Hello,
I recently purchased an Onkyo TX-8050 2 channel network receiver, CD player, etc. I haven't got the receiver yet, but all this negative talk about Onkyo on this forum is making me a little nervous.
However, when doing some checking I've found that almost all the complaints seem to revolve around a certain few A/V models with HDMI inputs. Being a 2 channel unit, mine doesn't have any HDMI's, and I've heard mostly positive reviews on it so far.
I bought this unit, plus the optional HD radio tuner and wireless LAN adapter new for $399 from Amazon.com, $100 less then the similarly built 2 channel receivers from Marantz and Yamaha that don't have half the desirable features as this one. For that price, I was willing to take a chance, also considering that Onkyo is one of the few makes that I've never owned I thought it might be interesting.
Still, I've been reading around here on these Onkyo threads and I believe some of you know what you are talking about, and I don't like what I hear. Do you think I should return these units before I get myself in deeper Onkyo water and go with something else?
P.S. The C-7030 CD player has arrived and it seems to be a really nice piece of work for $199.99, except for not being able to turn off the display completely (annoying).