Compare Prices : Onkyo TX-SR805

Review summary: The Onkyo TX-SR805 is a home-theatre receiver that can decode HD audio formats, and produces the best audio we've heard outside of a cinema.

Verdict: The Onkyo TX-SR805 is an impressive product. Compared with other receivers in or out of its price range, it's a steal. Some audiophiles may sneer at the TX-SR805, because Onkyo is a midtier brand. It's certainly no NAD or Mcintosh, for example. But ...

Pros: Decodes DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD, very powerful

Cons: Extremely complex, poor on-screen help, no HD Radio tuner or network capability

Verdict: The TX-SR805 can provide some of the best audio you're likely to hear outside a theatre - once you've managed to set it up.

Review summary: The first home-theater receiver to decode DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD from Blu-ray movies produces phenomenal sound.

Pros: Decodes DTS Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD ; Very powerful

Cons: Extremely complex, with poor on-screen help ; No HD Radio tuner or network capability

Verdict: Altogether, the audio was the best I've heard outside a theater

Review summary: The Onkyo is THX Ultra 2-certified. Badge hunters rejoice!

Pros: A lot of bang for the buck ; Performance transcends expectations

Cons: No 5.1 analogue inputs or onscreen configuration

Verdict: I think potential buyers might expect an exciting visceral performance from an AVR of this ilk. But I must admit that this is one of the few moderately-priced home cinema receivers that I have ever willingly tolerated with well-recorded music; the ...