I was actually looking at the Onkyo 706 and the 806 models to purchase for my sons room but it had some really poor reviews and was very problematic and was often returned. I also looked at the Denon Denon AVR2309CI but it also got negative reviews and many returns. The only one that had upconversion and no negative reviews or problems was the Pioneer so that's what I purchased.

I did not think that it was cool that the Onkyo only plays analog on the 2nd zone. People also complained about audio sync problems when watching a movie and noticed the delay. It's awful to watch a movie when the sound doesn't match up to the lip movement.

Here are a few of the reviews that swayed me away from the Onkyo receiver:

Since then I have talked to Onkyo USA. So I thought I'd add. They have terrible costumer service, after waiting for 30 minutes on hold (without any indication of how long I was supposed to wait), a rude and impolite gentleman answered the phone with a arrogant tone. I asked about the "input issue" below and that they are misleading the people by not saying anything about the fact that you really have 5 inputs (which you can assign HDMI, SVideo, etc) and he just told me that "it is what it is, you don't like you can return the product". And I will!!! Based on this attitude I'll never buy Onkyo again. I wish I could change my ratings to 1 star!!


This receiver sounds amazing, hands down. I have a 5.1 setup with new Yamaha 225 series speakers and a 315 subwoofer, and the sound is beautiful. The video on the other hand is fine, but I am experiencing audio sync problems.


I haven't upgraded my television or movie player. I have an analog tv set, with composite in only, and a dvd player outputting s, and analog audio. The audio trails the video occasionally, and the unit can only delay audio by 40ms, in 5ms increments, it cannot make the audio go past '0ms'. If I could go to +40ms, it might fix things, but so far, no go. Despite only outputting analog stereo sound, it reproduces or simulates surround sound wonderfully. There are definitely things I'm hearing in films that I haven't heard before.


My Onkyo 705 arrived quickly, but two of the three hdmi inputs would not work (all of my components worked fine when I switched them to the working input). Considering the online polls at A/V Forum, which indicate almost 30% of purchasers have had some problem with one of the new models (605, 705, or 805), such as bad inputs, clicking, humming, and/or overheating, I would think twice about ordering these. By the way, the other 70% of purchasers seem quite happy, so take your shot if you feel lucky.


Very prone to hum due to HDMI connections. With my old house wiring I didn't want to have all my equipment and the TV plugged into the same outlet but with this receiver such a setup can cause HDMI loops and will introduce ground loop hum. Supposedly the 805 doesn't have that problem but I would stay away from Onkyo products due to this problem.


bought this receiver a yr ago & it has already quit working (at the most inconvenient time**, i might ad) it has to be shipped off to houston to be repaired, a real headache. i've replaced it with a pioneer 7.1 receiver.
i'm 55 yrs old & i bought a pioneer receiver in 1974, a sony receiver in 1984, & a technics 5.1 receiver in 1998, & they all still work & are being used today. Thanks "onkyo" for bringing 38 years* of uninterrupted listening to a halt, & i'm sure pioneer thanks you for the sale also.

Anyone else out there running Integra Research equipment?

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Here we are talking about Honda's and you bust out a Bently! That's very high end equipment, from what I read, but I can't say that it's worth the price.