Well my Onkyo has had a failure. The ARC back from the TV became intermittent, and then finally stopped working altogether. Somehow the other HDMI direction, towards the TV, has no issues at present. I hooked up an optical cable from my TV to the Onkyo and now I have TV audio again.
It's an...
I said I was running it with my old Polks. My point was that upgrading to present tech levels can be relatively inexpensive. It's too bad that TCL has recently raised its prices so much.
I should mention the overall price of my downstairs budget system. Prices rounded.
TCL 55S535 $450 (last October's BB price)
Onkyo TX-SR393 $280
Sony UBP-X700 $180
Total component price $910. Good luck finding a better deal on a system with this capability.
OK there's no existing thread on this AV receiver so I thought I'd start one.
You won't be opening this thread unless you are looking at budget options. Since the chip shortage has hit, this receiver is normally not discounted from MSRP of $329. You can buy a factory refurb for $279 at the...