Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465 I am replacing my old analog Onkyo receiver and have narrowed the field to the Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465. I have Polk speakers, Panasonic Blu-ray and 50' plasma TV. Which receiver would be the best buy for me? Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465 I am replacing my old analog Onkyo receiver and have narrowed the field to the Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465. I have Polk speakers, Panasonic Blu-ray and 50' plasma TV. Which... » Read More Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465 I am replacing my old analog Onkyo receiver and have narrowed the field to the Onkyo 507 or Yamaha 465. I have Polk speakers, Panasonic Blu-ray and 50' plasma TV. Which receiver would be the best buy for me? « Show Less
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I just purchased the 507 and I'm very happy with it. I was so glad to get rid of all my cords to go strictly HDMI. I paired it with the Energy RC micros and it sounds great. I went to BB and listened to the both the receivers you mentioned but the 507 sounded louder and clearer. You really can't beat the price and the set up was simple.
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I used to connect these speakers to my 5 year old Onkyo receiver TX-SR606 (90W per channel). It's more than adequate and loud enough. Last year, I upgraded my receiver to Onkyo 818 last that have pre out capability (you need Onkyo 7 series or above to connect your receiver to external amplifier) and use Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier. It's worth the upgrade. Sounds great especially with 24-bit uncompressed recording. It really makes you listen to your old collection once again.
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I have the Onkyo TX-SR702 that I like very much. I just wanted more watts and the new Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio but not for full price. If the 807 comes out I might take a look but Sony ES or Denon would be just fine.
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It would appear that this model is from the 2012 product line as the earliest review I have found for it was written in February, 2012, posted at wwwaudioholics.com. I have seen no product updates from Onkyo, so I am assuming this is the latest model. I replaced an earlier Onkyo model with this one several months ago and I am very happy with the results. I hope this info helps.
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I like what I read about the Polk so far. I think the price is reasonable. What do you suggest is a good receiver\amp to go along with this from Amazon? Are there any other items I need to modify for my turnatable? I just want to get a total on what I need to spend for the whole set to make it sound good?
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I recently bought Onkyo 5300 and today noticed that S6300 has come down in price. I think spending little extra to acquire HT-S6300 is well worth it. I absolutely love Ht-5300 but the speakers are huge! I like sleeker look of Ht-s6300, plus up conversion, aux mic features are worth spending little extra money. But if you don't care about that, HT-S5300 is very good system with excellent sound. Haven't checked out Yamaha, so can't comment on it.
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If you do even 30 seconds of research you'll see that people don't know what they're talking about. The Onkyo product page AND the page linked on this page BOTH say that the HT-RC460 supports 3D. http://us.onkyo.com/Products/model.php?m=HT-RC460&class=Receiver I don't know if there's any difference between these models. I opted for the HT-RC460 because they had nearly identical feature sets. Onkyo seems to have multiple product lines that overlap on certain models. The HT-RC series, the usually higher priced TX-NR series and they also have a premium brand called Integra. Some forums get into arguments about possible higher quality components being used in the higher cost products, but others contend that the internals appear identical and cross-branding of components between Onkyo and Integra happens inside.
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+1 on Panasonic. You could spend another $400 and get a Pioneer, but Panasonic BD players weren't voted a "Good Buy" by many journalists and magazines for nothing. I have two Panasonics in my house, a BD60 and a BD55 (current model is the BD80). I need the BD55 for the 5.1 analog out to my 10 year old Sony ES receiver so I can get to hear Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Yeah, blu-ray picture is good (on the at least a 720p/1080i display) but I think the sound is a huge improvement.You can get a BD80 for $172 today at Amazon.com, too.Best of luck with your decision. +1 on Panasonic. You could spend another $400 and get a Pioneer, but Panasonic BD players weren't voted a "Good Buy" by many journalists and magazines for nothing. I have two Panasonics in my house, a BD60 and a BD55 (current model is the BD80). I need the BD55 for the 5.1 analog out to my 10 year old Sony ES receiver so I can get to hear Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. Yeah, blu-ray picture is good (on the at least a 720p/1080i display) but I think the sound is a huge improvement.You can get a BD80 for $172 today at Amazon.com, too.Best of luck with your decision.
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Hello... When matching speakers you want to get the specs close. Klipsch F-20, very nice speaker by the way. Frequency Response 38Hz-23KHz 3dB SENSITIVITY: 95.5dB @ 2.83V / 1m Polk Audio CS10 Center Frequency Response 53Hz-25kHz SENSITIVITY 91 dB The Klipsch will be a little louder then the Polk with a little wider frequency response. Your Yamaha receiver can adjust the center channels out put to blend in the center a little more so you can hear it. Also you want to look at the RMS watts. Polk is 125watts RMS. Klipsch is only 100watts RMS. Yamaha RX-V375 AV is 100watts per channel, 70watts RMS x 2 channel. So the out come, you should be fine. your mids and highs will be better with the Klipsch towers. You will have a little more lows from the Polk, but that could make the vocals from the center channel sound more natural. Also your receiver can adjust if you use the microphone to self adjust instead of doing it by ear. It will be fine.. Should sound good and I think you would be happy..
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Right now I'm trying to decide to get Denon AVR 891 or 2311ci Vs. Onkyo ??I have a large opened livingroom and dinning Room and what great sound.I am looking at the Mirage MX5.1 home set speakers??? Do I need a sound speakerin front of the TV. I was looking at 55" samsung 7000& 8000Vs Sony????Please if anybody can get me some feedback would be appreciated much.
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I have a Denon AVR-1912. Though it may seem expensive, it is very clean on sound quality and it is very powerful, and jam packed with useful features. I also use it with the Klipsch HD 500 and a pair of old KG 1's by Klipsch (Remember those?) and they sound wonderful. I have also an old 1980's amplifier by Denon that I use on a daily basis , and it still works wonderfully. I have had the AVR-1912 for a while now, and I don't see myself changing the receiver soon. I love Denon products, and they deserve consideration. The AVR-1912 isn't the only option, as other receivers by that company are cheaper, and sound well, but the 1912 is known by many sites as a very good receiver. Short term- Expensive Very Great sounding Long Term- Great Deal (Hopefully) Hope this helps!
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Steven L, if you read my review of this player, you should know that the other player to which I referred was the Onkyo 7030. I set them up and did an A:B comparison. With most discs, the differences were barely perceptible. On a few, the Yamaha sounded just a tiny bit "muddy" when compared to the Onkyo. My wife was unable to discern any differences. Both are excellent players. But if it helps your decision making process about getting one of these to add to your "stack," be aware that I am returning the Yamaha and getting a 2nd Onkyo.
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The reason why I bought the Yamaha in the first place was to match the tone of a great receiver to my Martin Logan Summit X and other Martin Logan speakers for the Home Theather. Having done an AB test with several other more expense receivers and the Yamaha was the best sounding unit BY FAR! Soundstage was wide and tall and the highs were clean, clear and balanced. Hope this helps.
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Bose is better I think but If onkyo is a lot cheaper, I'd go only.if similar price, Bose.
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I like Bang and Olufsen but they are very expensive. I would say look into yamaha speakers and try to get high power speakers to handle this receiver. The receiver has a lot of power. thanks
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Both. I'm using with an Onkyo TX-NR 717 and it has made it as good as a top on the line AV receiver that costs 5-6K. I was so impressed with the Emotiva product I bought their 1800 Watt model which costs $1600. This should make my set-up far more powerful and with much better fidelity than any stand alone AV receiver -- regardless of the price.
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I'm kind of wondering the same thing. I went to the Onkyo website and compared the items and while I didn't compare the 9300THX (out of budget) I didn't see any difference between the 6300 and 7300, except the speakers. The 7300 has the towers and smaller surround. Also the casing I think is plastic/wood on the 7300 vs just plastic on the 6300. I put in this same questions to onkyo a few days ago but have not heard back yet. I will update when/if I hear anything.