Thread: Rcvr upgrade/Master and TrueHD ??'s

Right now Im running a Sony 810 which is a great rcvr and had hdmi switching which I needed.

Im looking at upgrading to a rcvr(turkey day) that handles the new audio formats(will prob go onkyo) but am a little curious.

Im generally not an audio guy at all and my setup consists of a polk sub, polk center and polk r and l floors which I enjoy. Am I going to experience a difference in audio SQ by being able to output the better audio formats on this speaker setup? Basically, is it worth the $500 to upgrade just for those two audio formats?

Thanks.

I have the 705. My speakers are Polk wall mounts with a powerd sub. They sound amazing through the 705. I would do the upgrade.

The new SR606 will have the latest audio capabilities for about $500, as well as the Faroudja DCDi "Edge" chip which should do a great/better job on the upconverts. It should be available at CC very soon, if not already...


Onkyo TX-SR606 - 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver | Model Information | Onkyo USA Home Theater Products

Assuming you have DVDs (HD DVD or BD) that provide it, the new DD and DTS technologies will allow you the "lossless" SS capabilities/experience. I haven't played around with them enough yet to declare an audible difference vs. DD5.1, but the "price of entry" is becoming a lot lower with likes of the 606. Of course you will need at least surround speakers for that, and preferrably add the surround rears as well for the whole 7.1 capability. Do you have any of those, or will you be adding them as well? Otherwise I don't think you'll notice much audio difference vs. what you have now...

Very nice. Ill keep an eye on that one, should be able to get a decent deal on it in Nov.

I'm guessing the 606 is the first of the Onkyo '08/09 models and there will be more in that line-up with the same basic capabilities. In the same timeframe you could get a great deal on the "leftovers" like the 805 that will have the same audio capabilities but be behind a year (?) on the upconversion...

cool, since upconversion is not the priority, maybe ill just keep and eye on the 805 and go ahead and pick it up.

Dang, the 605 is $397 right now.

805 is still hanging in there at around $1,100 now, but it will surely drop. Check on-line prices as well, but stick with an authorized dealer wherever you buy...

Originally Posted by elwaylite

Dang, the 605 is $397 right now.

My local CC didn't have the 605 any longer and it was showing as no longer available as it is apparently being replaced by the 606...