Onkyo Tx -Sr 602

[Timothy64]

I have purchased this receiver and have read bad reviews in regards to the set up Mic has anyone had any experience with this ? I have not yet run the set up but have manually adjusted.

 

[Bluesfan2010]

I haven't heard of the problem before. I have had a few Onkyo a/v receivers in the past and currently own one with the newer Audyssey set-up mic/program. Even after set-up though, it still needed some tweaking. I say just set it to what sounds good for you and enjoy.

Paul

 

[Timothy64]

Thanks for the reply I read the review on Cnet they had great things to say about the receiver but not so much in regards to the mic.

 

[AVService]

All the Mic does is let the receiver set itself up through the software built-in to the receiver,what could be wrong with the Mic?

I set up this type of receiver all the time and all of the mics seem similar to me?
The Mic is a generic model designed to do just this one thing and I have had no problems with them at all.

What did they say?

Ed

 

[AVService]

OK I went and read the CNET review and it isn't the Mic but the Auto Setup program they don't like.
I use it but then I always go back and setup units with a meter of some kind or just by ear afterwards anyway.

They can all stand some tweaking afterwards I think but I also get no complaints when I don't touch it myself either.

The New Onkyo's are much better than I expected and I have dropped Denon or Marantz as my "Go To" receivers in favor of Onkyo the last year.

Ed

 

[Timothy64]

This is from Cnet,The SR602's automatic setup routine fell short of our expectations. The system gauges how many speakers you have hooked up, determines whether they're large or small in terms of their ability to handle bass, measures their distances from the listening position, and balances the volume levels of the speakers and the subwoofer. Well, that's what it's supposed to do, but in our tests, it failed to detect the presence of our subwoofer. We ran the autotest sequence a few more times without success, even after we manually raised its volume level and repositioned the setup microphone. We next tried to get the sub back in the game with the SR602's manual setup, but the receiver steadfastly refused our best efforts to access the setup menu (it had worked normally before we engaged the autosetup system).

 

[Timothy64]

The good: 7.1-channel A/V receiver; full autosetup; bass and treble controls plus five-band equalizer; above-average FM performance; flexible Zone 2 operation; excellent remote.
The bad: Inaccurate and awkwardly implemented autosetup calibration; cannot upconvert composite video or S-Video to component.
The bottom line: Onkyo's midprice A/V receiver offers state-of-the-art performance and features--as long as you don't need autosetup.

 

[Timothy64]

Thanks Ed I have been considering A Marantz SR 7002 but am quite happy with my Onkyo so far but have been curious about the set up

 

[AVService]

Thats the same review I read and I think it is BS maybe?
They also looked at 1 unit and I install these things several times a month so maybe they got a bad one?

Like I said I don't rely on the Auto Setup anyway relying instead on my experience and preferences to get it the way I think is right to me.
That why I get the Big Bucks!

YMMV as always.

Ed

 

[Timothy64]

I have been building a system Ed for several months now mostly from Craigslist
I found two new in the box Sony SS-MB 350 H that I am using for my mains a
DCM CX- 17 for my center A DCM CX -O7 for my right a JBL 2500 as my left and two
NHT Super Zeros for my rears and a new in the box JBL Venue Series 10 as my sub
my Onkyo pushes them flawlessly in which I am very pleased.

 

[Catcher10]

Cnet is suspect to not knowing what they are writing about sometimes.....

 

[Timothy64]

I am getting that feeling as well