Sony STRDG or Onkyo TX-SR - Blu-ray Forum

MetalHead84 · 03-10-2009, 03:51 PM

I was wondering, which receiver if the best between the Sony STRDG and the Onkyo TX-SR.
I see there's a difference of 300$ between each (the sony is the cheapest) but for quality, are they the same of the onkyo is really that better?

And in the spec I often see something like : 105 Watts X 7 Amplifier Power (8 ohms, 1Khz, 1.0% THD) or the samething but with 0.08%

What is the % ?

MetalHead84 · 03-10-2009, 04:00 PM

I just notice that the Onkyo output at 1080i (if I have read correctly) is it true or can it output at 1080p ?

MacDaddyOJack · 03-10-2009, 04:03 PM

It can output 1080p if the original source is 1080p.

That % is THD, which stands for Total Harmonic Distortion. 1% is terrible. Anything below 0.09% is considered to be inaudible.

CosmoKid · 03-10-2009, 04:18 PM

$300 difference between each? You have to list specific model numbers to compare. Right now, you are only listing the "line" of receivers.

MetalHead84 · 03-10-2009, 04:20 PM

Yeah sorry

It's between the Sony STRDG820 and Onkyo TX-SR706

aramis109 · 03-10-2009, 04:28 PM

Believe it stands for "Total Harmonic Distortion" ... ie, how much it's going to distort. Lower= better, and the Sony's is kind of high, honestly.

*edit* lol, I had brought this up earlier and walked from my desk. Didn't realize it had already been answered.

CosmoKid · 03-10-2009, 04:55 PM

There is a $300 difference in those 2 receivers? I thought the Onkyo was around $500 and the Sony a little less?

I hate Sony receivers. I had one. It was a POS. They publish these lofty numbers they never come close to and their performance and build quality is sh!t.

Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer are the three I would be looking at in the $500 range.

MetalHead84 · 03-10-2009, 05:01 PM

I have made some more search and seems the sony is not that good

And now a friend told me that Yamaha are really good... there's just too many choice and hard to get something I will not regret

Nooff · 03-10-2009, 05:26 PM

Go with Onkyo, Sony has terrible RMS output rates at high volumes. It goes anywhere from 55W out of 140W for the Sony to 120W out of 180W for the Onk. (just to compare)

MetalHead84 · 03-11-2009, 02:56 AM

Finally I completly changed my mind, I wasn't able to find any receiver in canada at a good price, and I have found a Yamaha HTR6150 for 259$ CAN on futureshop, so I have decide to order this one
Now I must find some good speaker/sub to go with it

nezff · 03-11-2009, 10:08 PM

to me, sony makes great game systems, cameras, camcorders etc.. but not that great of a receiver. Onkyo is better IMHO than a sony receiver.

brett_day · 03-11-2009, 10:14 PM

both are good receivers. i always used to use sony receivers and they always performed very well imho. i switched to onkyo because of the great deal i got ont he 605 and it too is a great receiver. you need to go and listen to them though as they both have different sound characteristics, only then will you be able to make an informed decision

Sonny · 03-11-2009, 10:14 PM

Sony A/V's have always seemed cheap to me, cheaply made & cheap looking...Get a Pioneer, Yamaha or Onkyo.

MrRoy · 03-12-2009, 02:10 PM

I had an Onkyo 605 and decided to purchase a sony STR-DG920. Personally, the Sony out-performs the Onkyo. Your comparison, however, is the Onkyo 706 and the Sony 820. It is like racing a Ford Mustand against a BMW M5. It isn't a fair comparison, hence the $300 price difference.

aramis109 · 03-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrRoy

I had an Onkyo 605 and decided to purchase a sony STR-DG920. Personally, the Sony out-performs the Onkyo. Your comparison, however, is the Onkyo 706 and the Sony 820. It is like racing a Ford Mustand against a BMW M5. It isn't a fair comparison, hence the $300 price difference.

But the Onkyo 605 compared to the Sony 920 is?

Uniquely · 03-12-2009, 02:30 PM

I've had two Sony receivers and they both died before their second birthday, so I for one won't be buying another Sony.

MrRoy · 03-12-2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aramis109

But the Onkyo 605 compared to the Sony 920 is?

What Sony model would you compare it to? Certainly not the 820...

Sonny · 03-12-2009, 02:51 PM

^^^^Why not the 820?

brett_day · 03-12-2009, 02:52 PM

i would say the 820 is the equivalent to the 605/606

callas01 · 03-12-2009, 03:15 PM

The Sony 920 I would say falls somewhere inbetween the Onkyo 606 and 706, but closer to the 606 then the 706. The 920 was built like the Pioneer 1018, based on just about all the same specs and so forth of the ES line (like the 1018 was to the Pioneer Elites) but with a few features taken away. Personally I thought this was where Sony and Pioneer got it right with their TRULY mid-level receivers.

03-10-2009, 03:51 PM	#1
MetalHead84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Val d'Or Blu-ray collection:76	Sony STRDG or Onkyo TX-SR I was wondering, which receiver if the best between the Sony STRDG and the Onkyo TX-SR. I see there's a difference of 300$ between each (the sony is the cheapest) but for quality, are they the same of the onkyo is really that better? And in the spec I often see something like : 105 Watts X 7 Amplifier Power (8 ohms, 1Khz, 1.0% THD) or the samething but with 0.08% What is the % ?

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03-10-2009, 04:00 PM	#2
MetalHead84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Val d'Or Blu-ray collection:76	I just notice that the Onkyo output at 1080i (if I have read correctly) is it true or can it output at 1080p ?

03-10-2009, 04:03 PM	#3
MacDaddyOJack Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Richmond, VA PSNetwork: MacDaddyOJack Trophy Level: 12(4%) Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:23 Trading Score:4	It can output 1080p if the original source is 1080p. That % is THD, which stands for Total Harmonic Distortion. 1% is terrible. Anything below 0.09% is considered to be inaudible.

03-10-2009, 04:18 PM	#4
CosmoKid Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Nutley, NJ Blu-ray collection:82 Trading Score:1	$300 difference between each? You have to list specific model numbers to compare. Right now, you are only listing the "line" of receivers.

03-10-2009, 04:20 PM	#5
MetalHead84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Val d'Or Blu-ray collection:76	Yeah sorry It's between the Sony STRDG820 and Onkyo TX-SR706

03-10-2009, 04:28 PM	#6
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	Believe it stands for "Total Harmonic Distortion" ... ie, how much it's going to distort. Lower= better, and the Sony's is kind of high, honestly. edit lol, I had brought this up earlier and walked from my desk. Didn't realize it had already been answered.

03-10-2009, 04:55 PM	#7
CosmoKid Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Nutley, NJ Blu-ray collection:82 Trading Score:1	There is a $300 difference in those 2 receivers? I thought the Onkyo was around $500 and the Sony a little less? I hate Sony receivers. I had one. It was a POS. They publish these lofty numbers they never come close to and their performance and build quality is sh!t. Onkyo, Yamaha, Pioneer are the three I would be looking at in the $500 range.

03-10-2009, 05:01 PM	#8
MetalHead84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Val d'Or Blu-ray collection:76	I have made some more search and seems the sony is not that good And now a friend told me that Yamaha are really good... there's just too many choice and hard to get something I will not regret

03-10-2009, 05:26 PM	#9
Nooff Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007	Go with Onkyo, Sony has terrible RMS output rates at high volumes. It goes anywhere from 55W out of 140W for the Sony to 120W out of 180W for the Onk. (just to compare)

03-11-2009, 02:56 AM	#10
MetalHead84 Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Val d'Or Blu-ray collection:76	Finally I completly changed my mind, I wasn't able to find any receiver in canada at a good price, and I have found a Yamaha HTR6150 for 259$ CAN on futureshop, so I have decide to order this one Now I must find some good speaker/sub to go with it

03-11-2009, 10:08 PM	#11
nezff Banned Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Louisiana Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:5	to me, sony makes great game systems, cameras, camcorders etc.. but not that great of a receiver. Onkyo is better IMHO than a sony receiver.

03-11-2009, 10:14 PM	#12
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	both are good receivers. i always used to use sony receivers and they always performed very well imho. i switched to onkyo because of the great deal i got ont he 605 and it too is a great receiver. you need to go and listen to them though as they both have different sound characteristics, only then will you be able to make an informed decision

03-11-2009, 10:14 PM	#13
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	Sony A/V's have always seemed cheap to me, cheaply made & cheap looking...Get a Pioneer, Yamaha or Onkyo.

03-12-2009, 02:10 PM	#14
MrRoy Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:39	I had an Onkyo 605 and decided to purchase a sony STR-DG920. Personally, the Sony out-performs the Onkyo. Your comparison, however, is the Onkyo 706 and the Sony 820. It is like racing a Ford Mustand against a BMW M5. It isn't a fair comparison, hence the $300 price difference.

03-12-2009, 02:30 PM	#16
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	I've had two Sony receivers and they both died before their second birthday, so I for one won't be buying another Sony.

03-12-2009, 02:51 PM	#18
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	^^^^Why not the 820?

03-12-2009, 02:52 PM	#19
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	i would say the 820 is the equivalent to the 605/606

03-12-2009, 03:15 PM	#20
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	The Sony 920 I would say falls somewhere inbetween the Onkyo 606 and 706, but closer to the 606 then the 706. The 920 was built like the Pioneer 1018, based on just about all the same specs and so forth of the ES line (like the 1018 was to the Pioneer Elites) but with a few features taken away. Personally I thought this was where Sony and Pioneer got it right with their TRULY mid-level receivers.

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