Onkyo T-4555 Expert Reviews

Audiophiles will adore the Onkyo T-4555 DAB/AM/FM tuner, from its stylish brushed aluminium design to its readiness for the pending upgrade to DAB+. This separate makes a quick job of tuning and reception is excellent on a range of stations. This is a ...

Superb design and sound quality ; clear display ; easy to use

Pricey if you're not a radio audiophile

An outstanding product but the advanced electronics and features offered will be appreciated mostly by devoted audio connoisseurs. In the average home environment, there's no real need to stretch to these costs and features. But if you take pride in ...

The key thing that differentiates this model from others is its upgradeable nature

Excellent sound quality

DRC leads to low sound

That's presumably to compensate for the DRC, but with most stations, which don't implement DRC anyway, it may make the tuner sound very unimpressive in a comparative demo. Don't be put off, as it's perfectly competent

The basic T-4555 is an FM/AM tuner, but a couple of screws on the rear panel can be undone, enabling the RF module and ancillary components to be removed and replaced by a module that handles DAB as well

Excellent sound quality

DRC leads to low sound

Admirably free of grain and obvious tonal blemishes, this tuner achieves a high standard in all areas on FM, offering unusually detailed and analytical sound

The Onkyo T-4555 is an excellent product with a sophisticated electronics equipment, and probably before all clever audio connoisseurs appreciate. For an average household is likely, however, both the cost and the equipment to be much of a good thing. But...

superior in design and sound quality, clear display, very user friendly

too expensive for ordinary consumers

A great tuner, but only for an attractive price Audiophile .