new receiver

[Nati man]

Hi everyone, I'm looking at possibly buying a new receiver here soon. I'm looking at the Sony STR-DG810. It seems to have what I want. Just a couple of questions though. Do you guys think that Sony makes good receivers? The other is I've noticed that Fox studios is making all of their BD's encoded with DTS-HD sound. Now I know that there are no receivers out there currently that have this decoder in them but can this Sony receiver at least give me 5 channel surround sound since it has a few DTS decoders in it?

[sokrman14]

Not really. You can get something with a lot better power from Onkyo, Denon or Pioneer for the same prices. I have sold Sony receivers and vowed to never buy one or sell one.

[Matt X]

I've seen that Sony's ES stuff has gotten good reviews, but I agree - Onkyo or Denon, can't lose.

But I would wait just a little longer, receivers w/updated specs (i.e. HDMI version 1.3) are starting to trickle out to market......

[Zaphod]

Sony made good receivers back in the day, like the late 80's and early 90's, before Sony stopped innovating their products. Ever since the early 90's I have only bought Onkyo receivers such as their first generation THX receiver the TX-SV828THX and thier first AC-3 decoder the ED-901. Ever since I have never bought anything other than Onkyo and am looking forward to upgrading my current TX-SR703 to thier new TX-SR805 .

[Newmanpup]

The new Sony ES amps are not great at all. It will prop only sound decent if you have very efficient speakers. Even so, you can do a lot better else where. The only thing the new ES has going for it is the HDMI 1.3 and a very good room calibration system that uses two mics to triangulate setup.

[Nati man]

Thanks for all of the input guys. Zaphod, I was looking at Onkyo's website and was looking at that TX-SR805. That thing looks sweet and does have all of the goodies. I guess my question right now would have to be how much is this thing going to cost? Do you have any ideas?

[Zaphod]

Originally Posted by Nati man

Thanks for all of the input guys. Zaphod, I was looking at Onkyo's website and was looking at that TX-SR805. That thing looks sweet and does have all of the goodies. I guess my question right now would have to be how much is this thing going to cost? Do you have any ideas?

The price point is kind of high, but based on what you are getting, I think it is justified.

The price: $999.99, look at this way it is under $1000.

Here is a link to crutchfield.com
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Kee68Xu...p?i=580TXS805B

However once it is released, you will probably be able to find it for cheaper. You could probably find it for around $799 to $899 somewhere else. Keep an eye on ebay. Remember in home electronics, specifically home audio, the markup is substantial usually 75-100%.

[Nati man]

Thanks for info Zaphod. I did see a similar model to this called the TX-SR805S. Do you know what the difference is between this one and just the TX-SR805?

[ProvenFlipper]

Originally Posted by Nati man

Thanks for info Zaphod. I did see a similar model to this called the TX-SR805S. Do you know what the difference is between this one and just the TX-SR805?

The S indicates silver color.

[Nati man]

ok thanks flipper

[itsandy]

CAn anyone recomend a good receiver that will support HDMI 1.3 and will sound good with 6 ohm speakers?

[theknub]

without going into the ohms, there is nothing out yet. sherwood, onkyo, and pioneer have things in the pipe and afaik denon has something debuting very soon as well.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Newmanpup

The new Sony ES amps are not great at all. It will prop only sound decent if you have very efficient speakers. Even so, you can do a lot better else where. The only thing the new ES has going for it is the HDMI 1.3 and a very good room calibration system that uses two mics to triangulate setup.

Not true at all. The ES line up are the only Sony A/V receivers worth getting. They were not good before November 2006. I have put my ES receiver against Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, and Denon and it has held it's own. The GUI is one of the most advanced and easy to use. Plus, it has a 5 year warranty out of the box! I use to speak to the reps of the manufactuers listed above. It was between the Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, and the Sony ES. You see which one I have and I haven't been disappointed, yet.

BTW, the ES has HDMI 1.2. Maybe the new line will have HDMI 1.3 in the future.

[theknub]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

Not true at all. The ES line up are the only Sony A/V receivers worth getting. They were not good before November 2006. I have put my ES receiver against Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, and Denon and it has held it's own. The GUI is one of the most advanced and easy to use. Plus, it has a 5 year warranty out of the box! I use to speak to the reps of the manufactuers listed above. It was between the Pioneer Elite, Yamaha, and the Sony ES. You see which one I have and I haven't been disappointed, yet.

BTW, the ES has HDMI 1.2. Maybe the new line will have HDMI 1.3 in the future.

i have heard from a little bird that the new lineup of ES receivers will have the xmb implemented

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by theknub

i have heard from a little bird that the new lineup of ES receivers will have the xmb implemented

My GUI looks like a vertical XMB.