Which way is the right way?

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Digital Daddy
Digital Daddy Posts: 36
edited March 2008 in Electronics
Hi all,I need to choose between the Onkyo 705 or 805 to fill my room which is 23x14.I don't know if that is considered medium or large room but I do not want to come up short on power.I have RTi 70,CSi 40 and RTi 4's with Velodyne 12" sub.Will be used 80% of the time for movies.Please help me in the right direction,thanks.
  1. RTi 70
  2. CSi 40
  3. r30
  4. r15
  5. Velodyne 12" sub
  6. H/K AVR520
  7. PS3
  8. Xbox 360
  9. Bell HD satellite 6100
  10. Samsung 4665 HDTV
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 906
    edited March 2008
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    I dont know about "right". But I would buy the cheaper of the bunch that has all the options that I believed I would need, and spend the leftover bit of cash on a used two channel amp for my mains.

    Granted, either one of the Onkyo's should be able to push your speakers fine. I would still invest a little bit of money into an amp for the fronts.


    Dave
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2008
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    605 and a external amp.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2008
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    There was a nice sale on the 805 over at onecall.com, 805 plus external amp, or as Poee said, get one with all the features you need plus external amp.
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  • Digital Daddy
    Digital Daddy Posts: 36
    edited March 2008
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    What if I went with the 705 and used my HK 520 to power the RTi70's.Would this work?How would I connect this set up or which settings in receiver would apply?Thanks for your help guys!
    1. RTi 70
    2. CSi 40
    3. r30
    4. r15
    5. Velodyne 12" sub
    6. H/K AVR520
    7. PS3
    8. Xbox 360
    9. Bell HD satellite 6100
    10. Samsung 4665 HDTV
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