Onkyo CS-515DAB Reviews - Product Reviews

Home


Home » Product Reviews > Stereo systems > Onkyo CS-515DAB Reviews	Sunday 12 October 2008 \| Personalise \| Help

Free AVR membership

Join AVReview now

When you become a member you can:
- Enter great competitions
- Write your own reviews
- Chat in the forum
- Receive a weekly FREE newsletter

why join?

Idealo

Ecosse

Forum Hot Threads

26339 Total Messages

	What music do you like? by sbrunette
	DVD Recorder 5.1/6.1 sound by Bill Colborne
	HD DVD Resurgence by Carl Kirby
	YSP-40D with Tosh EP30 by Steven Jones 2
	Upscalers by Jimbo
» Loads More Threads

Latest Reviews

1545 Total Reviews

	Russ Andrews The Silencer by Graham Nelson
	Samsung DVD1080P8 upscaling DVD player by Georgie
	IXOS XHA806 2RCA to 2RCA by robdeszan
	Mark Grant Cables G1080 HDMI cable by Glyn Davis
	InFocus X9 720p DLP digital home projector by keith Grinstead
» Loads More Reviews

Meet The AVR Team

Psst! Ever wondered who's behind all of AVReview's brilliant content? Well, click here for the lowdown on our writers...

Onkyo CS-515DAB

Summary|Articles|Reviews|Start a discussion

Bookmark this

Onkyo CS-515DAB
More about Onkyo

Average Rating: 3 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 2
RRP: £300
Year: from 2006

view enlarged image

Description: £230 without speakers.

REVIEWS

1 to 2 of 2 reviews, to post a review you need to be a member - Join now.

amcluesent

Posted: 29/05/07

'CAN BE STRIDENT WITH THE SUPPLIED SPEAKERS'

Strengths:
Good enough to reveal weaknesses in the source. Good range of inputs including optical SPDIF for a PC soundcard or music streamer; 3.5mm on the front for an MP3 player. 4mm speaker posts can take something better than bellwire. Can play MP3 cd and PC burnt CD/R. Reasonable remote. Good tone on FM and easy reception on DAB. Has 'direct' mode to bypass tone controls. Sub out.

Weaknesses:
Shoe box dimensions limit placement on a shelf.
Sound with supplied speakers rather 'driven' and relentless, best buy without and choose your own speakers. I went with Wharfdale Diamond IIs I had knocking about from waaayyy back.
DAB channel names use only 8 characters for channel name which can't be renamed unlike FM. No way of disabling the AM radio as an input (who listens to AM?). £60 for the Ipod dock is robbery. Printed user guide doesn't mention quite a few features (DRC?) actually in the system.

Overall:
Fine for the bedroom/study with carefully chosen speakers. But it ain't going to trouble an Arcam Solo...

Performance		60%
Build		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

nav garayal

Posted: 24/12/06

'GOOD VALUE BUT CHANGE THE SPEAKERS'

Strengths:
Solid build and feel. CD player uses decents DACs.Pretty good sound for a one box though obviously not audiophile. DAB included.With some thoughtful speaker placement, you get fair imagery.

Weaknesses:
Poor speakers - I use mine with Q Acoustics 1010 mini wonders and QED Silver Anniversary XTs with airlocks and the improvement was significant. Obviously not audiophile and doesnt dig out the last bits of detail and resolution.

Overall:
Simple to use and okay sound for a small listening area. Good build and CD sound is passable. Changing the speakers and using better cables is paramount.

Performance		60%
Build		60%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

60%

MY REVIEW

You need to be a member to post a review. You can join here free.

Members Logon

Email:
Password:
forgot your password?

Send to friend \| Join Now	^ Top of Page

About AVReview
-
-
-

Contact Us
-
-
-
-

Magicalia Digital Publishing

Cycling
- BIKEmagic
- RoadCyclingUK
- SheCycles
- LondonCycleSport
- Visordown
- ProTourNews Outdoors
- OUTDOORSmagic
- FISHINGmagic
- GOLFmagic
- TheMainSail Lifestyle
- ThinkBaby
- Gardening.co.uk
- AVReview
- ThinkCamera Hobbies
- ModelFlying
- MilitaryModelling
- ModelBoats
- GetWoodWorking

- Full Portfolio