Hello guys,
I got my hands on the Onkyo HT-S3400 a week ago. I got it for 25K in nagpur.
Before i bought this unit, i was in a dilemma of whether to buy it or not due to the absence of an active subwoofer.
But after using it for a week or so, i can say that it does not make much difference for the passive subwoofer.
The installation was a breeze as every cable and wire is color coded. I connected the Seagate Home theater+ media player through HDMI and played some DTS files. The quality of sound from this system, i can say to be very good. I would say, denon sounds better but at 25k i think its reasonable.The Receiver is rated at 110W/channel and for home use i found to to be more than sufficient. Other Pros which i found in this unit are the Dolby truHD and DTS-HD decoders.
The onkyo 3400 also has Dynamic EQ which optimizes the audio so that the detailing is not lost at very low volume.
As of the performance, this receiver will sound very professional as long as the source is either in DTS or Dolby. I personally feel DTS to sound better than Dolby in this receiver.
Playing MP3 is not much fun. The system has Music Optimizer which enhances low quality mp3s but the overall sound quality is mediocre.
Subwoofer:
The woofer does a nice job of creating nice rumbles in movies. Specially for missile blasts and earth quakes. But for playing MP3, it can become a big pain in the wrong place.
So, in all i can say that this system can be a good deal unless your expectations are too much.