Onkyo 808 or 3008? Please help!

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Originally Posted by mkohman

Bro, I really appreciate you advice and help.. you are absolutely right.. saometime we buy things we are very happy with but feel that we may be lacking something and always look for something better.. You did actually say this in the second post I am sending it back tomorrow for monday delivery so look forward to gettting a refund. I am relieved in some way that I had the 3008 and was able to test it out in my house.. Don't get me wrong.. it is a very sexy receiver and is more than capable of doing the job for my speakers however juist can not justify the price tag when compared to my 608 which I already have.. I am going to stick with the 608 for as long as I can .. I still have almost 4 yrs warranty anyway so we will see what comes along after that time.. Thanks a million bro.. much obliged.. also one last point I wanted to ask you is

1 - I listen to movies at -20 to -15 during a movie then back to -50 to -35 for daily TV etc.. are these volumes safe ? I mean is -15 a danger zone or is it still safe?

2 - My 608 only has options for 4 ohms and 6 ohms.. my speakers are rated at 8 ohms .. is it safe to choose option for 6 ohms would that be the next best thing as I don't have the 8 ohms option in my amp? Also at 8 ohms the receiver pumps out 100 watts per channel so at 6 ohms what would that be ? 140watts or 160watts? or something like that?

Thanks



Thanks for your support and comments.. much obliged

1. Do you mean -15 of 75db if so you have nothing too worry about.

2. 6 ohms is the right option for 8 ohm speakers. If we take the ohm dip of the cm9's into account then the right setting is properly still at 6 ohm's. Also remember it's 175 W/Ch at 6 Ohms for one channel only so in real life this is properly much lower but as mentioned before by lojack1976 wattage isn't everything. Quality of the unit and how it manages the voltage also needs too be taken into attention.