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Onkyo 905

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yiannis550
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I am wondering about the review of the new Onkyo flagship receiver the 905 in the march issue. I think it doesn't worth 5 stars. Since you say it is the same as 875 but with networking capabilities that aren't so good (no wifi and no station recognition) then what is the point to spent more than £400 more? You may as well buy a 875 and a PS3 for less. Then you will have wifi networking, a blue ray drive, gaming, 40GB hard drive and so much more for more than £100 less

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Re: Onkyo 905

And a better power supply than the 875, using a very hefty toroidal transformer, and an extra HDMI output. If that, plus the network capability, is worth it to you, then you'll agree with us; if not, then clearly not.

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user="Andrew Everard" wrote:

using a very hefty toroidal transformer,

You're not wrong about that. Put me back out lugging it around.

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Re: Onkyo 905

Oh then the networking features is not the only difference. Yes I suppose 2 HDMI outputs is usefull for people with two output devices. And i forgot about the power supply. I think this was not mentioned on the magazine (I not at home now to check), but I read about it on other websites. Ok then I give it 5 stars too Smile

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Re: Onkyo 905

user="VoodooDoctor" wrote:
user="Andrew Everard" wrote:

using a very hefty toroidal transformer,

You're not wrong about that. Put me back out lugging it around.

 

Yup, it's heavy alright, I had to carry it to my car which was about 200m away..

I still don't know how I made it...

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user="wppvos" wrote:
Yup, it's heavy alright, I had to carry it to my car which was about 200m away..

I still don't know how I made it...

And... clear!

 

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