Is the Onkyo TX-SR707 good for my setup

Drake5
Drake5 Posts: 15
edited December 2010 in Electronics
I have the polk monitor 70 fronts and a cs 10 center and some old surround speakers ( to be replaced soon). Would the Onkyo TX-SR707 be a good receiver?

I especially like listening to 2.1 audio (m70 and sub) (via SACD player) and would like to know if the onkyo 707 will be good or will it still be under powered to bring out the best in the m70s?

Would bi-amping the two m70s using the surround outs of the 707 make my 2.1 listening more pleasurable?


Thanks.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2010
    Yes it will power your setup just fine. Biamping won't make any difference with that receiver unless you use preouts and 2 separate amps.
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2010
    Yes, it'll do just fine.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,687
    edited December 2010
    nguyendot wrote: »
    Yes it will power your setup just fine. Biamping won't make any difference with that receiver unless you use preouts and 2 separate amps.
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Yes, it'll do just fine.

    What they said.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited December 2010
    Yes.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,106
    edited December 2010
    Yeap it's fine unless you're in a large room. If so just add a separate amp.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited December 2010
    Even in a large room you'd be fine since it's 90+db efficient. If you live in a church, sure, that might be a valid comment.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited December 2010
    NIce choice.
    Mains - LSi9's
    Center - LSiC
    Surround - pair of TL3's
    Amplification - Parasound 2125
    AVR - Onkyo 706
    CD/SACD - Onkyo DV-SP506
    SUB - MartinLogan Abyss
    55" Panasonic Viera TC-P55GT30 3D
    Bluray - DMP-BDT310 Panasonic
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  • Gulfstrings
    Gulfstrings Posts: 313
    edited December 2010
    Drake5 wrote: »
    I have the polk monitor 70 fronts and a cs 10 center and some old surround speakers ( to be replaced soon). Would the Onkyo TX-SR707 be a good receiver?

    I especially like listening to 2.1 audio (m70 and sub) (via SACD player) and would like to know if the onkyo 707 will be good or will it still be under powered to bring out the best in the m70s?

    Would bi-amping the two m70s using the surround outs of the 707 make my 2.1 listening more pleasurable?


    Thanks.

    The 707 was doing a nice job with my setup for nearly a year before I added the NAD amp. I believe you'll be very pleased with it's performance and features.
    Marantz AV7005
    Marantz MM7055
    Onkyo DX-755 CdP
    Oppo BDP-93
    Technics SL-1301/Shure M97xE
    Polk RTi A7s
    Polk CSi A6
    Polk FXi A6s
    Velodyne VDR10-BV
    Panamax M5100-PM
    Antec VERIS A/V Cooler x 2
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