Need help in picking a surround system

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by daisuke149

for your budget your best shot is prolly the onkyo HT-sr800 HTIB. It will not to trueHD decoding but just about everything else u should need. At least for your budget. At circuit city its almost always 450 on sale from 500 and u can buy a 10% coupon from ebay for 2 bucks and bring it down to 405.

its a 7.1 with 1080p hdmi switching 2in/1out.

Thats an HDMI "passthrough" system. Meaning only video is passed. You would need an optical cable for audio. (or the analog inputs)




Again, stay away from HTIB set-up's

[Genocide316]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Thats an HDMI "passthrough" system. Meaning only video is passed. You would need an optical cable for audio. (or the analog inputs)




Again, stay away from HTIB set-up's

I'm looking at replacing my Yamaha receiver I have with the Onkyo model you mentioned the TX-SR605. Is this a passthrough system as well? or will it transfer the audio through HDMI?

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by Genocide316

I'm looking at replacing my Yamaha receiver I have with the Onkyo model you mentioned the TX-SR605. Is this a passthrough system as well? or will it transfer the audio through HDMI?

The Onkyo 605 handles both audio and video via HDMI, it is not a "passthrough" system.


If you like Yamaha's you may even consider the Yamaha RX-V661 ($390)

hdmi 1.2a
7.1 LPCM

The advantage this has over the Onkyo 605 is that it has BurrBrown DAC and can also take 5.1 PCM signal, and process it into 7.1 PCM ... so you will always have 7.1 sound. The Onkyo cannot post process the signal this way, it will stay 5.1.

Granted, the Onkyo is hdmi 1.3, this will only be helpful if you intend on buying a 1.3 HDTV.


They are both excellent receivers and each have its own advantage. But in this price range, these are the two I would consider. Good luck.

The

[Genocide316]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

The Onkyo 605 handles both audio and video via HDMI, it is not a "passthrough" system.


If you like Yamaha's you may even consider the Yamaha RX-V661 ($390)

hdmi 1.2a
7.1 LPCM

The advantage this has over the Onkyo 605 is that it has BurrBrown DAC and can also take 5.1 PCM signal, and process it into 7.1 PCM ... so you will always have 7.1 sound. The Onkyo cannot post process the signal this way, it will stay 5.1.

Granted, the Onkyo is hdmi 1.3, this will only be helpful if you intend on buying a 1.3 HDTV.


They are both excellent receivers and each have its own advantage. But in this price range, these are the two I would consider. Good luck.

The

I guess I could go either way....I currently have a 5.1 setup and live in a little apartment at the moment. I believe you had told me before my current receiver is underpowering my current speaker setup. I'm going to replace my current receiver with one of the two you mentioned (still deciding) and move my Yamaha into my room. On that note I need some suggestions on some "decent" bedroom speakers. Again I live in a small apartment (675 sq ft.) possibly looking at purchasing a condo in the near future. I was looking at the Klipsch Quintet but they unfortunately don't come with a sub....

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by Genocide316

I guess I could go either way....I currently have a 5.1 setup and live in a little apartment at the moment. I believe you had told me before my current receiver is underpowering my current speaker setup. I'm going to replace my current receiver with one of the two you mentioned (still deciding) and move my Yamaha into my room. On that note I need some suggestions on some "decent" bedroom speakers. Again I live in a small apartment (675 sq ft.) possibly looking at purchasing a condo in the near future. I was looking at the Klipsch Quintet but they unfortunately don't come with a sub....

got just the ticket for you.

KEF Home Theater Speaker System ($500)