Onkyo TX-NR636

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Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 453 reviews of Onkyo TX-NR636. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the reliability and size are generally positive. The design and price are also appreciated.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Onkyo TX-NR636 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Onkyo TX-NR636 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the price. The design also gets good feedback.

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Onkyo TX-NR636

alaTest has collected and analyzed 270 user reviews of Onkyo TX-NR636 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the size and design are on the whole positive. The reliability and price are also appreciated.

usability, price, reliability, design, size

79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com)

Onkyo's midrange receiver one of the best for the money

The Onkyo TX-NR636 offers a compelling mix of features and performance with "future proofing" that's unparalleled for the money.

The Onkyo TX-NR636 has a laundry list of features including Dolby Atmos support and High-Resolution Audio streaming; HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 means the receiver is potentially more future-proof than its competitors; very good sound quality; a phono input...

On-screen display is minimal and difficult to read; imposing external design.

The Onkyo TX-NR636 offers a compelling mix of features and performance with "future-proofing" that is unparalleled for the money.

Aug, 2014

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Expert review by : Tom Andry (audioholics.com)

Onkyo TX-NR535 and TX-NR636 Receiver Preview

Preview: The $500 Onkyo TX-NR535 can pass through 4K/60Hz and has HDMI version 2.0 ports, while the $700 TX-NR636 adds HDCP 2.2 compliance and other features for future-proofing your receiver purchase

Mar, 2014

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Expert review by : Chris Heinonen (thewirecutter.com)

The Best Receiver

We surveyed almost 1,000 users and spent 30 hours testing the top receivers with $35,000 equipment. The Onkyo TX-NR636 is the one we'd recommend for most people. It was subjectively and objectively the best-sounding of the bunch, and the only receiver...

Nov, 2015

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Expert review by : Dennis Burger (hometheaterreview.com)

Onkyo TX-NR636 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver - HomeTheaterReview Onkyo TX-NR636 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver

Onkyo's $700 TX-NR636 is a forward-looking AV receiver that's loaded with features, including HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2. How does it perform? Dennis Burger finds out.

Aug, 2014

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Expert review by : Daniel Kumin (soundandvision.com)

Onkyo TX-NR636 AV Receiver

Audio Performance Video Performance Features

Want to know what next year’s $700 AV receivers will offer? Just take a look at this year’s $1,000 models. With every spring season, a whole new crop of receivers sprouts up, offering more for less. Competitive pressures and the relentless march of...

Jul, 2014

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Onkyo TX-NR636 review

Large-scale sound ; Will go loud ; Precise with sound placement ; Well specified

Bass could be punchier and tighter ; Lacks solidity ; Dynamically soft

An impressively specified receiver, but its sound performance leaves us wanting

Aug, 2014

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Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.com.au)

Onkyo's midrange receiver one of the best for the money

Let me pose to you a potentially leading question: is there any piece of home-theater equipment less sexy than a receiver? Useful, oh yes -- and it pays to get a good one -- but most of them are very, very unsexy. The Onkyo TX-NR636 isn't quite an...

On-screen display is minimal and difficult to read; imposing external design

The Onkyo TX-NR636 offers a compelling mix of features and performance with "future-proofing" that is unparalleled for the money.

Aug, 2014

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Expert review by : Ty Pendlebury (cnet.co.uk)

Onkyo TX-NR636 review

On-screen display is minimal and difficult to read; imposing external design.

The Onkyo TX-NR636 offers a compelling mix of features and performance with "future-proofing" that is unparalleled for the money.

Aug, 2014

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

might be good if it wasn't fautly

I had a Denon but desided to upgrade, read the review's on this amp, sounded pretty good. But I feel like a fool now, there is a problem with the volume control on the remote, it goes to full volume or to no volume. It has wiped out my wireless...

easy set up

dosen't work as it should

Jul, 2015

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