well i bought this feb 20th.
i upgraded from an onkyo 706
my god what a beast. this receiver does everything. i got mine for $620 so i assume that was a good deal
if youre looking, then youre interested. dont hesitate......youre only making things tuff on yourself.
6/22/09 update
well it seems like i got a GREAT DEAL on my 806. i purchased it for $620 back in feb-09
as i learned the receiver, i like the audyssey settings......yet an SPL METER is much more accurate and delivered even better speaker balance.
the sound from my 806 is incredible.
i run an all polk setup
center: polk cs1
front l/r: polk t90e (euro monitor 60s)
rear: polk FXI3 bipole/dipole speakers
sub: AA HD 12" sub
back to the 806, the sound i get is very clear & 'warm'.
i have the receiver at the bottom of my cabinet and it IS ENCLOSED.
there is 2 inches on the left/right side and about 4 inches at the top. i have NEVER experienced the receiver running hot as some others have claimed.
maybe it runs hot for them as they have the receiver enclosed in the front as well(glass for example)
if i had to do it all over again, i would buy the 806 in a heartbeat.
the multiple hdmi inputs are what i crave.
i do NOT use the video upscaling of the 806. i pass it along as 'thru' so my directv native resolutions come thru to the tv.
i get NO DELAY between audio & video when changing from hd to non hd channels.
my ps3 sounds beautiful in lossless audio. some people dont see a need to upgrade to a lossless receiver, but the second they HEAR the lossless difference.......they want to upgrade.
in ending, dont fool yourself, this receiver is a GREAT RECEIVER.
the only thing i would change is i want 'volume normalization'.....meaning when a commercial comes on, the receiver will adjust the volume so it wont sound so loud. the onkyo 876 has this feature, but for $500 extra,.....it is NOT worth it.
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