Typical price: £1,400
What is it: AV receiver capable of decoding DTS-HD MA, Dolby TrueHD and pretty much anything else you can throw at it
What we think: A stunning-looking, marvellous piece of equipment, with sound performance in a league of its own
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 11 February 2009
Tags: Onkyo, Onkyo TX-NR906, subwoofer, outputs, Dolby TrueHD
We like:
Sound quality; good design
We don't like:
Could be cheaper; weighs a tonne; could melt an icecap when it's in full swing
You might also need:
Speakers. We highly recommend some from the Klipsch home-audio or home-cinema range. Our test set-up is listed in the review
CNET UK judgement:
One of the hardest things we'll ever do will be giving the TX-NR906 back to Onkyo. Movie soundtracks will blow you away if you have a good speaker system, and even music can sound stunning on this big monster. It's not often that we fall in love with a piece of equipment, but the TX-NR906 is the answer to our technological prayers
Full review:
You can spend virtually unlimited amounts of cash on home-cinema equipment. Between projectors, TVs, amplifiers and speakers, there's plenty of scope for bankruptcy and severe marital discord. Continue Reading...
Onkyo TX-NR906 History
3 Oct 2008 in Crave
Onkyo TX-NR906: Darth Vader endorses this AV receiver
If Darth Vader wanted 7.1 surround sound, which AV reciever would he choose? We spoke to his press people, and found out he's got an Onkyo TX-NR906 -- ours has just arrived too
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