same speaker too LOLZZZzzz...

Arj...got your 705 already ?? Really make my house rumble last time i blast it....anyone looking for a nice speaker for condo while maintain practicality and aestatic...i recommend fidek...cost 1300 (on discount..previous 3300)...go One Utama old wing...top floor...to me its good enough as its 4 x tallboy + 1 12 inch subs...hk brand

I google for it and not much info. Sample of my sound would be the 300 movie...when the PUDGE like creature with big saw at his hand cut the general head...the sound produce spit an earthquake rumble on my floor....dup dup dup dup....dup dup dup dup...only subs...crazy and thats DTS 5.1...enjoy

Not yet. Will only upgrade at the end of the month. Right now I'm leaning towards the Yamaha RX-V1800 as the price difference is under RM400 only hehe...

Wow.. sorry to just jump into the thread - but under RM400???

serious - I've been away from amplifier scene for a couple of years - no urge to upgrade - but what you're saying sounds damn tempting.

The dfference la under RM400, not the price of the amp hehe.... The Onkyo TX-SR705 is RM3299 while the Yamaha RX-V1800 is RM3690

My current PS3 setup...

This is my setup :

But with that kind of price for the RX-V1800 might as consider the Denon AVR-3808... I think the Denon's far superior to the Yamaha.

Yup, Denon would be the top choice but the price is much higher as well. If I'm not mistaken the 2808 is over RM5000 at Desa, can't imagine how much the 3808 would be

arj, good pricing there..... jaybe here... 4.1k....

seriously thinking abt the sr 705 if they can make it below 3k as its black.... i dun like the yammy titanum kaler

Curious to know why everyone seems to be more interested with SR705 instead of SR605. I thought the difference is only SR705 comes with THX. Anyone care to share?

one more hdmi input, and the knob is farking cool....

Oic...thanks for the info. It seems that I only need 2 HDMI ; 1 for my PS3 and 1 for my DVD. In this case, SR605 should be good enough, right? Any recommendation for the 5.1 speaker ah?

u never know wen u need another one

tats why sony new model is 6 hdmis in

HAHA.. that's the price for not following the thread properly!!!

As punishment for me - no upgrades!!!

joker, u gotten the 705?

Now that you racun me already, have to think again SR605 or SR705

another one bite the dusts

This post has been edited by rx330: Jan 7 2008, 05:19 PM

705 vs 1800???

I'll take Yammy anytime...

Check out the comparison below between the 605, 705 and 805, taken from the avsforum.

Why should I get a 705 over the 605?

General
- THX Select 2 Certification (605 has no THX)
- additional 10 watts per channel
- onboard fans for cooling
- Blue backlighting around the volume knob!!
- Advanced remote control - fully backlit with learning/programming abilities

Audio Processing
- 3 DSPs and more listening modes
- Audyssey MultiEQ vs 2EQ on the 605. MultiEQ is more advanced and supports 8 listening positions rather than 2
- 7 band equaliser vs 5 band
- expanded range of crossover frequencies (70Hz and 90Hz)
- ability to post process 5.1 channel PCM signals (ie from internally decoding BD/HDDVD players) to 6.1 or 7.1 (605 apparently cant do this on 5.1ch PCM)
- accepts DSD format (from SACDs) over multi channel inputs

Inputs/Outputs
- +1 HDMI input
- +1 digital coax audio input
- +1 optical audio output
- 7.1 channel RCA pre-outs
- Phono input
- 12V trigger out
- IR in (for infrared repeater systems)
- RS232 COM port
- zone 2 speaker connections have proper binding posts


Why should I get the 705 over the 805?

-More affordable
-Much small compact body size and weight:
705 = Dimensions (W x H x D) 17 1/8" x 6 7/8" x 14 13/16" | Weight 28.4 lbs. (12.9 kg)
805 = Dimensions (W x H x D) 17 1/8" x 7 5/8" x 18 1/16" | Weight 50.9 lbs. (23.1 kg)
-More power efficient (6.2 amps vs 9.5 amps) Normal household circuit breaker is 20 amps. Combined with TV, sub, players, game consoles, lights, etc. Its not a major deterrent as you can relocate devices around the room onto other circuit breaker outlets but its important to stay aware of the power loud. 9.5 amp is also at max volume only.. expect that to be around 80% of that number at normal volume levels.
-Cooler running and doesn't pose a fire risk. (Search official 805 thread for evidence of this; several users have said their 805’s burnt out and caught fire after a few weeks of use. Its not common but the risk exists. These users also had plenty of space around their receiver so it wasn't that those users didn't allow for breathing room. For me, risk of fire was the number one deterrent.)
-The video section of the 805 is basically the same as the 705. You need to step up to the 875/905 to get improvements in video.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=935808