Funny thing is I bought the Onkyo 805 for HT but for 2 channel listenning, in my set up the 805 sounds pretty awesome and I like the 805 better in 2 channel audio than in multi-channel HT . When listenning to clean and bright Etta James " All the Way", the image is huge and clean and vocal is sweet and way better than I ever expected from a receiver. However, with Shirley Horn's cut " The man you were" from " Loving you" CD and Diana Krall's " Temptation" cut from " the girl from the other the room " I was dissapointed since there is some thing missing or not quite dynamic and not quite clear ( not quite sure what it is) from the top end. My 2 channel audio listenning is set up via Digital Coaxial. For HT, the dialogue is also awesome but the top end information again, somehow is kind of weak and subtle and not clear and powerfull as with my Parasound AVC 2500U HT set-up. It seems to me that the 805 is heavily emphasized the mid-range but the top-end spectrum is not quite there. I tried both with and without the Audyssey and still there is sort of over emphasizing in the mid-range to compensate for the shortcoming of the top-end. The unit has been returned to dealer eventhough I really like the fact that the 805 is smoother than the Parasound in 2 channel audio listenning but the 805 does not quite have the dynamic to give me the "being there" effects in HT.
Denon AVR1708/3808 vs Onkyo TXSR575/875 matchup? ?
WHO'D WIN?!!!...
Ok, I've heard so many people recommending the Onkyo receivers of late on the Gon here, I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone would be willing to take up the challenge of comparing similar competing models between the Denon and Onkyo(all models are with similar features, including Audyssey EQ, HDMI 1.3,etc), to see who'd come out on top!
Anyone who has, or is willing to purchase and compare "blow-by-blow" analysis of the Denon AVR1708 ($499, 25lbs) vs the Onkyo TXSR575 ($479, 21 lbs) and/or the Denon 3808i ($1599, 40lbs) vs. Onkyo TXSR875 ($1699, 50 lbs), in terms of shear sound quality, from digital connections, HDMI dig connection (movies and music), and direct analog connections, are welcome and incouraged to post.
I want to see who has what to say here!
So, anyone directly had these specific units in their home system to compare, that cares to pipe in?
Ok, I've heard so many people recommending the Onkyo receivers of late on the Gon here, I thought it would be interesting to see if anyone would be willing to take up the challenge of comparing similar competing models between the Denon and Onkyo(all models are with similar features, including Audyssey EQ, HDMI 1.3,etc), to see who'd come out on top!
Anyone who has, or is willing to purchase and compare "blow-by-blow" analysis of the Denon AVR1708 ($499, 25lbs) vs the Onkyo TXSR575 ($479, 21 lbs) and/or the Denon 3808i ($1599, 40lbs) vs. Onkyo TXSR875 ($1699, 50 lbs), in terms of shear sound quality, from digital connections, HDMI dig connection (movies and music), and direct analog connections, are welcome and incouraged to post.
I want to see who has what to say here!
So, anyone directly had these specific units in their home system to compare, that cares to pipe in?