Anyone good with A/V receivers?
Picked up the Klipsch reference theater pack during the costco sale. Need a 7ch receiver for it and dont really know squat about them. By chance has anyone done a dolby atmos setup in their RV or trai...
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wopachop wrote:
First review of the Onkyo TX-NR595 at costco is reported. Gave it 1 star. Claims his installer said the receiver was defective out of the box.
Onkyo dissolved their USA distribution arm, Onkyo USA, last June. They entered into an agreement for Voxx Inyernational to handle distribution in NA under a new company, 11 trading company LLC.
Since then, and taking into account Covid, laying your hands on an Onkyo receiver has been almost impossible, especially the upper echelon ones.
I would not base a purchase on a single review on some website, especially Costco which is frequented by cheapskate tire kickers. I have had many Onkyo components since the 70's and they're usually the cream of the crop when price is considered. I have had one Onkyo receiver that had an HDMI board go bad, and another that the DTS chip developed a cold solder issue.
That said I have also had issues with Marantz/Denon and even with an Anthem. They're complicated pieces of equipment and get more complicated as time goes on. Its hit and miss even if you drop $3.5K on one. The 595 is an entry level grade receiver made for Harry Homeowner that is short on features, but for a sub $500 price its a deal if you can indeed find one. In any case much better than some such as Yamaha or Sony.
BTW, one can get much better info at AVSforum.com or somewhere than on some RV board.
