Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black)
When it comes to all-in-one home theater, the HT-SR800 has made a clean break from the pack. You're looking at packaged home theater that neatly integrates your high-definition entertainment and your HDTV through an HDMI channel that transports video with a resolution all the way up to 1080p. Ably supported by component video switching, the HT-SR800 will handle most of the A/V components or formats currently available, as well as the spectacular quality of high-definition discs. Also, reinforcing the convenience of matched components, this package is the first to use an Audyssey room-correction technology specifically designed for integrated systems.
Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black) Accessories
 Premier Mounts PSPK-5B Universal Speaker Mount for Walls and Ceilings with 2.5-Inch Extensions (Black)
METRA Ltd S14-100 MTA 14 Gauge Clear Speaker Wire
Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
Fiber Optical Toslink Digital Audio Optic Interface 6 Foot Cable
Tripp Lite A102-02M Digital Optical Audio Cable, 2x Toslink - 2M (6ft)
Onkyo DS-A2X Remote Interactive iPod Dock
METRA Ltd S14-50 MTA 14 Gauge Clear Speaker Wire
HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
Cables Unlimited 6-Foot HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)
Philips Spooled Speaker Wire - 100ft - 16 gauge
Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black) Reviews
Only other feature I would liked to have had, would be smaller size surround speakers. I took the advise from some in their past reviews regarding the speaker wires. Did not use, purchased a heavier gauge wire. I can always buy the smaller speakers separately. It is hard to find a product that will meet all your requirements. First, was to own a very good theater system for under $500.
I was able to accompish two projects purchasing this unit. The second, was to be able to eliminate the need for a second receiver which powered my home stereo system. No regrets with this purchase.
Some people will note the minor drawback that the HDMI audio is only a pass through and you have to use other cables to connect the audio. I didn't want to get a wasted DVD that way. I also planned to hook this system up to a PS3 for Blu-Ray playback. I bought this system for my home theater and I love it. This receiver has all kinds input so I had no problem connecting the cable, PS3, and PS2 plus I could connect a few other game boxes if I wanted.
Also, those systems have very few input options. The self-configuring option is simple to do and works really well. The sound is remarkable. Yes, this leads to buying two extra optical audio cables and makes the setup a tiny bit harder, but I didn't find it to be all that much of a challenge and the result was well worth it. The UPS guy literally rolled the box up to my house and the Styrofoam packaging got crushed in some places, but it did its job and protected all the components which were in perfect shape. I'm often tempted to play the THX intro on movies over and over again just because it sounds so good across the whole range. As a last note, Onkyo packages this well.
What I loved about this box is what you see of the images of the back. High pitches are well produced and you can literally feel the bass. Most HTiB systems come with a receiver that has built a built in DVD player. My media room already had four speakers (two front and two rear) flush mounted in the walls, but I wanted to buy a full Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) to get the other speakers for full surround.
I'd buy a different kit next time. Could be a lot better than it leads on.
I would recommend upgrading your cables (it comes with very basic stuff), but there should plenty of money left over to do that. Overall, you can't beat the value. The only thing it's missing is audio support through HDMI (it's video passthrough only), but you have to pay as much for a receiver as I did for this whole system to get that. Good sound, solid receiver, and all wires included. It's everything you could hope for at this price.
i reciently purchased this system at c.c. after doing my homework guess what happened when i applied pressure for 30/45 minutes THE SUB BLEW it smoked besides that its perfect lol.
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