Solid construction.

Grounding problems???

This thing worked great for 8 months. Then suddenly one day
there was no sound. Took it to an authorized service center.
It took them almost 8 weeks to fix it. Worked for 3 weeks and am having the same problem. Need to take it back to the service center again (2 more months i guess). Onkyo's customer service sucks big time. This is the quote from thier website under the customer support link. "When you buy an Onkyo product, you're investing in a relationship that goes beyond your home theater purchase. We strive to make customer service our number one priority.". The phone just keeps ringing. Not even an answering machine. I will never buy another onkyo product.

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complete system. Great value for a low price

No warm sound

I first had a kenwood, with 5,1 input. I wanted Dolby Digital and DTS. Because I also wanted to use my receiver for radio tv, and computer 5ch stereo was a nice option.

The Onkyo 575 had it all. A very good price for a very complete receiver. Nice remote, big, but nice to control.

IT IS A EXPENSIVE RECIEVER THAT IS BEEN STRIPY TO BE AN AFFORTABLE ONE.

This reciever is Nr1 price/ value quality.

REAL power rating, crisp, clear and wonderful sound, PRICE!

NONE

This receiver is AWESOME! Did some shopping around on the
web and in chain stores. Ended up at Tweeter. Salesman recommended Yamaha over Sony and Pioneer...and you can feel, hear and see why. The Yamaha was nice. It sounded good. But the face construction and buttons seemed really cheap. and WHAT IS UP WITH YAMAHA'S REMOTE??!! That stupid wheel
function select is CRAP!

Anyway....Onkyo...very heavy, powerful transformer. Clean sound. No hiss. You get A LOT for what you pay for. It doesn't run too hot after a few hours of a cranked up DTS/Dolby Digital movie. Connectivity great! S-video?? Why are you hooking video into your audio equipment? If you have SO much stuff that you need an A/V switch...buy a different receiver!

For under $500 There is NOTHING better.

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Unbelievable sound, lots of power, excellent construction

None, for my tastes

This unit blew me away! I've owned a couple of models of both Kenwood and Sony. Now, I realize those aren't the best receivers in the world, and I'm not an expert, but this is the best sounding receiver I've ever heard!

I've got it hooked to 5 NHT SuperOnes. I've been listening to a variety of CDs (Tchaikovsky, Hendrix, Clapton Unplugged) and watching Dolby 5.1 movies on my DSS. I am absolutely astounded at how good this thing sounds. No hiss detected at any level (from whisper soft all the way up to "turn me into a jelly head".

Remote control was a godsend for me...able to run my Samsung TV, 15-year old Teac CD, DSS, RCA VCR and the receiver. No real programming needed, just point your old remote at the new one, push the buttons on the old one and new one that should be the same, it learns.

I don't see how it could be any better for less than $500.

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Excellent clarity, plenty of power, learning remote, all for under $400!

Can't control bass, treble or late night mode from remote!

It's been a year since I bought this model, so I thought I would give a review outside of the "honeymoon stage." So far... damn good!

When I bought this model, I went out of my way to make sure it had DTS. After nearly a year of ownership I'm finally finding a DVDs with DTS! The first was Chicken Run. I was quite disappointed. Two days later, I read a Chicken Run review that stated "this movie has a DTS track but it was not used well at all." A few days later, I rented Gladiator. This also has a DTS track. Here is my response: OH MY GOD!!! Can you say: "better surround than The MATRIX?" I am now a believer and advocate for DTS. I compared the two surrounds back to back and DTS is superior. Forget about investing in any receiver without DTS.

For all of you curious people, I have an Onkyo DVD player with Klipsch synergy speakers hooked up as well as a Yamaha powered sub. Excellent combo. Very clean and crisp. - Even at 100% volume!

By the way, I have no comment about tech support as I have never needed it. I have never had any hissing problems either. After a year of owning this unit, I still highly recommend it. Onkyo will be the first name I look at in the future when I upgrade. - Which will probably be several years away.

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Great sound, Quality construction

None

After frying eggs on top of the Technics receiver, I decided to go for quality instead of a bargain for my new home theater system. The Onkyo TX-DS575 performs flawlessly with pristine audio from DVD and CD. The construction is of the highest quality. Matched with my Onkyo DV-C600 DVD/CD player, I am looking forward to years of enjoyment with this receiver.

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dts and dd are a given on most digital recievers these days.

I have noticed that at very low volumes or in quite parts on movies, there is a slight hiss. I have the monster 3500 line filter/ surgure protector. It helps but that slight hiss is still present. What the heck it was only $305.

It is by far the best $305 and some change that I have ever have spent. The 575 has done its job and much more. It has never let me down and it is by far the best 305 i have spent. I am not saying it is the best its not but for the money it is.

I have use this recived for over a year now but it looks like the Denon AVR 3801 is in my field of vision. It has served me well but i am looking for a step up.

If you are looking into going into home theater i would say the onk-txds575x is a place to start. Yes the new one the "x" is the new one... difference is one more coax digital in making a total of 4 digital inputs and binging posts on all channels including speakers b. The volume display also goes a bit higher... As for that it is the same.

for the money i give it 5 stars for both...

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I have had the 575 for three weeks now and I am extremely satisfied. The debate about the lack of video inputs is over rated. I have my dvd player (toshiba 2109) hooked directly to my tv (proton 36")with component video and my cable box is hooked up through my s-vhs vcr (mitsubishi hsu-770)which is also connected directly to my tv with an s-video cable. Anyone serious about picture quality should hook their video sources directly to the tv, because the video switching impedes your picture quality anyway. On top of that i was able to program the macro function on the onkyo remote to do the switching anyway. Switching over to dvd I have to get out of my chair anyway so pressing an extra button or two should be no big deal. At the same time I bought this receiver I also upgraded my cables and speaker wire (to 12 guage). I left the old wires and cables hooked up and compared picture and sound quality one at a time until they were all replaced. There was a NOTICEABLE difference in both picture and sound. Most of the cables and speaker wires came from Radio Shack. I compared them to several monster cables I had already and I could not see a difference. The speaker Cables improved the sound tremendously improving both sound stage and seperation. When I hooked up my receiver initially I had feedback when I watched movies on cable. The problem is not with the receiver, but it is with the Scientific Atlanta cable box. I have to live with this problem until I upgrade to the Mitsubishi satellite/digital tv converter coming out in October. When the cable box is bypassed there is no problem. As far as the hum and hiss problems when I first got into quality electronics ten years ago I had many more problems with sound and picture quality then I do know. I enjoy tinkering and tweaking my system and now I can solve these problems as they arise. It sounds to me that user error is the primary cause for most of these problems. If someone has a problem with this receiver they should return it. If the problem still exists the problem isn't with the receiver. Overall this receiver gets 5-stars. People who do not believe this unit is an excellent product just need to buy Krell so they can be happy.

Note, this is not the same model as in USA! In UK We get S-video inputs and outputs, RDS on the tuner, but no display dimmer or a few other little bits. We don't get pre-out connectors (except sub channel) which is a shame, and only one VCR and tape loop almost made me buy a Pioneer instead, but the Onkyo has a lot more power. Likes; great sound (hiss? no, not mine), ease of use. Dislikes; not the best set of connectivity ever. Remote refused to learn codes from my Panasonic S-VHS machine, so good thing I usually use my Sony Hi8! Seems to pick up clicks from light switches. Had to run a seperate earth contact or picture had fine ghosting on it - how odd!Looking at some of reviews seems to imply there is a fan? Don't think so on mine.

Picked up my receiver two weeks ago at a local dealer here in NJ. Since I'm new in the receiver area (I'm an old stereo guy with separates) I didn't know what to expect. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the unit. I've had no hiss or anything like that in any of the five channels. The unit runs very cool and is (what I think) very quiet. Its fit and finish is top notch and the controls feel very smooth and precise. Setup was a breeze utilizing the front faceplate and remote. I programmed the remote (with little trouble) to control all critical functions of my TV, MDP, DVD, and VCR. I've used the unit to play both DD and Prologic formats successfully and I am awaiting the DTS version of Apollo 13 to test its DTS capabilities. AM and FM tuner performance is OK, better in FM than in AM. Musically I don't believe it quite holds up to my old stereo separates but the Onkyo is meant to satisfy both music and HT needs. So unless you want to spend thousands, trade-offs must be made here.
The four star rating is due to the lack of s-video inputs/outputs. I have an older SONY XBR 32" TV that has three s-video inputs so I do my video switching at the TV. However with televisions that have only a single s-video input and people who have more than one DVD, MDP, VCR, etc., that have s-video outputs - the Onkyo would then pose a problem for hook-ups. You could always buy an external video switcher if needed to solve the problem.

Highly recommend this receiver to anybody looking for a moderately priced unit with all the essentials for a more than decent HT setup.

My setup:
TX-DS575
Paradigm mini-monitors (front)
Paradigm ADP-170s (rears)
Paradigm CC-170 (center)
Paradigm PDR-10 (sub)
SONY MDP (No AC-3 capability)
Panasonic old HI-FI VRC
Panasonic A-110 DVD (So far no Firmware problems)