Onkyo HT-S5500 7.1-Channel Home Theater System $241 + Free Shipping

I own an HT-S5300, basically 2 years older than this one. Been working fine for last couple of years. I paid pretty much the same price as this when I bought mine, so this is a good deal.

Sorry I can't speak to the quality of the 5500 model.

Quote from gabe23111 : ...lowest this has been on Amazon according to CamelCamel Link [amazon.com] 4 HDMI Inputs and 1 output with support for 3D and Audio Return Channel WRAT Amplifier Technology Direct Digital Connection of iPod®/iPhone® via Front USB Port Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio Easy Settings Change with On Screen Display via HDMI

You won't come close to a system this good for an extra $150! Some have issues, but for that price i'll gamble on it! Had plenty of Onkyo over the years and have always faired well!.

Big ups!

Sub-woofer problems. It's a good buy if you buy a different sub.

I paid $400 for this system a few months ago. Overall the system is great and at $250 its a steal. My sub did die after about 2 months. Got it repaired under warranty and it haven't any issues since. Really happy with my purchase would have been even happier if I could have got it at $250.

Even with the sub, this is a great deal. Use the sub until it blows and then go buy a BIC F12 for $150. The upgrade to the F12 is so damn good that you'll understand that the speakers + receiver alone for $254 is a great deal.

Edit: Seriously people... consider the included sub as a freebie/throwaway.

I have bought two of these 7.1 systems in the last two years and have had no problem whatsoever. Based on what others have said, I think I may just have gotten lucky. Either way, I am trying it one more time. In for one - again. repd

i belive in "you get what you pay". reviews arent encouraging much.

Quote from JAHsmokeyD : You won't come close to a system this good for an extra $150! Some have issues, but for that price i'll gamble on it! Had plenty of Onkyo over the years and have always faired well!. Big ups!

who won't lol??? that might not be too hard to do...3 stars 34 reviews???

This is FP worthy imo... I have this system, paid $400 for it. I originally had issues, but then made sure everything was on a strong surge protector and have yet to have any issues to speak of, although occasionally (once every few weeks) the AVR will turn off for no reason; not a big problem, I just turn it back on.

Speakers are good, center speaker could use some improvement. Subwoofer is good.
AVR is excellent, just missing some features that Onkyo's higher end models have (wifi music streaming over android).

Basically, you are NOT going to get a better entry level setup even close to this price. I paid $400 and even then I thought it was a pretty decent system for the price. If you wanted more bang you would have to buy everything separately on sale and it would come out to about $500 for a 5.1 system. This system rings in at $250 and everything works great.

I purchased a 7.1 Onkyo system a year ago and have had no problems at all.

This refurb was front page like 6months ago for less than $200 right? I went home from my brothers which was a 5min drive and it sold out. I didn't know there were issues but I guess refurb would be better as issue would or should've been fixed.

Quote from ShovelWare : Wow that's sick. Beats shoponkyo's refurb price by $18 including the 30% discount there right now. Have an upvote. All those subwoofer problems in the reviews look pretty discouraging. Is is possible the refurb kit could be more reliable than new? Ha. Buying on Amazon means no fighting Onkyos half crippled boggy site though.

what is the 30% off code they are currently using?

thanks,


jacads

i bought an onkyo 7.1 system in 2008, HT-SR5100, don't watch TV w/o it. its still alive and kicking really well...

seems like a decent deal.