Our Overall Score:
9.2/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £249.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Onkyo or alternative products in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver
ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver scores 9.8/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Home cinema systems and sound bars. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Home cinema systems and sound bars, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Home cinema systems and sound bars? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver scores 8.2/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category was £9999.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £24.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Home cinema systems and sound bars category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category. This was £460.46 from the 108 products we found in that category. So ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver actually comes in below average at £249.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £9999.00 and the least expensive, which was £24.99. In total we found that of the 108, 60 were more expensive and 47 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver.
Prices of products from Onkyo
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Onkyo. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Onkyo, which was £349.99 of the 2 products we found. So ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Onkyo was £249.99 with the most expensive coming in at £449.99.
Prices of products from Onkyo and in the Home cinema systems and sound bars category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Onkyo that sit specifically within the Home cinema systems and sound bars category.
For this we found that the average price was £349.99, making ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver at £249.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £449.99 with the lowest priced item being £249.99. In total there were 1 items that were more expensive and 0 that was less expensive.
Reviews of ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver
ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver scores 9.7/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver is.
Overall score
ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver scores 9.2/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Onkyo so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: ONKYO TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver
- Brand: Onkyo
- Model Number: TXSR252
- EAN: 4573211150322
- Description: Top features: – Dolby TrueHD enables premium quality sound in music and movies – 5.1 surround sound delivers cinema-style audio to your living room – Four HDMI ports let you connect all your devices – Front USB port offers easy connection for your smartphone Dolby TrueHD Bring a touch of the cinema into your home. The Onkyo TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver uses Dolby True HD technology to deliver the sound quality the producer intended, whether you’re watching an action-packed movie or checking out a new album. Get ready to impress your mates and show off your home cinema setup. You’ll hear atmospheric sounds and subtle detail you never knew existed. 5.1 surround sound Hear birds of paradise distantly behind you while hearing the rustling of leaves ahead, all at the same time. The Onkyo TX-SR252 is able to connect with up to five speakers and a subwoofer, delivering a sound that envelops you and uses individual speakers to deliver certain sounds in the mix. The ideal configuration is displayed on the rear of the unit, showing you how to get the most out of audio playback in your living room. Four HDMI ports There’s no need to mess around with cables when you’re finished gaming and want to watch TV. The Onkyo TX-SR252 has four HDMI IN ports that offer ample space for your DVD & Blu-ray player, set-top box, and games console. With Ultra HD passthrough ability, you won’t need to compromise on display quality when plugging your device in via the AV receiver, either. Watch your favourite box sets in stunning 4K while getting the best audio quality to match. Front USB port Your larger entertainment devices can easily connect to your AV receiver, so what about the smaller ones? The Onkyo TX-SR252 5.1 Channel AV Receiver has a convenient USB port on the front that enables you to play music from any app using your smartphone. It’s simple to use and means you won’t need to rummage for a vacant port when there’s a song you’re desperate to hear.
- Product ID: 21687332999
