Onkyo HT-S5500

It's pretty clear that these two HTiB packages target different consumers. The HT-S3500 is a true budget offering that is providing a 5.1 channel receiver with HDMI 1.4a and 3D and throwing in some speakers. The larger HT-S5500 may cost more ($649 vs...

Wow, just wow.... sound is amazing. only use it on about 12-16 and rattles the house. very well made. a whole lot bigger than we thought it was going to be when we bought it. Truly is an amazing sounding system, cannot say this enough

Sometimes with using the hdmi throughputs, gibberish appears on the screen. For just a second or two. not sure why

loud, lots of inputs, lots of outputs. worked great for the time it lasted

within 2 months of owning the Stupid thing, it compleatly craped out.. the hdmi out burnt out, the sound quality is just loud.. not good. im not impressed... not impressed at all

Low Cost

There is an issue with Dolby PL II x circuitry. The PL II x mode upconverts sources which have less than 7.1 channels to 7.1 channels. There is a loud popping noise when this circuit changes upconversion modes. Any time I change a TV channel and this...

The System was very easy to setup and the Audyssey Room Correction was easy to go through and get the best sound out of the system. If you are looking for a great surround sound experience on a budget this is the system for you

the speakers are a little larger than i expected. especially the front center speakers

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