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Onkyo TX-SR606
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Oh dear, this is very bad news for the competition! For the last 12 months, Onkyo's AV amps have totally dominated the Home Cinema market. They've won just about every award in the book and sold in such huge quantities that at one point, Onkyo were taking 35% of ALL sales in the UK. This astonishing achievement was chiefly driven by the all-conquering TX-SR605, which wiped out the competition overnight, thanks to its unique blend of price, performance and connectivity. Through mouthfuls of sour grapes, rival manufacturers spluttered that the 605's success was a fluke that could never be repeated again.
Wrong!!
Onkyo have just announced the 605's replacement, the TX-SR606 - and have moved the goalposts again! The 605 was already the best specified amp at its price point, but the 606 now boasts an incredible FOUR HDMI inputs, plus 1080i upscaling – yet its still costs only £399! On top of that, the 606 retains all the other features that made the 605 such a runaway success (7 x 140 watts, HDMI 1.3, True HD sound, iPod connectivity, Bi-Amping capability, etc). In one sweep of the designer's pen, Onkyo have significantly improved an amp that was already considered to be unbeatable, without increasing its price. The only flies in the chardonnay are Denon’s AVR-1909 and Yamaha's AX-763SE. The Denon has one less HDMI input, costs £50 more than the Onkyo and cannot be sold via mail order due to Denon’s new dealer agreement. The Yamaha has two less HDMI inputs, no radio and no scaling. This will rule these two rival amps out for many customers, leaving the Onkyo as the natural choice in this ultra-competitive marketplace.
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The 606 is more powerful and sounds better
