Product Review | Onkyo TX-SR505 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver
The Audio Receiver is a powerful element of your home theater. It powers your speaker system and centralizes your controls (see blog “A/V Receivers | The Home Theater Command Station“). Onkyo is known for making quality receivers at various price ranges for any home theater.
The Onkyo TX-SR505 is a 7.1 Channel home theater receiver that provides great power and extensive surround sound processing options for your family’s home theater. The system also comes with some great extra features to integrate your system into other electronic elements like your DVD player, gaming console, iPod and XM Radio. This mid-level receiver is a flexible system that provides great performance.
A key feature of this receiver’s audio performance is its extensive surround sound options, including Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24. In addition, DTS Neo 6 and Dolby ProLogic IIx processing enables the TX-SR505 to extract 7.1-channel audio from any stereo or multi-channel source.
Additional features that make this receiver so flexible are its front panel display, AM/FM/SM Radio Tuner and iPOD connectivity features. The front panel display and remote control makes installation and setup a breeze. The tuner has 40 random AM/FM presets and FM scan tuning capabilities. The TX-505 also has a XM Satellite Radio tuner built in. A simple subscription is all you need to plug into that great radio option. Finally, the Onkyo TX-SR505 is ready to incorporate an iPOD into the system. An additional iPOD dock is needed but the connectivity is there if you want to share your favorite gym mix with your friends.
The TX-505 is reasonably priced for any family, whether large or small. Its versatility and flexibility make it a great deal. Visit your local home theater retailer to see one of these receivers in action.
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