Guys,

Just go to Mega Pavilion Harvey Norman and you can compare both receiver hooked up to same speaker. To me, budget wise and more money for the buck, i go for 705 which i bought it for 3300.

At first i wanted to have denon 3808CI because of the wireless ethernet streaming capability, but then i learned my PS3 can stream any mp3 too, so that lower it down, beside the denon and yamaha cost RM 1000 more than my current 705.

For those having PS3, you will love the "BLUE"..blue light when it goes on, pair with Onkyo blue light when on...and in my case, my Philips 7432 also power on light also blue...hehehehe...so many BLUES, really look nice...

To those of you who in doubt, go test your ear at the above said mall, to me, i cant differentiate the Yamaha av and Onkyo av quality, both sound almost the same. Plus, you cant go wrong with a THX certified a/v receiver 705.

That's cool !! Harvey Norman using which player to demo on yamaha/onkyo? I hope they are doing the demo correctly, with proper players and connection, receivers showing HD sound decoding.

If different components on each set, then not conclusive.

I hooked up the new BD player..forgot which model already. Go and ask the staff to hook it up. The best thing is, Onkyo place their own technical guy over there instead of salesman to explain each single thing. You can ask them all the Q you want. He will demonstrate the function and stuff.

Sounds great.. Do u think One U also same price for ur 705?

How's the performance of 705 when listening to music sources?

arj, the fella will quote 605 and 705 by Thurs. But after reading the spec and the link that you posted, 705 wld be a safe bet albeit more expensive.

Anyway, hope that 605 problem is in US only.

Music source...hmm..i cant say much as i only play mp3..not sacd...hooked up on ps3...am not an audiophile but all high end pitch can be drive crazily clear and crisp...i have a bright speaker from FIDEK if you see my pics....i know its not the high end speaker...but good enough for me...the imaging was GOOD !! Listen to Miles Davis CD...awesome and clear sound...you have to go listen yourself...my ear and yours not the same ler...

To Accs-Centre
One U ? Didnt see any Onkyo there, probably i wrong...but for safe bet..go mega pavilion..heck they got Onkyo and Yamaha allready hooked up in Demo Room...bring your own cd for your listening pleasure...

This post has been edited by Ka3tr0: Jan 1 2008, 09:22 PM

today i went to harvey norman@pavilion. the guy quote me RM3399(credit card) for sr705 with extended warranty 1+4(years), bcoz i'm noob about speaker connections, i ask that guy to demo(connect) to pioneer speaker(htz363dvd) cause i already have this HT set.

This guy call his friend(maybe expert with pioneer system) & confirmed the connection can be done. they use hdmi cable to connect dvd player, receiver & lcd. no problem with video but the problem is no output sound. alamak card dah swipe 4 payment.

After a few hours they found the hdmi output(from htdvd363) only carry video only. ohh sungguh malang nasibku. finally i've to cancel my payment dan pulang dgn hampa.




This post has been edited by tHeRiDdLeR: Jan 2 2008, 08:45 PM

Quite strange HDMI only carry video signal..i suspect they didnt setup the dvd player to output sound to hdmi, maybe..

Any other model pricing u know there? They got Onkyo 805 or not?

if i'm not mistaken they have 875. forgot the price. maybe around 6K plus. if u a serious buyer i think they can reduce the price.

So... anyone bulking this?

Confused. Your HTZ363 is a HTIB set right?

So how was the connection set up? The pioneer dvdplayer -> 705 receiver -> pioneer speakers? Thought for HTIB, speakers only work if output from the player itself (not from other receiver)

Anyway, it's strange you plan to get 705 to match with HTIB. Should be with BD or HDDVD player.

Yes, you're right about HTZ363(HTIB) and the connection(pioneer dvdplayer -> 705 receiver -> pioneer speakers).
If u read my post, i already state that i'm noob about connection setup. i ask that guy more than 4 times regarding the setup. he said it should not be a problem with the connection.

BD or HDDVD player is already in my plan(next target) but not now(bajet lari). maybe after CNY or wait until the price reduce little bit more.

This post has been edited by tHeRiDdLeR: Jan 3 2008, 10:10 AM

Just got back from Harvey Norman @ Pavilion. Was quoted RM2589 for the SR605, RM3299 for the SR705 and RM4xxx for the SR805/875. Can't remember the exact price. They also have the Yamaha RX-V1800 at RM41xx and the RX-V3800 at over RM5000

The receivers are connected to some decent speakers. Might bring over some CDs and DVDs during my next visit

Wowow!!! REview... Review... Review!!!!
Yamaha so expensive... Anyone got any info on Denon?

I only listened to the SR705 which is connected to some Jamo speakers so I'm unable to give any comparison reviews The Yamahas is in the next room which I didn't have time for a demo. As for Denons, you might wanna check out Desa Home Theater and Tong Lee at Lowyat for them.

Listen to HD material or just SD / CD ?

Now I understood whats the hype about. I bought my Yammy RXV-1800 for RM3600. Kindly note that Yamaha has Burr Bown DAC. I believe TX-SR805 upwards has them.

SD DVD only...

So, what is the hype all about?