Onkyo HTS590 5.1 Channel Component Home Theater Audio System
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Onkyo 6 Channel HTIB HTS590
Amazon Sales Rank: #82752 in Consumer Electronics Color: Silver Brand: Onkyo Model: HTS590 Dimensions: 30.00" h x 21.00" w x 8.00" l, 58.00 pounds
Displaying every quality you’d want from a home theater receiver package—versatility, user friendliness, and quality sound—the HT-S590 should be given serious consideration. Versatile in its ability to take all your components for output to HDTV; user friendly in its ease of set-up and operation; and quality in sound from its balanced blend of controlled power and competent digital signal processing. With a combined 650 watts power output, this package packs the drive and power to make your home entertainment a memorable experience. The HT-R340 5.1-channel receiver shares a similar amplification design as Onkyo’s separate home theater receivers. Also, the accompanying HTP-340 speaker package’s compactness enables you to bring this package to a range of different room sizes. Key technology Features: 192 kHz/24bit AD Converters: Costly, extremely powerful digital-to-analog converters , that not only boast a dynamic range of 120 dB, they process information faster and are virtually resistant to clock jitter, to ensure the best possible performance from DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and audio CD. CinemaFILTER: The tonal balance of a film soundtrack can be edgy and bright when played back over audio equipment in your home—this is because film soundtracks are designed to be played back in large theaters, using commercial equipment. Onkyo has developed its own solution that restores the correct tonal balance of a movie soundtrack in the smaller environs of your home theater. Dolby Digital / Pro-Logic II: Dolby Digital is a discrete 5.1 channel audio format for movies and music. Pro-Logic II is the latest improvement on the original Pro-Logic standard. Pro-Logic II provides a full-range signal to the five main channels, in addition to a subwoofer channel. This creates a realistic surround environment from a two-channel source, such as CD, Tape, FM Radio, etc. RI (Remote Interactive): With Onkyo’s exclusive RI (Remote Interactive) system capability, you can integrate and operate all compatible components through a single remote control. What’s more, RI capability enables you to simply connect the iPod® to your receiver through Onkyo’s RI Dock for the iPod (DS-A1). Your iPod effectively becomes another Onkyo component from which you can relish a fuller sound that just can’t be experienced through headphones. RI capability will also give you remote operability of your iPod for hands-off control over your digital music.
Surprising price-performance ratio I purchased this system based on reviews I read at a major retailer's website and here at Amazon. I wanted a home theater system without a DVD player which would offer flexibility. This system certainly offers performance and flexibility for the price. Many features and easy setup. There are some easy and economical things we did to improve the sound. First, because this system allows you to upgrade the speaker wire, we bought 16 gauge speaker wire from a major discount chain for the center, front and rear channel speakers. We got 14 gauge speaker wire for the subwoofer (thicker wire passes more current to the sub and has improved the performance of the 8-inch woofer). We spent $14 for a coaxial cable at another discount store which carries the digital signal from the DVD player to the Onkyo receiver--this improved EVERYTHING--movies and music. We found speaker stands at a major discount chain for $78--speakers sound much better when they have a strong/rigid support. This may sound like stuff an audiophile would do to a $5000 audio system, but it all is cheap, easy and effective. Sound improved by about 45%. We were surprised at the tuner in the Onkyo receiver--we're using a small Terk powered FM antenna and getting very good FM stereo reception in our hilly river community. All in all, for the small cost of this system, we're enjoying home theater greatly. We might spend a little to get a new sub at some time, but for now we're really happy. Excellent value for the price This system is a great value for the price. It was easy to set up and the instruction manual is both clear and concise. The speakers sound great and the inputs on the back of the receiver make it very easy to hook up multiple A/V sources. It's especially nice that the unit has both composite and component video inputs. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that the unit does not do video conversion, so if you have both composite and component sources your TV/monitor will need both types of inputs. In a few reviews I read of this system people mentioned a hissing noise when the volume was low. I have not experienced this problem and it seems that most of those posts I read were older, so hopefully Onkyo has fixed this issue. My only complaint with the system is that while the remote has functionality to control not only the receiver, but a VCR, tape deck, DVD, etc, it only works with other Onkyo products. It would have been nice if it could be programmed for other products. As it stands it's really not a big deal for me, more of a "wish-list" item. Overall I'm very happy with the system. Home Theater Audio System For the price, the Onkyo HT-S590 is a good value. The instructions for connecting all the components could have been a little clearer, but once I worked through them and changed/added some connections, the system works great. The receiver/amplifier has the ability to adjust the individual speakers in terms of distance from the central listening point, and volume of each speaker. In terms of attaching the speakers to the walls of the room, I purchased a kit with brackets to make it easier to adjust the angles of each speaker. Otherwise the speakers would have been flat against the walls (using the keyholes in the back of the speakers). I do recommend this system. Purchased Aug. 2006.
