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Price Alert: Onkyo 805 for $588 free shipping

by jostenmeat Jun 3, 2008 1:06PM PDT

at 6 ave. use coupon code AFL5

this is less than what i paid for it, even as refurbished, with the bonus discounts from president days sale as onkyo club member.

not bad.

- heavy
- big
- ultra 2 THX
- audyssey multi EQ
- 60 amps rated
- 3x HDMI, full decoders
- matrixes m-ch PCM
- preamp outputs
- multiple x-over points
- same BurrBrown DAC set as much nicer stuff, like $7,000 Denon AVP

connectivity:
3 HDMI inputs
1 HDMI output
3 digital optical audio inputs
3 digital coaxial audio inputs
1 digital optical audio output
9 audio inputs
2 audio outputs
6 composite video inputs
1 composite video output
6 S-video inputs
1 S-video output
1 phono input
3 component video inputs

my personal beef with it:

- runs very warm

* i do not recommend FW updates, unless dictated by necessity.

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good deal indeed
by bevillan Jun 4, 2008 12:54AM PDT

Very good price point for the power/features.

jostenmeat - I hear about all the lip syncing complaints with the 805. Was that issue just with a certain firmware version? I read that Onkyo released a newer firmware version in response to the lip syncing issues with some units, but I don't know if it fixed it.

I'd be all for upgrading to the 805 from my 803 at that price point but I think I'm going to get an Emotiva 5/7 channel amp before I upgrade my pre/pro and just use my 803 as my pre/pro for a while.

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hey bear
by jostenmeat Jun 4, 2008 7:08AM PDT

I have zero issues with 805.

I almost never experience sync issues. Only one time ever on bluray, and that was Sunshine. I think the actual disc could be the issue.

HD-DVD player seems to be a bit more prone. With this player, I've had a few sync issues. I skip back to last chapter, and its usually fine. I think *maybe* leaving it on pause for a while might make it more prone.

Its very difficult to separate sync issues from source disc, player, and receiver. Well, for me it is.

I forget which version my receiver came as, but its definitely not current. I never had any inkling to update.

I forget the features on your 803, but I have to agree Emotiva has done amazing things to make separates as affordable as they are. Emo + certain pre's is still a lot less than what some others are paying for receivers. Difference is when their pre is outdated, they have to buy a new amp section.

OTOH, your speakers might be easy loads, and if you sit close to them, the 803 might be quite sufficient (if not as much as the speakers could use). How far do you sit from the fronts, and what is the minimal imp? just curious.

j

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