it's as reliable as Sony has been.
A couple of minor gripes, again in no way do they affect my satisfaction with the unit. 1) Remote... wish it was as basic as the receiver itself, 2) position light indicator on the volume knob.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Good Stereo, January 14, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
I use this receiver for my whole house audio, which means it's on all the time. Hook up was easy, controls are clear and easy to use. Sound is great. Setting up the Sirus radio requires the use of the remote, which isn't obvious unless you read the manual. For the price, this is perfect for me.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Decent audio that won't break the bank., March 12, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
I don't know why it is so hard to find a reasonably priced stereo receiver but after searching high and low for something to replace my Carvin TM 35 amp and preamp I settled on the Onkyo TX-8555. I wanted something that would give me enough inputs along with a phono input that did not cost and arm and a leg and have decent sound quality. After setting up the unit into my Klipsch speakers the sound was different from the Carvin, not bad just different. The Onkyo did not over pump the bass frequencies and once the volume level was set at a comfortable setting, the sound was pleasing. I plugged my Sony DVD player and played a few discs: Beggars Banquet in SACD and Neil Young's Greatest Hits in High Res and both sounded amazing. Regular CD's sounded just as good as through the Carvin.
This is a basic unit with very basic controls, which is fine by me. The set up time took about 15 minutes. In addition, the price was just right so if you are looking for a decent quality integrated receiver that will not break the bank then look at this.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Great value for less money, February 25, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
I reviewed many stereo receivers for my home which has pre-wired speakers in 4 rooms. I hooked 4 speaker sets to a speaker selector (Monster ss-4) and connected it the stereo receiver.
The quality of sound, bass was excellent, clear, and crisp. I also hookedup my Satellite receiver and TV, and it works great. I like all the inputs and two zone speaker connector. The product is of high quality and price you pay for it is well worth. I paid $224 with free shipping.
I recommend it to all music lovers and can connect to multiple speakers sets.
Thanks,
Ven
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Love my Onkyo, April 27, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
I LOVE this product. For 12 years, I had a top of the line Harmon Kardon, which I loved, but it died. I was skeptical about paying so little for the Onkyo, but there were so many good reviews. Well, they were right. Although there may not be quite the quantity of sound as the Harmon, the quality is fantastic. I listen to a lot of classical music, and the highs of violins as well as the bass factor are excellent. I live in a small condominium, so I don't really need tons of sound. I have surround sound speakers for my movies, and it is FABULOUS.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
slightly disappointing, September 29, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
My trusty 23 year old TX-108 model finally quit and I was so happy with it that I bought another Onkyo.
On the plus side, the new model has heftier speaker switches. On the 108 the speaker switch became increasingly intermittent during the last few years.
On the negative side, I miss several features. The loudness control is missing, but the built in tone controls can be used.
There is no forced monaural switch. All FM receivers are more sensitive to interference from alternate channel signals in stereo than in mono. I listen to far away stations that require this mono mode to get rid of the interference.
There is no way to connect an equalizer. In the 108 you put it on the VCR sockets and you could select VCR along with any other source you want. Not so on this one. I did the next best thing and put it between the CD player (which I spend the most time listening to) and the CD input to the receiver. There is no tape monitor jacks or buttons on the equipment or described in the manual.
Correlated with the above, if you have a three head tape recorder, you cannot monitor the tape output while recording, only the source output.
The main volume control is inconvenient. It takes about five turns to go from zero to full volume.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Pleasing sound, February 1, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
A very nice unit. Suits my needs, which are simple--phono, CD, tape--just music, although there are jacks for TV hookup also. The sound is good--it seems fuller and warmer than my old Denon. I did not expect that.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Love it!, March 26, 2009
This review is from: Onkyo TX-8555 Stereo Receiver (Electronics)
Have had the receiver for a few weeks now and just love it. It is a solid piece of machinery, very heavy and will get hot, so you probably don't want to park anything on top of it, or park in on top of anything. Lovely to look at in the front and the back is all business -- more plugs than most of us might ever use. (right now am just using CD and tuner, may add DVD and TV later.) The remote is a nice add-on, and could help keep the fingerprints off the receiver, an added plus. Of course, the reason I really this receiver is the way it sounds; it really makes the music glow. My old speakers have never sounded so good.
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