Onkyo PA-MC5500 Reviews

A nine-channel amplifier is a rare thing, even in the multi-channel amplifier realm. The Onkyo PA-MC500 is such a thing. Reviewer Brian Kahn tests out the PA-MC500 and he definitely had a few issues to talk about

The PA-MC5500's nine channels of flexibility provide many connection options and eliminate the need for a second amplifier in most nine-channel or multi-zone systems ; The PA-MC5500's soundstaging, imaging and dynamics on movies and multi-channel music...

The PA-MC5500's soundstage on stereo tracks was lacking depth and theoverall level of refinement would keep me from using it in an absolutereference level system. Those looking to upgrade their receivers orenter into a mid-fi setup would be well suited...

Onkyo's PA-MC5500 is a solid value at $1,699. I would have no problemsrecommending this amplifier for use in a multi-channel system. Many ofthe newer multi-channel amplifiers feature digital amplificationcircuits. While some of them are well...