I own this receiver, and it works amazing with my Klipsch speakers. The Audyssey set-up is the best.. I did have to adjust my subwoofer a bit though after it's set-up, or my neighbores would think an earthquake was happening! The on-screen guide is a little bit better than Denon's as well. My old Sony died with a big hum in all channels so I had to search online to find a new one... and fast since I love my home theater. It wasn't easy to find out what all the new features these days were all in one place, but eventually I ended up choosing this receiver. And I am glad I did. here's a guide on how to choose one, that explains what some specs really mean to those of us that are not "techies" http://thecreativealternative.com/best-home-theater-receiver-guide/
Onkyo TX-NR414 A/V Receiver HT Labs Measures
Two channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1% distortion at 75.8 watts
1% distortion at 105.0 watts
Five channels driven continuously into 8-ohm loads:
0.1% distortion at 53.1 watts
1% distortion at 66.7 watts
Analog frequency response in Direct mode:
–0.01 dB at 10 Hz
–0.01 dB at 20 Hz
+0.05 dB at 20 kHz
–2.49 dB at 50 kHz
Analog frequency response with signal processing:
–0.12 dB at 10 Hz
–0.02 dB at 20 Hz
–0.07 dB at 20 kHz
–59.02 dB at 50 kHz
This graph shows that the TX-NR414’s left channel, from CD input to speaker output with two channels driving 8-ohm loads, reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 75.8 watts and 1 percent distortion at 105.0 watts. Into 4 ohms, the amplifier reaches 0.1 percent distortion at 119.1 watts and 1 percent distortion at 150.9 watts.
There was no multichannel input to measure. THD+N from the CD input to the speaker output was less than 0.009 percent at 1 kilohertz when driving 2.83 volts into an 8-ohm load. Crosstalk at 1 kHz driving 2.83 volts into an 8-ohm load was –76.73 decibels left to right and –79.61 dB right to left. The signal-to-noise ratio with an 8-ohm load from 10 hertz to 24 kHz with “A” weighting was –106.06 dBrA.
From the Dolby Digital input to the loudspeaker output, the left channel measures +0.01 dB at 20 Hz and +0.11 dB at 20 kHz. The center channel measures +0.01 dB at 20 Hz and +0.07 dB at 20 kHz, and the left surround channel measures +0.01 dB at 20 Hz and +0.10 dB at 20 kHz. From the Dolby Digital input to the line-level output, the LFE channel is +0.09 dB at 20 Hz when referenced to the level at 40 Hz and reaches the upper 3-dB down point at 96 Hz and the upper 6-dB down point at 116 Hz.—MJP
Video Test Bench
The Onkyo provides no onboard video processing, so the majority of our benchmark tests don’t apply, but it passes an HDMI signal without any negative effects.—DV
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