chef13007 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 All right, so based on some of your recommendations, I went with the following speakers for a 7.1 setup: Center: RC-52 L/R: RB-61 Rear Surround: RB-61 Side Surround: RS-42 Sub: RW-12D So now I've been researching receivers, and am looking to stay around this $600ish mark. The Onkyo's been looking pretty good to me, but I don't know too much about the Denon that I'm comparing it with. The only big difference that I see is that the Onkyo has an additional HDMI input. Anyone have any suggestions or reasons to go one way or the other? Thanks, Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I have owned an Onkyo TX-SR705 since August 07. Very pleased with product. IMO "best bang for the buck". Sounds great with my RVX-42 system. Onkyo has rep for being bright sounding when paired with Klipsch speakers, but with equilizer settings and crossovers adjusted properly, that all can be eliminated. In most places, the Onkyo comes in less expensive than the Denon(most on forum say sounds great with Klipsch) and with a few more features. I personally have no experience with Denon. Here is a link to a side by side comparison. http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/ProdComp.asp?g=10420&s=0&c=4&cc=01&compareItems=580TXS705B&compareItems=033AV2308C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef13007 Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Also, would I be better off using the second pair of RB-61s for side surrounds instead of rear surrounds and use the RS-42s for rear surrounds instead of side surrounds? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted March 5, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 5, 2008 No. You would be better off using the RS-42's for the sides and the RB-61's for the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matnick Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hey Seth, I have the same centre, sub and surrounds as you do. I also own the Onkyo 705. All I have to say is that it sounds great. Don't know anything about Denon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef13007 Posted March 6, 2008 Author Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ah, that helps out. How's your setup, and did you have to make any big adjustments? Any advice on the actual setup? Anything you don't like about either the Onkyo 705 or the speakers? Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matnick Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 No big adjustments at all. Ran the Audyssey setup that is available with the 705. Only regret is that this model does not have the Audyssey Pro capability. Had I known I probably would have gone to the 885, but it is much more expensive that the 705. I may sell my 705 and get either the 885 or the 905 or maybe wait for a newer Onkyo AVR. I really love the speakers. No complaints at all. I am glad I bought them. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolflea216 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 If you keep your eyes open you can find the TX-SR805 for that price range. I got it from an online retailer for $650 recently, and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tross Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Don't know about the lower models, but I did test the Onkyo 905. The Denon 4308 ran circles around the Onkyo in terms of sound quality and video quality. I highly recommend that you go to Frys or Circuit City and get the Onkyo and test it. Then go to BB and get the Denon and test that. You'll need to give the second unit a fair test, since you will probably be a little biased to the first product that you test. Then make your own decision. I posted all my findings here http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/99853.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef13007 Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 matnick and coolflea, have you guys had any problems with a/v sync? i've been reading around and it seems like you either do or don't, and it seems like the problem, if there really is one, is in all of the onkyo x05 models. i'm planning on ordering tomorrow if possible. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matnick Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Haven't had any problems with my 705 at all. Matnick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nezff Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 they seem very similar, the onkyo has one more HDMI input. also it has THX select 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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