Recent content by Seth=L

HDMI is a smart connection. Many components auto detect resolution. If it doesn't auto detect just set it to 720p or 1080i (not 1080p). 720p and 1080i on most modern displays are not noticeably different in most scenarios but since LCD displays don't natively display 1080i it's probably best to...

I'm not completely following this part. This rec doesnt do any processing with hdmi so what goes in goes out(no degradation). Do you mean to say you aren't doing any audio or video processing over HDMI? Are you using Blu-ray as one of your sources? To get the best sound from Blu-ray you'll...

1/8" stereo - stereo rca (phono) adapter. Sold at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, RadioShack, Monoprice.com etc....

What is the model number of the Panasonic Blu-ray player. Some early players from certain manufacturers didn't bitstream DTS-HD at all.

Sony has one, can't recommend it though since the receiver isn't really a receiver. Yamaha is another option, but be warry of which one you choose, the speakers that come with some of them are the worst I've seen. Some of the speaker packages are pretty good too. Listen to them if you can...

The Marantz is definitely much nicer looking and better built. I've observed the Pioneer VSX-819 inside and out and I can tell you that it's a low end OEM from Sherwood. The display is very cheap and dim on the 819, but I believe it has an OSD (on screen display). Both receivers are 5.1 out of...

What about this lossless decoding? You do realize that the H/K can perform the D/A conversion from a uncompressed (lossless) multichannel audio stream, correct? The sound quality would be no different.

It's dissapointing this model isn't out yet, and for the record, the Sherwood Newcastle receivers are very much in line with Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Integra etc... Sherwood used to manufacture Rotel receivers in part or whole.:)

Who's "we"?

I agree with John. The Onkyo should have no problem with the Polks, even if they dip low in impedance (which they reportably do), the Onkyo is THX Ultra II certified and can handle down to 3.2 ohms stable. Did you use the Audyssey EQ? Did you set the Polks to small with the receiver's x-over...

For well under that budget you can get the Onkyo TX-SR805 (sometimes less than $800). It's got tons of power. You mentioned scaling, and if you feel you really need it, the Onkyo TX-SR875 (about $500 or more than the TX-SR805) has one of the best scalers available in a receiver. I say one of...

The Onkyo TX-SR805 can be had for around $700 online. It's a 50 pound monster. It's power benchtests rival that of the $5000 Onkyo TX-NR1000 (72 pounds) and $6000 Denon AVR-5805 (97 pounds). Refer to Sound and Vision mag for details. The Onkyo TX-SR875's bench tests are there. The Onkyo...

You might want to take a look at the Harman Kardon AVR-247 as well, probably the most feature laden receiver in this price category, also pretty hefty (30 pounds).:)

I am not going to quote anyone, but I will respond as best possible Now we are talking about limitations of each receiver, now this I completely agree with. I don't expect the Onkyo TX-SR605 to stack up against any Rotel receiver in terms of drive (low impedance handling), and overall output...

No, they should sound the same. Doing a level matched DBT can prove this.