Onkyo TX-8220 2 Home Audio Channel Stereo Receiver with Bluetooth,black

First, let me note than I am not Verena, but her husband. She ordered me this Onkyo stereo receiver (not surround sound) for my birthday, after my thirty-year-old Harman-Kardon finally began wearing out recently. The Onkyo TX-8220 (from Amazon) is a perfect fit for our family's love of music on a tight budget! With its reasonable price ; clean sound* ; ease of operation ; digital, analogue, and Bluetooth inputs ; subwoofer and various other outputs ; and plenty of power to drive two speaker pairs, this Onkyo is divine! *When I mention "clean sound," I mean 100 dB (signal-to-noise ratio) of clean. Considering this measurement, then a normal listening level between 50 and 80 dB would have essentially NO distortion, not even a semiconscious degree of it. // The sound output is well-blended across the listening frequencies, showing excellent musicality and stereo separation. Bass response is good enough, though far better with the addition of a sub. // Overall, the Onkyo TX-8220 stereo receiver (integrated amp with built-in radio tuner) offers the sound, features, and build quality which are atypical and unexpected of a unit at its price point.Truly, it emits much higher-end music reproduction than its lower-end cost would suggest! I now have a current-model Sony 10-inch subwoofer helping my indoor mains, and an identical one (safely weather-protected) with the outdoor set. My Onkyo provides great sound both inside and out! [NOTE: This receiver actually provides only one subwoofer output. However, since a powered subwoofer provides its own amplification, that output may be used safely and effectively to connect two powered subs simultaneously, by plugging a high-quality "Y" adapter cable into it, and then running a longer cable from each side of the "Y" to each of the two subs. The two longer cables should be identical to each other. / Also, it bears noting that a receiver's subwoofer jack is not switched; it's always potentially active except with headphones. Thus, it's wise either to keep the subs' on-board "off/on" switches readily accessible by hand, or to add an external switch for each woofer. There may be occasions when you'll want only one playing at a time, or neither.]

I decided to go back to stereo from a 7.1 system. Mostly, I was sick and tired of futzing with a receiver that always wanted to set itself it’s way instead of my way. This little Onkyo sounds great. It Bluetooths to my TV perfectly and easily. It is driving a pair of CV Heresy speakers with ease. It connects my cd player, turntable, dvd, etc. I have been a pretty snobby audiophile for decades . My other systems sport Macintosh and Marantz receivers (I have five vintage systems in my home). I must say this Onkyo compares favorably!

I have had this receiver for a couple of months now, in my backyard shed, and here are my experiences so far:-Package arrived in good shape, very well packed, no issues- I connected two sets of speakers, not the easiest since the terminals are close together and I have very large hands. But once you get them hooked up and tightened, the wires are very secure.-Device hookup: I have a turntable, CD player, and "line" (which I used to play an old ipod) hooked to the receiver, with RCA plugs. Everything plugged in easily and quickly, with no issues. All devices play normally.-Set up: The set up menu worked OK, but is not easily intuitive, at least not to me. I needed to set the SP Impedance to 4 since I was running two sets of speakers (see instruction manual page 22) It took me 4-5 tries to get it set the way I needed it.- Set up of Bluetooth. Very easy to pair with my iphone and it works fine, pairs up quickly, and plays normally-Remote: In my situation I don't use the remote all that much but it seems fine.- Receiver controls: these are all OK, except I wish the tuner buttons on the front of the unit were bigger. Otherwise no issues.-FM tuner: I have hooked up the unit to an outside FM antenna, and get good reception, no issues at all. I recommend an outdoor antenna if you listen to a lot of FM, which I do. On good days I can even get a station 125 miles away.- AM tuner: not good at all. I hooked up the included AM antenna, but some days I can't get anything. I am going to try a different antenna set up, but don't get this unit to listen to AM.- Set up of FM station pre-sets: Easy, no issues, just follow the manual.- Sound of the unit : I replaced an old JCPenney MCS unit (circa 1980) that had the right channel go bad. When I first turned the Onkyo on, it sounded tinny and the sound was thin. I thought oh no, but I just turned it on and let it play for about 36 hours and it broke in well. Now it sounds good, certainly acceptable for a shed.-So that's my review. If I haven't covered something about this unit, that means I am not using it.

Really like the sound of this receiver. Only issue I had is no audio sound through speakers for some reason, when switching from turntable to CD mode. On receiver. I have to fidget with it till mode clicks on. Constantly have to power down to do a reset. Will not recommend buying this receiver.

I started out trying to power a pair of Klipsch R-51M speakers with a fosi BT30D Pro amp, the amp seemed under powered and would switch itself off, and the seal on manufacturers box was pre-torn when I removed it from shipping box, I did a return and ordered a Onkyo TX-8220 receiver, which is rated at 65 watts lower than the fosi amp. The Onkyo receiver was well worth the extra money, especially for powering the R-51M speakers, I think the fosi BT30D Pro amp does not put out the amps that the company claims it does, and maybe the 30 on the model number signifies the max continuous watts per channel rating.These Klipsch speakers have outstanding sound with the Onkyo amp, and with the use of a computer equalizer plugged into the Onkyo amp with a 3.5 jack to rca cable, I would definitely buy this combination again and would put it up against many other surround systems that are much more expensive, and without the use of a subwoofer.