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4.5 stars
"This TX-SR805 Rocks!!!"
Pros: Clean, clear and accurate power at an affordable price.
Cons: Requires forgiving neighbors.
Summary: I have owned the TX-SR805 for about 2 months and it drives 8 Aperion speakers in a 7.1 setup. The power sent to the speakers is clean, clear and accurate at all volumes.
The 805 is big and heavy weighing 51lbs and just fits flush in my audio stand.
The OSD Setup, although not all that fancy, is extremely versatile. You can adjust the output of your speakers to suit your personal taste with Configuration, Distance, and Level calibration for each speaker and a 7-band equalizer for each channel.
There is an A/V Sync control for each input source, which when properly set, compensates for sources that may exhibit Lip-Sync problems. Since I read the post that rates the 805 at a 1 of 10, I tested it myself with the TV test and my acoustic guitar with a Dean Markley pickup input to AUX 1. You definitely can create a delay up to 250ms for each input source, which is really noticeable. At 0 ms delay the 805 sounds like my Ampeg amp when playing guitar and at 0ms delay and the TV speakers and Aperion?s are synchronized.
The remote is very functional in that it can learn commands, control components by inputting Mfr. Codes and create macro?s that can turn on all of my devices.
Overall, I should have rated the 805 a ?10? to offset that abysmal ?1? post but I will give it an honest ?9?.
For the price, the THX Ultra2 130 WPC certified power and the fact that it has brought my Aperion?s to life; I would highly recommend the TX-SR805.
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