Onkyo C-7030 (Black)

HiFi Bargain (November 19, 2012)

Reviewed By: Paul S. - Osawatomie, KS

This CD player is everything the positive reviews speak of on this website and others. It is very important to let it settle in before passing judgement on its sonic character. It was on the bright side when I first played it, but after about 20 hours of use it has smoothed out nicely. It seems to have great build quality and has a robust power supply which adds to its overall heft. Very well engineered piece of equipment. If you have the need for a basic, but high standard player, this could fit your needs easily. My only complaint is no IEC power cord, but hey for this price.....

Quality of C-7030 CD player (July 05, 2012)

Reviewed By: paul m. - Emmaus, PA

I bought this CD player about a month ago. On my first disc, it sounded kind of rough like many of the lower priced players do. After I used the recomended burn in time for about 48 hours using different types of music that went from the lowest bass such as pipe organ to Country, Rock, Pop etc. and the sound greatly improved. I had a Jolida 603 tube player that sounded a little sweeter in the bass, but the disc transport was cheap and skipped after only two years. This is a very well built and great sounding player that would equal one in the 500.00 range. I am using good equipment to go with it. I use an old Phase Linear 400 amp that puts out 200Wchannel into 8 ohms that is flat from 20-20,000 hz. along with KEF reference 3 speakers. The only other thing that I can say is for the price this is a Great sounding CD player.

It plays beautiful (June 14, 2012)

Reviewed By: Enrique G. - Harrisonburg, VA

nice and well built heavy and it outperformed my Marantz DV4001 hands down,it handles low frequencies and highs with details . first unit was defected and returned,did not play cd-r skipping tracks on avery cd I tried ,witch my dvd player has no issue with ,vanns stated that it was checked by a technician and no problem found, and charged me for return shipping and I was disappointed I am a technician myself, this is a 5 stars item that I paired with a yamaha A-S500BL and the energy rc-70s for stereo listening ,all three match perfectly .I could not be happier with my hi-end low badged system,thanks.

Onkyo C7030 (June 12, 2012)

Reviewed By: mike k. - marysville, wa

I bought this to replace my old JVC that ate a Gentile Giant cd and had to be dismantled, Very pleased with sound quality,build and operation. Using analog out with old ruby cables to utilise Wolfson DACs, have an optical cable on order to compare with Burr Browns in Onkyo 3008, matches perfectly with reciever. Very quick delivery, arrived with Onkyo HD tuner which Im also very pleased with. Best price on both at time of purchase,

So far so good. (May 21, 2012)

Reviewed By: M. John Miller - Ashland, OR.

Havent had this unit long so this does not review reliability. Sound quality is very good, operation is very smooth, Exceptionally nice looking, sort of minimalist and goes well with my Harmon Kardon Amp.

Average player for the price (April 30, 2012)

Reviewed By: Richard R. - New York City, New York

I purchased the Onkyo as a dedicated CD player for a bedroom system containing an Outlaw receiver and Totem speakers. At the time of this writing, the player has been burning in for about 30 hours.

The sound is on par with blu raydvd players for CDs in the same price range. The sound is pleasant, has reasonable detail, but it does not draw you in. Female voices lose some of their sweetness, instruments are a bit rolled off at the top, and the overall sound is somewhat closed in.

I wanted to like this player a lot. It has Wolfson dacs, a headphone jack with a volume control, and is constructed well, though the CD drawer does not open or close smoothly. I am not sure if further burning in or if using an outboard dac will make things better. At this point, I would say look elsewhere for a dedicated player.

Exceptional performance at affordable price (April 23, 2012)

Reviewed By: Yuri K. - New York, NY

I was not sure if I would hear any difference between my old Yamaha CD player and this one.
I did. The sound is full and clear, almost LP-like. The clarity is unbelievable. Wolfson digital-to-analog converter really makes a difference. Considering the price - it is a steal.
The only complaint - aesthetics. The CD player looks like a black box made with axe or in 1960s. The remote is very long, but has very few buttons with small labels and ocean of empty space. As if it was intended for a much higher level model, so there are a lot of non-used buttons and Onkyo engineers simply covered them with empty place on the remote.
Other than that - Id recommend this player to anybody.

Excellent CD Player (March 04, 2012)

Reviewed By: Carl P. - Long Beach, NY

I bought this CD player to replace an old HK player, to be used with my Yamaha receiver and Wharfedale speakers. The first thing I noticed out of the box is that the C-7030 is well made. It has weight to it as others have mentioned, and doesnt have the flimsy plastic feel to it like the other new CD players I looked at in the stores. The tray is rock solid, opening and closing with no stutter and very little noise. It runs absolutely silently which is a great thing you dont often get at this price point. The C-7030 provides a clean sound that others here have accurately described as neutral. Ive used several MP3 discs with the C-7030, all without any problem. It handles them flawlessly with no bit rate issues, and had no problem handling a few of my discs that have taken some abuse going from home to car to home again. This is a great player by itself, but when you factor in the price, its a fantastic deal.

My one complaint is something I have to mention. The remote control is the silliest RC Ive ever seen. Its really long, has tons of unused space, tiny buttons and equally small text labeling that I need extra light to read without my reading glasses. To the folks at Onkyo, I can only say this is a great CD player, but if youre going to accompany it with an 8 or 9 inch long remote control, at least put all that space to good use by making bigger buttons!

Excellent Sounding CD player (February 15, 2012)

Reviewed By: Bill S. - Livonia, MI

I had read other reviews and expected this model to sound very good. Having said that, I was still surprised at how much better it sounded than playing CDs through my Onkyo DVD player. I was planning to do some A-B testing to see if it was actually better, but there was no need, I could immediately tell a very noticeable difference. Just like other reviewers had stated, I now hear details in the music that I had never noticed before. This CD player is worth every penny if clean detailed sound is important to you.

Onkyo c-7030 CD player (February 13, 2012)

Reviewed By: Stephen P. Schoening - Longmont, CO

The Onkyo C-7030 is in a class of its own which there are literately no other contenders. For a reasonable price you get a well built classy looking unit, built with quality components, that sounds great. The C-7030 gives you more, bang for the buck, than the high priced audio file units.

Nice CD player, Great value (February 10, 2012)

Reviewed By: Thomas L. - Kew Gardens, NY

This CD player doesnt cost that much, howerver, dont let the price fool you. Its a very well built unit. The player produces a very nice quality of sound . Its much better than my other Sony cd changer.

onkyo 7030 (February 09, 2012)

Reviewed By: Robert N. - Wausau, WI

I have owned cd units since 2 times oversampling. Krell used to charge a wow for the same electronics in my 4 times over sampling sony. The Onkyo 7030 has the best electronics that you can currently get in a CD player- twenty eight times oversampling , Wolfson electronics and etc. By the way Krell on their site will not tell what they have internally now! but of course their unit is extremly heavy this is good right? The bottom line is this Onkyo unit gleans more musical information from a disk, it is neutral , imparting a wide and deep natural sound field. You disks will sound new and more interesting lending more insight into the music. All this at a very affordable cost. And by the way You can turn it into a Krell just put a brick on it.

Equisite sound (December 30, 2011)

Reviewed By: Jim C. - Santa Monica, CA

Managed to snare a unit in the clearance section here at Vanns. Connected the unit to my HK 3490 receiver using digital coax with no problem whatsoever. #1 impression of the unit is silence. Silent operation. No background noise. Blessed quiet. Quality of reproduction is excellent. Piano sounds like piano. Horns like horns. Voices totally nuanced. Before making this purchase, I considered cd players in all price ranges. Made this selection after digesting the reviews here at vanns.com and elsewhere. It was totally the right choice. This unit replaces a 12-or-so year old Kenwood 5-disk changer. It is a wonderful upgrade and is bringing me back to my cd collection big time. So far, Ive been listening to vocal jazz Ella, Etta, Dinah, Sarah, Nancy, Peggy, Norah Elton Johns #1s western swing. Moving next to classics and soul. The unit brings out the sensuality of great music. Highly highly recommended. Thank you vanns. Why anyone would return one of these units is beyond me. Just my good fortune to find it in clearance.

Crisp (November 23, 2011)

Reviewed By: Patrick F. - Yucaipa, CA

This CD player is cool, clean, and crisp!

excellent transport (November 23, 2011)

Reviewed By: Jerry P. - Des