Onkyo 805

[griffinconst]

I've read about receivers being bright or warm. Does my Onkyo have a reputation as being one or the other? If a receiver is not bright or warm then is it considered neutral? Is there another name for that if it is neutral?

 

[lsiberian]

I've read about receivers being bright or warm. Does my Onkyo have a reputation as being one or the other? If a receiver is not bright or warm then is it considered neutral? Is there another name for that if it is neutral?

This is perceived according to double blind testing research. However I often wonder if their is a thread of truth to it. Still Onkyo's aren't warm. Neutral maybe. HK, and Marantz are considered the warm ones.

However speaker placement has a bigger effect on this. For example moving the speaker closer to the wall can give the lower end more support thus making your system a bit warmer. Having a lot of resonance can make a speaker sound lively. Different folks prefer different colorations of sound. This is why I plan to go neutral and use and eq to determine the response.

 

[Lordoftherings]

"The True Sound".

I've read about receivers being bright or warm. Does my Onkyo have a reputation as being one or the other? If a receiver is not bright or warm then is it considered neutral? Is there another name for that if it is neutral?

Hi Griffin,

The Onkyo TX-SR805 is considered as having the "Right Sound", it sounds "Good".

It was designed as an Audio/Video Receiver for sound quality first, with the emphasis on the Audio side of the A/V equation.

"What we're really after today, is one thing: Neutral sound. That is, sound that is so true to the signal that you cannot classify it. Call it "The True Sound". And that's what you get in the 805. What we got is the real enchilada, period."

"Simply stated, Onkyo gets it right".

"If you want a sound more detailed, with more spatial depth and an upper treble output with more openness and airyness; wou'll have to multiply your investment by at least a factor of two or even more, that is $2,000 and up".

In my own system, with my speakers in my room, the 805 sounds just "Right".
It sounds sooooo goooood.

Bob