Onkyo 606 VS. Onkyo 705

[nezff]

Wait for the 606 or get the 705?

what do you guys think. will there be a 706?

http://www.onkyousa.com/products_compare.cfm

[darkpoet25]

They have them on sale here:http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...FBrand%7cOnkyo

[nezff]

the 606? your link isnt working.
whatcha think, the 606 or 705

[aqupunk]

705! Thx certified, more watts, and I think it will matrix true hd and pcm 5.1 to 7.1 which to me was a big deal when I upgraded from 605 to the 805.

[nezff]

only thing I saw that the 606 did different than the 705, is that the 606 has a music optimizer?

It also has one more HDMI Input, which doesnt matter to me.

[Ectoplasm]

Just be careful of higher model number Onkyos. Like 5 people on Amazon have had them snap/crackle/pop and burst in to flames. Seems to be an issue with the 905 mostly.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by nezff

only thing I saw that the 606 did different than the 705, is that the 606 has a music optimizer?

There are more differences than that:

Here's a few key differences some may appreciate:

24/192 signals
705
24/192 PCM - 2 channel only
24/192 TrueHD - 2 channel only
24/192 dts-ma - accepts 24/96 only

606
24/192 PCM - accepts multi-channel
24/192 TrueHD - accepts multi-channel
24/192 dts-ma - accepts 24/96 only*

* - the PS3 will convert 24/192 dts-ma to 24/192 PCM, which is accepted by the 606 but not the 605

DSD>PCM conversion @ 24/176.4
705 - process 24/176.4 as 24/88.2
606 - accepts 24/176.4

[SGRSBSKIER]

Originally Posted by aqupunk

705! Thx certified, more watts, and I think it will matrix true hd and pcm 5.1 to 7.1 which to me was a big deal when I upgraded from 605 to the 805.

They both can apply processing the Onkyo website has their owners manuals.

As a warning I had an 805 (tried 3) (the 705,875, and 905 all were affected). They had an audio delay which could easily been noticed if you had the TV speakers on at the same time there was an echo (The delay was noticed by about half the owners but and about half of those were not bother but it did bother me and about and half of the other owners that noticed the delay that participated in a poll over at AVS). My previous Onkyo and the 605 did not have this problem.

I would assume that problem would have been fixed with these new models as many people had informed there costumer service people, So I plan on getting an 806.

By the way there was a huge difference in sound between the 805 and 605 the 805 was so much more powerful.

Last year you could find the 605 at launch for $400 if you shopped around and the 805 for $800. I would wait for the 806 or get and 805 if you decide the 705 is better than the 606.
The price difference between the 705 and 805 is about $100 from what I have seen around my area and its definitely worth that difference.