OnkyoTX-8220 2 Home Audio Channel Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth,black

First, let me note than I am not Verena, but her husband. She ordered me this Onkyo stereo receiver (not surround sound) for my birthday, after my thirty-year-old Harman-Kardon finally began wearing out recently. The Onkyo TX-8220 (from Amazon) is a perfect fit for our family's love of music on a tight budget! With its reasonable price ; clean sound* ; ease of operation ; digital, analogue, and Bluetooth inputs ; subwoofer and various other outputs ; and plenty of power to drive two speaker pairs, this Onkyo is divine! *When I mention "clean sound," I mean 100 dB (signal-to-noise ratio) of clean. Considering this measurement, then a normal listening level between 50 and 80 dB would have essentially NO distortion, not even a semiconscious degree of it. // The sound output is well-blended across the listening frequencies, showing excellent musicality and stereo separation. Bass response is good enough, though far better with the addition of a sub. // Overall, the Onkyo TX-8220 stereo receiver (integrated amp with built-in radio tuner) offers the sound, features, and build quality which are atypical and unexpected of a unit at its price point.Truly, it emits much higher-end music reproduction than its lower-end cost would suggest! I now have a current-model Sony 10-inch subwoofer helping my indoor mains, and an identical one (safely weather-protected) with the outdoor set. My Onkyo provides great sound both inside and out! [NOTE: This receiver actually provides only one subwoofer output. However, since a powered subwoofer provides its own amplification, that output may be used safely and effectively to connect two powered subs simultaneously, by plugging a high-quality "Y" adapter cable into it, and then running a longer cable from each side of the "Y" to each of the two subs. The two longer cables should be identical to each other. / Also, it bears noting that a receiver's subwoofer jack is not switched; it's always potentially active except with headphones. Thus, it's wise either to keep the subs' on-board "off/on" switches readily accessible by hand, or to add an external switch for each woofer. There may be occasions when you'll want only one playing at a time, or neither.]

I was truly excited about this little receiver. It's just what I needed -- a bare-bones basic two-channel receiver for watching TV/movies/streaming video. Minimal connectivity, which is just what I needed. I got it home, took it out of the box, got it hooked up. I figured the easiest thing to do without having to connect a component to it was to just listen to FM. I turned the unit on, and there was a fairly loud humming coming from inside the chassis. Something was definitely going on with the power supply. There should be no hum. I kept the unit on for about another ten minutes to see if the hum would dissipate -- it did not. I immediately packed the unit up and sent it back. Refund came quickly. May try to buy again and see how it goes. Will follow up...FOLLOW-UP: Decided to not purchase another Onkyo TX-8220. I instead opted for the Sony STR-DH590. It has all the features of the Onkyo, as well as additional features the Onkyo does not have. One minor difference is that the Onkyo has a phono input where the Sony does not...and that's ok...I'm not using the Sony for that purpose. But the best news is that I was fortunate to find the Sony STR-DH590 on sale at Best Buy for the same price as the Onkyo here. No problems or issues with the Sony...very happy with the purchase.FOLLOW-UP NO. 2 (15 May 2023): Decided to try again. Purchased the TX-8220. This time, no issues with hum from the power supply. Cannot say enough positive things about this receiver. It has the connectivity I need. No HDMI, but this is not a "home theater" receiver. The DAC has one digital optical and one digital coax input...which is all I need (I have my TV connected via digital optical and my streamer via digital coax). No USB input, but has Bluetooth. Sound quality is excellent, and the rated power (45WPC into 8 Ohms) is plenty to drive my Klipsch RB-81 MkII speakers...among others. Based on my actual experience with this receiver, it's a highly recommended solution for a starter system or for someone who just needs a basic two channel receiver without a lot of bells and whistles.

I tiried Sony 190 first and then Onkyo. They price almost the same and have similar features and both best for simple stereo setup.I returned Sony because although Sony was perfect it has a slightly lower output on PHONO. Also Onkyo feels more "luxury" than Sony and has AM and tone controls on the body as well. Sound vise tehy are similar on CD out put - very crisp and clear. Onkyo powers well my large Polk XT 70 speakers at 8 Om. At 70 volume is insanely loud and low distortion. I will keep Onkyo