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post #331 of 1795
9/2/10 at 4:47am
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Originally Posted by litew8 View Post

This should not matter Rich.
Mine has been changed from default and the 808 connects without issue (after firmware update).

Did you have network connection problems prior to the update?

- Rich
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post #332 of 1795
9/2/10 at 9:00am
I'm not sure what it is about the 808 but I'm quite enjoying listening to my AKG K701 headphones. Maybe it's the burr-brown dac or that I finally have something that can drive the 701 sufficiently - I've never heard it sound so full. Prior to the 808 I've used my PC/Millet SS amp and the bass was lacking and just sounded skinny. It's not head thumping now but definitely deeper
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post #333 of 1795
9/2/10 at 9:07am
I really like this AVR but my only gripe is with the front panel display. Why do the speaker/channel indicators show the output instead of the input? I know how many channels are being output based on the listening mode (always happens to be 7.1). Also, it would be nice if it indicated the source input along with the listening mode (e.g. DTS+PLIIx Movie) like Denon does.
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post #334 of 1795
9/2/10 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by crbaldwin View Post

I really like this AVR but my only gripe is with the front panel display. Why do the speaker/channel indicators show the output instead of the input? I know how many channels are being output based on the listening mode (always happens to be 7.1). Also, it would be nice if it indicated the source input along with the listening mode (e.g. DTS+PLIIx Movie) like Denon does.

I totally concur.
My previous Pioneer reciever showed the input channels, which is much more useful. Of course there's the display menu (I like ), but..
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post #335 of 1795
9/2/10 at 12:14pm
Yes. I had problems before the firmware update.

Using DHCP out of box configuration.
No Network Control.
No static IP assigned.

Would say "cannot play" or "no server" infrequently after standby.
Enough to notice something wasn't right.

After the update, it hasn't happened - the same way.
I think "cannot play" and "no server" are normal occurrences due to Onkyo (I think), Pandora and vTuner servers (or channels themselves) being unavailable, thus "cannot connect" or "no server" as a result.

If your issue is persistent, refuses to connect at all, or only works (after a firmware update) only by unplugging/plugging in the Ethernet cable - that is a big problem. If it were me with problems like that, I'd contact Onkyo and let them know/troubleshoot. If that doesn't help, then I'd return it for exchange - after I've verified it isn't related to my cables/hardware (router) s /settings (router).

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Did you have network connection problems prior to the update?

- Rich
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post #336 of 1795
9/3/10 at 2:08am
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Originally Posted by buggs1a View Post

Can someone also post some pics of what this GUI looks like and how it operates?

Have you seen these pics?
http://www.phileweb.com/news/d-av/im...id=26107&row=4
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post #337 of 1795
9/3/10 at 2:25am
Not till now. Thanks.
It'd be nice to see the rest of the ui.
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post #338 of 1795
9/3/10 at 4:12am
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Originally Posted by litew8 View Post

After the update, it hasn't happened - the same way.
I think "cannot play" and "no server" are normal occurrences due to Onkyo (I think), Pandora and vTuner servers (or channels themselves) being unavailable, thus "cannot connect" or "no server" as a result.
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I had the blinking Network, No Server, and Cannot Play errors with my 708's )(before I returned them). My two 7 series Onkyo's have never had a network problem or No Server error. Once in 9 months, I got a Cannot Play on Pandora but I switched inputs and came back and it did not happen again.

My guess is the 8's are improved but not fixed.

- Rich
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post #339 of 1795
9/3/10 at 8:27am
Last night my new toy arrived, compliments of UPS and Amazon. :-)

I upgraded from an Onkyo 705, so far my impressions have been good. I ran the calibration on it and her are my thoughts:

The good:
1. Wow, the rear channel really came alive. I'm hearing things I've never heard before in movies, the clarity is astonishing.
2. The onscreen GUI is nicely polished.


The bad:
1. During calibration, it had me set my sub to 75db. Once calibration was finished, I could barely hear any bass. Its an Epik Empire.
2. Its a huge receiver. It barely fits under my TV stand. Heavy!!

I'm still tweaking it, but I was wondering if anyone else had your sub pretty much disappear after calibration? I reached in back of the sub and cranked it up using the control on the back of the sub, which once again allowed it to shake the room. But.... should I have had to do that after calibration?
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post #340 of 1795
9/3/10 at 9:19am
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Originally Posted by NeonD7 View Post

Last night my new toy arrived, compliments of UPS and Amazon. :-)

I upgraded from an Onkyo 705, so far my impressions have been good. I ran the calibration on it and her are my thoughts:

The good:
1. Wow, the rear channel really came alive. I'm hearing things I've never heard before in movies, the clarity is astonishing.
2. The onscreen GUI is nicely polished.


The bad:
1. During calibration, it had me set my sub to 75db. Once calibration was finished, I could barely hear any bass. Its an Epik Empire.
2. Its a huge receiver. It barely fits under my TV stand. Heavy!!

I'm still tweaking it, but I was wondering if anyone else had your sub pretty much disappear after calibration? I reached in back of the sub and cranked it up using the control on the back of the sub, which once again allowed it to shake the room. But.... should I have had to do that after calibration?

Neon, (or others )

Currently owning a 705 I'm also thinking of upgrading to the 808. Would you say the upgrade is worth it sound wise? And which speaker set-up you are using? (5.1, 7.1)

Thanks!
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post #341 of 1795
9/3/10 at 10:43am
I cannot compare the 808 to other Onkyo units, but I like the sound produced (5.1). Running front bi-amp'd which brought the highs to life. It pushes my rear 60w Industrial 8216AT Foreground JBL's, opens them up perfectly in all regards. I've had to change the settings after running Audessey too. My sub seems picky, though I only adjust the receiver settings after running Audessey calibration. For my sub, on the sub itself, I turned off Lowpass filter to allow the receiver to manage frequency. On the sub, the volume set a little below 0.

Then I go into the receiver and re-calibrated sub's volume etc...
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post #342 of 1795
9/3/10 at 11:01am
Have loved the USB playback from my external drive. I've been playing FLAC and MP3s. The unfortunate part about this playback is the lack of gapless.

I emailed Onkyo to ask if they would be implementing gapless playback (their response after the question):

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Is there a possibility of gapless playback being added in the next firmware? NO ...

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post #343 of 1795
9/3/10 at 12:06pm
At the risk of asking a stupid question, is this receiver the Onkyo-branded version of the Integra DTR 50.2? It seems everything is identical, and since it doesn't appear that there are any "Official Integra DTR xx.2" threads, I'm wondering if should be paying close attention to this thread while my Integra is being shipped.
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post #344 of 1795
9/3/10 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by litew8 View Post

Yes. I had problems before the firmware update.

Using DHCP out of box configuration.
No Network Control.
No static IP assigned.

Would say "cannot play" or "no server" infrequently after standby.
Enough to notice something wasn't right.

After the update, it hasn't happened - the same way.
I think "cannot play" and "no server" are normal occurrences due to Onkyo (I think), Pandora and vTuner servers (or channels themselves) being unavailable, thus "cannot connect" or "no server" as a result.

"cannot play" and "no server" are different from "now initializing". My "now initializing" network issue is not fixed after firmware update.
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post #345 of 1795
9/3/10 at 2:26pm
Not necessarily different. I understand having "Now Initializing" hang (display) on screen is different. But I think the "Now Initializing", "Cannot Play" and "No Server" are all interrelated. Because technically, not being able to connect, play, or no server - means that the connection was not initialized properly. Meaning there was some reason for it to not initialize the connection. In your case, it constantly shows "Now Initializing" but no other messages. In my case, it would show "Now Initializing" but would then fail to connect. Same difference.

Different flavors of possibly the same issue.
If you are still having issues after the firmware update,
I'd let Onkyo know/troubleshoot, and if that fails, get an exchange or refund
after determining that it is not your other devices causing fault.

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Originally Posted by calebju View Post

"cannot play" and "no server" are different from "now initializing". My "now initializing" network issue is not fixed after firmware update.
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post #346 of 1795
9/3/10 at 3:32pm
I know this the 808 thread but I was wondering if you guys could help me ... Hello everyone...I have a 708 and my Issue is my sound and picture are not in sync when watching cable TV. I have the Lip sync inabled and still have that issue bad!!! sometimes. I have 55" LED samsung 8000 series 2009 model and it is connected via HDMI to a Motraolla Cox cable box.
I help would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Thanks for the future help!

Jeff.
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post #347 of 1795
9/3/10 at 3:46pm
I doubt theres anything you can do except get a different hdmi version box someday that will have the audio more in sync with the video. Cable tv and boxes are awful for audio sync.
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post #348 of 1795
9/3/10 at 7:19pm
The 808's scaller are better than the one on my Oppo BDP-80
I disable the scalling from the oppo by sending "direct" to the 808, and you know what, the picture are much better than sending 1080p signal from the Oppo.
So the DCDi Cinema done a better job than the BD player itself, the picture are less jaggies, smoother and the color also more vibrant.
another thumb up for the 808
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post #349 of 1795
9/5/10 at 10:58pm
Has anyone been able to stream WAV or FLAC files from a NAS (as opposed to a PC)? If so, please tell us the NAS make & model.

I'm looking at the 808 for this purpose primarily -- sick of dealing w/ CDs and can't stand the poor quality of MP3 -- don't want to have to have my computer on and running 24/7/365.
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post #350 of 1795
9/6/10 at 6:28am
Here's my question guys: I want to replace my NAD T763 as the first step to moving up to flat panel in great room. The price on the 708s and 808s now is really great - but as I want the networking capability for Pandora AND I'm not a networking specialist or guru I'm really concerned about the advisibility of buying one of these Onkyos. The power isn't an issue as I'm using and Adcom to run my Signature 8s. But everything I'm reading about the network problems scares me. Thanks.
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post #351 of 1795
9/6/10 at 8:21am
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Originally Posted by ej76az View Post

Has anyone been able to stream WAV or FLAC files from a NAS (as opposed to a PC)? If so, please tell us the NAS make & model.

I'm looking at the 808 for this purpose primarily -- sick of dealing w/ CDs and can't stand the poor quality of MP3 -- don't want to have to have my computer on and running 24/7/365.

My xx7 Onkyo's stream from my NetGear ReadyNas without problems.
I returned my xx8's because of network problems.

- Rich
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post #352 of 1795
9/6/10 at 9:02am
Is there any way to get the 808 to maintain a constant volume when watching TV and the TV channel goes to commercial causing the volume to get very loud? Does the Onkyo 808 have a feature to maintain the same volume level?
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post #353 of 1795
9/6/10 at 10:06am
Hi guys. Have not upgraded my receiver in a few years. Just bought this. Would appreciate any suggestions with settings etc. For instance, using THX versus THX Select 2 settings etc. Have everything (Blu Ray, XBOX 360, Direct TV HD DVR) connected via HDMI. Sounds like some of you have extensively had time to "play".

Right off the bat, I can say this receiver does wonders for the surrounds that my H/K never did. Have not used the Audessy calibration yet.
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post #354 of 1795
9/6/10 at 10:09am
My net connection worked fine until I decided to upgrade the firmware on my 808. Now I get the dreaded "now initializing". When I bring up the set up menu, then click hardware menu, option 6, network, is not available. I have tried unplugging my Ethernet cable but it still wont connect. Anyone know of a fix?

thanks
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post #355 of 1795
9/6/10 at 10:16am
OK, it's working now. I unplugged the Ethernet cable and now it's working.
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post #356 of 1795
9/6/10 at 10:43am
I'd buy it again without doubt. Maybe most issues are coming from certain vendors. Impossible to know. As for being network savvy, are you capable of plugging a cable into a router/gateway?

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Here's my question guys: I want to replace my NAD T763 as the first step to moving up to flat panel in great room. The price on the 708s and 808s now is really great - but as I want the networking capability for Pandora AND I'm not a networking specialist or guru I'm really concerned about the advisibility of buying one of these Onkyos. The power isn't an issue as I'm using and Adcom to run my Signature 8s. But everything I'm reading about the network problems scares me. Thanks.
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post #357 of 1795
9/6/10 at 10:53am
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Originally Posted by litew8 View Post

I'd buy it again without doubt. Maybe most issues are coming from certain vendors. Impossible to know. As for being network savvy, are you capable of plugging an cable into a router/gateway?

I'm at least that competent Just concerned and don't want to have a piece of equipment that everytime you use it you have to unplug/plug a connection. Like things that work the way they're supposed to
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post #358 of 1795
9/6/10 at 11:46am
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Originally Posted by kencrouch View Post

Like things that work the way they're supposed to

Nowadays? We aren't talking about products made in the 50's U.S.A. Like my Rockola jukebox (working like a CHAMP 55 YEARS LATER) that was in a movie Marylin Monroe was in and danced to ("Bus Stop").
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post #359 of 1795
9/6/10 at 11:51am
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Nowadays? We aren't talking about products made in the 50's U.S.A. Like my Rockola jukebox that was in a movie Marylin Monroe was in ("Bus Stop").

I'm just gettin' old and don't like hassles Want to buy something to decode the new formats and stream Pandora. Going to upgrade AVR now, TV in a couple of months.
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post #360 of 1795
9/6/10 at 2:10pm
Well, out of box my unit worked nice. No issues. The issue I was experiencing after about a week, went away (or is less pervasive) with the firmware update they released. It wasn't an unplug/plug ethernet cable issue for me.

Pandora is cool on this unit. If you switch Input sources while listening to a song on Pandora, and then switch back at a later time, it will continue to play the song where you left off from.

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I'm just gettin' old and don't like hassles Want to buy something to decode the new formats and stream Pandora. Going to upgrade AVR now, TV in a couple of months.
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