Onkyo TX-SR393 5.2 Channel A/V Receiver

I bought this as low-priced receiver to drive quality bookshelf drive speakers in my patio with large TV. I didn't want to spend a lot of money as it is installed in open air patio (covered). Not sure how long it would last in high humidity. After install, I was impressed with sound quality and user interface. I also appreciated easy audio filter adjustment to make voices clearer while watching movies. It works so well, that I bought a second one for my family room. It is not a super high-end system for sophisticated audiophiles. But it works very well for me. Very happy with it so far.

Sounds great. Has the ability to view functions on the TV. Also has a switched USB power output to power an audio transmitter.

Great budget receiver. Puts out good sound for a home threatre and has plenty of hdmi ports. We run everything through the receiver then on a single hdmi to our projector, and speaker wires to our 5.0 surround sound setup. Even with 8" speakers our bass is lacking without a subwoofer, so eventually we'll go 5.1. Bluetooth and am/fm work great without a monitor on. Reception on the radio is relatively good, even in the basement. Wish it had 1 set of AV inputs for our old DVD player. But it does have a USB power output, which can power an AV to HDMI converter. Remote works well, even around corners, but unfortunately not through the door of our component closet. I wish the remote receiver had a wired extension.

I like this receiver once setup correctly, but there seem to be some quirks. I am using the receiver with an Apple TV4k as source, two Rogers LS-7t's on the front channels, Bose VCS-10 center speaker, Cambridge P500 sub, and a set of Krix Equinox for the surrounds. After running the initial setup I was tweaking the system to my liking when I lost all audio and video from the Apple TV and had to do a factory reset to get it all back. Once working again, I was getting Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Atmos from the Apple TV 4K so I assumed no firmware update was needed and I had all the latest CODECs. I then used the mic to set the levels and was pleased with the sound in general, but later noticed I was getting distortion in both rear surround speakers at low volume levels using Dolby 5.1 and Dolby Atmos. All other encoding options removed the rear distortion - but I wanted 5.1 and Atmos. I discovered that disabling the HDMI ARC audio return eliminated the distortion , but then I was no longer getting Dolby 5.1 or Atmos 5.1 with the Apple TV. Another reset fixed this, and all was well, even with ARC audio return enabled. A little unsettled with the units erratic behaviors, I decided to check the firmware revision level which turned out to be R106-0000-2130-0000. This was not the firmware rev level noted on the Onkyo USA support page which is listed as R108-0300-2120-0000. To me the R108 indicated a more recent version than what I was running, so I downloaded the "latest" from the Onkyo support page and it unzipped to a file named AVR002b.of1. This downloaded firmware returns an error code and will not install (yes I properly formatted the USB stick and the receiver does read it) , so I assume the existing firmware is of a higher revision level. Who knows? The firmware level indicated by the receiver is nowhere to be found in the Onkyo USA support pages, and I got put on hold with Onkyo USA support forever and, since I had all features working, I gave up. In hopes of gaining more stability I have ordered new 2.1 HDMI cables since mine are who-knows-what and kind of old. So right now after 3 days of ownership and three factory resets I am hoping the distortion does not return and the unit remains stable with new HDMI cables. If this behavior continues once I install the new cables, I will likely return it. I have had good luck with Onkyo in the past and feel like their amplification is top notch for what it costs, but I am concerned that I have reset the unit three times in three days, and wary that the Onkyo firmware support page is way out of date, poorly presented, needlessly complicated, and not very informative. None-the-less when working correctly the TX-SR393 sounds really good, and is a great value for the money, and I like the receiver, especially for the cost.

I have a great speaker from Denon and ended up checking on their website which had a few specials - one on a refurbished receiver. I thought, well, I like their speaker and the receiver is a good price...so I ordered it. When I received it, it worked for a little less than THREE HOURS before is simply refused to turn on. Returned it and started looking for a receiver that was similarly placed and this Onkyo was my choice. I got it set up in no time and after setting up the surround sound speakers to work with it, I turned on the TV and it has been working like a champ since. Sounds great, easy to set up and is exactly what I wanted. I may not be able to afford a hugely expensive home theater system, but for my price point, this receiver is an excellent choice. I paired it with a Klipsch surround sound set of speakers. Together they make it a pleasure to watch a movie, especially a musical!

Worked great for 3 months casually watching movies at moderate levels, then decided to listen to music turned it to about volume level 81 - not too high. It sounded great for like 3 songs - super immersive and then it went to an error mode and stopped. I found troubleshooting articles online - left it unplugged and disconnected for an hour and nothing. It's dead. I wouldn't say I pushed it that hard. I'm disappointed to say the least - guess I'll have to send it off for repair :( Update: it was March 10th that I handed the unit to the service center for warranty repair. As I write this it is June 10th and it is still not ready. Honestly I gave up on it and went ahead and bought a Sony that had a lot more power, figuring that I could reuse this one in another room if/when it comes back. 4 months is a very long time to wait for warranty repair, even with supply chain issues. Reducing to 1 star rating. I hate to do that because probably many people don't read 1 star ratings but will see about raising it again if it ever comes back fixed. Update: it's September 8th and they still haven't finished the warranty repair. Buyer beware: 6 months+ to fix, and counting.

Excelente y se oye muy bien

Simple to set up. Well laid out remote with something that's unusual in recent times- tone controls. With this receiver, you'll only have one (HDMI) cable going to your TV since it does A/V selection whiled directly extracting audio from any selected source. My wife was especially delighted that this permits ALL electronics to be confined to a closed cabinet (see photo) for the family room built-in we just constructed. Since remote is IR, I needed an IR fowarding device to put the Onkyo A/V receiver in cabinet. Can get those for <$25. (other remotes needed for Cable tuner & Roku use 2.4GHz cabinet-friendly R/F).

There is loud hum in transformer

Good sound quality and perfect for my home theater

Now that I've had this receiver running over a month I can tell you that it's excellent. Really simple to set up and does everything I need from it. Bought it for my dad as his Yamaha receiver would not consistently switch to the Rogers TV box input. Not Yamaha's issue as it worked fine with the old box but for some reason the Yamaha and the Rogers Ignite box didn't always get along. I replaced the Yamaha with this Onkyo and it's been perfect since. Works just as reliably as my own Onkyo receiver. Glad to recommend this to anyone.

El amplificador me pareció excelente. Conectado con bocinas Klipsch 5.1 reference home theater. Ampli robusto y alta calidad como ONKYO ha hecho por décadas. El control deja poquito que desear comparando con el aparato, pero ¿a quien le importa? La instalación una vez que lo conectas a una pantalla es muy sencilla e intuitiva. Sin embargo, no es para cualquiera. Un mínimo de conocimiento o experiencia es muy útil. No lo instales hasta que tengas todas tus bocinas acomodadas y bien cableadas y esto más vale la pena cuando haces el "set up", pues hay un micrófono incluído que se conecta al frente del amplificador y calibra la distancia y señal correcta. Nos dejó impresionados. Las películas y conciertos cobran vida. Mi segundo Onkyo, me quedo con la marca. Me dejó MUY sorprendido la interacción con la tele inteligente. La señal va y viene por un simple cable HDMI sin necesidad de más cosas. El bajo bluethoot funciona a la perfección y lo puedes poner donde te de la gana y haga mejor acústica. Me encantó que prendes la TV (LG UHD smart TV 80") y automaticamente se conecta el equipo. NO LO COMPRES si buscas poner reguetón a todo volúmen. Es para escuchar con calidad, no para molestar al vecino.

Equipamento TOP e com muitas opções de conectividade!!