Comments on: Onkyo HT-S7100 7.1 Channel Receiver and Speaker Package

By: Chloris

Chloris — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:25:54 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
S7100
I bought this receiver after finding I could not buy it local(sold out). I saved $100.00 buying it from Amazon.Com. I bought this receiver to upgrade to 7.

By: Yamal

Yamal — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:44:16 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Lovin’ it!
So I bought this when it was less than $699 last week. Got it on Friday. Hooked it up, which was simply a little time consuming, but not a royal pain in the rear.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:48:57 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
HT-S7100
I’m kind of happy with my acquisition. The system comes with the SR-606 and I know realize that the SR-706 receiver would be a better choice — 1080p video upscale as opposed to…

By: Zhen

Zhen — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:33:24 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Got exactly what I wanted.
Have nothing negative to say yet. Has plenty of power to be heard in the entire neighborhood. 14 gauge wire and some quality banana clips and you’re set.

By: Huntley

Huntley — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:33:38 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great bang for the buck- audio AND video HDMI pass-through!
I bought this particular model because it was supposed to have 1.3 HDMI with audio and video pass-through.

By: Nuha

Nuha — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:55:00 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
S.Shah
After searching extensively for a home theather system that would have the best bang for the buck, I decided on the Onkyo S7000 7.1 system.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:51:20 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Hi Def, Low Fi
Overall, I would rate this system as fair, and would not recommend it. Although it’s got many nice features (like the I Pod attachment) the sound quality lacks volume and…

By: Octavius

Octavius — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:50:51 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the sound.
I’ll keep it short. My wife and I love the sound of this system. Our room is small and it might be overkill but I am so glad I bought this system.

By: Gunesh

Gunesh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:59:17 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great value, easy set up
This package was a great value. The sound is great for movies, you may want to consider a different system if you are really into loud music.

By: Oran

Oran — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:16:41 +0000

I would say perfect for movies and games, pretty solid for music. Music sounds great at higher volumes but if you’re an apartment dweller like myself and not a complete jerk you won’t always be able to crank it up high enough to fully enjoy it. Mid volume sounds good. Low volumes the sounds get jumbled and a bit muddy. I wanted a receiver that would be fairly future proof but given my current constraints (non-HD TV but has component inputs) would still do the trick. This setup works like a champ. The 2 fronts and center channel are noticeably heavier than the rear speakers and can deliver better performance (good for stereo music listening). The on-screen display for controlling your ipod and setting up the system only outputs on HDMI but it’s hardly a deal breaker if you’re waiting to get an hdtv since the on-receiver display works just fine for setting it up. I live in an apartment and can pretty well see my ipod from the couch so I’m not to worried about on-screen control of it. . . all in good time. The optical and coax audio inputs, as well as the component video inputs are all assignable (the only thing you can’t change is the name). Setup is very quick except for running the speaker wire. I’d upgrade the wire since it’s a ridiculously useless gauge and likely not long enough for your rear speakers anyway. The stands are pretty sweet but annoyingly come pre-wired with the crap wire. You’ll need some pliers to yank a rubber plug that keeps the factory wire attached to the stand. Something I wondered before buying them was if there was anything preventing you from using the stands on the rear speakers instead of the fronts. . . there isn’t so that’s a decent solution if you’ve got an entertainment center and don’t want to have to buy 2 more stands or 4 if you set up the whole 7. 1 (I opted for the 5. 1). The auto speaker calibration works like a champ and the mic is tripod-mountable. . . Only takes about 4 minutes. The listening modes are pretty sweet. I like how the remote has a separate portion dedicated to TV controls (volume, Input, power, channel). The supplied remote can be coded to work with an xbox 360 though it lacks a back button. If you’re just playing a dvd you can navigate to that screen and once in the movie can do pretty much anything you can with the xbox remote (hit display, change subtitles, change tracks, etc. ) Anyways, I’m sure I’ll get unleashed on with comments for buying a dts-hd and true-hd decoder setup for a standard-def tv with no blu-ray player, and I’m only using 5 of the supplied 7 speakers, but like I said, I bought this with an eye to the future and know that it holds its own with my setup and with more expensive setups. I bought mine for 580 total from J&R (though I think they stopped selling them). I saw them for $599 w/ free shipping and no tax on Newegg. Happy Hunting.