Get the TX-DS989 For Only: $2200
Written: Feb 05 '01
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Pros: The 7.1 channels!! Yea Baby!
Cons: It weighs a metric ton!
The Bottom Line: AN AMAZING SONIC EXPERIENCE FROM A WORLD CLASS PIECE OF AUDIO HARDWARE.
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| cashferret's Full Review: Onkyo TX-DS989 7.1 Channels Receiver |
After a lot of searching I found one at YourInsider.com for only $2200. I really like this receiver's sound quality for home theater and music. Everything sounds more open compared with the Pioneer. I was thinking about getting separates and actually called Oade Brothers to buy the Sony ES separates but they recommended that I get the Onkyo(which costs less than the Sony separates).
Because the sound quality is so good and clean, I sometimes get carried away with the volume. I played some discs at reference level(something I could not stand to do with the Pioneer because it distorted before reference level was reached) and the receiver went into shutdown mode. The discs that it happened on were the demo dolby digital disc on the Train trailer(the other trailers played fine on that disc). The other disc that caused it to shut down was the DTS demo of the Haunting. These were very loud levels and I think it may have to do with my large 7000 cu. ft room and my main speakers(PSB Gold i).
To resolve this, I have bought a 200w/ch 3 channel amplifier to power the front 3 channels. I have not received the amplifier so I cannot report on that as yet.
As to the fan, even when I play music with wide dynamic range loudly, it doesn't seem to turn on and if it does, I certainly cannot hear it during the soft passages.
Minus 1 star for shutting down, still a fabulous value because it is cheaper than the Denon 5800.
Reference level: 75dB as measured on a sound pressure meter when the volume readout says "REF"
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Amount Paid (US$): 2200
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