Topic: ONKYO AVR

[jao143]

got my new onkyo 608...

Congrats sir and welcome to the onkyo club...

[cianzepol]

salamat mga paps..
tweak mode muna..
still learning on onkyo..

[Tuiboi]

Hi all,

    Makikisali lang po, 606 user here. Very satisfied with its over all performance paired with wharfedale 10. Quick question lang po kung ano pwedeng workaround para lumakas yung center speaker ko specially during dialogues. Napansin ko kasi na parang na-oover ride ng DTS settings yung A/V settings ko.

Please advise. TIA

[wengkapre]

Hi all,

    Makikisali lang po, 606 user here. Very satisfied with its over all performance paired with wharfedale 10. Quick question lang po kung ano pwedeng workaround para lumakas yung center speaker ko specially during dialogues. Napansin ko kasi na parang na-oover ride ng DTS settings yung A/V settings ko.

Please advise. TIA

Same tayo Bro ng avr, may volume control yung center speaker, sakin +3db lang ok na.

Kongrats Welkam 2 da klab brader
got my new onkyo 608...

[jerix]

How much did u get your 608 bro? can you pm me the shop and the price, so i will know where to get mine. thanks 

[ivo]

Hi all,

    Makikisali lang po, 606 user here. Very satisfied with its over all performance paired with wharfedale 10. Quick question lang po kung ano pwedeng workaround para lumakas yung center speaker ko specially during dialogues. Napansin ko kasi na parang na-oover ride ng DTS settings yung A/V settings ko.

Please advise. TIA

Sir ginamit mo ba yung audyssey to automatically adjust your settings?

[cianzepol]

sa avshop paps..
pm mo na lang po sya..

[insomniac0623]

madalas po kase eh familiarity sa features ng receiver and nagiging isyu but does not mean yung Onkyo receiver mismo ang may problema. May mag features kase na pag baguhan sa gamit eh di agad makap ng may ari kaya di agad maayos ang performance.

amen!  buti na lang nandito si brader pip! naalala ko nung first time ko mag setup/mangapa, barubal talaga. haha!! 

[Tuiboi]

Sir ginamit mo ba yung audyssey to automatically adjust your settings?

Hindi pa po sir eh, wala kasi akong mic pang calibrate.

[Onkyo606]

Hi all,

    Makikisali lang po, 606 user here. Very satisfied with its over all performance paired with wharfedale 10. Quick question lang po kung ano pwedeng workaround para lumakas yung center speaker ko specially during dialogues. Napansin ko kasi na parang na-oover ride ng DTS settings yung A/V settings ko.

Please advise. TIA

ang dami ko na pong nabasang mga froums at discussions tungkol sa ganitong issue, may ibat ibang karakter and bawat receiver, yung issue sa center speaker, minsan depende sa encryption ng movie, may mga movies na sadyang mahina ang dialogues lalo na kung jakc sparrow sya kaya walang paraan kungdi mag adjust manually ng level calibration ng center channel.

sa mga ilang discussions na nabasa ko, kapag naka activate and dynamic EQ, nag susuffer daw ang cneter channel at mas nagiging mahina, sa akin ganun ang nangyayari, madalas after mag calibrate through audyssey, lagi nyan sineset ang center channel to to around 3 db lower versus sa front and right channel so ang ginagawa ko inaakyat ko lang sya para ma compensate yung tunog nya.

wag po kayong magalala kase kaya ka may mga manual setting para magamit mo to suite your preference. wag ka ding mag alala kung nababasa mo man na yung sa iba aeh maganda ang reviews at resulta kase maram,ing factors ang nagcocontribute para ma achieve yung tunog na pinakamaganda, wag kang matakot na mag laro sa setting hanggang ma chieve mo yung tunog na masisisyahan ka.

[Onkyo606]

amen!  buti na lang nandito si brader pip! naalala ko nung first time ko mag setup/mangapa, barubal talaga. haha!! 

jason parang camera lang ang receiver kaya sigurado kayang kay mong ayusin ang setting nung receiver mo

[igogan]

Okay na.. dinag-dagan ko nlng ng speakers para mas lumakas. hehe.. yung sa remote pa kailangan pala press muna yung receiver button bago gumana yung controls for the receiver. hehe.. yun lang pala yun. 1st time ko mag receiver para san ba yung setup mic pag kinabit ko tunog lang ng tunog eh. I have a 7.1 setup plus zone 2 speakers. all in all 9speakers na for my room. hehe.. 

[ivo]

yes sir, multifunction kase yang remote ng receiver mo, pwede ring sa ibang onkyo devices kung may RI connection ka or kung compatible yung remote sa ibang devices pero i'm not sure. nasubukan ko lang sya sa 606 ko with an onkyo ipod dock and a 7355 cd player.. works great so tinago ko na remote nung dock at ng cd player.

[Onkyo606]

Okay na.. dinag-dagan ko nlng ng speakers para mas lumakas. hehe.. yung sa remote pa kailangan pala press muna yung receiver button bago gumana yung controls for the receiver. hehe.. yun lang pala yun. 1st time ko mag receiver para san ba yung setup mic pag kinabit ko tunog lang ng tunog eh. I have a 7.1 setup plus zone 2 speakers. all in all 9speakers na for my room. hehe.. 

that remote control is programmable and can work as a universal remote for all devices you have like dvd players, cd players, TV irregardless of model and make, may codes naman that you can input when you try to program differnt devices to be controlled by the Onkyo 606 remote. That's why you need to press the correct button in controlling the devices, when you have programmed a dvd player, you press dvd, when you program a tv, you press tv and so on.

the mic is called the Audyssey mic. Thats your ticket to calibrating your whole system and function based on the surrounding enviroment and its corresponding acoustic properties. The Audyssey calibration optimizes your system based on REFERENCE setting. Your is capable of doing Multeq calibration that allows you to set the mic to 6 different postions. There are times though that after calibration, the resulting paramaters will not suite your liking, thus you will adjust accordingly. Usual adjustments are done on the level calibrations( simply put is more like the volume contriol of each speaker channel, speaker cross over setting( simply put is determining whether your speaker is being set to large or smalland ensure LFE's are directed to the subwoofer), LPF of the LFE ( low pass filter of the subwoofer-sorry di ko na masimplify yung LPF eh).

[Conan]

that remote control is programmable and can work as a universal remote for all devices you have like dvd players, cd players, TV irregardless of model and make, may codes naman that you can input when you try to program differnt devices to be controlled by the Onkyo 606 remote. That's why you need to press the correct button in controlling the devices, when you have programmed a dvd player, you press dvd, when you program a tv, you press tv and so on.

the mic is called the Audyssey mic. Thats your ticket to calibrating your whole system and function based on the surrounding enviroment and its corresponding acoustic properties. The Audyssey calibration optimizes your system based on REFERENCE setting. Your is capable of doing Multeq calibration that allows you to set the mic to 6 different postions. There are times though that after calibration, the resulting paramaters will not suite your liking, thus you will adjust accordingly. Usual adjustments are done on the level calibrations( simply put is more like the volume contriol of each speaker channel, speaker cross over setting( simply put is determining whether your speaker is being set to large or smalland ensure LFE's are directed to the subwoofer), LPF of the LFE ( low pass filter of the subwoofer-sorry di ko na masimplify yung LPF eh).

Audyssey 2EQ lang ang 508 and 608.

[Onkyo606]

Audyssey 2EQ lang ang 508 and 608.

naku sir censya na po mali pala, akala ko 606 eh

[jerix]

I read somewhere about the HDMI issue of the 608. Is this issue particular only to units released in the US? or is this resolved already? thanks.

[cianzepol]

mga paps meron ako polk audio speakers with my onkyo 608, anong frequency ko po i set ang mga to:

tsi 100
cs10
psw110


help po..

pano po ba intindihin yung mga frequency?
ano po yung sa bass?

[Conan]

I read somewhere about the HDMI issue of the 608. Is this issue particular only to units released in the US? or is this resolved already? thanks.

I was expecting to have issues after reading the US forums, but I have none so far.

[comet]

I'm planning to upgrade my avr to a 9.1.  I'm contemplating on getting a 1007 or 1008. I've read  in other forums regarding 1008 being a downgrade of 1007 but one thing that keeps me want the 1008 is its ability to use both front width and height while the 1007 can use only either front wide OR height.  Another thing is that their calibration systems are different, the 1007 being an audyssey multieq XT and 1008 being multieq only.  If I'll just base my choice on these 2 aspects, which of the 2 would be a better choice?  My current AVR is an onkyo 806 using multieq and I am using an emotiva XPA-3 for my fronts.  Personally I'm gearing towards 1008 because of the front height and width(Sulit ba ang ganitong configuration?) but I have not experienced listening to such avr with that kind of capability.  Thanks for your inputs!

[Conan]

mga paps meron ako polk audio speakers with my onkyo 608, anong frequency ko po i set ang mga to:

tsi 100
cs10
psw110


help po..

pano po ba intindihin yung mga frequency?
ano po yung sa bass?

This might help http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/109297.html

You should try running Audyssey or try to learn more by reading the manual.

[Onkyo606]

I'm planning to upgrade my avr to a 9.1.  I'm contemplating on getting a 1007 or 1008. I've read  in other forums regarding 1008 being a downgrade of 1007 but one thing that keeps me want the 1008 is its ability to use both front width and height while the 1007 can use only either front wide OR height.  Another thing is that their calibration systems are different, the 1007 being an audyssey multieq XT and 1008 being multieq only.  If I'll just base my choice on these 2 aspects, which of the 2 would be a better choice?  My current AVR is an onkyo 806 using multieq and I am using an emotiva XPA-3 for my fronts.  Personally I'm gearing towards 1008 because of the front height and width(Sulit ba ang ganitong configuration?) but I have not experienced listening to such avr with that kind of capability.  Thanks for your inputs!

not an experts input but may be of help anyway so im giving it a shot.

If I were to choose, id choose the one that has better Audyssey calibration feature. Multeq XT is definitely better that Mult EQ becasue the XT allows more mic positioning and flexibility. The fornt wide and front height is certainly a huge come on but even the Audyssey portal mentioned that the best between the two is the front wide giving the Audyssey DSX feature. The front wide provides a more expansive sound and creates an aura of a larger viewing area. The front height gives an added extension of the front surround effect but not as significant as the front wide. IMO, running them at the same time would be of most benifit if the room is faily larger and the speakers would be of the same series and lineage. Apart from these things, the 1007 is THX Ultra 2 cerified while the 1008 is only select 2 certified, as to how significant it is apart from the prestige it gives, I can comment more as I think the difference is better explained technically, which Im not capable of.

The 3D capability would matter much if you have 3d capable tv or PJ and 3d encrypted movie.

[Onkyo606]

mga paps meron ako polk audio speakers with my onkyo 608, anong frequency ko po i set ang mga to:

tsi 100
cs10
psw110


help po..

pano po ba intindihin yung mga frequency?
ano po yung sa bass?

if you dont have a grip yet of how to calibrate using the audyssey mic and calibration procedure, the cross over setting is recommended(THX recommendation) to be at 80hz for the front, center and surround speakers. The subwoofer LPF setting is recommened at 120Hz.

the audyssey calibration allows you to get your system calibrated according to the surrounding environment and exisiting room acoustic property. this may sound so rocket science for firts timer but when you get a better grip of how it is, its easy actually.Please browse through yuor manual first and post back items you have question about.

[comet]

not an experts input but may be of help anyway so im giving it a shot.

If I were to choose, id choose the one that has better Audyssey calibration feature. Multeq XT is definitely better that Mult EQ becasue the XT allows more mic positioning and flexibility. The fornt wide and front height is certainly a huge come on but even the Audyssey portal mentioned that the best between the two is the front wide giving the Audyssey DSX feature. The front wide provides a more expansive sound and creates an aura of a larger viewing area. The front height gives an added extension of the front surround effect but not as significant as the front wide. IMO, running them at the same time would be of most benifit if the room is faily larger and the speakers would be of the same series and lineage. Apart from these things, the 1007 is THX Ultra 2 cerified while the 1008 is only select 2 certified, as to how significant it is apart from the prestige it gives, I can comment more as I think the difference is better explained technically, which Im not capable of.

The 3D capability would matter much if you have 3d capable tv or PJ and 3d encrypted movie.

Thanks sir for the input!

[cianzepol]

if you dont have a grip yet of how to calibrate using the audyssey mic and calibration procedure, the cross over setting is recommended(THX recommendation) to be at 80hz for the front, center and surround speakers. The subwoofer LPF setting is recommened at 120Hz.

the audyssey calibration allows you to get your system calibrated according to the surrounding environment and exisiting room acoustic property. this may sound so rocket science for firts timer but when you get a better grip of how it is, its easy actually.Please browse through yuor manual first and post back items you have question about.

thanks paps..

[pchin]

I'm planning to upgrade my avr to a 9.1.  I'm contemplating on getting a 1007 or 1008. I've read  in other forums regarding 1008 being a downgrade of 1007 but one thing that keeps me want the 1008 is its ability to use both front width and height while the 1007 can use only either front wide OR height.  Another thing is that their calibration systems are different, the 1007 being an audyssey multieq XT and 1008 being multieq only.  If I'll just base my choice on these 2 aspects, which of the 2 would be a better choice?  My current AVR is an onkyo 806 using multieq and I am using an emotiva XPA-3 for my fronts.  Personally I'm gearing towards 1008 because of the front height and width(Sulit ba ang ganitong configuration?) but I have not experienced listening to such avr with that kind of capability.  Thanks for your inputs!

Bro Onkyo606 has given a good explanation. Further to that, though 1008 can do both front width and height at the same time, you will lose out the surround back (L&R) channels. Overall, some of 1008 specs are indeed downgraded from the 1007, hence the cheaper price. So if you are aftering the 3D feature, need the Front Height + Front Wide & don't mind/will not use those "downgraded specs" then 1008 is indeed a good option.

[ninjababez®]

sana yung 508 front wide nalang instead of "zone2" 
sabagay i cant complain entry level lang naman 

[tonedeaf]

Planning to buy one of the new Onkyos in mid 2011 (right now, either the 508 or the 608, to upgrade my 494). Pero parang nakaka-intimidate ang mga bagong models - feels too complicated to set up (based on recent exchanges on this thread which i can barely understand hehe). Buti pa yung 494 ko, halos plug and play lang 

[cianzepol]

Planning to buy one of the new Onkyos in mid 2011 (right now, either the 508 or the 608, to upgrade my 494). Pero parang nakaka-intimidate ang mga bagong models - feels too complicated to set up (based on recent exchanges on this thread which i can barely understand hehe). Buti pa yung 494 ko, halos plug and play lang 

masasanay ka rin paps sa paggamit ng onkyo..

[igogan]

I got the onkyo 508.. i plugged 10.1 spearkers.. okay lang naman yun dba?.. sa front apat ang nakakabit dalawa dalawa... mas malakas and okay yung sounds at risk ba ang receiver ko pag ganun?...