Onkyo 05 series better than 06, 07 series.

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Originally Posted by lojack1976

Its very evident that entry and mid level receivers are getting weaker every year with Onkyo, and they also have company in Yamaha...and I hate to say...Pioneer. Yup, the non-Elites are going right down the tubes too.

There have been talks of why the lower end AVR's do not have pre-outs, because they would benefit the most with adding an amp. The lower end AVR's didn't have alot of power and they were cheaper to buy.

Having a receiver like the Onkyo 805 and other with about the same power, a person would/should get an amp with atleast double the power to see a real difference and that's something around 200watt or more.

With the information you collected with the power drops, it would seem that getting an amp with double the power is around 125-150watts for mid-level receivers.

It's possible the receiver companies are seeing that people want separates and why waste money on power when money can go into other things to make them better receivers.

I hope I made sense when I type this, because I am very sleepy….. lol