- Aug 10, 2019
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I have recently had an accident with my Sony 1200ES (don't ask, but it involved some Ribena and a severely told off 2 year old) and have had to replace it. I originally bought it for £380 but is now readily available for £250 – into the territory of the Onkyo 505. I have had a fiddle around with the Onkyo at my local specialist but haven’t heard it. The Sony certainly appeared much more robust with better build quality, but the Onkyo is shorter and fits on my rack better! I had no probs with the Sony and found it a great piece of kit for the price. But, given the glowing accolades by What Hi-Fi, and similar specs between the two, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on which one to go for. I have Kef 3005 5.1 (not the SEs). Cheers