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Greetings All,

I recently ordered a pair of M22's, a pair of QS8's, and a EP350. I was hoping you guys can help me out. My receiver choices are down to Denon 3808, Onkyo tx sr805, Onkyo tx sr875, and Onkyo tx sr905. I have an Xbox 360 (HDMI) with HD DVD, PS3, Mac Pro (Optical), and a Samsung LN46A650. Any help is welcome and appreciated.

Any of those will drive the speakers you have just great. I run my M22's, VP100, and QS8's with an Onkyo 605 more than sufficiently. They are quite sensitive speakers and can be run on very little power. So any of those will go great.

As has been said before, the real decision should be made before the features on the various receivers, as any of them will drive the speakers wonderfully.

Hi!

All of those receivers work for your rig. I am partial to Denon (had them for years) and own a 3808 & 1905 currently.

The 3808 is an absolute joy. You might also find the 2809 to be an excellent and less expensive unit.

On the other side of the coin, many folks like Onkyo. I read some information about them last Jan/Feb on AVS that indicated some problems, including overheating but I can't be specific because I don't remember much of the detail. The reason I mention it is so you can research over there if you'd like.

Good luck with it!

Tech, welcome. You haven't indicated what factors led you to that group of candidates, but I note that the Onkyos are all of the previous generation. With respect to the key room equalization feature of the Denons and Onkyos, the newer 806, 876 and 906 have the latest Audyssey MultEQ with the DynamicEQ feature that many users have been pleased with. The newest version of the 3808 also includes it, so you should be careful to determine if the 3808 that you're interested in is late production; a $100 upgrade is otherwise necessary.

If the lower prices now on the Onkyo XX5 models were a major factor, you should note that even the XX6s are beginning to come available as factory refurbs at quite good prices. For example, the 806 is now on sale at ShopOnkyo for those who register for "Club Onkyo" and receive a $10 credit and the 10% off sale price, which reduces the delivered price to about $619.

Actually the newer x06 Onkyo's only have MultEQ along with the new Dynamic EQ. The older ones have MultEQ XT, wich is much better for bass. To get the MultEQ XT with the new ones, you have to get the 876 or higher.

As someone who tried out MultEQ (Marantz 8001) and MultEQ XT (Denon 3808), it makes a HUGE difference. The extra filters available on the XT makes a world of difference.

I've been looking at the new Denon and Onkyo models that have the MultEQ XT, Dynamic Volume, and Dynamic EQ. Looks very promissing. I was looking at the new Trinnov as well, but does not appear that receiver has a volume control like the new Dolby Volume or Dynamic Volume.

Hansang, wonder how this would work with multiple subs in a room?

Randy - the improvement in bass is the #1 thing I noticed when re-running Audyssey after the Dynamic EQ update (I have two subs now).

While this term is overused, the bass truly is smoother after the update. I find this particularly to be the case with Dynamic EQ turned on. It makes bass response at lower volumes much more natural sounding without any hint of boominess.

Jason

Did you calibrate each sub individually to match the other speakers, before running the setup?

EP600-2xEP350 Denon

OK, now you're just showing off! I guess you got your answer from Jason. I *wish* I knew how it worked with multiple subs. Since my EP500 delivers enough smooth bass for now, I couldn't even contemplate buying another sub. Kung Fu Panda's "skidoosh" scene nearly blew out my windows!