Onkyo SKS-HT870 Speaker Review

Onkyo is known by speakers with experience, even if it is above all a spokesman for the company. Because the success of selling a Onkyo home-theater-in-a-box systems (HTIB) system, a speaker and an AV receiver to combine in one area, with some of the confusion to build his system. The Onkyo SKS-HT870 is a 7.1 system speaker, which is sold under the Onkyo HT-S7200 HTIB, but also available separately. If the acquisition of blocks with most speakers home theater is not worth separately, the SKS-HT870 is an exception, with excellent sound quality thanks to its low price. Our only complaint about the SKS-HT870 is that it is square and a little "difficult, especially when compared with a system similar to conventional energy. However, if you tried to optimize the audio performance of a budget - and not mind about the SKS-HT870 - the SKS-HT870 is an excellent choice.

Design and functionality
The SKS-HT870 has a pair of slender tower speakers, a speaker dedicated center channel, four surround speakers and a subwoofer. This is a cheap, but as with previous generations of Onkyo speaker systems, the SKS-HT870 is an incredible value.
The eight pieces of cabinetry basic functional wood fiber, wood-grained finish and black and the speakers have removable black cloth grille. The towers and center speaker with its panels of glossy black top and sides attached (are) each. Newsletters bases metal towers must be packaged separately, instead of four screws each, and if you mount the speakers, check the rear-mounted, low to enhance maritime security. You'll see Onkyo engineers are in total interior volume of speakers to their low production potential () to do some laps of home theater to maximize the same thing.
Bases, the towers are 10.3 inches in diameter and is 41.3 centimeters tall, the center speaker is 16.9 inches by 4.5 by 4.75 and surround speakers with 4, 5 9.1 inches by 3, 75 each. The towers and center speaker are two-way design with two 3.25-inch woofer and a 1-inch tweeter equipped. The surround speakers have a 3.25-woofer inch, but no tweeters.
Speaker terminals are spring-type clip, just the bare wire ends or cables with pin connectors. In any case, do, spring clip, while ensuring that the containment of cables so that they fall with a slight shock. We prefer bananas, but they are probably too expensive to be used this system at affordable prices.
The subwoofer Thurs gloss black baffle provides a noble, a major port in the baffle small increases for the 10-inch downward firing subwoofer delivered. 290-watt amplifier drives the woofer and the guest SUB raise a single line-level RCA and a volume control. Measuring 19.9 by 16.2 centimeters to 10.8 is considered the sub-scale model, which weighs 25.6 kg. The cabinet is well built, but when we wrapped her fingers against the sides or top of the house does not feel tight and more costly. In addition, no surprise, as part of an affordable 7.1-channel speaker / system subwoofer, the SKS-HT870 is a great offer.

 
Performance
To carry out our listening tests, that couples SKS-HT870 with our reference Denon AVR-3808CI AV receiver. The first thing we found was the SKS-HT870 sound not all negative. We rarely say that packages the best speakers are terribly inconvenient or too aggressive tweeter subwoofer, or both.
The SKS-HT870 sounds good, even if the surround speakers lack tweeters, the sound quality was very consistent throughout the seven speakers. The subwoofer is so good, speakers not only thinking about the sub too consistent, and it is always a good sign.
We were so sure of the SKS-HT870 skills, manages the chase scene opening of "Quantum of Solace" have Blu-ray and blown by the sound. James Bond drove his Aston Martin at the border and the sounds of horses and energy radiation SKS-HT870 fire were much more powerful. Shock and Awe dynamics were good, but not as irresponsible as you can about our Aperion Intimus 4T Hybrid SD 5.1 speaker system with subwoofer ($ 1569 MSRP ) if it is a great receiver.
The SKS-HT870 speaker central joint treaty with the delicacy of the task dialog was clear and clean. Concert-DVD and Blu-ray has shown talent filling the SKS-HT870 speakers front and rear. Spatiality of the sound, free floating speaker is the kind we associate with more expensive systems.
Low Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker on drums, the "Cream Royal Albert Hall" DVD does not lack visceral impact of serious and decent definition of what. Tasty guitar lines of Eric Clapton was warm and soft. Yes, if we want to push the volume too far from the SKS-HT870 sound diluted, and it became difficult. Turn the volume a little easier. "
CD seemed as good as DVD and Blu-ray, the "correction" of the SKS-HT870 with all types of music clearly. We have heard all the CDs in stereo, with only the front speakers and subwoofer and the room was large with a good sense of depth. The SKS-HT870, the subwoofer does not have the bold stroke and the expansion of serious subtitles Scale of higher prices, but this was an excellent speaker system to play. This seems to be a commitment to intelligent design ourselves.
Although not directly comparable with the SKS-HT870 Speaker Energy 'Take Classic 5.1 Speaker System, Onkyo system has the scale, Play It Loud, leaves you with less distortion in the great outdoors. Still loving the energy system, which can be done, but it is more suitable for environments smaller. The two power systems and Onkyo are strongly recommended.