Onkyo TX-SR805

[vijayl]

Brand New (open box), never used - rare to find Onkyo TX-SR805S 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Silver)

Experts say it has better amp than 806.

o Pre-outs to ad ext amp
o THX ultra2 certified
o HDMI V1.3 repeater (3in/1out, 1080p compatible), w/HDMI video up-conversion
o Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding
o Top line of Burr-Brown DACs for clean sound
o Power (8ohms 20-20kHz 0.05%) /Ch 130W

Asking $590 + Shipping

[Sherardp]

One heck a nice price you have there. Can I ask what's next? This should sell fast as the 805 is a very nice piece.

[jbhungvt]

Price is still expensive

[ViperZ]

Price is still expensive

Reported. Read the forum rules before posting!

[vijayl]

I'm hunting for a good 3 ch amp, if this goes fast..

[Sherardp]

Reported. Read the forum rules before posting!

That was quick, it was only post 3 too. Lol

[jbhungvt]

Brand New (open box), never used - rare to find Onkyo TX-SR805S 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Silver)

Experts say it has better amp than 806.

o Pre-outs to ad ext amp
o THX ultra2 certified
o HDMI V1.3 repeater (3in/1out, 1080p compatible), w/HDMI video up-conversion
o Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding
o Top line of Burr-Brown DACs for clean sound
o Power (8ohms 20-20kHz 0.05%) /Ch 130W

Asking $590 + Shipping
excellent price

[cnh]

I'm assuming this is a brand new unit. So someone should jump on it. I don't consider myself an expert. But I agree this Onkyo, pound for pound is one of the best units Onkyo has produced in its less than 1000 dollar price range.

The 805 is most definitely superior AUDIO-wise to the 806. It's a monster at over 50 lbs. Essentially an 875 without the Realta Video processing!

Makes a nice Pre/pro at a good price.

Should I go on.

Great match for Polk Series under LSIs. Buy it, you'll LIKE IT!

...........

cnh

[vijayl]

Thanks cnh.. Yep it is BRAND NEW

[vijayl]

bump

[Keiko]

It may help if you post pics of the unit vijayl. Good luck with your sale.

[vijayl]

More details at Manufacturer's website: Onkyo 805 (http://www.onkyousa.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR805&class=Receiver&p=i)
Reviews at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR805-Channel-Theater-Receiver/product-reviews/B000OBJW1S/)

[alexbigalex]

Where are you located?

[vijayl]

Bay Area, CA

[vijayl]

Price Drop $575, before it goes to eBay. Grab it while u can.. Remember this is BRAND NEW

[sumanth]

Vijay,
I am also in Fremont, CA.
I am planning to build a home theater system with Polk RTis/LSis.
I've been looking to buy Onkyo receiver with Pre-outs.
Any reason for selling this receiver ?
just wondering what made you to change your mind..
Please reply..

Thank you

[vijayl]

Sumanth,
I bought 2 of these receivers, with the intention of giving one to my Bro as a gift for his new home in India. I figured out that it may be too much of a hassle to carry it to India and changing the pwr supply etc. I'm happy w/ my current setup and parting the one which is not used, still NIB.

Vijay

[Zamps]

Any pictures?

[vijayl]

Zamps, I'm trying to avoid taking it out of the Box just to take Pictures. Its Brand New in Box. If u r serious and thats one of the criteria for u to decide, let me know I can take pics and post it..

[devani]

Just take the outside pictures of it...couple pictures of the whole Box that has onkyo...

[vijayl]

Gotcha. thx for the suggestion. I'll post it tonight.
Folks,
As a reference (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110354929527), see how much are these going for at ebay. Compared those used ones, this is a steal. I want to give back to this community and want to make sure these are taken care in their new home..

[sumanth]

Vijay,
Please share the pics with me as well.
I'm interested. Please PM me.

Sumanth

[vijayl]

Hope the Attachments work. This is the first time I'm uploading in PA :confused:

[vijayl]

bump

[kevhed72]

What are the major differences with the newer 806? Does it still decode all the new HT formats? Also, what would be shipping to ATL, GA, area?

[cnh]

Most of the differences are in sound. The 805 has better DACs (Burr Brown 1792), it has a larger EL transformer and (probably more amp power). This is evidenced in the difference in dynamic high current peaks for the 805 vs. the 806. The 805 has a 60 amp peak, the 806 only 36 amps. That's an important difference as the next model up (875/6) has a 65 amp peak. So essentially, audio wise the 805 is very very similar to the 875/6.

Now the 806 has a couple more HDMI inputs (the 805 has 3 ins one out). The 805 video processing will only do upconversion to 720p, whereas the 806 does, I think, the full 1080. All the upgrades for the 806 have been to VIDEO...which are irrelevant for you if you're processing mostly HDMI equipment--just use the pass through...both receivers have HDMI version 1.3 so no problem there.

Both receivers process all Tru-HD sound formats. Both are THX Ultra certified. The 806 adds Ultra/plus for Loudness plus, a feature that automatically adjusts low frequencies, etc. at lower listening volumes (some people say this helps others are not that impressed with this processing). Finally the 805 weighs a bit over 50 lbs (the same as the 875/6). The 806 has gone on a diet and lost about 14 pounds (that should tell you something about the difference in the audio parts of the amp).

IMHO...video features are largely irrelevant these days as we switch to High Def sources. The 806 is a good receiver. But the 805 is 'the audio" receiver of choice from Onkyo in the less than 1000 dollar category.

As I said above, buy it you'll like it.

cnh

[kevhed72]

cnh,
I am assuming you have owned one of these....what speakers do you drive with it?

[vijayl]

Currently I'm driving Rti8s w/805. I've also driven Monitor series and both sound great with 805.
I used http://payments.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll to cal shipping and it came to abt $63

[cnh]

cnh,
I am assuming you have owned one of these....what speakers do you drive with it?

I haven't driven anything that's hard do drive....no 4 ohm loads. But I have run a set of M70s/CS2/M30s and a Boston 300 watt 12" RMS sub...and they sounded freaking awesome on the Onkyo! I've also heard Rti-A7s run on this...also great for a mid-fi receiver. But there is a proviso. Different people like different receivers for sound. I also own a Denon AVR 2807, not as powerful as the Onkyo but in the same price range. The Denon has a different sound--a bit less warm, with a bit more edge and detail in the high end on the same speakers. When all is said and done I prefer the Onkyo on recent Polk speakers. But the Denon is a nice piece as well.

cnh

[vijayl]

bump

[sumanth]

I will take it.. Will pick it up asap

[vijayl]

Sale pending

[CaligulaPolk]

The 805 video processing will only do upconversion to 720p, whereas the 806 does, I think, the full 1080.
cnh

??????/ mine says 1080p, u sure u got the fact right?

Hell, yea this is a good steal though!!!

[mmadden28]

CP-the user manual is for both the 805 and 875-you might have read the wrong spot. Although it is hard to find these specs clearly stated in the manual and online.

805:
HDMI upconversion of composite video, S-Video,
and component video sources (720p capable)

875:
HDMI upconversion of composite video, S-Video,
and component sources (720p, 1080i, 1080p capable)

The above are strictly composite, S-Video, and component sources to the HDMI out. Doesn't appear to do any HDMI in to HDMI out upconverting. The HDMI in/out does however function as a v1.3 1080p compatible repeater. You could have misinterpreted that as well.

If your TV does upconverting to 1080p as well then this really doesn't matter much anyway IMO.

[vijayl]

Sold to Sumanth

[sumanth]

awesome receiver .. thanks Vijay..
Do I have to leave any seller feedback ?

[mmadden28]

Copy the URL of this thread into your clipboard (ctrl-C).
Click on the little number next to Member Sales Rating under vijayl's name.
Under the feedback scores, click Submit Feedback for vijayl.

You can also see this thread (http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64481) for more info.
:cool:

[vijayl]

Thx. I left a FB for Sumanth..

[sumanth]

Thanks.. took care of it..
nice receiver..

[jspin77]

looks like a good deal.

[vijayl]

Sold