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I've contacted Onkyo on several occasions with no response. It is ridiculous to have a brand new system have major issues like this.This is my first Onkyo system and most likely my last one I will ever buy. DO NOT GET THIS SYSTEM IF YOU HAVE A PS3. If you search "Onkyo buzz PS3" on google, you'll find there are many others with this issue. From their previous 505 to 605 models, there's been this serious issue with the receiver and PS3 having some sort of HDMI conflict and causing a very, very audible buzz sound that makes the system unusable. You'll run into exactly what I described.
Sound is superior,Signal reception is very good. It dissipates lots of heat, needs a well ventilated area. Excellent Remote control. It was time for me to replace my 20 Years old AKAY and Herman Kardon receivers.I went through a selective and analytical study of most commercial units available today in the market, under a define budget of $400.ooFor this price the ONKYO SR576 is top of the line. easy to connect. connectivity is exellent and has enough range for all my gadgets. Good locking, practical,instructions are OK. The auto speaker calibration is fantastic.
I had a Pioneer A/V, purchased in 1990, which had served me extremely well. It was connected to a surround sound system with speakers built into the walls. I was looking to upgrade to an A/V unit with HDMI capability since I had just bought HD LCD TV. I started researching and found the ONKYO rated highly in the price range I was targeting.Since installation it is all its reviews have stated and more.
I'm somewhat sad by this b/c I really wanted to keep the H/K, but I can't argue with better overall sound from the Onkyo.Other things in favor of the Onkyo.simple to set up even without an on-screen display. I also get 5.1 audio through the HDMI from my Verizon Fios box. Setting up the 3.yes T-H-R-E-E HDMI inputs was effortless as was using the microphone to calibrate the settings for my Boston Acoustics speakers. It's not remotely as pretty as the H/K, but it works better.it's moron-proof simple to use. The TX-SR576 doesn't decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD but it will handle multi-channel PCM through each HDMI port.excellent results with my HDDVD and Blu-ray player. The absence of Dolby True HD and DTS HD onboard decoding isn't a problem, b/c neither of my HD disc players can bitstream lossless audio.I still get the benefit of lossless audio with multi-channel pcm. I bought the TX-SR576 (from Amazon) and a H/K AVR-247 (BB display unit) to ultimately pick one to replace my Onkyo TX-SR501.
The end result is that the H/K is going back to Best Buy b/c while it sounded very similar to the TX-SR576 (they both sound great), the 576 won out b/c I managed to get better bass from the Onkyo; yes, for those of you who know about this stuff.I DID update the firmware in the H/K. I got the H/K because I've always wanted a Harman/Kardon AVR and b/c BestBuy sold it to me for $250. I got the Onkyo because the TX-SR501 that I've been using for several years was a real home run in its performance I figured I'd have similar good results.
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