Onkyo or Harmon????

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by onebadazn

Thanks for the suggestions guys I'll see if anyone else have any other suggestions/recommendations. If not, then I'll just go for the Onkyo 606 and the Polk RM6750.

Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of other suggestions if your budget is a little larger or you're willing to just buy the fronts/center and add from there...

[DBlackGT]

Heres just some other suggestions:

Polk Audio RM705

Klipsch Synergy Quintet II

Klipsch Synergy Quintet III

But with your price range you are kind of limited. So you need to decide on having entry level receiver and entry level speakers or do you want a so to say medium level receiver and start piecing your theater together progressively?

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

Polk Rm6750 great size and actually good sound surprisingly. But today Ibought the polk cs1 center channel for $50 other then center i think they are great!

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

oh and I would def go with the Onkyo 606

[onebadazn]

Originally Posted by DBlackGT

Heres just some other suggestions:

Polk Audio RM705

Klipsch Synergy Quintet II

Klipsch Synergy Quintet III

But with your price range you are kind of limited. So you need to decide on having entry level receiver and entry level speakers or do you want a so to say medium level receiver and start piecing your theater together progressively?

I have no patience When I want something, I have to have to full package. Don't like waiting to build...

[SeanMF]

I went from the Onkyo 605 to HK254 and couldn't be happier. No issues with it using the ps3. Works great and looks a lot better than the Onkyo.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by onebadazn

I have no patience When I want something, I have to have to full package. Don't like waiting to build...

I can be the same way. However, as you can see in my sig, I'm now paying for that decision as I upgrade...

[onebadazn]

Anyone know if I could place the Polk RM6750 front and rear speakers on stands instead of mounting them on the wall? I think I've decided to go with the Harmon Kardon receiver and the Polk RM6750. Any I'll probably get 2 more powerful front speakers later in the future to make it a 7.1 setup. What do you guys think?

[zweet77]

Originally Posted by onebadazn

Anyone know if I could place the Polk RM6750 front and rear speakers on stands instead of mounting them on the wall? I think I've decided to go with the Harmon Kardon receiver and the Polk RM6750. Any I'll probably get 2 more powerful front speakers later in the future to make it a 7.1 setup. What do you guys think?

Keep in mind you will need to get a new center if you upgrade your fronts.Thats why if you plan on upgrading you should by pass htib packages

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

I also put the Polk rm6750 on atlantic stands from amazon

I do however think I rushed buying speakers because it was my first ever hometheare system. Although i still think for the size you get a good sound

I will soon upgrade to Polk CS1 (already bought)
And 4 Polk r50 ($60 per speaker at frys)
and a Polk Sub

Total $550

Money i spent on Polk rm6750 $200
plus my new upgrade $550

Totaly $750

if i just waited i would have saved $200.


Although if you are on a budget i would buy a pair of Polk R50 x2 $150 Polk CS1 $70 Polk Sub $120

so for $340 you would have a 3.1 system and later you can pick up another pair of polk 50

if i could go back that is what i would do.

[EQ3282]

You can put the Polk's on stands. I got the Atlantic speaker stands from Amazon and they work fine. Some said they had issues with them, but I was able to mount them without a major issue.

[onebadazn]

Originally Posted by EQ3282

You can put the Polk's on stands. I got the Atlantic speaker stands from Amazon and they work fine. Some said they had issues with them, but I was able to mount them without a major issue.

Cool, found it on Amazon. Thanks.

Now, once I receive my Polk RM6750 and the Karmon Kardon AVR245, what are all the wires that are necessary and where can I find them for a decent price? I saw a lot of wiring pics from people in the "home theater pics" where the wires that are connected to the speakers have this clear look and good quality. I don't want the cheap looking ones where it's just the wires inserted. I hope that makes sense

[hardcorefrokid]

Originally Posted by onebadazn

Anyone know if I could place the Polk RM6750 front and rear speakers on stands instead of mounting them on the wall? I think I've decided to go with the Harmon Kardon receiver and the Polk RM6750. Any I'll probably get 2 more powerful front speakers later in the future to make it a 7.1 setup. What do you guys think?

If you think it's a good decision, then it's a good decision.

[richard lichtenfelt]

Both are known for having way more than the normal amount of problems.
Onkyo's run hot, really hot. Heat is the enemy of electronics. Onkyo is also known for horrible customer service.
Harmon's have plenty of problems of their own. I read on AVS forums that one of the online retailers stopped selling them b/c about 1/2 of them were being returned with problems.
Denon, Pioneer, and Sony all have approx. 2% failure rate.
I imagine that the above will probably make some people mad. I have no emotional connection to any of the above mentioned electronics. I am simply reporting on what I've read after numerous hours of reading reviews online.

[lojack1976]

I don't know where all of this nonsense about heat problems with Onkyo receivers is coming from, but my 605 doesn't get hot at all and I play my music(mostly hip-hop) with the volume as high as 75 for hours without any issues. I watch movies at 65-75 depending on the film's audio since I liked to be immersed in the film, and guess what.....heat is not an issue. I can put my hand right over the vents and its barely warm. My PS3, XBox 360, computers, and my plasma all get hotter than my receiver. This is my second Onkyo by the way and neither gave me any problems with heat. Maybe they run hotter than some other manufacturers' products, but they are certainly not heating to dangerous levels. Onkyo has been around for a very long time, and I'm sure that their products are designed to run at more than safe levels, or the Onkyo name would've been mud years ago. As for Harmon, I've read that there were some video issues with certain receivers, but only in specific circumstances. I can't say what the failure rate is though. I do know that Newegg sells quite a bit of refurbs, so they do get returned a lot.

[lojack1976]

Well if you go the Onkyo route I would say go with the 6100 instead of the 7100 since its much cheaper and basically the same setup. The 7100 has a few extras, but the price isn't worth it. You can get the 6100 HERE for $579.99 with free shipping. Buying the 606 receiver and Polk speakers seperate isn't a bad idea, but I don't think the sound difference would be significant. Onkyo speakers are not bad, especially for the price. Are they great? No. The Polks I'm sure are good, but nearly everyone that buys them upgrades eventually, because they too are not great. They are just a great value for the money. I've had Onkyo speakers in the past and for the price they are a good value. The sub in particular is pretty solid with the Onkyo speaker package. Either way you go you will probably want to upgrade the speakers in the future...well if you become an enthusiast.

[onebadazn]

Ahhhhhh!!!!!! Decisions! Decisions! Can't make up my mind!!

Maybe I'll just flip a coin...

[onebadazn]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Oh, I'm sure there are plenty of other suggestions if your budget is a little larger or you're willing to just buy the fronts/center and add from there...

My wife and I just bought a house...my budget can't be a little larger

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