ONKYO HT-S3500

1013 reviews

Apr, 2024

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reliability (25)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1013 reviews of ONKYO HT-S3500. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews. Comments about the design and size are on the whole positive. The usability and price also get good feedback. Reviews are divided on the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the ONKYO HT-S3500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for ONKYO HT-S3500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 991 user reviews of ONKYO HT-S3500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.com. Reviews about the design and size are generally positive. The usability and price also get good feedback, but reviews are divided on the reliability.

price, usability, size, design

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (newegg.com)

Seemed fine but suddenly stopped working after warranty expired

Great as long as you get it for $300 or less and realize that you will be replacing the entire unit within 2 to 4 years,

-sound is great. great features. Works well when its not defective

Common issue with all similar Onkyo units (due to shoddy HDMI chip apparently) is that sound will suddenly stop working after 6 months to 4 years. Randomly Mine took 4 years (happened intermittently before then) so now its out of warranty.

Feb, 2016

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Great Stuff

Mostly got it to decode DTS audio from HD streams from the roku. It works perfectly for that. No complaints. Wii U sounds good to.

Gets pretty warm but not to bad.

Nov, 2014

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Great System for Price

I had some issues at first with the shipping it was shipped damaged but Newegg fixed the issue with out any question. IF you are looking to get a surround sound and dont want to spend thousands of dollars this is a great system to start off with.

The system is pretty easy to setup and configure. The on screen settings helps a lot. The sound is actually pretty good for the price on the system. I have a larger living room and the sound fills the room pretty good. I am very happy about this system...

Could be louder Sub is not powered on its own

Oct, 2014

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Great Quality For The Price

Have only had this system for three days, but I have put it thru its paces. This Onkyo (HT-S3500) preforms like a high dollar unit. Has all the bells and whistles you would want and expect in a high end unit. You can not get more bang for your buck!...

Speaker wire not the best, but does the job...

Oct, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Quality For The Price

Speaker wire not the best, but does the job

Oct, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Sound System

Great surround sound system. I've owned mine for about a year now, and I couldn't be happier. Great sound, great value, lots of options with the HDMI pass through. I would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a nice surround...

The features are not explained very well in the owners manual.

Oct, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

One speaker stopped working within 9 months of buying

The receiver seems nice. No problems with that so far.

I have used this set of speakers and receiver for the past 8 months and recently I started to hear this chirping noise out of one of the speakers. A little frustrated about that.

Sep, 2013

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One speaker stopped working within 9 months of buying

The receiver seems nice. No problems with that so far

I have used this set of speakers and receiver for the past 8 months and recently I started to hear this chirping noise out of one of the speakers. A little frustrated about that

Sep, 2013

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Power issues

I have called Onkyo tech support several times requesting assistance and while the reps are very courteous, all they ever say is that I can send it into one of their authorized repair centers, which means I wouldn't have the receiver for a month or...

Easy setup and the speakers are good. On screen menu is good and allows for quick customization.

I have had issues with the receiver randomly powering itself off since I got it and now I have to push the power button 3-4 times to get it to stay on.

Jul, 2013

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