Hey all, long time lurker just joining as I'm thinking about doing some upgrades. Little backstory, I've always been an audiophile, from car audio, to my first home setup, having scraped together kit from craigslist to being sponsored in car audio by some big names.   Current setup is 5.1, ...

Hi everybody I purchades a nr-tx616 1 year ago and I had several problem such as HDMI failed connections and many problem concerning unexpected behaviour of the synth-amp. The product now has another issue, after 5/10 minutes after the switching on, the front lcd display start squeezing until...

 Hi AVS Community, I'm new here names Samuel, and I have a question for you I bought my family a AV Receiver last year TX-616, and they watch catch on demand via PS3 or Xbox and few DVD/Blu Rays from time to time. And I thought I would get them a surround sound 5.1 system cos the current...

Remodeling my 16 x 25 living room and adding a home theater that I'm sure would be considered entry level. Even so, I want to do it right. I'd say the usage is 70% movies and 30% music. The receiver is an Onkyo 616. The room is oriented so that the screen is centered on the long wall over a new...

I recently bought a pair of SP-FS52 towers for front L&R channels (I moved the old Kenwood fronts to surround speakers.), the SP-C22 center channel, and a Dayton 1200 sub (LOVE IT!) for my old Kenwood HTIB kit that included a Kenwood VR-309 receiver, which I understood was a pretty good...

Im reaching out for advice on purchasing an amplifier. I currently have a OnkyoTX-NR616 pre-amp. I am looking to spend a maximum of $500 for an amplifier. I will run the amplifier to (7) Niles PHD speakers (3) PHD 42 for the front stage and (4) PHD 30.The speakers are all rated at 4 ohms. The...

I just bought a tx-nr616 yesterday and I have no idea how how to make the true-hd work on it. I'm trying to use it from my sony 3d blu-ray player. Can someone help me?

 i'm looking for some advice on a few issues i'm having. The main issue is that sound feels empty and very lifeless and lacks depth. I feel i'm not getting the best out of my speakers.     Well i have the following setup at the min Onkyo 616 Receiver q-acoustics 2010i for fronts and rears...

Hey everyone, so I'm setting up my first home theater and need some help deciding on a mid range receiver. I'm focused mainly on audio quality (but if there are killer features, please let me know). Anyways here's the list I have: Onkyo TX-NR616 @ $319 Onkyo TX-NR626 @ $449 Yamaha RX-V673 @...

I have an Onkyo 616 amp and recently I ran a 2nd hdmi out to another room to watch tv there. I can pass the video out fine to two different rooms with no problems. In my living room I have a 5.1 setup and the TV upstairs I just want to use the tv speakers. If I set the amp to pass sound...

 Im trying to resolve an issue with my zone 2. I have a sound delay when Im connected with my Onkyo tx-nr616 to a denon pima-720AE The delay is on the Onkyo I have connected the Onkyo via a QED SS22 2 way speaker switch The denon is really powerful Im trying to get ready for a party when I...

Hi. I am having a problem with choosing a new receiver. I currently have a anthem avm 2 with an anthem mca 5 preamp and the speakers I have are the Martin Logan fresco series. I want a receiver that has hdmi and is capable of producing the right power for the Martin Logan's. I am looking at...

Hi folks, I am selling my 8 year old onkyo HTIB 7.1 system and want to replace it with a 5.1 system under $800-900 (excluding the receiver). My living room space is small, but open, and so far I have decided on the following: Polk Audio Monitor60 Series II Floorstanding Loudspeaker (front)...

 It's a 5.1 set I got on sale on Halloween. I will be getting two more Satellite Speakers to make it 7.1: http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=109&cp_id=10906 (Maybe down the line I will add another Sub for 7.2 which a simple RCA splitter should don for that.... Maybe as it may be overkill...

 Just purchased the SC-1522k and am replacing an Onkyo TX-NR616 (7.2 channel receiver to the Pioneer's 9.2) and was wondering...   Does the Pioneer have MCACC? The Onkyo has it's version, but I haven't seen anything about it with the Pioneer. I purchased it 'refurbished' on Newegg.com. for...

 Hey all, I just picked up a 7.2 receiver and am now in the market for speakers i was gonna go for Onkyo SKS-HT540 or the Onkyo SKS-HT870 but after reading around and realizing my budget limits it seems like the best thing to do is to start small and add more speakers as my budget allows and...

 I have a newbie question related to my Onkyo  TX NR-616 receiver. I was sold a Sunfire 8" sub rated at 4 ohms. My receiver runs 8 ohms. All the speakers I run are rated at 8 ohms. Will I be able to use this Sub, or will I risk damaging the receiver? I like to listen to my movies LOUD! Thanks...

So I previously had an Onkyo NR405. Bought it when it came out about 5 years ago. Didn't have any complaints, but needed to get rid of it due to relocation. So now I'm trying to find a new receiver, and I'd like some advice on which to get. There aren't many features I "need". I don't use...

 I recently purchased the 616 when my last receiver finally crashed after 10 years.  Needless to say, a lot has changed since then!   I like the fact that I can now run HDMI along with component video through the receiver so I only have one HDMI going to my television (at least that's my...

 After reading the sticky (which I have open in a separate tab as I write this), I decided to have a go at it, since reading other sub-woofer threads doesn't really seem to get me where I need to be (which is making a decision). I think I'm as bad as "she who must be pleased" when she's looking...