Onkyo 805 Owners

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Serendipity
Serendipity Posts: 6,975
edited February 2008 in Electronics
To all Onkyo TX-SR805 owners -

How does the receiver sound? I like the unit's capabilities (HDMI switching, video upconversion, speaker calibration) but in the end, how is the sound quality? I'm looking for something that has great switching capability AND sounds great...
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 8,062
    edited February 2008
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    It might not be reference quality sound, but it sounds pretty darn good to me, and that's coming from a Denon 4802. Its got plenty of guts, its pretty neutral sounding (not warm or bright), and its got a great feature set. As long as you don't care about internet/network connectivity, it pretty much has everything you need in a modern receiver.

    Does it sound as good as the equivalent Denon (3808)? I can't say for sure since I didn't bother to compare them, but I doubt the Denon sound is worth double the price.
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  • bopicasso
    bopicasso Posts: 878
    edited February 2008
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    I love the sound with movies. And the features are AWESOME! The sound with music throught my polk rti8s is alittle to high almost crackling sounding at louder volumes. Im trying to figure out how to adjust that...
    I was wondering if setting the speakers to full bandwith or on a specific hz setting will make a difference in sound? I dont really know much about that. I dont know much about the settings. Im learning!!
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited February 2008
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    Did you get that double bass feature working ok? Sub with stereo now?
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited February 2008
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    jakelm wrote: »
    Did you get that double bass feature working ok? Sub with stereo now?

    I'm currently away in college, so I am not able to do anything with my system right now (it's at home).
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited February 2008
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    The 805 kicks butt. I really like the xover with 10Hz stepping variable by speaker.
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