Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

Would have given it 5 stars but the center, surround, and zone B speaker outputs are the cheaper spring-tab type connectors, not the heavier screw-in knob types found on the main two speaker outputs, and it is a bit limited when it comes to the on-screen display choices, but it is really good overall for the money. Great sound and real good choices for audio output levels, surround sound choices, etc. OSD is good for these basic settings. Replacing a TXNR656 that gave me problems with HDMI output until it just quit within the first six months. Sound setup was completed and good, so I just ran the HDMI straight from my DIRECTV unit to the TV for video. Been living with that setup for last couple of years. (Was not able to see or use OSD with this arrangement) This unit is working great, and I am very pleased with it. My wife likes the direct input change buttons on the front and remote. Bluetooth connection ability is a step up. Got it on sale for $100 off while on vacation in Mississippi.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Amazing sound quality for my in home theatre and record player. I like the look of it too - all receives are bulky, but this one isn’t hideous.

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.

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.

GREAT RECEIVER AND WONDERFUL FIT FOR MY GARAGE WHILE IM WORKING LOVE THE BLUE TOOTH FOR MY FRIENDS TO HOOK UP AT ANYTIME AND JAM

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!!!

Its a plug and play receiver, nothing special about it. Sounds good. If its your first system, then it will be a good unit. But over time you will want to upgrade. So either buy it knowing you will later on change it. Or just bite the bullet and go for something better.