The "Official" Onkyo TX-SR607 Thread - Page 15

Go into the setup and change the Equalizer setting from Audyssey to Off.

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this is a follow up to JEDI YODA's post

I am not affiliated with circuit city. just like to help out AVF.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME

I would like to hear some feedback about how the height speakers are sounding and how well they blend in with their surround systems. Would like to know how much they actually add to the overall SQ, especially when used for movies. Thanks.

But it sounds like you're affiliated with the company that bought their name.

So you "just like to help AVF out"? Just how much have you been "helping" AVS'ers over the past three months since you registered back in February? Zero - so who are you kidding? Three months and not a single post until now that the new CC is up and running, and only to spam us with your press release about buying CC's name. That doesn't count as helping

Whether you are or aren't your post has no relevance to the topic of this thread nor any post in it, thus is considered spamming.

It is a little hard to understand, but, optimist that I am, I followed the "opt out" procedure (because I bought my last TV and a subwoofer from the old Circuit City). I hope that it works, and if it does, offer my thanks to Mr. soundsgoodtome for giving me the chance to disassociate myself from him.

Thanks mayurbhatia. I changed this setting. Now my Toshiba Regza works with my cable DVR box on and Onkyo 607 in standby mode. Great.

my job is a land surveyor.
the post was was a link to the new CC owener. a beware it is not the same old guys.
over the last 13 weeks i have not had a post yes. but i do like the site.


just got my 607 on friday.

also thanks to this sit

samsung 52" 850---love it
samsung blu-ray 2550
jbl center LC2
jbl L820 6 total left,right, and 4 for back
jbl l8400p sub 2 of them
directv HR21
harmony remote

Q: the remote that came with the 607 will not turn the power on /off or will not bring up the setup?? vol will work?

Hit the "receiver" button on the remote. The volume control should always work though.

mine did the same, press receiver button on the remote.

thanks

that worked . thank you
now to reprogram the Harmony remote. wish me luck.

Just wanted everyone to know I just set up this receiver today and it sounds great. Moving from a Pioneer VSX-1015TX I was very uneasy about my purchase at first. (I got the great deal with a price match from J&R) My 1015 has been great and was one of the best deals ever when I bought it a few years ago being a mid-priced receiver with THX certification. I now needed to move into the HDMI age and HD audio formats with my fairly new PS3, U-verse, and Xbox. This new Onkyo blows the Pioneer away so far as far as sound is concerned. My wife even noticed somehow. (LOL) Maybe it is the HD formats being delivered to my 7.1 system for the first time, or the Audyssey sound calibration but this receiver even minus about 10 pounds from my old pioneer really sounds amazing. My old Pioneer ran 120 watts to 7 channels but the new Onkyo at 90w per channel does not miss a beat. Just wanted everyone to know since I did untold hours of research before making this purchase and I am glad I went for it.

My real question for the forum members is that I am trying to set-up my Xbox-360 and AT&T Uverse to work with the Onkyo universal remote. The standard program numbers in the remote program manual will not work for me so I need some help. I was wondering if anyone else has got U-verse or a 360 to work with the included Onkyo remote. I have a first edition 360 without HDMI and the Motorola VIP 1216 U-verse box.

Thanks everyone for the help!

there are a lot of other good sites that AVS members use that are proven. whats so great about there site? there site and prices are nothing special. FYI no one on these forums trust the old CC or the new CC or even the CC name, they would have to really prove themselves. But just in case im wrong I will contact them to see if they will price match the $374 for the Onkyo 607 or even offer some special pricing for forum members.

Circuit City.com won't do any better than Tiger Direct or Comp USA, it's all the same company. Same products same prices...

Sorry i meant to say " I like this site" AV not CC
I never liked CC it was like going to a used car lot

Back to the 607
I just got done with BOND. nice but you could fry an egg on top of it.
Has anyone put a fan on it to help?

Hi everyone. First post but I've been reading for a while and really appreciate everyones leg work that ended up with me getting my 607 delivered tomorrow for $374.99.

I have a couple of questions before it gets here though. I read a lot about the 606 getting hot but with the 607, opinions seem split on that subject here.

1. How high are you guys running your 607s? I have a seven year old Pioneer 5.1 receiver rated at 100 watts running Polks and rarely turn it up more than half way. (small room) So my question is whether the heat is a function of the volume or not.

2. I'd also like to know how much airspace you give to the top of the receiver. My Pioneer has less than an inch.

I'm guessing the 607 will need more than that but as my current shelving is not easily adjustable, I'd really like to get it right the first time. Also space is a premium. I don't have the luxury of five inches or so.

I have a newer 360, so this may not work, but the code that I'm currently using is 21972. I haven't figured out what maps to x/y yet, but a and b work.

I'm running 2.5" over my 606 and open shelving with no problem.

Just finishing my second week with the 607, and with one exception, I am very pleased. It replaces an Outlaw 1050, which was and is a terrific receiver, but no HDMI, no recent audio codecs, etc. Running the 607 with a 50" Panasonic plasma, Panasonic Blu Ray and Toshiba HD-DVD players--sound and video are great. (Paradigm surrounds, vintage AR main speakers, Panasonic sub and center) Audessy set up went smoothly, and I haven't felt any need to fiddle with those values.

One issue--more of a question--the heat. After its been cranking for a couple of hours, its almost (but not quite) too hot to rest my palm on the top of the unit. I know HT equipment runs hot--but this hot? A little hard to believe that anything running with this much heat will last 4 or 5 or more years--but I hope so. I'm not going to return or exchange it--I like it far too much--but would appreciate anyone else's thoughts or reactions to the heat issue. It's on an open shelf, with about 12" of clearance above, so the heat is dispersing--but even so...

By the way, I have added a UP-A1 iPod dock--a very nice accessory, which sounds terrific, and which works on both video and audio. (But--you guessed it--since the thing charges the iPod, it draws some juice even when the 607 is turned off--so it seems to stay a little warm, even then.)

Thanks--enjoy your 607's! Cheers from South Jersey.

noob question, would hooking this avr up to a set of PSB T45s cause any problems in terms of the impendence? The speakers are 6 ohm nominal and 4 minimum, will the 607 support that?

yes it does support 6 ohms. it's in the manual. feel kinda lazy to go see where . but im pretty sure it will not support 4

I asked this question a while back and others advised me that this shouldn't be a problem just as long as you don't turn your speakers up too high and if you do your speakers wouldn’t be able to handle it anyway. I’m running five speakers rated at 4Ω and two rated at 3Ω with no problems. But I am planning to get new speakers soon. I run the receiver at around 40-55% volume and went as high as 70% just to “play” with my new receiver.

I am going to give this a try--
A fan kit. i found on the web. it only puts out 17 db of noise.
http://www.coolerguys.com/ccstandk.html
I know that the 607 does not have an outlet but I think that my surge-suppressor has two switched outlets that can turn the fans on/off.
has anyone tried this?

Why is everyone so worried about it running hot? These electronics are thermal tested to withstand a lot of heat and still work fine. Onkyo is not going to release a design that has issues and fails prematurely. People would then be sending their stuff back under warranty and Onkyo having to pay for repair.

I just pulled the plug and bought the 607 off of ebay tonight($430 new). It's going to replace my 606 that I put it up on Amazon for sale. My main reason for the upgrade is the extra HDMI inputs. I have a PS3, 360, BDP-S350, Toshiba HD-A35, and Comcast Cable as well as wii. It'll be nice to run everything through hdmi currently I use Cable with component and have to switch my HDMI output from my 360 to BD player. Now I just have to wait impatiently for it to arrive. I am not to worried about it being better or worse since as long as it's as good as my 606 was I will be happy.

Out of curiosity, what is the official Onkyo warranty stance. I know some marketplace sellers on Amazon state that they are official resellers, so I presume there must be a reason for that statement. Will Onkyo not stand by their warranty on a product that has been sold by a non-authorized reseller? Do they ask you to keep your receipt for the life of the receiver so you can prove it?

Check their website.