15/05/2012
Onkyo TXNR515, 5 star review What Hifi July 2012
Fine build and finish; extensive specification, with online functionality a highlight; expansive, brawny and insightful sound
Onkyo TX-NR515: The verdict
Ultimately, the TX-NR515 performs so very similarly to the outgoing TX-NR609 that they’re virtually indistinguishable.
On the face of it, that can only be a good thing: we though very highly indeed of the NR609 – it demonstrably wasn’t broken, so Onkyo hasn’t attempted to fix it.
What it does mean, though, is that all of Onkyo’s multichannel competitors (particularly the likes of Denon, Sony and Yamaha) are left still seeking to overhaul 2011’s premier product.
In performance terms, Onkyo hasn’t moved its game on with the TX-NR515, and conceivably that leaves the door open for the rivals that will no doubt be arriving later this year.