Onkyo TX-SR 307 .. time to upgrade

[Chaos666]

Hi

before I start searching i decided to give forum a go.

Long story short.... I have my Onkyo TX-SR 307 since 2010 connected to a Quadral Quintas 500 spearker set which I own probably from 2010.
It still works great and fulfills my audio needs in terms off sound quality/experience etc.

It's a bit dated though. I was using it with PS4 PRO that has optical out but now upgraded to PS5 and i have no way of sending audio to the amp (I know i can buy HDMI Audio Extractor). I am looking for an affordable amp with 4K, audio over hdmi with decent sound quality and ARC support so i can get rid of the optical cable from the TV to the amp.
Having features like spotify etc is not neccesary but would be nice.

My aim is to get an upgrade on a low cost and I am fine with used market.

Any advice?

 

[Chaos666]

thank you for your answer.
i am looking for something cheaper though... I also realise today that i can passthrough the sound from HDMI on the TV to the optical so problem is partly solved. Still maybe its time to do a bit of an upgrade

 

[Chaos666]

Drop the 4K requirement and your options open up, but you're spending £100-£200 simply to swap an optical cable for a HDMI. The sound quality won't change. Audio via HDMI ARC and Optical are exactly alike, but you will gain the advantage of HDMI Control.

Good luck in your search.

Thx again for your answer.
I was not expecting arc to be such a expensive feature.
Since i have a 4k tv there is no point of buying something that cannot do 4k 60
I think i will have to wait a bit more before upgrading

 

[Chaos666]

Well.. once again thank you for you help. Just looking at the length of your answers i can tell you are very passionate about all of this.
As you said decent sound is a different thing for everybody. My old onkyo is satisfying for me as i am not an audiofile.
I found onkyo tx-sr444 for around 200£ on ebay.. Any opinion about that? I've heard about some issues with hdmi boards on some of the models.