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Onkyo TX-SR706 review

Onkyo's TX-SR706 offers THX Select2 Plus post-processing and HD audio decoding for a mere £600

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-11-02November 2nd 2008

Price at launch £600.00
MPN TXSR706
Dimensions 435 x 174 x 377
Weight (kg) 12.3
Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24Bit
Dolby Digital EX Yes
Dolby Digital Plus Yes
Dolby Pro Logic II Yes
Dolby TrueHD Yes
Max Frequency Response 100
Max Power Consumption 550
Min Frequency Response 5
No of Component Inputs 3
No of Component Outputs 1
No of Composite Inputs 5
No of Composite Outputs 1
No of Digital Coaxial Inputs 3
No of Digital Optical Audio Inputs 3
No of HDMI Inputs 4
No of HDMI Outputs 1
No of S-video Inputs 5
No of S-video Outputs 1
Power Supply AC 220-240V, 50/60 Hz
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 106
Speaker Channels 7.1
THX Surround Yes
Total Harmonic Distortion Details 0.08%
Watts Per Channel 160

Product Summary

TX-SR706

Onkyo

Price at launch

£600.00

For

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Strong feature set

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Subtle, expressive sound quality

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The most affordable THX Select2 Plus receiver currently available

Against

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Punchy but no powerhouse

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