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In Reply to: Any suggestions on A/V Amp/Tuner posted by SO ATL on December 28, 2007 at 13:04:38:
on the loudspeakers.
The new range of Onkyos is getting raves around the world, and the 805 in particular hit the sweet spot. It has all the latest features like dts HD MA decoder and DSD decoding via HDMI 1.3a for SACD. As well as a working auto eq and level. It is THX ultra 2 certified.
Get a player with HDMI output.
Then the player is just a transport, and the 7.1 DACs in the Onkyo do the conversion, also for CDs.
The only HD DVD player I have found with dts HD MA is the new Toshiba HDA35 discouted to USD 400,
For Blue ray the Samung 1400 do dts HD MA cheapest, discounted at USD 300. Both on HDMI.
But getting a Toshiba A3 and 10 movies for USD164 is a safe starter, until player prices drop more, an dts HD MA becomes standard.
The Onkyo TX-SR705 is USD 100 cheaper, but not reviewd yet.
Once you have this level of amplifier and player sound quality, the main improvement will depend on loudspeakers.
Low priced electronics have improved a lot recently, low priced loudspeakers have not improved so much.
Even at USD 1800, a sub and 5 loudspeakers to do music well is tough to find. If stereo music is important, save on the center and rears, and spend more on L R front.
Since you need a sub anyway for the movies, get a small standmount 2 way L R front pair and play music as 2.1. The Onkyo allows you to set sub crossover at 40 or 50 Hz, giving better integration.
Get a sealed box subwoofer for music. And make sure it is real sub, not just a woofer with an amplifier. The sub sould concentrate on doing 20-40Hz, and frankly many subs only go down to 30 Hz.(or 40).
You could spend USD 5000 on loudspeakers and it will be worthwhile with the Onkyo 805.
Loudspeakers are the weakest link in the chain.
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Follow Ups
- Get the Onkyo TX-SR805 discounted to USD 700 and spend more - Ole Lund Christensen 10:10:42 12/29/07 (3)
- here's another advantage - Joe Murphy Jr 08:14:58 12/30/07 (2)
- RE: here's another advantage - So Atl 13:16:14 01/02/08 (1)
- RE: here's another advantage - Ole Lund Christensen 10:32:01 01/03/08 (0)
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