Onkyo 805

[kelsci]

Hi L.J.; It would be interesting if C-Net picks up some of the things on their test of the 605 that you are having on the 805. At least you now know it was not just your first unit. It is a pain in the ass to perform trial and error quality control experements but in this case it is warranted since your unit is so fully equipped for now and the immediate future for high definition audio and video.

[bobsticks]

So what's next on the audition list, L.J.? The 875? I/we appreciate you being the guinea pig for us all

Seriously, I do appreciate you taking the time to post your findings as, at some point, I will be looking to upgrade my processing power and probably would have gone with this unit based on previous experience with Onkyo. I guess I find this a truly revoltin' development.

Lead on, McDuff.

[L.J.]

So what's next on the audition list, L.J.? The 875? I/we appreciate you being the guinea pig for us all

Seriously, I do appreciate you taking the time to post your findings as, at some point, I will be looking to upgrade my processing power and probably would have gone with this unit based on previous experience with Onkyo. I guess I find this a truly revoltin' development.

Lead on, McDuff.

Maybe the 875 & Denon 3808. Not sure when Yamaha is gonna step up with the 1800/2800 or whatever they're gonna be. The 875 & 3808 can be preordered at JR for $1299 right now. Your looking at another month (maybe less if all goes well) before these are available. My only concern though is paying for a bunch of features I just won't use.

I picked up my 2nd 805 for $700. Now I'm really gonna be in a tight spot trying to find something else. Not sure if I wanna jump up $600 to rid myself of this minor speaker popping annoyance and a bunch of features I'll never use. I have another month to decide.

[L.J.]

Hi L.J.; It would be interesting if C-Net picks up some of the things on their test of the 605 that you are having on the 805. At least you now know it was not just your first unit. It is a pain in the ass to perform trial and error quality control experements but in this case it is warranted since your unit is so fully equipped for now and the immediate future for high definition audio and video.

605 owners have noted the same issues. AVS has a 605/805 speaker popping poll going on and it does seem that there are some units out there that don't have this issue. I'd like to add again though that it is clearly stated by Onkyo that this may happen and it's not considered a defect (ya gotta love that).