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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Vast improvement over 14 Year-Old Sony
By S. Payne
I upgraded my TV, Roku, and bought a blue-ray player and found my 14year-old Sony receiver not able to cope with newer audio codecs. That and it never sounded that good even with a newer powered sub(terrible bass distortion).
I had good memories of an Onkyo receiver from the 90s so decided to give this one (Onkyo HT RC430) a whirl. It's a new model, Thus the lack of reviews. (till now.)
I didn't do a lot of research. All I cared was that it would play dolby digital plus and whatever else the new components would throw at it (i.e. netflix 5.1 is dolby digital plus 5.1 that my old receiver would clam-up over). And I didn't want to spend much.
Hook it up. Turn it on, I was pleasantly surprised that the factory settings played nicely with my components. Subwoofer had clear resonant bass. Highs were less muddy. No problems with all the audio codecs I was missing. They all play well.
I have all my HDMI devices fed into the receiver; it does manage a "pass through" HDMI function where it doesn't have to be turned on, but it defaults to either a specific input or the last input that was used. Not very friendly for those with poorly trained households. I wound up using my 3way HDMI switch with auto sensing (wish the receiver had this) and routed everything through a single HDMI input on the receiver, and let the $12 switch sense what's on (why don't receivers do this?)3 Port HDMI Pigtail Switch with 55 cm HDMI Cable.
Oh, and the Amazon description of 1080i is meaningless. It will handle all HD including 1080p. It does have a good onscreen display capability (i.e. when adjusting volume on the receiver it shows a volume bar on the TV). Good as its included instructions (on CD) read like, well, stereo instructions.
I was pleasantly surprised at the smart USB Ipod interface (kidlets didn't realize they could use this to play their tunes) with onscreen (TV) display.
Update after 30 days:
Shakedown cruise of the Onkyo RC430 has gone without a hitch. It's seen constant use over the holidays with blu-rays, over-the-internet (roku), game consoles, and even computer audio. No issues. It accepts all audio codecs I could find (remember to check your components; I found my blu-ray player was set to dumb-down the digital output instead of passing unaltered digital codecs to the receiver).
Sound quality over a set of ancient smallish (less than 6") satellites and a half-way decent Klipsch powered sub woofer is much better than my old receiver with the same speakers. It was a higher quality Sony unit from about 1998 (the old receiver).
I'm enjoying listening to media that I'd put away and forgot about now the new receiver does such a good job producing clear highs and undistorted bass. I had no idea how bad the old unit was.
It's fairly easy to control. No complaints from the womenfolk (yes I'm a chauvinist with regard to electronic components and PCs). The remote is fairly intuitive, however it's sometimes necessary to push the "receiver" button to get it to work with the receiver if someone has played with it.
The LED display is a bit difficult to read, and it doesn't have a lot of flash. Neither does the box itself. If you're looking for a receiver to visually impress your friends, this one won't do...
Discrete 5.1 inputs from all sources sound much better. Xbox games the kidlets play are ear-catching and seat thumping. Even straight 2 channel stereo sounds great. Even old mono recordings from the 60s sound much better than they ever did even with chemical enhancers!
The heat output seems high compared to the older receiver. I'd avoid stacking components.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
HT-RC430 - Good basic home theater receiver
By dsmcl
We bought this receiver as part of a general upgrade to the entertainment equipment in our sun room. It is not our primary location for watching tv or listening to music and we were on budget, so we were looking to get maximum value for minimum expenditure. This receiver replaces a 30+ year-old NAD receiver and is connected to a Samsung UN32EH4003 32-Inch 720p 60Hz LED HDTV (Black) and a Sony BDP-S590 3D Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi (Black).
Our main system uses an Onkyo TX-NR509 5.1 Channel Network A/V Receiver that is a couple of years old and has been working well for us so we were interested in a similar model if only slightly scaled down in features. The HT-RC430 checked off a number of important boxes for us that were upgrades to our old NAD that had good sound but didn't even include a remote let alone the possibility for 5.1 sound or HDMI connections. One thing we definitely wanted was a front USB port for music. The Sony Bluray has one too, but annoyingly does not shuffle songs. However we like that the Sony does allow us to listen to Internet radio and watch Netflix wirelessly with our system. That meant there was no need to pay more for Internet connectivity on the receiver. I also like the potential, as someone else has noted, to add a second 'B' set of speakers so this model is really like a combination stereo receiver/home theater receiver in one.
As far as I can tell, the HT-RC430 (60 watts) is essentially the same model as the TX-SR313 (65 watts) with the latter selling for more money. For the price we paid for the HT-RC430 we feel we got a lot of functionality when connected to our other equipment. It's early still but so far we're quite satisfied with the value we're getting for the money spent. It's not super high-end but it works for us and easily fills a small room with good sound.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
ht-rc430
By T. Hansen
this receiver may have small power figures.but it plays louder than my denon ever did that was rated at 75 watts rms.this si a simple to use and understand receiver.and it sounds great in movies or music.the bass from my sub hits much harder than it ever did with my yamaha receiver or my denon receiver.onkyo has gained a loyal customer with this one.
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