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The Onkyo TX-8211 Stereo Receiver is turning out to be a very pleasant surprise for me. I was looking for a Receiver that would power my Bose 203 series lll book shelf speakers and a pair of active Sony Sub-woofers to be driven through the B speaker connects. I set up my configuration very quickly and was playing a cd through the system within a few minutes. Sound quality was all I had hoped for. I then tried my Audio Technica Turn table through the system and again the quality of the application was revealed. I finally played a dvd through the system and was pleased with the sound coming from one of my fave movies. If you are looking for a 2 channel receiver that will deliver the goods, provide fine stereo separation, and be cost effective at the same time then I highly recommend the Onkyo TX-811.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
It's a tolerably good amp, and everything works. It just doesn't work that well. Receiver sensitivity is no good. I tried to pick up local stations that my back porch boom-box, and home theater pick up flawlessly, and they are staticy, and broken using the same antennas. It also should have been mentioned that the missing remote was a wired remote, and not replaceable with a universal remote.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Features I like about this receiver is it has a decent tuner, clean output, can drive low impedance, low efficiency (book shelf mainly) speakers well. Remote is laid out well but has small buttons. Would be nice if it had a subwoofer pre-out. This is a commonly forgotten feature left off of Stereo receivers. It should be a standard feature on any major brand receiver. Also, another tape loop and/or 1 or 2 more inputs! Well recorded Classic Jazz is reproduced very well when using a quality bookshelf speaker... It presents a nice soundstage and very good detail.. But remember, you won't get these benefits using Low-Fi speakers.. This unit competes well against the Denon DRA295 and older Denon 40-50 wpc units as well as the Yamaha RX340/50/60 watter series.
As stated, this receiver is great for a den, bedroom or garage. Possibly one of the better receivers that offer a no-frills/yet a quality build. A solid unit that can be bought very cheap on ebay. I would say an A1 value. This is my second one and I am running cambridge soundworks model six speakers. The sound is unreal for a package this size. With shipping I have about 176.00 in this system. This setup will kick other setups costing 4 times as much. Add a sub (M&K mx-90) and its unreal!!! I plan on bidding on a few more for some friends. :)
The Onkyo tx-8211 is a great sounding stereo receiver and like other reviewers stated it sounds best when used with good shelf speakers. This receiver sounds awesome also when you hook up an equallizer to it.One of the features that i really like on this receiver is that you can program it so that it will turn off by itself, this really comes in handy at night when you want to fall asleep listening to music. I personally own three of these receivers and recommend them highly but my favorite Onkyo stereo receiver is the tx-8011, this receiver really has a crystal clear sound and is also a 100 watt receiver like the tx-8211. It is really great that you can still purchase these discontinued receivers on Ebay and if you wait around sometimes you can get one of these receivers brand new. For listening to music be it radio, cd's or even an ipod i really recommend these Onkyo stereo receivers.Read full review
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