I have an onkyo 9010 and I absolutely agree, the interface is identical to that of your image, it has all the functions I need and they can all be activated in an intuitive and ergonomic way. The rotary control for input selection is simply the best system I've ever experienced. The loudness that so many despise is a blessing listening to low volume music in the evening, the direct button cuts out any tone at any time (including loudness when activated) and it's all immediately apparent from the info leds (which also have different colors depending on the for example, the "warm" orange LED for loudness, the "transparent" blue one for direct)I like these functions:
There 8 inputs which are more than enough for me:
- The Direct button below here when I play music normal to loud but when I play at night which is people are sleeping, I push Loudness button so Bass and Treble can pick-up Vocal or mid.
- D1 and D2 will be blinking when music stop playing.
- Automaticaly go to stand-by when not being used for 20 minutes.
- D1 for player/streamer
- D2 for airplay/bluetooth receiver
- Line 1 for DAC 1
- Line 2 for DAC 2
- Line 3 for DAC 3
- Line 4 for DAC 4
- Line 5 for Portable player
- Phono for Turntables
This amp has been serving me for almost 10 years which means VERY RELIABLE.View attachment 272116
Plus it has a set of digital inputs, a nice big, motorized volume knob.
Last but not least it sounds wonderful to my ears, when I "upgraded" to the Cambridge audio CXA61 I couldn't notice any improvement in perceived audio quality, but I did notice worse ergonomics and the absence of many features I liked .
And I paid just over 200 euros for it new.
What a fantastic product!