Reciever help please

[Snyder-man]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

another example why i dont listend to sales reps.

so it is much better then?
its bugging me i have an awesome tv, about 150 blu rays now and im still using my old 5.1 reciever, its a good one dont get me wrong, i have awesome speakers too, i just dont have the HDMI reciever. so this is a must buy then?

EDIT:

this is the reciever im looking at,
keep in mind this is a CDN price and Onkos are hard to find in Canada
http://www.2001audiovideo.com/produc...=TXSR605B&clr=

[Geminix]

Yeah it is much better. Much smoother, more presence, kinda hard to describe but I was able to notice right away. I was kinda in the same boat as you (great TV, speakers, blu-ray, but a 10-yr-old Denon receiver with no HDMI whatsoever)... and this week I picked up a Denon AVR-988 at Circuit City on clearance for $649. Sounds AMAZING! I don't regret it at all, since I know I'll be set for the next several years.

That looks like a good price for the Onkyo, and it certainly has all the features you would need. I say go for it!

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

this is the reciever im looking at,
keep in mind this is a CDN price and Onkos are hard to find in Canada
http://www.2001audiovideo.com/produc...=TXSR605B&clr=

The 606 has been available in the US for a few months now, you should be able to get one up there at a reasonable price rather than the 605. If both are new the 606 should only be slightly more expensive, still less than the 705(6).

[Pelican170]

You'll notice the difference between lossy and lossless. Im used to lossless now and the other day i put a dvd in and at first was like, the sound on this sucks, why??? then duhhh realized cuz it was a dvd and not bluray...

[Johk]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

this is the reciever im looking at,
keep in mind this is a CDN price and Onkos are hard to find in Canada
http://www.2001audiovideo.com/produc...=TXSR605B&clr=

FYI

Yamaha HTR-6160 (same as RXV663) is 499$ at Futureshop... I might be worth considering instead of the Onkyo

[blu-backer]

Originally Posted by Snyder-man

so it is much better then?
its bugging me i have an awesome tv, about 150 blu rays now and im still using my old 5.1 reciever, its a good one dont get me wrong, i have awesome speakers too, i just dont have the HDMI reciever. so this is a must buy then?

EDIT:

this is the reciever im looking at,
keep in mind this is a CDN price and Onkos are hard to find in Canada
http://www.2001audiovideo.com/produc...=TXSR605B&clr=

Hmm, I would wager to say that when you get a receiver that can play TrueHD, DTS MA, and Lossless PCM, you'll never want to play regular 5.1 again. There is a BIG difference.