I had a thought while reading your post. It may come down to how much surround vs two channel you listen to. I have the 805, a little long in the tooth, but it works fine for movies. Would you consider using a preamp with HT pass through? I am using a Modwright pre pro with HT pass through since I mostly listen to stereo not surround sound unless I am listening to SACD or watching movies. You can get a much better pre pro for the money and use your 805 for multichannel. Just a thought.....
integra vs onkyo pre/pro 2ch sound quality
I fing lots of reviews and forums as to the similar specs between say an integra 80.2 and an onkyo 5508, but how do they actually sound compared to each other?
I currently have an onkyo 805 that i am running to nad amps, I would like to upgrade to an integra 80.2 or onkyo 5508 pre/pro. I am unfortunately using my onkyo for 2ch playback. I find the only way the receiver is tolerable is by using the pure audio mode. since the onkyo and integra share the same specs minus the pure audio mode on the integra, does the integra sound better then the onkyo in pure audio mode? even though the integra lacks that feature?
I dont care about specs I want to know how these sound. curious as to which unit sounds best for two ch playback.
Has anyone ever heard both these pre pros on the same system?
I currently have an onkyo 805 that i am running to nad amps, I would like to upgrade to an integra 80.2 or onkyo 5508 pre/pro. I am unfortunately using my onkyo for 2ch playback. I find the only way the receiver is tolerable is by using the pure audio mode. since the onkyo and integra share the same specs minus the pure audio mode on the integra, does the integra sound better then the onkyo in pure audio mode? even though the integra lacks that feature?
I dont care about specs I want to know how these sound. curious as to which unit sounds best for two ch playback.
Has anyone ever heard both these pre pros on the same system?