Typical price: £1,000
What is it: AV receiver for decoding and amplifing soundtracks
What we think: An excellent system with enough power to fill a decent-sized room
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 23 October 2007
Tags: onkyo, setup, speakers, hdmi
We like:
Sound quality; style; features; brilliant range of inputs and outputs
We don't like:
Size; it gets hot enough to fry an egg
You might also need:
HDMI cables
CNET.co.uk judgement:
If you want an AV receiver that has plenty of power and supports the latest high definition audio, the Onkyo TX-SR875 should be on your shopping list. Its support for DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD via HDMI is a boon
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