Best 7.1 AV Receiver

[kaptan]

Hi,

which is the best 7.1 receiver below

Pioneer VSX 920k
Onkyo Tx SR508
Denon AVR 1911

Any other which would you like to have :clapping:

Thanx

 

[spirovious]

With which speakers?May be upcoming Denon 1912 OR Yamaha 667.

 

[kaptan]

Which of those will be best for movies

 

[imgene]

Onkyo is best for movies, hands down

You can look at Pioneer as well

 

[alexanish]

When you compare Onkyo and Denon for movies its Onkyo which wins easily. But come to music you may suffer a bit with Onkyo. Try Marantz also.

 

[just4kix]

Which of those will be best for movies

See this article: Best AV receivers - CNET Reviews

 

[deepakgang]

I'd look at this years releases with more network capabilities, airplay, internet connectivity etc.

Onkyo 609 will be the choice for a good 7.1 system this year
Marantz and Denon have launched their new range as well..

 

[spirovious]

Onkyo 609 can be mighty & suited for movies.

 

[drkavint]

hi 608 was costly in india .now costs 38000.. diwali may be reduced to 32000, so i took 508 for 24k, i think there is no sound quality difference except upscaling feature and 6 hdmi
i too dreamed for 608, then took a turn as my tv has 4 hdmi. so total 7 usable input(4- tv+ 4- 508 receiver but minus 1 as input from receiver to tv)
i need speakers also..
my combo was 508+sks ht-728, for 45k.... had planned to add 2 speaker for front height prologic 2 z... oops this itself too much for a middle class for me..
i think 7.1 will be good enough for anather 3 years.. i found onkyo people very kind and helpfull... my friend owns receiver past 4 years.. no complaints..
ur choice and preference matters.. for me budget also matter.. so went for combo..

 

[deepakgang]

congrats....enjoy and let us know how you like it

 

[no1lives4ever]

Unless you have a properly set up listening room and access to some decent quality room calibration system, you will need to depend on your ears + test tones or the auto calibration provided by your AVR. In my experience, the calibration of an AVR makes a huge difference in the quality of surround sound reproduction.

For home theater systems installed in the regular living room or bedroom, it is very important to have a good calibration of the system to get the optimum audio quality.

The Denon 1911 comes with Audyssey MultiEQ, while Onkyo 608/609 comes with Audyssey 2EQ. The Pioneer 920k comes with pioneer's own MCACC. Of these 3, the Audyssey MultiEQ found on the Denon 1911 is the best out of these technologies, Pioneer's MCACC and Audyssey 2EQ found on the Onkyo systems are by comparison very limited in what they can achieve.

I would very strongly recommend a AVR with Audyssey MultiEQ or better auto calibration system to anyone looking at investing in a new HT setup. Do not go by how the systems sound at an AV dealer's demo room as those have very well done acoustic treatment. You also can not see the difference made by sophisticated auto calibration systems like Audyssey Multi EQ in most demo rooms, but when you compare the Audyssey calibration to even good quality calibration done using other techniques in a normal bedroom/living room, the difference is pretty huge.

-- no1lives4ever

 

[npalesha]

Is onkyo 609 available in mumbai