Posts by wesabi

It works fine for me. I have a Harmony Remote, so I created a macro to automatically turn on Zone2 after the receiver is powered on (and vice versa when the receiver is powered off). I'm sure you can do something similar if you have...

I don't believe it will be a "night and day" difference. If anything, it will be subtle at best... but SQ is a highly subjective subject. I would recommend you save your money. Or, at the very least, get the Emotiva UMC-1 when it...

The Onkyo SR705 for $400 shipped at Amazon is a steal... I would jump on that and don't look back before they're gone.

Yes... it will pass through the HDMI source without any degradation of quality.

Just get the Onkyo... you can't beat that price. I just picked one up last night for myself!

Do you have Cable or Satellite? If either of those, you'll want to connect your Cable/Satellite box directly to the receiver with either the optical or coaxial digital connection. Additionally, what kind of speakers do you have currently?

If you have a subwoofer... set your fronts to small.

You'd be better off buying a discounted Onkyo 705... very comparable to the 706 and can be had for about $500 shipped if you look around online retailers.

Features = Onkyo wins with the HQV Reon chip and HD Radio. Reliability = Overall, I think Denon is considered to be the more reliable brand of the two. Sound Quality = Too subjective of an issue to tell... Onkyo should theoretically be...

Have you checked the fuses?