A while back I saw some units selling at the Desa Complex near Kepong.. the shop is at the ground floor.. sorry can't remember the name of the shop.. some 'hifi' shop in Pertama Complex might have them.. but then again, it has been quite a while since I go to these places... good hunting dude!

Onkyo 605 around 3.2k at The Hi-Fi shop at One Utama.

hmm..

some say since they are not popular in malaysia, it may be a problem if need servicing, repair, etc...

3.2k for 605. isn't that rather expensive? any other suggestions on what other brands would be good to consider?

kll71

Hahaha,

Everythings exp in Bolehland ... especially if it dont come from PRC(wif sum equal sounding name, tat is ... not those wif sweat shops but Jap/US managers ... kekeke ) or from sum factory in Ipoh/Penang/Shah Alam etc etc...

I suggest u dont look at de net for models to buy but just read for infos sake and then go hunting at ur local av shops or places like HN or BD or Sen Heng even then listen and try out for urself la bro....

The problem is avrs are so competitively keen... they change their models every year and nobody in de right minds will want to keep up ( even when there is nothing new to offer they always come up wif a new model each year ... sumtimes wif a measly claimed 10wts/channel extra, note I say claimed... )

Cheers
Dirtrun

Hi Bro,

Bro Htkaki is rite ...

Uhm over here in Pg its even worse in trying out latest models especially avrs ... if u wanna test - u can test whatever they have in de shop ... if u wanna buy a new model ... can - pay deposit and they ll order for you...

I personally think Yamahas are de fastest in coming out wif latest models in Mal - maybe becos its factory is in Ipoh...

Kekekke
Dirtrun
PS Sorry I dont know where u can test out de Onkyos..

Hiya,

I havent gone avr shopping since getting my pioneer 911 a good many years ago( since then Ive added a Rotel 985 power amp to it) and its suited me fine...

Well from wat I remember when I was hunting for a new avr to upgrade from my marantz 4200 :-

Ok first off de Marantz 4200 is a little under powered and it dont have much bass and to me was a little wheezy when it comes to de heavy bass music or scenes...

I liked de HK sound - very powerful even in music playing but I didnt like wat I read in de net abt its durability so I crossed dat off...

Next on my like list is de Yammy 1200(dat time it was one of de bestla) and yes it is good (again even for music...to my ears, tat is) but it was way over budget so scraped dat too...

Denon 3802 was great too but below Yammy in my book and again over budget...
I tried de Pioneer 811 and found it suited my budget and ears best...

I have a friend running an Integra(basically an Onkyo) 989 - flagship model back then which has problems wif one of its channels(intermittent sound) but its pretty powerful when its working  properly, definitely worth an audition if u can find it...

BTW I later got a used Yammy 520 to power a bedroom HT and it rocks hence if given a new budget for avr, I would definitely shortlist de latest Yammy...

Cheers
Dirtrun