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Some Random Guy · 27-02-2008

I recently bought an Onkyo SR-705 from Circuit City for $650.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo...oductDetail.do

I like it so far. It has 3 HDMI inputs and will decode all Blu-ray and HD-DVD soundtracks sent via bitstream (DTS-HD MA, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, lossless PCM). The one thing it won't do is decode 192 kHz sound sources. Although I'm not sure what discs these are on; I haven't run into that problem yet.

The cheaper Onkyo SR-605 can be had for $400.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo...oductDetail.do

The 605 only has 2 HDMI inputs though. Also, unlike the 705, it can't "expand" 5.1 lossless PCM sources to 7.1 sound.

27-02-2008	#2 (permalink)
Some Random Guy CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 379	Re: Good receiver with HDMI and audio processing under US$1000? I recently bought an Onkyo SR-705 from Circuit City for $650. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo...oductDetail.do I like it so far. It has 3 HDMI inputs and will decode all Blu-ray and HD-DVD soundtracks sent via bitstream (DTS-HD MA, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, lossless PCM). The one thing it won't do is decode 192 kHz sound sources. Although I'm not sure what discs these are on; I haven't run into that problem yet. The cheaper Onkyo SR-605 can be had for $400. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo...oductDetail.do The 605 only has 2 HDMI inputs though. Also, unlike the 705, it can't "expand" 5.1 lossless PCM sources to 7.1 sound. __________________ BenQ DW1640 x 4 LG GGW-H20L Lite-On DH-20A4P x 3 Lite-On LH-20A1P Pioneer DVR-115D x 3 Pioneer DVR-116D Samsung SH-203B x 2 Made in Japan blanks only for CD and DVD SL, Made in Singapore blanks only for DVD DL