Nice amp! I was (and still am for the most part) a diehard Onkyo fan. I own one of the predecessors of this model you're showcasing in the video, a TX-8555, and I absolutely love it for our two channel system. Overbuilt, like Onkyos used to be, with a thick anodized aluminum front panel and heavy machined volume knob. This thing actually performs like a good integrated amp that just happens to have a tuner built in. The only things I don't like about it are the lack of a loudness button and no tape monitor loop to connect an EQ. I was using a TX-SR605 in our 5.1 home theater, and loved it, but it developed a bad HDMI out port; I recently replaced it with a Denon AVR-X2800, but I much prefer the sound and operation of the Onk. This model in your video has been replaced by the 8140, I think it is....
Greetings @MikeMargolis-j8f ; Thanks for watching and the info, I had not heard that the Onkyo TX-8220 was replaced by the Onkyo TX-8140. I picked the Onyko TX-8220 as one of the more affordable Two channel receivers along with the Sony STRDH190, and there are others but I like these two the most for the Budget market. And I’m also a Onkyo Fan, but the way things are going, in a few years we may only have a few companies making or controlling everything we listen on.
@Viewmydesktop Thanks for the reply...it was a pleasure watching your video. I may be wrong about the model that is currently out now (it's Onkyo's only stereo receiver available) - I'll double check that and get back to you. I totally hear you on the lack of companies making gear - Bose recently bought McIntosh so who knows where the market is headed. There was also news about Onkyo's complete rebranding, if you've read it yet; they're supposed to be launching a new direction for the brand at CES 2025. They already showed a new logo, which is an evolution of their current one (the letters ONKYO are spaced out more) but I hope that's as drastic as it gets in terms of the aesthetics of their gear. IMO, this company's receivers didn't need revising in terms of their looks - models in the TX-RZ series look like big power amps, with chunky oversized metal controls....it DOESN'T need to be messed with. I'll tell you this: if they decide to go the way of Yamaha with glossy black front panels made of plastic, I'm done with them. The implementation of the SOFTWARE inside their AVRs needs revising....not the exterior designs, really.
Greetings @MikeMargolis-j8f and thanks for all the info, there’s so much going on in the HIFI world, it a job just trying to keep up. The company that controls Onkyo controls a few companies, so thanks for the update about this receiver.
Thanks for the update @MikeMargolis-j8f , I just looked up this Onkyo TX-8470, and it looks great, Network Receivers may be the future, outside of Class D and this receiver is Class G. Do you have this receiver and have you heard how it sounds? Now I’m going to be on the lookout for Class G equipment to compare between Class AB and Class D. Thanks again for the info and heads-up on this Receiver.
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Nice amp!
I was (and still am for the most part) a diehard Onkyo fan. I own one of the predecessors of this model you're showcasing in the video, a TX-8555, and I absolutely love it for our two channel system. Overbuilt, like Onkyos used to be, with a thick anodized aluminum front panel and heavy machined volume knob. This thing actually performs like a good integrated amp that just happens to have a tuner built in.
The only things I don't like about it are the lack of a loudness button and no tape monitor loop to connect an EQ.
I was using a TX-SR605 in our 5.1 home theater, and loved it, but it developed a bad HDMI out port; I recently replaced it with a Denon AVR-X2800, but I much prefer the sound and operation of the Onk.
This model in your video has been replaced by the 8140, I think it is....
Greetings @MikeMargolis-j8f ; Thanks for watching and the info, I had not heard that the Onkyo TX-8220 was replaced by the Onkyo TX-8140.
I picked the Onyko TX-8220 as one of the more affordable Two channel receivers along with the Sony STRDH190, and there are others but I like these two the most for the Budget market.
And I’m also a Onkyo Fan, but the way things are going, in a few years we may only have a few companies making or controlling everything we listen on.
@Viewmydesktop Thanks for the reply...it was a pleasure watching your video. I may be wrong about the model that is currently out now (it's Onkyo's only stereo receiver available) - I'll double check that and get back to you.
I totally hear you on the lack of companies making gear - Bose recently bought McIntosh so who knows where the market is headed. There was also news about Onkyo's complete rebranding, if you've read it yet; they're supposed to be launching a new direction for the brand at CES 2025. They already showed a new logo, which is an evolution of their current one (the letters ONKYO are spaced out more) but I hope that's as drastic as it gets in terms of the aesthetics of their gear. IMO, this company's receivers didn't need revising in terms of their looks - models in the TX-RZ series look like big power amps, with chunky oversized metal controls....it DOESN'T need to be messed with. I'll tell you this: if they decide to go the way of Yamaha with glossy black front panels made of plastic, I'm done with them.
The implementation of the SOFTWARE inside their AVRs needs revising....not the exterior designs, really.
@@Viewmydesktop It's actually the TX-8470 that is the current two channel receiver in their range; check it out when you get a chance.
Greetings @MikeMargolis-j8f and thanks for all the info, there’s so much going on in the HIFI world, it a job just trying to keep up. The company that controls Onkyo controls a few companies, so thanks for the update about this receiver.
Thanks for the update @MikeMargolis-j8f , I just looked up this Onkyo TX-8470, and it looks great, Network Receivers may be the future, outside of Class D and this receiver is Class G. Do you have this receiver and have you heard how it sounds? Now I’m going to be on the lookout for Class G equipment to compare between Class AB and Class D. Thanks again for the info and heads-up on this Receiver.