Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is a very solid, BASIC 7.2 receiver. The front display looks like it should be on a 90's washing machine. I'm trying to see it as "ïronically retro" LOL. Otherwise, it does just what it supposed to do. Sounds pretty good too. I'd say it's a fair deal.

I had to replace a sony that was a replacement of a nice denon i had a few years ago. The sony only lasted 3 years before it stopped reading the hdmi inputs. I was going to replace it with another denon and get a better one but then this one was on sale for so cheap i decided to wait a few more years to update speakers and receiver. So running my 10 year old polk speakers and honestly its a solid unit. My polks sound way better that the sony ever did and seems so far to be holding up well. Set up was fairly standard and no complaints. Honestly for the price of this im extremely satisfied.

Onkyo - TX-SR494 7.2 Receiver is good, but not the best Onkyo. This receiver is good for the price, the sound is good for the price and the receiver is good for a small room.

Works great. There is something about the sound from Onkyo. Like it has something special that makes the sound more real. It's hard to explain but it just has a level of quality you have to hear to understand. I'm 100% satisfied and the unit works great! Also The open box quality was just fine. I always trust Best Buy on there judgement on how they grade there products.

This receiver really packs a punch. The best value for home entertainment system. Simple to navigate setup on your TV screen. Plenty of reserve power to use with or without a subwoofer.

Very diverse settings, plenty of features for hooking up devices to play through the unit. Has a sound mic to help the system balance output through the various speakers at the seat locations. Significant upgrade to our existing stereo unit.

This is a good item for a 15x15 room size . I love this brand because of the rightness and quality of sound

Basic features. Great sound. Awesome price. You can’t beat it

Great value for the price! I needed something for my record player. I even went to Goodwill but it turns out they don’t check to see if those work. They only check to see if they turn on. Typically I would buy from Amazon but the staff were really helpful so I bought it. The return policy is just ok but the convenience of living 2 miles away beats online

I like it. It has lots of inputs supports 7.2 with 4K video and puts out lots of sound.

I recently picked up the TX-SR494 and I’m glad I did — it’s a solid entry-level AV receiver if you want immersive home-theatre sound without spending a fortune.

Got this unit to replace my 16 year old Onkyo which was not Smart TV compatible with my new Samsung 8000 series. Works great! Set up was just a little querky with onscreen setup, but I got through it. New unit is compatible with my old Onkyo cassette tape player which made my wife happy. She has a lot of old cassette tapes she has not digitized. Old DVD player synced just fine.Sound quality is good using my old JBL speakers. For me, the vocal adjustment is fantastic! Many new TV shows have music so loud you cannot discern the dialogue during some scenes. This unit will adjust to bring them in loud and clear. Overall I am very satisfied with the unit and would buy again. ONE NOTE: If you mess up on initial setup, you can reboot setup by following the instructions found on the very bottom of the instruction quick setup guide. One small line in very small print. Easy to miss!

Excellent affordable av receiver that does noticeably improve both video and audio if you were previously using a fairly older av unit.

Excellent quality for the price. Highly recommend for people looking for a complete 7.2 channel receiver (also great as a 5.2) on a budget. Simple, fast setup for those wanting quick help. Can't go wrong!

Easy setup and sounds great from my minor living room area.

Easy set up, capable of hdmi for tvs but good for speakers as well.

Streamlined and sleek, this was the perfect replacement for a receiver I had for over 20 years that recently quit working. Easy to set up and use with older, larger, high quality, wired speakers that I refuse to give up, it works well and is easy on the eyes too.

We did the calibration & most of the speakers aren't very loud; only the sub woofer. I think we need to try it again. It may not have been placed correctly. I still can't understand WHY ALL brands have the darn all black units, & the lettering/numbers in very small dark grey print! There should be a back-light choice or something to be able to read them. You have to have a flashlight & magnifying glass in order to do so! It has some nice features, but I don't think we accessing them very well. Yeah, when in doubt, read the instructions! We did get a good sale price on it. I guess it's OK, but not operating up to it's real potential & that could be a "screw loose in the operator" somewhere!!!

Love the product more than I thought I would. Have a smaller room where I hooked it up at and it’s plenty of power.

Still breaking it in. Responds well. It is easy to setup. The dolby atmos is awesome. The dts-x is also awesome. Music playback is nice. Only complaint is the spring clips connections. I thought that was old school