I'm thinking about buying a refurbished TX8522 receiver because I am unable to find a new one what do you think about a refurbished unit??
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I have no idea how a refurbished unit would be. Is it coming direct from Onkyo? Does it have a warranty? If so, I'd give it a shot. This is a really nice receiver. I love mine!
800660
Refurbished is good, this unit looks like brand new not dents or scratches, its have warranty one year labor and parts.
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3. http://us.onkyo.com/Products/model.php?m=TX-NR717&class;=Receiver&source;=prodClass
170691
Erratic behavior of this receiver is well known. Unfortunately, the unit may have one of the the known issues with the units produced in the "problem" production run. There is a factory recall program of this receiver from Onkyo. Check the following URL for your unit being covered: http://www.onkyousa.com/Support/service_info.php# My unit had several of these issues including intermittent powering off, no sound, frozen/locked, firmware update failure, the list goes on. Bottom line, check the website with your unit serial number and if covered, Onkyo will send you a postage paid box with packing instructions for your unit. If not covered, some troubleshooting suggestions are in the rear of the user manual (if you haven't tried swapping the TV back) . Most likely the unit will require some sort of repair.
22354
I am looking to buy this receiver and wanted to know the same thing. Did you ever get an answer?
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I really like it, but if that is all you want to use it for I would say no. You can buy other receivers for way less money.
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NewEgg.com has this receiver priced at $579.99 (w/ $0 shipping & tax): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120135&Tpk;=TX-SR707
917654
Bought a refurbished unit about 3 weeks ago and it's performed flawlessly so far. Saved $170 over new and $270 over the newest model so I think it was more than worth it. I've purchased a couple of GPS units, two blu ray players and several other refurbished/used pieces from Amazon and have never had a problem yet.
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Hello out there!I was wondering if anyone else has had any problems with this Yamaha receiver RX-V665!!! My unit shuts off when I increase the volume and when I use the speaker optimizer. The manual and "Yamaha Live" techs attribute this to my speaker connections. I have checked and rechecked, cut, twisted and tightened my connections over the past 3 months with no results. My older JVC receiver runs my speakers just fine. I recently was sent a replacement receiver and the problem persists. Are these receivers useless??
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Drop it at a certified repair shop,save up and do some research as i did and i bought a factory refurbished NAD T768 in 2007 , it still works like a charm ! For just theater any 7.1 unit will be good, for both music and theater a NAD or Rotel or Adcom will blow your mind !
473501
I bought a refurbished unit and the remote worked fine. I think I would return it if it's not functional.
917650
Bought this as a refurbished unit to replace my 15 year old Yamaha receiver. Have had no problems. Love it.
967651
ask the seller for the receiver #.also, I may have mine for sale, as I just switched to Dish
573608
sounds to me like its defective. I have owned many different receivers throughout the years, and never had that issue. Make sure you don't have any crossed/ touching bare speaker wires also. That can make it reset as a safety feature
738698
I purchased my 608 at Best Buy for $425.I don't know if I would ever buy a receiver on Ebay - that's too nice a piece of equipment to buy from some individual seller online...
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Not much to work on here with the question, but I'll give it a try. The first and most obvious thing I would ask is whether you had an RF remote paired with the receiver before? The reason I ask is because the receiver in that case would still be in RF mode and not paired to the new receiver. You need to get the receiver back into IR mode and then go through the setup process with the new remote. If the receiver is in IR mode, then you have a broken remote.
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Thanks for the info. I ordered the unit and have owned it for about a week now. Appears to be a very good receiver.
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Denons warranty on this new receiver is 3 years. Refurbished units from Denon are 1 year. I checked Denon's website, and Amazon is an authorized online retailer so it should be the same 3 years.