Onkyo TX-NR838

gudnoyez
gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
edited June 2014 in Electronics
http://www.onkyousa.com/Products/model.php?m=TX-NR838&class=Receiver&source=prodClass

Does anyone have any thoughts on this AVR I need one with HDMI 2.0 and of all the Major companies this one seems like the best IMHO, I have sold my Yamaha, and have a couple of Denons I need to sell. I want to match this with a 3 channel amp for my fronts.
Any thoughts? Onkyo going for their own room correction is not a deal breaker for me.
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2 Channel
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Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited June 2014
    Take a look at the Onkyo 818. It is a couple of years older but can still be found new for much less, it also offers significant features that have been dropped in the newer models such as audyssey multeq xt and independent block construction.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited June 2014
    Yeah but this one's got HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0 which the 818 does not have Magnolia has it for $1099.00 plus I get 10% off from work. The Yamaha Avantage 3030 I bought a few months ago did not have that plus I sold it for only $ 100 less than what I paid for it. I looked at Pioneer, Yamaha, Denon and Integra HDMI 2.0 offerings the Integra 40.6 would be my 2 nd choice
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited June 2014
    Whats the big deal with HDMI 2.0 anyway ? 4K capability ? Not exactly a lot of 4k content out there.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited June 2014
    You don't think this 4k is going to take off like planned Tony? The 55-65 inch ones prices have dropped considerably. Next year they will go for less, and if Netflix has success with their 4k streaming they will sell, and more 4k more content will become available at least that's how they the manufactures want it to work.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited June 2014
    Nope...they priced it way out of the consumer markets of the average Joe. Plus none of the networks are planning 4k, heck they haven't even caught up to 1080p yet. You have a few BRD players that are 4k, but what movies are available.

    If streaming 4k is your goal, good luck on that too. Even if Netflix did stream 4k, is your equipment like your router going to buffer that down, slow it down, even play it at all.

    Will your service provider start limiting bandwidth ? Too many things are up in the air right now so I would be hesitant to make 4k a priority. Just sayin'....
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited June 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    Nope...they priced it way out of the consumer markets of the average Joe. Plus none of the networks are planning 4k, heck they haven't even caught up to 1080p yet. You have a few BRD players that are 4k, but what movies are available.

    If streaming 4k is your goal, good luck on that too. Even if Netflix did stream 4k, is your equipment like your router going to buffer that down, slow it down, even play it at all.

    Will your service provider start limiting bandwidth ? Too many things are up in the air right now so I would be hesitant to make 4k a priority. Just sayin'....

    There is a new codec thats made to stream 4k but I agree with it being pointless right now. video games? xbox1 is 720 but pc games are the only thing to use 4k effectively.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited June 2014
    Here is the best I could find on price

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/281354939826?item=281354939826&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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