Onkyo TX-SR705 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)
Onkyo is an organization consisting of people unsurpassed in the love of sound. Onkyo won't settle for second best. It strives to complete what it has started. That's the Onkyo spirit. For the past half-century Onkyo components have been recognized as uncommonly musical among those who are truly fanatical about their music.
Onkyo TX-SR705 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) Accessories
 Onkyo DS-A2X Remote Interactive iPod Dock
Cables To Go - 40315 - 2M (6.5ft) Velocity HDMI Digital Video Cable (Blue)
HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
Cables Unlimited Premium 2 Meter Version 1.3 HDMI Home Theater Cable (PCM229502M)
Cables Unlimited 6-Foot HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)
PlayStation 3 40GB
Harman Kardon HKTS-18 5.1 Channel Speaker System
Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote
I Am Legend [Blu-ray]
Onkyo TX-SR705 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black) Reviews
I have only had the receiver a short time and that is the only reason for the four star rating. The Onkyo TX-SR705 Receiver at this point is a significant step up from my previous Receiver. I would recommend this receive to anyone who wants to take the next step in their home theater. The initial setup was easy and the sound quality is 30% better than the previous receiver.
It can produce quality sound I say 95% of what I get from first Onkayo receiver model #875 I got last year for more than twice the price. For my second media room I selected step down verson of Onkyo and I am not disappointed. I recommend it highly.
6) MythTV box (RCA). That is a hold over from 1987. It is SO clear, so true.so LOUD.it's amazing.
My favorite setting is the THX Neural7.1 setting which takes a stereo input (Wii,Computer,etc) and converts to 7.1. HEAT=DEATH to electronics so keeping this unit cool is very important. Do people who purchase 7.1 receivers REALLY USE "Concert Hall" or "Orchestra" settings. So when the BluRay player downmixes to PCM bitstream, the Receiver decodes and displays properly (most make the mistake of decoding on the BluRay player so the amp never tells you what is really playing) The THX on this unit REALLY BRINGS IN the rear surround. I *stole* mine for $400 on a one-day sale. Ok.wow.where do I start.
I've heard better but.C'mon.My 100 year old house wasn't designed for audiophile sampling. Hand it to a female of our species and learn some life lessons. The Onkyo remote is atrocious. Most of the amazon reviews I read made me invest in this great device and let me tell you, it was worth it.
Ok.with the documentation hazards out of the way, lets move to the audio CONS: Yeah.There are some. But clean. It switches all my HDMI videos flawlessly and decodes everything automatically. Why.
CONS (and why it didn't get 5 stars). I thought it was a joke like those signs you see in M.A.S.H. Set the VIDEO FIRST then go to the audio setup where the instructions use visual aids to establish the connections. It gets HOT.
So amazing. 3) TiVo HD XL (HDMI). It sounds great. I figured this might be gimmicky so I didn't buy the amp because of this feature. that is custom tailored to 705 owners.
That helped a lot (so now there is 8" of space above it) I'm just used to the older amps and not having to give them so much space above. PROS:. After it was done, I undid it all. The algorithm used to establish db ratings for each speaker ended up performing a negative on ALL speakers. The sound from this unit is.unreal. I ended up tuning it myself by ear and using a db meter from work. Wii artifacts are BEHIND me and I know the Wii didn't do that.
that point all over the world. Onkyo needs to lose about 15 of these weak settings and make this thing less complex. Nice. It is AWFUL.
For instance, when setting up the amp in the "getting started" portion, it makes reference to visual guides to set up your speakers, etc.But. The remote is horrendous. It's a great unit. You only live once. The illustrations in the manual are WRECKLESS and tragic. WOW.
Wow does this amp get HOT. I did not like the microphone Audyssey whatever.that was a joke. One thing that really SAVED me from the bad manual is this BEAUTIFUL F.A.Q. 5) Wii (RCA). REALLY loud. NO, they DONT.
I love it. The instructions are out of order. 1) HDTV Samsung TV (HDMI). That aside, lets talk about this unit. I didn't want the silver face, but hey.I saved $300. When she hands it back to you and says "no.YOU DO IT" you will see. Phooey.
Listening to a DTS disk at +2db BLOWS MY MIND. It should have zeroed out the highest one then performed the negative adjustments from there. I'll do a quick PRO/CON list here:. It's amazing. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THAT. It's pretty weak if you ask me. 2) Sony BluRay 350 player (HDMI). Unreal.
english cannot be the first language of the people who made the manual. The price is right and it sounds great. I purchased all Polk speakers for the 7.1 surround and I am not sorry. It's HUGE and it is fugly. It's VERY accurate too. It didn't bother me at all. Props to those who contributed to this beautiful document that teaches you EVERYTHING about this unit in words you can read and understand. Wow.Gimme a break.
4) Computer/Karaoke (RCA). I cannot rate this device as well as others who precede me, however I can say that this lived up to my standards of quality I was hoping for from a prosumer device like this one. My Amazon friends: Enjoy this amp. Ohhh it lights up.*sigh* you cannot read the buttons as the text is too small.
I easily remedied this by just getting the Harmony One remote from the beginning. There are WAAAYYYY too many buttons on it. Thats silly. It's effortless for me to enjoy my entertainment system. I connected:. [.]. Go for it. It's LOUD.
I will justify the header of this review by saying that. It delivers music quality in a stunning way. One illustration has arrows pointing all over the place. Instead, it started at -6 and went as deep as -18 on some speakers. the VIDEO help comes a few pages AFTER the audio help so.the entire audio help is useless without the video help.HELLOOOO. Wow thats bad. This amp has TOO MANY OPTIONS.
I ended up having to move it 6" lower than it was. The internal fan is actually kinda quiet. Wow was that a good investment. The layout is bizarre and it just does too much. I tried it multiple times (yes, I was quiet.I'm not an idiot) It did set the speaker distance right so I ended up keeping those variables but the rest was just crap.
What a great device. Bottom line, this receiver is everything I expected. HOLY COW WOW. It was just my opinion. It took some time to digest what it can do, how to route connections and how to get it to decode naively but once I did, it turned in to a DREAM.
Good grief. Others love it so don't use my review as gospel.
When comparing to a pioneer vx27thx it does not have the sound quality you I would have expected for hdmi connections and 7.1 sound.The clarity was just not there even with a blue ray player.It did not have the crispness or bass for quality sound reproduction even with all klipsch speakers it was not good.The only good thing was the microphone that eases the speaker calibration.Thank God that amazons return policy is THE BEST.
3 HDMI, xm/sirius and a phono stage. I don't know much about receivers but this ones got everything you could need.
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