av receivers...much too frequent failure - poor quality control Highest rated receivers, by customer rating, have a failure rate of 3 to 5% of those rated by buyers. This seems to be an industry wide lack of quality control. Can anyone out there suggest a receiver in the under $600 range that can be counted on for excellent performance and, very importantly, the lowest failure rate possible? av receivers...much too frequent failure - poor quality control Highest rated receivers, by customer rating, have a failure rate of 3 to 5% of those rated by buyers. This seems to be an industry... » Read More av receivers...much too frequent failure - poor quality control Highest rated receivers, by customer rating, have a failure rate of 3 to 5% of those rated by buyers. This seems to be an industry wide lack of quality control. Can anyone out there suggest a receiver in the under $600 range that can be counted on for excellent performance and, very importantly, the lowest failure rate possible? « Show Less
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I've notice that, too. Looking at buying a receiver and all of them seem to have this rate. Is it perhaps sample size? Most of them seem to have less than 100. Sometimes I wonder if the negative stories are real. But in one case I trust the person and the review is real.
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The dollar is getting more worthless all the time. We can no longer afford quality and we are now being sold the Chinese junk we can afford. I have shopped for several items where all the reviews were bad and there didn't even seem to be a good choice out there. It's getting bad.
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My receiver has had no problems. They produce about 140 watts. Sounds like your speakers can handle a lot more. Look for a bigger amp!
867042
I have the same problem! Did you get it worked out. If so HOW??? I wonder if my AV receiver is too old.
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It depends on your TV. But most likely it is not recommended and the results not very good. Receivers can be cheap and they make huge difference.
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I had a terrible experience with Sherwood as both receivers were defective in terms of acceptable reception. My advice would be to try another brand. John
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Call Onkyo customer service. I had the same issue and they took care of the problem. My receiver was repaired and shipped back to me in about a week. I was very impressed. Hope you have the same experience.
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I have had three onkyo recievers in the last 6 years..dont bother. The first one was great..the second lasted 2 years..the one I have now turns off every 15 minutes or LESS from heat build up. It is sitting in the OPEN shelf nothing around it!! I have to put a FAN behind the thing to keep it running. NO DUST, I have central AC that I keep at 68 ALL the time, and it sits not more than 2 feet from an AC outlet in my home. I will NEVER buy another Onkyo reciever..EVER. That is why I am here today..looking for ANYTHING ELSE. I spent a LOT of money on my systems over the years..and their product in MY OPINION just keeps getting WORSE. Do yourself a favor..get something else pal. Good luck to you.
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I own this receiver. It has been a great performer for me . However I am aware of message boards that talk about hdmi board failures for this unit.
738698
I purchased my 608 at Best Buy for $425.I don't know if I would ever buy a receiver on Ebay - that's too nice a piece of equipment to buy from some individual seller online...
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Honestly I run these as a hobby so I have been through quite a few and this is nice but the receiver is not built well. If you are going to spend this much look into the HPI savage x 4.6. I bought one and I love it. HPI is a high quality company in rc products. They sell Buggies and truggies to.
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I'm not familiar with the Yamaha. I have been using Pioneer Elite receivers for my home theater set up since I switched from separateamps and processors many years ago. Never had a problem with any of them. Some of the old units I gave to family members are still going strong.
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Greetings,In this Price range you would be hard pressed to find a better performing in wall system. The AVR is a Multi Source Multi Room Receiver.
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I have had the Onkyo HT-9400THX for almost three years with more disappointment than a system of this price should give. Known hdmi board failures, erratic behavior, and overall poor quality control lead me to recommend you look elsewhere for a system. I am shopping for a new system for my river house and it will definitely NOT be any Onkyo branded system.
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Andrew:>Got to upgrade the receiver for the HD, at which point I'll just use the HDMI. As for what you guys are discussing, maybe the manual is outdated, since a firmware update enabled this unit to output the DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding via the HDMI, without having to go the analog route.Yeah. I would go ahead and upgrade; there are so many good deals on quality receivers right now. I have an Onkyo TX-SR706 with everything I need. I've had it for a week now and it blows me away.
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I like the receiver. It had no issues/problems of any sort and good price/features ratio.
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I have been using Elite A/V receivers for many years and recently needed to replace an older one - so I decided to buy the SC-75 here from Amazon. HOWEVER - Pioneer will not honor its warranty for any Elite products purchased over the internet - including Amazon. See Pioneer's caveat about this here: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Where-To-Buy/Pioneer+Home+Audio+Video+Authorized+Internet+Dealers?appInstanceName=default Pioneer says, "Pioneer does NOT authorize any dealers to sell Elite-branded products on the Internet (only in-store sales are permitted). Therefore, any Elite-branded product purchased on the Internet does NOT carry the Pioneer manufacturer's limited warranty and does not qualify for any manufacturer's rebate." So when I researched this product fully I found out that I could buy this from my local Elite dealer for $1,699 + tax, and I would get the standard Pioneer Elite 2-year limited warranty. Instead, I decided to buy the SC-75 here on Amazon for $1,229.00, and also purchase the 4-year "SquareTrade" A/V protection warranty ($1,000 - 1250) for an extra $114 (they cover the unit for 4-years, and will repair or replace it in something like 5 business days). So hopefully I made the right decision - I will pay less than buying at my local Elite dealer, AND I will get protection for 4 years instead of 2 years. You can read about the SquareTrade warranty here, it seems to be highly rated (hopefully I made the correct decision!): http://www.amazon.com/SquareTrade-4-Year-Home-Protection-1000-1250/dp/B008I64OU0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389814956&sr=8-2&keywords=SquareTrade+4-Year+Home+AV+%28%241000%29
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I had one, the hdmi board failed the first time we used it. Extremely difficult to get responses from customer service. Finally sent me to a repair center, tried to tell me it was my fault, that I probably did something to it. I had to pay the labor to replace the part. Took 3 month's to receive a new board. The new board lasted less than 1 year before failure of the same part. Out of 1 year Onkyo warranty, even though it was defective to start so they wouldn't replace the part for free. It's a lemon, read the message boards for nothing but complaints!!!!! I would never buy a Onkyo product again, partly due to their poor customer service. I had one, the hdmi board failed the first time we used it. Extremely difficult to get responses from customer service. Finally sent me to a repair center, tried to tell me it was my fault, that I probably did something to it. I had to pay the labor to replace the part. Took 3 month's to receive a new board. The new board lasted less than 1 year before failure of the same part. Out of 1 year Onkyo warranty, even though it was defective to start so they wouldn't replace the part for free. It's a lemon, read the message boards for nothing but complaints!!!!! I would never buy a Onkyo product... » Read More I had one, the hdmi board failed the first time we used it. Extremely difficult to get responses from customer service. Finally sent me to a repair center, tried to tell me it was my fault, that I probably did something to it. I had to pay the labor to replace the part. Took 3 month's to receive a new board. The new board lasted less than 1 year before failure of the same part. Out of 1 year Onkyo warranty, even though it was defective to start so they wouldn't replace the part for free. It's a lemon, read the message boards for nothing but complaints!!!!! I would never buy a Onkyo product again, partly due to their poor customer service. « Show Less