Posts by Guindalf

Hard to say what the "norm" actually is! All I know is the fact that a LOT of people are returning these units - me being one of them. I'm sure there are a lot who are contacting Onkyo without reaching out to a forum too. My advice...

Quote:Originally Posted by canada16 Hey I got the 818 in silver and have come across a major problem. When you turn the amp and everything off and leave it for long periods, eg overnight, or even an hour or longer the amp wont...

So streaming it from your iPad/iPad/iPhone is not an option?

Quote:Originally Posted by jdsmoothie This is the same way it works on Denon/Marantz AVRs as well and actually makes sense, otherwise how else is the AVR going to receive WiFi commands if it's not actively connected to the WiFi...

I'm pleased with my 673 so far. Of course, I only got it on Saturday, so I'm still finding my way around, but there was a coupon in my email today offering 10% off using the BB card, so I'm going to get credited for $60, making it $540....

The video out problem is known to Onkyo and they keep promising a fix for it, but none has come yet. I owned this receiver for three weeks before I returned it because of the bugs that they seem unable to correct. You will also find that...

I haven't had time to do too much with it yet. It's set up and sounding good though! If you have any specific questions, I'll be happy to try and answer them for you. I'm not over-technical, but I'll do my best.

Quote:Originally Posted by bayou7 Does it come with a 'hard copy' User's Manual or just the CD version? Has anyone looked at the difference(s) between the rx- v673 and the Yamaha RX a720? Would the 720 be worth the additional...

Quote:Originally Posted by BIslander Guindalf, as you have acknowledged, you know little about the technical side. Perhaps you can accept the information from the several posters here who do have that knowledge, and then try to...

Really? I'd say those instructions are pretty clear. The word "only" may be implied rather than stated, but to most, this would be read as 'only". The word "Downmix" clearly suggests that it's an inferior option.