I love my 805 and use it for surround sound. I have tested it against my dedicated 2 channel with HT pass-through. It is excellent and I recommend it. The differences between these two units will be less than that of the source and the rest of the systems.
Pre amp section of marantz 7001 and onkyo 805
Wondering what you all think of the differences of the pre amp sections of these two receivers. I will be adding a two channel amp for mostly music listening. But i dont have the luxury of a separate music system, so i am looking for a nice pre for analog inputs until i can afford a dedicated two channel pre. I am not too concerned about the differences in decoding, power etc. My gut is to go with the marantz, as they seem to be more audio oriented than onkyo.