I really liked Onkyo's older receivers, but there newer models are terrible. My most recent experience was in March when a friend tried out a moderate priced Onkyo with his M&K S-150 speakers. I've heard those speakers sound really good with other receivers, but with the Onkyo, it was aweful. I thought of Bilbo Baggins when he said, "I feel thin." That's what the sound was like, thin with no depth. We both cringed while we watched one of the DTS demo discs as the receiver tried, and failed, to deliver good sound.
I know there are one or two people who like Onkyo products, and that's cool. I'm not here to convince anyone that Onkyo sucks ass; it's just one persons opinion. If someone's opinion is that it sounds fantastic, I sure as hell won't tell them that their opinion is "unsubstantiated dreck."