Go buy in Singapore lah....same price but 240V

If we bring from singapore, how much tax will be impose. Kalau kena la.

spore shop got online ordering or not? if air travel to spore will cost about RM600. see calcs below:

take Airasia to spore, roundtrip ticket is about RM220. roundtrip to LCCT terminal from home in KL RM150. roundtrip from changi airport to sim lim square RM250. so total is RM620.

onkyo in spore sgd700 = RM1680 plus RM620 = rm2300 less gst refund = RM118, so net = RM2182

desa selling RM2600.

hmmm.....is it worth it?

If you purposely go down to buy maybe not worth it. For me, I bought it during one of my business trip. Instead of flying down, I drove down. By the way, round trip from Changi to Sim Lim square no need RM250. S$50 should be enough.

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Added on January 16, 2009, 3:42 pmNot sure. I think it's 10% import duty and 5% sales tax.

This post has been edited by yfyap69: Jan 16 2009, 03:42 PM

I am targetting for TX-SR805 prices drop,current prices approx RM3.8k in Penang but i found prices @ Prai are more cheap.Currently i was came to understand that TX-SR806 have several issues like heat and noise wave on display.
The 806 lacks the following what the 805 had:

Dual PUSH-PULL Design
Independent Block Construction (Amp/Preprocessor)
Optimum Gain Volume
Linear Optimum Gain Volume
Non-Scaling Configuration
7 Band Multi-Band Speaker EQ
Back Lit Remote

Anyone pls comment abt it.
Thxs.

I think issue like heat can be solve using notebook fan chap ayam. Just bought yesterday at lyp.

Guys please i need your thoughts for onkyo 905 or 706

witch one i should buy ?

905 la.. more power, better processing, 2 x hdmi outs (one for LCD, one for PJ)

my 805 using hdmi to output from composite dvd,
but y the upconversion video quality is far worst den i directly using composite...T_T
plsss help

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Added on January 24, 2009, 2:30 pmany sifu help me solve the above problem?
y after conversion from 805 faroudja, from composite to hdmi out
the video quality worst den i directly connect composite..
arrrrr

This post has been edited by swine: Jan 24 2009, 02:30 PM

Music = YAMAHA, but Movie I think it depends which type of movie you're interested in. If you're talking bout Powerful of the AMP, I think ONKYO seconds to nothing. U can buy some magazine and view some review online. Most of the owners agreed with that.

ONKYO's power is like never finished.....try it out and see....Denon more towards clarity I believe.

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Added on February 23, 2009, 2:41 amI'm owning one. Think too powerful for a masterbedroom of 300 sqft. The power is great! Anyway, make sure your HT Room is air-conditioned. Coz' the Receiver is damn hot....u can even barbeque something on top of it while watching movie.

If affordable, go for TX-SR 806 now....better coz' got more HDMI in&out.

This post has been edited by Raja Petra: Feb 23 2009, 02:41 AM

Onkyo users,

I posted this 2 days back, but could not find it. Maybe its lost.

My question:

I have a Upscale DVD player, and if i plug the dvd into onkyo 606, which is only 1080I, would the picture quality be worse of then direct DVD-TV?

Thanks.

you should try. theoretically progressive is better than interlaced, so if you upscale dvd to 1080p, and then downconvert to 1080i, surely the picture is slightly worse than direct to tv (1080p).

anyway the difference should be insignificant because the source dvd is only either 480 or 576p. i think you should connect the dvd player direct to the tv at 1080p instead of passing through to the receiver. but if the receiver have better upconverter then it is a different story already lah

Hi,just bought an RS SPL meter.Need some advice on calibrating my HT system from all the HT master here.First ,what volume level should i set on the master volume knob(i usually listen at -25 or -30)?Second the speakers level trim,should i set it to odb?Really appreciate all the advice>

Where do u buy this RS SPL meter & how much?
I think u can use the Onkyo spk set up level ( after u have done the audyssel ). Use the left spk sound level as the ref level then adjust all the rest of the spk. Make sure that u left the spl meter at the same position ( at ur ear level in ur normal sitting position ) when doing the adjusting. Adjust the db level of the spk until all spk output at the same level ( base on the spk meter reading ).

Thanx for the advice.The ref master level(master volume knob),Should i set it to my listening level -25db -30db when calibrate using audyssey,then calibrate with SPL using that same level(-25 -30db)?
Bought it from SVSound.com with the help from one of the LYN forumer for RM280.

Depends on what display you have and what upscale DVD player you are talking about. Typically the lower cost DVD players have mediocre upscaling chips in them. Most modern displays (mid to high end) have good scalars in them. The Onkyo 606 I believe uses the Faroudja chip for scaling/deinterlacing. It is not too bad. The most important thing is to see which looks better to your eyes. It might just be better to send the signal clean to the display (480i/576i) if your player can do that and see the difference between that and setting 1080i to the display (don't forget to try 720p as well since it is possible that the deinterlacing chip in the display might be inferior to the deinterlacing of the Faroudja). You might find that a 720p from the Onkyo might be quite good.

there are several good calibrations tips in this thread, just search for it.

For me, adjust the sub volume level until audyssey calibrates the sub trim to be about -5dB. Then run audyssey correctly using the recommended 8 postions for the mic.

After that, adjust the sound levels for each speaker using the onkyo test tones using your SPL meter to your preferred level e.g. +75dB - LCR, +72db - surrounds, +66db - sub.

can read more here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=795421

i waana check wit u guys, how do u all selecting the video scaling to 720p,1080i,1080p...etc
i dun find this video switching function on my 805..
as i know this only available to 875 and above...

Notebook fan will make dirty noise to ur HT.. not advise to use it...

Come think of it, it would be the same if i BD to 606 to Full HDTV? The PQ would be slightly worse than BD-TV rite?