Sony 5300ES in depth review at CNET - Blu-ray Forum

(((LEWIS))) · 08-10-2007, 07:19 PM

http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers...5.html?tag=box

looks pretty good! i can't decide wether to get a Onkyo 605 next friday for £350 or wait and get a high end reciever like this in a few months....choices choices...

Jodi · 08-10-2007, 09:09 PM

Yeah, I read this about 2 weeks ago. Sounds like a great receiver.......on paper, that is.

Jodi

groovyone · 08-10-2007, 09:21 PM

As cool as the Sony looks, and I have been looking, I can't get past the price. I guess we'll see what the street price is once it is out, but Sony Style had it listed in September now. The Onkyo 705 just showed up at Frys here...

CAB · 08-10-2007, 09:37 PM

I have about decided that the 5300 is what I am going to get to replace my Pioneer VSX-84TXSi. I had to upgrade firmware in my Pioneer because the sub-woofer channel was real weak only on PCM streams which is about all I did with Blu-ray anymore. Other than that it served me very very well. I'll probably wait until I see a 1.1 profile player that outputs the raw TrueHD or DTS-MA. I hope it mates with my Paradigm Studios! There's a great place in Austin that will let me hear it before I buy.

-CB

(((LEWIS))) · 08-11-2007, 11:10 AM

yeah the price seems steep but i'm sure it will availible cheaper online, i'd like to compare it with the Onkyo TX-NR905 and the new denons side by side

LeoneFan · 08-11-2007, 08:21 PM

Boycott Onkyo, they are helping HDDVD in this format war. Don't throw money their way, they don't deserve it.

08-10-2007, 07:19 PM	#1
(((LEWIS))) Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Nottingham, UK	Sony 5300ES in depth review at CNET http://reviews.cnet.com/av-receivers...5.html?tag=box looks pretty good! i can't decide wether to get a Onkyo 605 next friday for £350 or wait and get a high end reciever like this in a few months....choices choices...

08-10-2007, 09:37 PM	#4
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	I have about decided that the 5300 is what I am going to get to replace my Pioneer VSX-84TXSi. I had to upgrade firmware in my Pioneer because the sub-woofer channel was real weak only on PCM streams which is about all I did with Blu-ray anymore. Other than that it served me very very well. I'll probably wait until I see a 1.1 profile player that outputs the raw TrueHD or DTS-MA. I hope it mates with my Paradigm Studios! There's a great place in Austin that will let me hear it before I buy. -CB Last edited by CAB; 08-10-2007 at 09:38 PM. Reason: typo

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08-10-2007, 09:09 PM	#2
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	Yeah, I read this about 2 weeks ago. Sounds like a great receiver.......on paper, that is. Jodi

08-10-2007, 09:21 PM	#3
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	As cool as the Sony looks, and I have been looking, I can't get past the price. I guess we'll see what the street price is once it is out, but Sony Style had it listed in September now. The Onkyo 705 just showed up at Frys here...

08-11-2007, 11:10 AM	#5
(((LEWIS))) Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Nottingham, UK	yeah the price seems steep but i'm sure it will availible cheaper online, i'd like to compare it with the Onkyo TX-NR905 and the new denons side by side

08-11-2007, 08:21 PM	#6
LeoneFan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007	Boycott Onkyo, they are helping HDDVD in this format war. Don't throw money their way, they don't deserve it.

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