Electronics Archive

Onkyo DV-CP802 SACD Setup

Randall Timmerman — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:10:00 GMT

Anyones help would be appreciated,

I currently have an Onkyo DV-CP802 DVD player that is connected to an Onkyo TX-SR703 receiver. One of the reasons I purchased the DVD player was to play SACD discs.

I bought the equipment over a year ago and I must getting around to playing a SACD disc. I tried to play one over the weekend and no sound is coming out of anything. I am connecting the DVD player to the receiver through an optical cable. I was told that if I was using an optical cable then everything should be fine.

I went throught the manuals for both the DVD player and the receiver to make sure I had everything configured correctly but still no sound. DVD's and CD's play without any problem.

One are of concern is that when I display the DVD player status on my TV when I play the SACD disc I can see that the sound is being run out of 0 channels. I would think that this should say 5.1 or something like that.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get the SACD to work with this equipment? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Randy

Anyone own/reviewed a H/K DVD 47 yet?

Desi Aragon — Fri, 19 May 2006 22:17:00 GMT

I've got the H/K DVD 22 and the dvd player has been great. I was wondering if the H/K DVD 47 would be worth an upgrade seeing how it has an HDMI connection and it upscales 420p signals to 720p or 1080i. I've seen the DVD 47 priced around $225-$300 compared to the MSRP of $399. Anyone think it'll make a significant visual difference on a Sony 34XBR960? Or should I just hang in there and wait for the hi-def DVD players?

Onkyo TX-RS804

David Mims — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:17:00 GMT

I plan to purchase an Aperion speaker system right after Christmas (have to let the dust settle first) and would like to know if Aperion will have the new Onkyo TX-RS804 receiver available. Thanks.

Any opinions on the TX-SR804? (vs Denon 2807)

Nick Winkworth — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:38:00 GMT

I was just about to order a Denon 2807 to power my soon-to-arrive Aperion speakers, when I stumbled on a description of the Onkyo SR804. ____ It looks darned like a 2807 clone on paper, but I can find ABSOLUTELY NO REVIEWS ...I guess it must be brand new??? (although many stores seem to carry it). It's cheaper, with better ease of use and has HDMI upscaling. ____ The only thing I can find is one user report on CNET by someone who returned his because of a hum that the manufacturer could not cure. That's it. ____ I *think* its like the SR803, but with better HDMI features ... So if you don't have an SR804, tell me about your SR803 experiences and whether the SR804 looks like an improvement. ____ Finally, do you think the Denon 2807 is a $200 better AVR? Thanks!

HMDI Upconverting Receivers

Kevin Aylward — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:57:00 GMT

Anyone know of a receiver that allows a single HMDI connection to a HDTV that will send whatever input the receiver gets? The Onkyo SR-803 has two HMDI in and 1 HMDI out, but other video sources (S-Video and component) are not sent on the HMDI out - you have to run another line to the monitor. For me that's a serious bummer since it also involves changing the input on the plasma TV - something my Harmony remote is not yet adept at doing.

Optical input cap fell off on HK DPR2005

Aperion Customer — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 04:07:00 GMT

Hi, I was disconnecting one of my optical cables on my HK DPR2005 and the plastic cap came right off. The plastic cap usually bends outwards when there is nothing plugged in and is pushed in when you insert a cable. Now when plugging an optical cable in, it is not as secure as when the cap is there. Did anybody have this experience? Is it broken or can it be popped back in? You need to really yank an optical cable to get it out. I suppose as long as the optical cable isn't yanked out, it won't degrade the performance. Thanks, Sany.

Harman Kardon 440, 640 and 740 AV Receivers

Julius Wilder — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:27:00 GMT

I have read an awful lot of good stuff about these receivers. But, I can't find them anywhere? Any idea whats going on with them? The specs on them sound great.

Decision time

RON SMALL — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:33:00 GMT

I am brand new to all of this so your feedback would be great.

I am ready to buy a new HT system. I have decided to go with the 532's front and back, S-10 sub, 533-VAC center and still deciding between the 532's for the surround or the 534-SS.

I need your opinion on a reciever. I know I want 7.1. The room is 15 X 19. I have not decided on a TV but I think I want a 55-60" DLP. I want the reciever to be able to deliver the upcoming DVD-HD. I also want to be able to run my ipod and music file on my laptop. I like the specs and reviews on the Outlaw 990. Would like to keep the budget at $1000.00 unless there is compelling long term reason to go higher.

HK DPR2005 Rumors

Julius Wilder — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:05:00 GMT

While researching about the DPR, I have found a few sites that discuss some issues the DPR 2005 was having and how these things needed to be fixed. Onecall has this receiver for 600 dollars. Is it a safe buy or are there still a significant amount of issues wth this receiver? Thanks, Julius

HK DPR2005 and Intimus 422 System

Julius Wilder — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:32:00 GMT

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions concerning the combination of the DPR 2005 with the 422s. I assume the DPR is powerful enough, but in terms of sound quality for music (especially music) and movies, will this work? Also, the DPR2005 is a 7.1 receiver, but can I still get quality surround sound with the 422 5.1 system? Ideally, Id like to upgrade to a 7.1 eventually, but I'll be working with the 422 5.1 in the mean time.

onkyo + speakers match advice

David White — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:12:00 GMT

Hello folks, Just have a few questions. I'm planning on buying a nice home theatre system in the near future. I've been researching for a while now and i've come up with the following: Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR803 Front: 2 x Aperion Intimus 532-LR Center: Aperion Intimus 533-VAC Rear: 2 x Aperion Intimus 422-LR Sub: Aperion Intimus S-10 Will these speakers be a good match for the onkyo receiver i've chosen? Should I go with Intimus 532-LR's on the rear instead of 422-LR's? Any other advice or comments are very much appreciated. [Smile] Thanx! -Dave

H/K avr 235 cutting out

chris Tanz — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:35:00 GMT

I bought a H/K Avr 235 about a month ago. Everything has worked fine until now. I have everything hooked up properly, and I also have my son's X-Box hooked up to it to get some good sound out of it. My boy was playing it last week and he said it cut out but came back on again. This morning he informed me it cut out again but this time it wont come back on. When I tried to turn it back on it said PROTECT and shut off. I disconnected all the speakers from the back and tried it agian to no avail. Any ideas?????

Chris

Marantz 4 ohm stable receivers

Nick B — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:54:00 GMT

I emailed Marantz directly about this so I thought I'd pass on the info. For those that may be interested, Marantz does offer 3 receivers that are 4-ohm stable - SR7500, SR8500, SR9600.

edit: sorry about putting this in the wrong forum. I meant to put it in the Electronics section.

Onkyo and towers

Melissa Alexander — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 17:59:00 GMT

Does anyone know if the Onkyo SR702 can handle having 4 633T a 533VAC and a S12 sub?

I don't like small speakers because I have a large room and too many kids come over and like to knock over things.

Thanks for the help!

Onkyo TX-SR602

Arvin Verdeflor — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:05:00 GMT

Hello Everyone, I just recently got the 422 HT system and separately bought an open box SR602 for $ 256. Everything has been great so far but just encountered a problem today. I wanted to use the Video4 inputs for my Karaoke mic (stereo audio and composite video). Audio was fine but I don't see the picture in my TV. I checked the manual and it says that this model do not support video upconversion, so composite video and S-video sources are not output by the component video out. I then tried connecting a composite cable from the TV to AV receiver monitor out but I have no idea what settings I should make to make it work. Please help....

Reciever to choose b/w Yamaha, HK & Den

asif jafri — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:18:00 GMT

Friends,

As I am waiting for my 633. I need to decide on which 7.1 reciever to get. Currently I have in mind HK DPR-1005 and Yamaha RX-V2500 and Denon 3805 . DPR-1005 is about $700 and the rest is $900 each. I will be using 75% for HT and 25% from music. Can someone shed some light on above mentioned recievers.

Thanks

H/K avr-435 cutting out

Nate De Troye — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:15:00 GMT

My avr-435 is about 10 months old. When listening to movies and cable at a volume level of -20 to -17 dB everything is fine, when listening to music at a louder volume -10 to -8 dB for around 5 minutes my H/K just turns itself off.

Any advice?

H/K AVR125 Enough Power?

Jeff Lawrence — Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:59:00 GMT

In the market for some new speakers and am looking at Aperion. I notice they have some fairly hefty min power requirements. Will my H/K AVR125 have enough power to drive these babies?

Question about Onkyo TX-NR801 and Zone2

Sebastiano Cianci — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:25:00 GMT

Hello,

I recently set up my HT using the Onkyo TX-NR801 receiver and the 422/S8 Aperion speakers/subwoofer.

I set up the 2 rock speakers on my patio (two KLH 100W 2way speakers) hooked up to the ONkyo as Zone 2 and the 422/S8 in my TV room as my 5.1 HT system

When try to play music in Zone2 (CD, tuner) and watch a DVD in my TV room, the rear speakers in the room try to push out the sound from both sources.

I set up the receiver by the book, but I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I though I was going to be able to play both Zones simultaneously with this receiver (HT 5.1 in the room and CD/Tuner on my patio).

What am I doing wrong???

Thanks

Sam

Onkyo Crossover Settings???

Jonathan Noland — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:29:00 GMT

I just ordered a full setup of the 422's for my apartment and was looking to get my receiver setup and ready for my new speakers. I had a question which I cant figure out and can't find a good answer for.. hopefully an expert here can guide me to an answer

I have an Onkyo TX-DS787 receiver which has the speaker settings for large/small. Seems like when small is set it sets the x-over freq at 80hz and when large is set it sends the full range. Now in looking at the specs for the 422's they have a rating of 100hz-20khz...does that mean I can set the receiver to large and the speakers x-over will cut off the sub 100hz then set the sub freq to 100-120 to pick up the low end? I dont want to send a full range to the speakers and have them sound rough... and I dont want to have a gap in frequency either. Or will it matter?

Thanks in advance and I cant wait till I get these setup.

DVD Problem

Barry Dowell — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 04:09:00 GMT

I have a Onkyo DV-CP702 DVD changer, an Onkyo TX-SR702 AV receiver which is plugged into a Panasonic PT-AE700U LCD projector. The video is via component video. I have recently had this happen with 2 DVD's: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Battlestar Galactica (TV pilot). For the first the menu is played and visible. When I select play the movie, I get a blue screen with YPbPr. I can hear the video playing fine--hooked up with optical cable. I have not checked Battlestar Galactica, but She Wore A Yellow Ribbon plays fine on by DVD player (Samsung AV Receiver/DVD combo) hooked to my TV upstairs. Any idea of what problem is and how to resolve?

ONKYO TX-SR602 vs TX-SR602B

Mike Treadway — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:31:00 GMT

Does anyone know the difference? I see venders selling the SR602B at a lower price than the SR602. As far as I can tell, there's no difference.

What's the story on this?

Onkyo Nettune

Korey Kather — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 21:00:00 GMT

The TX-NR801 and TX-NR901 contain a feature called 'Nettune' which allows you to listen to streaming Internet radio. You can even listen to MP3, WAV or WMA files from your copmuter. This feature does require a high speed Internet connection and a router. There are now several hundred staions to choose from. A listing of stations is now available on the Onkyo site.

http://www.onkyousa.com/inet_list.cfm

-Korey

hk dpr 1005 and 2005

phil q — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 21:37:00 GMT

Looking for a receiver to go along with the Aperions I am about to purchase.

I see these are being sold thru Amazon (thru their merchant J&R Music) for $749 and $899 respectively. This seems crazy cheap.

This seems like too good a deal to pass up, particularly because I need a receiver with less than 5" of height to fit into a built in unit.

Anyone dealt with the J&R? They are guaranteed by Amazon, you can file a claim with Amazon if something is wrong, so that makes me feel better.

Lewis, talk to me about this receiver.

Thanks!

avr-335 vs. tx-sr602

kyle fergusson — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:37:00 GMT

How would you guys rate these two receivers side by side? I recently got married, and a couple buddies went in together and bought me the harmon kardon avr-335 receiver for my wedding present. I was previously looking at the onkyo tx-sr602 reciever though. Is one head and shoulders above the other, or are they similiar in performance?

(btw: if my buddies read this, I am definitely keeping the harmon kardon, just want to know if I need to upgrade in 5 to 10 years down the road...)

-Kyle Fergusson