Price range: £249.00
What is it: 7.1-channel surround-sound decoder and amplifier
What we think: A very strong performer for movies that also does a remarkable job with music
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 August 2008
Tags: onkyo, blu, channels, setup
We like:
Movie surround sound is fantastic; music performance is very good; plenty of power; easy to use and configure
We don't like:
Massive heat generation; a bit on the chunky side
You might also need:
Digital audio cables; enough HDMI cables to connect all your equipment; 6 or 8 speakers
CNET.co.uk judgement:
By avoiding the pitfalls of expensive Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding while still effectively supporting these codecs via LPCM over HDMI and analogue audio inputs, you save money and still get brilliant sound in every department -- the Onkyo TX-SR576 put numerous smiles on our faces during testing
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