I am considering paying a company to hook up my Onkyo 605, Sony Blu Ray, Cable box. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the prices, or level of difficulty. A little background, I am going to have them run a speaker for me (very difficult run and I don't have the tools/or knowledge.) So while they are there I am thinking of having them hook every thing up, $99.00 for receiver, $39.00 per component. The saleman tells me this includes wire management, set up of the reciever (i guess that means adjustments to the settings for optimal sound??) Any thoughts from you guys b/c I a complete noob. Thanks In Advance.
To me, part of the fun is hooking up everything. At first, it may be frustrating if you are 100% new to this hobby. But after you hook up everything yourself for the first time, you will feel great about it
I have never opened up an amp or any electrical components. But I have never ever hired anyone to hook up any cables for me. It's time consuming, but painless.
I guess you don't even have a friend who can do a simple hook up?
Speakers: What kind of speakers? In-wall wiring? If not, then just connect the speaker wires to the Onkyo 605.
Sony Blu-ray: one HDMI cable output to the HDMI input of the Onkyo 605. One HDMI output from the Onkyo to your TV.
Cable Box: What kind of output is available? S-Video? Regular RCA? Digital Coax or Optical? Okay, hook one Digital Coax or Optical from the Cable Box to the Onkyo input. If you just want volume from the TV, then just hook the digital optical/coax or RCA from the cable box to the TV directly. Connect the Video output of your cable box to the Onkyo or TV or both.
It is ridiculous to pay someone $39 to hook one HDMI cable from your blu-ray to the receiver.
