Onkyo HT-SR800S 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Silver)
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-SR800S 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Silver) Accessories
 Premier Mounts PSPK-5B Universal Speaker Mount for Walls and Ceilings with 2.5-Inch Extensions (Black)
Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
METRA Ltd S14-100 MTA 14 Gauge Clear Speaker Wire
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
Cables Unlimited 6-Foot HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)
METRA Ltd S14-50 MTA 14 Gauge Clear Speaker Wire
Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
Onkyo HT-SR800S 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Silver) Reviews
I took the advise from some in their past reviews regarding the speaker wires. I can always buy the smaller speakers separately. The second, was to be able to eliminate the need for a second receiver which powered my home stereo system.
I was able to accompish two projects purchasing this unit. Only other feature I would liked to have had, would be smaller size surround speakers. Did not use, purchased a heavier gauge wire.
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.
No regrets with this purchase.
The sound is remarkable. As a last note, Onkyo packages this well. 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. 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. Also, those systems have very few input options. 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 bought this system for my home theater and I love it.
What I loved about this box is what you see of the images of the back. I also planned to hook this system up to a PS3 for Blu-Ray playback. 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. 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. 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. The self-configuring option is simple to do and works really well. 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.
Could be a lot better than it leads on. I'd buy a different kit next time.
Overall, you can't beat the value. It's everything you could hope for at this price. 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. I would recommend upgrading your cables (it comes with very basic stuff), but there should plenty of money left over to do that.
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. i reciently purchased this system at c.c.
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