I would not buy a receiver that does not have HDMI 1.3. The 1.3 has both video and audio advantages.
PICK ONE... ONKYO 805 or MARANTZ 8001
I'm trying to decide on a new (to me anyways) receiver.
I've narrowed it down to these two:
MARANTZ - SR 8001
ONKYO - TX SR 805
About the only big deal I see bwtween them in their feature set is the 805 has better video flexibility & the HDMI 1.3 thingy. THEIR POWER RATING IS ABOUT EQUAL AND ALL i WOULD NEED.
The HDMI 1.3 does seem attractive for multi ch. high res audio playback via a single wire bundle, BUT not having heard anything through one, I'm skeptical on it's performance level and would think the Marantz the more musical of the pair... albeit the need for RCA cables for SACD.
The onkyo is also cheaper.
Any other thoughts or experiences here on support or performance, would be super and greatly appreciated.
I've narrowed it down to these two:
MARANTZ - SR 8001
ONKYO - TX SR 805
About the only big deal I see bwtween them in their feature set is the 805 has better video flexibility & the HDMI 1.3 thingy. THEIR POWER RATING IS ABOUT EQUAL AND ALL i WOULD NEED.
The HDMI 1.3 does seem attractive for multi ch. high res audio playback via a single wire bundle, BUT not having heard anything through one, I'm skeptical on it's performance level and would think the Marantz the more musical of the pair... albeit the need for RCA cables for SACD.
The onkyo is also cheaper.
Any other thoughts or experiences here on support or performance, would be super and greatly appreciated.