Onkyo HTS-3305

Onkyo HTS-3305 review

Onkyo has built up an excellent reputation for its AV receivers. And here we have the HTS-3305 which is intended to leverage this accumulated experience: a budget yet full-blown AVR, packaged with a matching 5.1 sub-sat speaker set. Generous connections include a choice of three HDMI v1.4 inputs, in addition to provision for analogue composite and component sources. There's no conversion from analogue video to HDMI, so you may have to route appropriate cabling to your display. Nor are there front-panel or 5.1 analogue inputs. You are, however, blessed with an analogue audio-only input, plus three digital audio inputs, two of which are optical. Most 'all-in-one' systems today make provision for the ubiquitous iPod. This one doesn't, instead offering a universal port of the type you'll find on Onkyo's 'standard' AV receivers. Into this, you can plug in an optional iPod dock or DAB tuner. As an AVR, the speaker connections are fairly standard, compared to what you'll find on the rear of an all-in-one system. Binding post terminals are provided for the fronts, while the surround speakers are connected via spring clips.