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I'm pleased with the product and the supplier. It arrived promptly and in good shape. Hooking up the 8555 was logical and straightforward. So far, it has worked flawlessly.
Then you have to go through the samething when you want to switch to CD or AM-FM.Why you have to press the Tape 1 Monitor several times is beyond me. Swithcing mode on the front panel of the Onkyo receiver from FM or Phono, Cassette or CD is verry confusing.
My present 1993 Kenwood receiver didn't have the need jack for the CD recorder. My main reason for purchsing the Onkyo TX 8255 April 2008) was to hook up a TEAC CD recorder I purchased earlier.
The main problem I have is during recording from the Teac CD recorder. I had a turntable and dual cassette deck and Pioneer 25 disc CD Player hooked to the Kenwood.Now every thing is hooked to the Onkyo TX 8255 so I can transfer some old cassette's and records to CD.
The sound is fine listening to the radio. For example if you were recording from the Cassette deck and want to switch to the record player, you have to press the Phono button and then you have to start pressing the Tape 1 Monitor several times until the sound comes out of the speakers.
All my old receivers all you had to do was press one button, one time and that was it.Oh well.I guess that's thinking behind modern electronics.good thing I kept my Kenwood receiver
I replaced my ailing Sony AV receiver, which was about 15 years old and showing its age, with this Onkyo. The sound is just nothing short of amazing. No regrets here -- it is just first-rate electronics. I have a new Pioneer turnable and a Sony carousel-style CD player connected to the Onkyo, plus a Polk Audio subwoofer and two Sony tower speakers. I can't say enough in praise of the receiver -- it is simple, easy to connect and a joy to use. Highly recommended.
Hi, I bough this unit from amazon.com on Jan 21 2009It was shipped from [.].It came in with a non working volume knob.Both directions are down unless you use the remoteAfter dealing with [.]. and struggling with a knob that has a mind of it's own for a year I am now having Onkyo fix it under warranty.It would have been nice to get one out of the box that works.I would not suggest this product.
The volume knob is particularly nice, with a heavy, smooth action that is slow to respond, resulting in very fine, analog-like volume control. If I didn't know better, I'd swear this was a high-end tube amplifier. In brief summary, I doubt anyone with reasonable expectations will be disappointed. I've listened to high-end amplifiers costing many times as much and few sound this pure and clean.
That said, I am stunned by how nice this amplifier sounds. I own a few older, well-regarded amplifiers (tube and solid state) that cost a lot more money when new, so my expectations were not high for this Onkyo. No hiss. For what this amplifier costs, I can't imagine looking elsewhere unless you need to drive large reference monitors.
FM channels come in loud and clear using the included wire antenna. There is absolutely no background noise. No hum. Nothing but dead silence. I purchased this amplifier recently.
This amplifier is more than capable of driving anything up to full-sized floor speakers at reasonable volume. The amplifier includes an AM/FM tuner that works well enough. AM reception is a bit more difficult using the included loop antenna and its short wires, so at a minimum expect to add four to eight feet of wire to the AM antenna to get the loop well clear of any power cords. But that's really of little consequence if what you're looking for first and foremost is a high-quality stereo amplifier. Whether I use this amplifier to drive Paradigm Titan speakers or Grado headphones, the quality of the sound reproduction and the dynamic range is absolutely remarkable, especially bass reproduction. I run the amplifier in Pure Audio mode (press the Pure Audio button on the front panel twice, then the blue LED comes on indicating Pure Audio mode). The overall look and feel of the unit is professional grade, with just the right amount of heft.
It makes music with silent passages jump to life. Using a quality CD audio source, I can clearly hear every cymbal, with all the timber, every bass note, with all the string vibration from every finger pluck. All controls have positive feedback and none feel flimsy. This stereo amplifier provides performance and quality well beyond its price level.
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