Gear Review: Onkyo HT-S3200
For some reason, Blogger's not letting me upload images, but I still want to post this. I recently purchased with the vast majority of my Christmas money Onkyo's HT-S3200 home theater system. This is a GREAT buy.
What it Replaces:
I had a several years-old Samsung all-in-one (which included a 5-disc carousel changer) which relied on a cooling fan--whose bearings were shot. Kinda pointless to have a surround system when any time you try to use it, whatever you're trying to listen to gets drowned out by the squealing of a bad electric motor.
Plus, the sound was decent, but not great. Not a huge advantage over my TV's own speakers.
Impressions:
One of the reasons I chose this system is that, unlike systems that also are disc players, this uses a conventional (read gloriously bulky) amp as its centerpiece. This means I have conventional 8-ohm speakers and the amp can handle additional outputs.
The various sound processing filters are nice and it's been so long since I've heard my music and games on quality speakers, I actually have to get used to how everything sounds again. Love having surround sound for my gaming. Funny how people make all this crap about THX and stuff for movies, but I've honestly watched very few movies that really take advantage of 5.1 sound. EVERY game does. Serious gamers need a sound system. And gamers who, like me, have some (but not tons) of money should take a look at this system.
I picked it up for a little over $300 on Vann's (through Amazon), but it's been worth every penny so far.
What it Replaces:
I had a several years-old Samsung all-in-one (which included a 5-disc carousel changer) which relied on a cooling fan--whose bearings were shot. Kinda pointless to have a surround system when any time you try to use it, whatever you're trying to listen to gets drowned out by the squealing of a bad electric motor.
Plus, the sound was decent, but not great. Not a huge advantage over my TV's own speakers.
Impressions:
One of the reasons I chose this system is that, unlike systems that also are disc players, this uses a conventional (read gloriously bulky) amp as its centerpiece. This means I have conventional 8-ohm speakers and the amp can handle additional outputs.
The various sound processing filters are nice and it's been so long since I've heard my music and games on quality speakers, I actually have to get used to how everything sounds again. Love having surround sound for my gaming. Funny how people make all this crap about THX and stuff for movies, but I've honestly watched very few movies that really take advantage of 5.1 sound. EVERY game does. Serious gamers need a sound system. And gamers who, like me, have some (but not tons) of money should take a look at this system.
I picked it up for a little over $300 on Vann's (through Amazon), but it's been worth every penny so far.
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