Onkyo 705 vs Onkyo 605

[Larsco]

[QUOTE=Irishwiseguy2006;580784]Great! I had to go double check cause that guy made it sound like it was only 5.1! LOL I cant wait to get mine in the next couple weeks.[/QUOTE

Yes, both the 605 and 705 will accept and process a 7.1 signal. The difference being discussed is the receiver's ability to take a 5.1 audio input, and extend it to 7.1 so that all of the speakers are used. This is where there are some differences.

What I see with my 605 is that it will take bitstreamed Dolby Digital 5.1 and extend it to 7.1 using the Dolby EX setting. It will also take bitstreamed DTS core and extend it to 7.1. However, it will NOT take a 5.1 LPCM signal and extend it to 7.1, which the 705 will do.

My player (PS3) does not have the ability to bitstream DTS HD MA, or Dolby TrueHD. I'd be curious to know if the 605 will extend a 5.1 TrueHD or DTS MA if it is received via bitstream. Has anyone on this board bitstreamed these to the 605 and can answer this? If it will, I may consider picking up the BD50 player.

The PS3 adding the ability to decode DTS HD MA will not help me, as it will be passed as LPCM, which my 605 will not extend to 7.1.