CONCLUSION

The TX-NR609 does so much for the price it is amazing. Sound quality was very good, if a little less svelte than more expensive models, due to a little crossover distortion. But this wasn't such a big issue in the overall scheme of things. Once you get the hang of the way this receiver operates, and once it settles down after a firmware update, it provides great entertainment from a very wide variety of sources, now including i-pod and i-phone as well as the internet. So, as I've said many times with Onkyo receivers – a great product at a great price and a wonderfully entertaining one too because it has so much to offer.

A low cost high quality AV receiver packed with facilities and with good sound quality.

ONKYO TX-NR609     £500

Onkyo UK

+44(0) 1494 681515

http://www.eu.onkyo.com/

FOR

- handles all digital formats

- good VHF/FM tuner

- SACD

AGAINST

- illegible front panel text

- no YouTube

- awkward to use