| “…it’s one of the best-sounding units in this test and is easily the cheapest: a combination of attributes that’s always hard to beat.
There’s enough muscle here to convince with the big action scenes of Constantine, and enough refinement to keep things listenable, even when the receiver is pushed hard. Onkyo has turned its product to have a smooth, rich balance, which means that it doesn’t have the openness of rivals such as the Sony, but compensates with an easy-going nature that works impressively with a wide range of films and speaker packages. At this price, that’s a real plus…”
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