Onkyo 805 Just Went Down $200 on Amazon!

[Collectors Set]

Originally Posted by darkblueme

Don't know if this deal is just for today or what, but check it out:
ONKYO TX-SR805 $598 w/FREE SHIPPING!

Wow - that is a sick price and must have just dropped. Thanks for the heads up. Definitely worth considering here. Thanks for making my afternoon even more difficult now

[darkblueme]

Originally Posted by Collectors Set

Wow - that is a sick price and must have just dropped. Thanks for the heads up. Definitely worth considering here. Thanks for making my afternoon even more difficult now

Tell me about it! I spent the exact same price on a refurb 805 from eCost last week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed tight that it arrives in good condition. The reviews for eCost don't look promising, but a few people from this forum have ordered through eCost without problem.

Would have been nice to get it NEW from Amazon though.
D'oh!!

[Collectors Set]

Originally Posted by darkblueme

Tell me about it! I spent the exact same price on a refurb 805 from eCost last week. I'm keeping my fingers crossed tight that it arrives in good condition. The reviews for eCost don't look promising, but a few people from this forum have ordered through eCost without problem.

Would have been nice to get it NEW from Amazon though.
D'oh!!

Fingers crossed! I just commented in another thread. I am reading the reviews right now on the 805 and most are thrilled and amazed, but a couple folks say it can run out and one got a dud out of the box. These things happen, but I wonder what usage habits the guy has who says it runs hot. In other words if he is playing PS3 for 14 hours with the volume cranked, that might just about do it.

My next problem is, I had put together a speaker system but for a completely different system. What do you have going?? I basically was looking at the Sony DG910, but this price drop on the 805 is making it tough.

[darkblueme]

Originally Posted by Collectors Set

What do you have going?? I basically was looking at the Sony DG910, but this price drop on the 805 is making it tough.

I just ordered a brand new 5.1 Home Theater set-up. You can see the details here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=44523

I've read about the Onkyo running hot, but it sounds like it doesn't run any hotter than amps or other electronic equipment that use a lot of power. 3 opr 4 hours a day will probably be my max time with the Onkyo on, if even that.

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by darkblueme

I just ordered a brand new 5.1 Home Theater set-up. You can see the details here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=44523

I've read about the Onkyo running hot, but it sounds like it doesn't run any hotter than amps or other electronic equipment that use a lot of power. 3 opr 4 hours a day will probably be my max time with the Onkyo on, if even that.

I've had my 805 for a few months now. It's the very heart of my HT system and I mean it pumps out the best audio I could ever imagine without ever running 'hot'. It's has top notch performance and I don't regret paying the higher price I paid for it. We don't know where those dudes/dudettes who say such things are coming from unless they also tell us exactly how they set it up. I mean some people lack common sense and will try placing a receiver like the 805 in a tight cabinet or stack other audio equipment on top of it or set it up without out ever reading the frackin manual first.

[fatediesel]

I decided to go ahead and get this one. I'd been considering buying a 605 for my bedroom but instead I'll have this for my living room and move my 705 to my bedroom.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by Collectors Set

I basically was looking at the Sony DG910, but this price drop on the 805 is making it tough.

I bought a refurb 705 from Onkyo, and love it, but had this deal been around at the time I would have jumped all over it. Yeah, some folks have reported the unit running hot, but I don't think I've read any reports from folks with good ventillation who aren't cranking the volume for hours-upon-hours!

Versus the Sony? Go with the 805 without even thinking of looking back. It it is a significantly better AVR.

[redlikefire02]

what a deal. wish i could get one.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Anyone who was even considering the Onkyo 805 IN THE SLIGHTEST should jump on this price IMMEDIATELY! What a fantastic piece of hardware!!!

[dannyjl]

I'm guessing the 806 is just around the corner so that's why the big price drop. I'm tempted to get one now and bring it back next xmas when I return home- they're still selling for $1200 here in Japan!