Home Theater System/Receiver Recommendation
So my Onkyo HT-R290 receiver seems to be dying a slow death. It doesn't have sound anymore and from what I researched, it's a common issue with the Onkyo receivers from the last decade in which the HDMI chip on the board goes bad. I had the receiver for over 10 years and it worked great till this past week. My questions are:
1- Can I buy a new receiver and use the speakers from the Onkyo system? 2- Should I just buy a new home theater system? 3- Any recommendations of which receiver I should get? |
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Originally Posted by Red Hood
(Post 13871501)
So my Onkyo HT-R290 receiver seems to be dying a slow death. It doesn't have sound anymore and from what I researched, it's a common issue with the Onkyo receivers from the last decade in which the HDMI chip on the board goes bad. I had the receiver for over 10 years and it worked great till this past week. My questions are:
1- Can I buy a new receiver and use the speakers from the Onkyo system? 2- Should I just buy a new home theater system? 3- Any recommendations of which receiver I should get? I have this one in a 5.1.2 Atmos configuration. It rocks. All of my speakers are legacy JBL/Infinities, so no compatibility issues. All I had to do was buy the two height channel speakers to get Atmos. |
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The “future” receivers are about to drop. If you can wait a bit you might want to. HDMI 2.1, 8k, are about to show up. CES21 starts tomorrow. I’m sure we will be hearing about the new receivers.
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Re: Home Theater System/Receiver Recommendation
Originally Posted by Red Hood
(Post 13871501)
So my Onkyo HT-R290 receiver seems to be dying a slow death. It doesn't have sound anymore and from what I researched, it's a common issue with the Onkyo receivers from the last decade in which the HDMI chip on the board goes bad. I had the receiver for over 10 years and it worked great till this past week. My questions are:
1- Can I buy a new receiver and use the speakers from the Onkyo system? 2- Should I just buy a new home theater system? 3- Any recommendations of which receiver I should get? |
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Ended up buying the Yamaha TSR-700 that was on sale at Costco for $330. The reviews are good and so far it's working great.
https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audi...700/index.html Added a Klipsch R-12SW Subwoofer that is on sale at Amazon for $170. So far the Onkyo speakers are working fine, but I'm going to get some Dolby Atmos speakers later on too. |
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Wow. You got a great deal.
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Wow, I really like the build of it. It's one giant knob in the middle of the tank. :lol:
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Since my subwoofer died I’ve been considering changing my setup. I’ve two MTX aal1540’s which I plan on keeping. I definitely need to upgrade my center and my rear surrounds. I’ve been considering getting an Atmos setup, but that’s a pretty big leap from what I have. There also doesn’t seem to be a lot of wireless options for the ceiling and surround speakers.
I also run my 5.1 setup off an optical cable direct from my tv to my receiver. Yes I know that’s fucked up. |
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Originally Posted by Toddarino
(Post 13884358)
Since my subwoofer died I’ve been considering changing my setup. I’ve two MTX aal1540’s which I plan on keeping. I definitely need to upgrade my center and my rear surrounds. I’ve been considering getting an Atmos setup, but that’s a pretty big leap from what I have. There also doesn’t seem to be a lot of wireless options for the ceiling and surround speakers.
I also run my 5.1 setup off an optical cable direct from my tv to my receiver. Yes I know that’s fucked up. |
Re: Home Theater System/Receiver Recommendation
Originally Posted by Red Hood
(Post 13888229)
The Yamaha receiver I got from Costco has worked great. Same with the Klipsch R-12SW Subwoofer, which is a monster of a subwoofer. I suggest you start with something similar and then keep adding to the set.
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Are most receivers HDMI 2.1 pass through at least or is that still not standard?
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2021 models look to be the first year where they are standard. I’d verify either way before purchasing.
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Originally Posted by Toddarino
(Post 13888235)
I picked up that sub from Costco, but the receiver was out of stock and now it’s no longer on sale. They had an Onkyo at my local store, but it didn’t seem to have as many features as the Yamaha.
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Just a heads up, Costco will start selling on 3/10 the Klipsch R-12SW Reference Powered Subwoofer for $170. Great deal for a very good subwoofer.
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Re: Home Theater System/Receiver Recommendation
Originally Posted by Red Hood
(Post 13899137)
Just a heads up, Costco will start selling on 3/10 the Klipsch R-12SW Reference Powered Subwoofer for $170. Great deal for a very good subwoofer.
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I bought a pair of these to go up to 5.2.2 and they are badass. They also come with floor stands if you want to stand them up to free up floor space. That price is also killer.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33829 |
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Originally Posted by Why So Blu?
(Post 13904326)
I bought a pair of these to go up to 5.2.2 and they are badass. They also come with floor stands if you want to stand them up to free up floor space. That price is also killer.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=33829 Then, I decided to go full surround in my bar as I had an old 5.1 channel receiver just sitting around. Being a bar, i didn’t want to spend a lot but wanted better than a Walmart speakers. I got the most inexpensive Monoprice 5.1 speaker set up. For the money, it works very well. Those subs look interesting,,,,, |
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Monoprice subs have gotten great reviews in the past. I’m happy with my 2 SVS’s, but if I ever get another one, I’ll probably try them out.
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Originally Posted by E Unit
(Post 13907795)
I’m happy with my 2 SVS’s
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Well I’m still receiver stupid. After doing some research, I decided against going to 7.1. I’m just going to upgrade to Atmos I think.
From what I gather it’s really not worth only doing two overheads. So if I do four ceiling speakers that’s either 5.1.4 or 7.1.4 right? I doubt I have space for an additional two surrounds. My living room is a dumb shape. So my question is I’m actually looking for a 9 or 11 channel receiver right? When I look at the back I get confused about how some say height and some say zone. I don’t think I’ve come across four height inputs. |
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Yes, if you want to do 5.1.4, you will need a 9 channel receiver. If you want a 7.1.4, you will need an 11 channel receiver. First and last numbers are speakers and middle number is subs. First number is surround (5 channel or 7 channel surround), and last number is height speakers. With a good Atmos track, 4 ceiling speakers offer a fantastic punch. If you’re ceiling constrained, 2 heights are still very good. I encourage you to stay away from top-firing speakers - these are speakers that point toward the ceiling and bounce off it replicating a ceiling speaker. They are not really effective.
In regard to zones, I personally don’t think they’re that important, but some people like using it. Zones are basically different rooms you can use your receiver to simultaneously play music in. So your main zone would be for watching movies, and a second zone in another room can play music at the same time. These days with Bluetooth speakers, I don’t really use my receiver for anything more than watching movies and playing music in Atmos. |
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Ok thanks. I don’t have much use for the zones.
Now to find a receiver with four heights and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. |
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I would rather have back speakers than 4 overheads (7.1.2) if forced to choose. 2 overheads are plenty to get the Atmos effect.
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