Integra Receivers

swb502
swb502 Posts: 112
edited August 2010 in Electronics
Hello All!

I had a question about Integra receivers. I have never herd of them before and I went to the store to get a CA cable for my new tube buffer and they had a bunch of these Integra. Receivers. The demo set up was with the top of the line model I think it was the 80.1. It sounded great. Of course it was in a specially made room for it, but all the same I was impressed. Even more so they were selling one of the lower models, a 50.1 for the same as a refurbished Onkyo 1007 ($800). I told him I was looking at getting the 1007 and he told me that Integra were the same receivers as Onkyo just re-bagged to Integra and marketed directly for custom home theaters sellers. It suppose to be the ‘higher end’ brand and I wasn’t sure it was true.

Dose anyone have experience with the Integra receivers? There aren’t many reviews around for them, other then confirming they are a sister company of Onkyo.

Also the guy was really pushing 7.2 vs 9.2. I only have 7'2" ceilings but I want to move to a bigger place at some point and feel like going 'all the way' to 9.2 on the first shot is a good idea. Thought on that are also welcome.
Work in Progress HT
Receiver- Yamaha RX-2700
Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
Center- Polk Audio CS2 x 2
Surrounds- Polk Audio Monitor 70
Rear: Polk Audio Monitor 40
Sub- Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
Projector: Epson 8100 HC
Screen: Visual Apex 120"
Blu-Ray- 60 GB PS3
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited August 2010
    We sell Integra. They are exactly as he described... outfitted with RS232 for Custom Installer integration. Well-built products. The xx.2 are the newest models, just released. xx.1 have HDMI 1.3, so be aware of that. The 50.1 is an excellent unit... I believe MSRP is around $1200.

    Happy listening.

    Edit: As far as moving and upgrading to 9.2... you'll probably upgrade your receiver by then anyway. I think you'll survive just fine with 7.2.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited August 2010
    The Integra series is very nice although I think the line between the high end Onkyo is pretty thin. I have the Onkyo TX-NR5007 and it's a match for the Integra aside from aesthetics, of which I actually prefer the Integra. Internally they are identical.

    Integra is the sister company, skunkworks per se, of Onkyo, not the other way around. As mentioned by Dane, the 7.2 is a nice unit and you should be fine. I usually recommend going overboard when it comes to front end gear so the 9.2 would be my choice....but that's simply another opinion.
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  • swb502
    swb502 Posts: 112
    edited August 2010
    Ok, so I've thought about it and with low ceilings there is just no reason to have 9.2 and I'm not going to be moved until Fed 2013. So 7.2 is the way to go. Now the next question I have for yall, is if I'm planing on going with Amps, should I buy a cheap AVR like this one:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115197

    Since the power doesn't really matter as much as the processor and the outs?
    Work in Progress HT
    Receiver- Yamaha RX-2700
    Mains- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Center- Polk Audio CS2 x 2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio Monitor 70
    Rear: Polk Audio Monitor 40
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW505 x 2
    Projector: Epson 8100 HC
    Screen: Visual Apex 120"
    Blu-Ray- 60 GB PS3
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,637
    edited August 2010
    No experience with the receivers. But I have a Onkyo Integra M504 amp. And its still going strong! :)
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2010
    If you favor the Yamaha sound then that would work. Make sure it has all the bells and whistles you need to work with the latest and greatest. I would opt for something with LAN for firmware, internet radio, file sharing, etc.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117343
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    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,715
    edited August 2010
    I have been using the Integra DTR 5.9 reciever for about a year and a half. Mine worked great and runs cool whereas if I had purchased a Onkyo model w/ similar specs most seem to think they run hotter (no personal experiences myself).

    I used to think I should have gone refurb Onkyo from Accessories4less since I still get a 1 yr manufacture warranty (and they are much much less than what I paid), but now I am glad I went new from Integra. The reason is I have a 3 yr warranty which I am going to now use as my HDMI board seems to be going a little crazy.

    So also be thinking about if the warranty is longer on the Integra than the Onkyo or any other reciever you look into. Might save your bacon later on
    "....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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