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Everything I needed for a small room and simple system. Sounds great with Polk RM688 speakers and sub. Best value as personally determined by extensive research.

over the last 30 years i have had experience with 6 or 7 receivers. this onkyo is by far the best i have enjoyed. the audessey equalizer automatically tuned my speakers for some terrific sound.this is not a complicated setup.the sound maximiser means you don't need to readjust volume levels nearly as often as i had to before.price was very good.much thanks to onkyo,and amazon.

One of the best bang's for buck on the market. After reading all the reviews on many models I settled on this SR506. Set up is a little tricky but, all in all easy. Unit runs a little warm so make sure you have proper ventilation. The only down fall I can see with this unit, is that when you're running Zone 2, the rear surround speakers turn off. There for this is truly not a 7.1 in Zone 1 when you are running both Zones. When returning to just Zone 1, you must reset the rear surround speakers back up again(not hard but a pain). Other than that, I would highly recommend this unit to anyone.

I have been using ONKYO 506 for over a month now. As many other reviewers have said it will pass only video via HDMI but it does not bother me as I use the HDMI to connect to a projector (even if it had passed the audio it
was of no use to me). The setup is easy, the sound is crystal clear even at high volumes. It is more than what I need for my mid size media room. The best part is you only pay $200 - why spend more for a few extra features you might never use !

I purchased this HDMI receiver thinking it was a great deal. When I started hooking it up, I realized it wasn't such a great deal!! This receiver DOES NOT extract the audio from the HDMI cables. All info is sent to the TV. If you want audio for your surround system, you need to hook up a separate audio link.
Second, although this receiver has multiple input types (i.e. S-video, HDMI, composite, component) they do NOT all transmit via the HDMI out. For EACH type of connection TO the receiver, you MUST have that same connection FROM your receiver to the TV. Multiple cable hook-ups was a problem I wanted to eliminate.
Finally, I too had the humming sound. I found the only way to eliminate the humming was to have HDMI hooked directly to the TV, bypassing the receiver. SO WHAT'S THE POINT of having HDMI??!!
I regret not reading other reviews, as it would have saved me a lot of time, trouble, and frustration. I am returning this receiver, as the HDMI is virtually useless. Although it's very inexpensive, I could simply continue using my old, non-HDMI, receiver.