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Onkyo TX-SR806

The Onkyo TX-SR806 is a THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified 7.1 channel a/v receiver that supersedes the TX-SR805. It has an expected MSRP of $1099 and mid-August 2008 release date. Upgrades over its predecessor include 5 HDMI inputs and 1080p analog video upscaling. It appears that the TX-SR806 has dropped the Burr-Brown DAC circuitry however it will maintain it's 130 watts per channel power specification. The THD specification has been downgraded to 0.08% from 0.05% in its predecessor. The step-down Onkyo TX-SR706 has an MSRP $899, drops one HDMI input, has less power @ 100 W / channel, and drops the PUSH-PULL amp design.

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Onkyo TX-SR806 front / black
MSRP $949.00
Release date August, 2008
Brand Onkyo
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THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified
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powerful yet refined speaker amplification
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higher distortion than previous models
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lower quality DAC than previously anticipated
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Features

  • 7.1 channel surround a/v reciever
  • THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified
  • 5 x HDMI 1.3a
  • Faroudja DCDi video upscaling to 1080p over HDMI (1080i over component video)
  • Decodes Dolby TrueHD,dts HD MA
  • Power: 130 Watts / channel
  • Phono input
  • THD: 0.08%
  • Push-Pull Amplifier Design with 3-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry
  • Release Date: mid-August 2008
  • MSRP: $1099

 

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Buy It

Onkyo TX-SR806 | Black

• Onkyo TX-SR806 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Black)

UPC: 751398008238

EAN: 051398008239

MPN: TX-SR806B

Onkyo TX-SR806 | Silver

• Onkyo TX-SR806 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver (Silver)

UPC: 751398008245

EAN: 051398008246

MPN: TX-SR806S

Competitors

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Denon AVR-2809CI

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MSRP  $1,199.00    Released  July, 2008

The Denon AVR-2809CI is one of 10 new 2008/09 av receivers models announced by Denon on May 21st, 2008. The 2809CI replaces the previous-generation AVR-2808CI. The AVR-2809CI is a 7.1 a/v home theatre receiver that features 4 HDMI v1.3a inputs, , a number of audio decoding technologies(Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital Surround EX, etc), and a 32 bit floating...

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Denon AVR-2309CI

Denon AVR-2309CI

MSRP  $849.00    Released  July, 2008
Pros
  • 1080p upscaling
  • HD audio decoding
  • Audyssey Dynamic Volume
  • 4 x HDMI inputs
Cons
  • No analog pre-outs
  • Audyssey Dynamic Volume control is useless, does not work
ProSCORE
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Yamaha RX-V1900

Yamaha RX-V1900

MSRP  $1,399.95    Released  September, 2008
Pros
  • 8-point automatic calibration
  • HD Radio
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Cons
  • No HDMI scaling
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  • Not much improved over pre-decessor; nor much better features for the price compared to RX-V663
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85
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MSRP  $999.95    Released  July, 2009
Pros
  • HDMI upconversion to 1080p
  • quality Burr-Brown DAC for each channel
  • 7.1 analog inputs, 7.2 analog outputs
Cons
  • quite expensive
  • iPod support is not standard
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  • powerful 110W amplification
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Cons
  • fairly expensive
  • poor heat dissipation
ProSCORE
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Sony STR-DA3400ES

MSRP  $1,000.00    Released  July, 2008
Pros
  • 4 x HDMI inputs
  • 1080p upscaling
  • HD audio decoding
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  • 2nd zone of stereo audio
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Comments

1.  avatar jacksauce said:

um, whose the idiot who wrote the information at the top? Going to .08%THD from .05% is NOT an upgrade, its a downgrade. THD is stands for Total Harmonic Distortion. A lower number means that the source is reproduced more accurately.

If it were the opposite, then those $200 dollar sony receivers with 1.0% THD would be godly....
Jul 08, 2008 1:53pm
2.  avatar gr8music said:

Um, who is the idiot who wrote the first comment - oh, wait a minute, its jacksauce. It appears that jack don't read well! It says "The THD specification has been downgraded to 0.08% from 0.05% in its predecessor." and that's it! The upgrades are "Upgrades over its predecessor include 5 HDMI inputs (up from and 1080p analog video upscaling . " Poor Jack, too much sauce!
Aug 25, 2008 7:32pm
3.  avatar dbenhur said:

Do you really not understand how wiki's work, gr8music? Look at the history, you'll see that Erik corrected the "upgrade" error for THD at 1:58pm July 8, roughly 5 minutes after jacksauces comment. Yes, Jack was obnoxious, but he wasn't *wrong*. A nicer thing to do would have been to just quietly correct the error instead of ranting in the comments.

So, about the product... does anyone have one yet? It looks to me like a poor delta from the previous version, trading audio quality for a couple extra HDMI inputs. The 876 looks pretty disappointing too -- no extra inputs and some audio processing magic, but a street price about $600 more than the 875.
Sep 06, 2008 1:37pm
4.  avatar odaddy424 said:

Rather than engage in trivial arguments over whose more stupid than whom, I'd like to enter a review of the product at hand. After spending 600 bucks plus on this Onkyo TX-SR806 I am extremely disappointed. Aside from some annoying but manageable issues, the thing doesn't work right!! I have two HDMI devices plugged into the inputs. There are 5 inputs, I am only using two. Every once in a while the micro logic jams and I cannot get any video output from one device (HDMI capable cable/sat). The 806 says "no input" even though there is. Go to setup and choose the WRONG input, suddenly the 806 says there IS input (even though you'll never see it because the wrong input is selected. Go back to setup and choose the correct input, suddenly the 806 is telling me "no input". Even a master reset doesn't cure the problem!! I tried calling Onkyo....yeah, good luck. After 8 calls, no answer from them and no call back. DO NOT BUY THIS MODEL!! In fact, don't buy an ONKYO at all!
Feb 23, 2009 8:28pm
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Yale

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October 20, 2008
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2 pros
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Pros

  • THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified
  • powerful yet refined speaker amplification

Cons

  • higher distortion than previous models
  • lower quality DAC than previously anticipated

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Pros

  • THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified

Cons

  • higher distortion than previous models
  • lower quality DAC than previously anticipated

Competitors

HotBBQ prefers Denon AVR-2809CI over Onkyo TX-SR806
HotBBQ prefers Onkyo TX-SR806 over Yamaha RX-V1900, Denon AVR-2309CI, Sony STR-DA3400ES
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October 21, 2008
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  • THX Ultra 2 Plus Certified

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TX, SR, 806, TXSR, SR806, TXSR806