Comments for Onkyo TX-NR906 7.1-Channel Home Network A/V Receiver at http://www.hometheaterhifi.com , comment 1 to 23 out of 20 comments http://www.hometheaterhifi.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:39:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-4865 It seems that Onkyo AND Sony are riding the coat tails of their predecessors. BOTH are turning out Walmart quality products while charging top of the scale prices. So sad. Oh, so sad. - Buster Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:28:54 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-4704 Unhappy? Unhappy does not even begin to describe how I feel about Onkyo after over a year of frustration dealing with them! - MMattingly Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:49:44 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-4696 So, if I understand you correctly...you are unhappy with Onkyo, right? - Jim M Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:15:46 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-4694 Stay away from Onkyo! I have a Tx-NR906 that has also been a pain from day one. The AM/FM tuner section never functioned properly and completely died after 6 months. I sent it back for Warranty (to New York) and per them it was damaged in shipment and could not be repaired. The damage per USPS was not done in transit. After the threat of a lawsuit the Warranty Center agreed to repair the unit. Shipping by them to another repair center for repair resulted in even much more extensive damage. After another 6 months the amp was finally returned to me as "repaired". The AM tuner section never worked properly and was essentially useless. I was told that repair parts are no longer available by one parts supplier! This is nuts! They are still selling this A/V Amp as a new item as of 7/5/2011 but repair parts are not available? A call to Onkyo and they say the parts are available but not to the consumer. This looks like a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. No one will repair these things and parts are not available for customer repair. STAY AWAY FROM ONKYO! I wish I had as I now have a worthless $2000 paper weight that I have gotten less than 1 year total of partially usable service from. Onkyo Customer Service is nonexistent. Parts availability is nonexistent and Customer Support is nonexistent. There are only 2 or three centers in the entire continental USA that will even service Onkyo and it will cost you a minimum of $150 just to ship it back and forth for repair. Repair or Service Manuals are not available and apparently only one person in the entire country can get even a few parts for anything made by Onkyo. I can buy a Honda or Toyota car, go to the back of the Owner’s Manual and order an entire set of Shop Repair Manuals. I can go to the dealer and buy repair parts. These are exactly the same manuals and parts the Dealer uses to service and repair their cars. That Onkyo won't support their customers in a similar fashion is an insult to their customer base. To those of you that think this is a great piece of equipment, just wait until you need to have it serviced. Then you will discover what a real pain Onkyo really is. My advice; dump every piece of Onkyo junk you have on Ebay, get what you can for it and don’t look back. I hope that someone can figure out a way to file a class action antitrust lawsuit against them similar to the one filed against car manufactures a few years ago that tried to screw owners on Warranty issues - MMattingly Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:58:11 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-3673 please replace the 11 fuse inside to high Quality with silver or copper I also take Lapp Ölflex Power Cord 2,5qmm for The hole av System make sounds better movie and music Great Stereo sound only on Bi amping for me you are not happy with the Measurement Sound on Dynamic EQ high Mid bass please make a new one before that you can turn the high mid bass with the equalizer or treble bass set highs to low and cover the high speaker with toilet paper i set all highs to low and bass to 0 Linear also at the EQ. after that sound is even better more detailed and fresh don't forget after that to set the EQ; bass treble to zero or what you like. Greetings from Germany - Stefan Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:50:44 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2883 Now, I wish to hear also from Brian on his take in this very same issue; Is it worth it to pay the $200-300 price difference for the 906 vs the 876? - Robert Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:25:13 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2882 Thanks Chris for a very honest response. Then I assume that even if the EI core transformer of the 876 performs as good as the Toroidal one from the 906 (proven from lab tests), you still believe the Toroidal would handle more difficult speaker's loads than the EI core! I also know that the 906 has one more transformer than the 876 (for the Audio or the Video preamp section, not sure exactly which section). And I don't think that all the gold plated jacks and the better and bigger gold plated speaker binding posts (although they all look very nice in the back) won't make much difference in sound quality, right? But this was my main wondering; Toroidal vs EI core in this particular case. Why then the Yamaha RX-Z11, which normally retail for $5,500 has an EI core transformer? The previous Yamaha flagship was the Z9 with a Toroidal transformer. Why did Yamaha came back with the EI core? All in all, the 906 power amp section compared to the 876 has the Toroidal vs the Ei core plus one more smaller EI core thransformer for the preamp section of the Video or Audio. And this is enough in your book to pick the 906 over the 876, even for that $200-300 difference in price. Again, you're saying that with the 906, no additional power amp is necessary, but with the 876 it might be? I guess you're saying just to be safe? See Chris, that's my biggest dilemma here; Toroidal vs EI core transformer. I did read a lot about this, and it is a quite controversial subject. But in general, people with high resolution speakers would notice the improvement in sound quality from the Toroidal transformer; better bass definition, more open highs, more articulate mids, and just that better handling of these high quality speakers. Thanks again for your respone, very appreciated indeed. Cheers, Robert P.S. If anyone else has any comment on this subject, please do so, I always like to hear and learn more about this. - Robert Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:19:40 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2875 Given the choice of the two, these would be my thoughts: - I wouldn't do it for the USB or Ethernet. I'd save the $300 and buy a Squeezebox, which has a much nicer UI, is easier to use, and I can move to a different room or a new receiver in the future. - If I wasn't going to upgrade to a separate amp in the near future, I'd get the 906 more to be sure I could handle whatever speakers I threw at it. - If I might get an amp in the near future, I'd save $300 for that and get the 876. The USB and file sharing aren't worth that much to me (the UI is just so bad in them right now compared to a Sonos or Squeezebox), and if I might get an amp to replace the internal ones, I wouldn't spend money on them. However, if I wasn't going to do any upgrades in the near future, I'd get the 906 for the better amp section. So, that's how I value them. - ChrisHeinonen Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:16:13 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2873 Let's say you have an offer to purchase a brand new 906 for #1,200 and a 876 for $900. Which one would you buy personally? Is the 906 (toroidal, better binding posts, gold plated jacks, Ethernet, USB, bla bla bla...)really worth the few hundred more over the 876? It is a very personal question that I'm asking each one of you two guys, assuming you have enough money in your pocket to spare for any which one you believe is the better value to you personally. TY - Robert Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:13:11 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2119 I have the 905 and it only plays the radio stations on the internet that are in the mp3 format. My friend has the Pioneer (don't know the model #)AV audio switcher that will play any of the radio stations that are available on the internet - even my local stations - he's in a different state- mine will not do this - it will only play the mp3's. Will the new 906 work the same as the Pioneer? It not, I will be forced to buy the Pioneer. Will the new Pioneer Elite AV switcher be in the same class as the Onkyo 906? Thank you8. - Bob Boyd Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:13:48 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2020 Do yourself a favor. Do not ask people what kind of speakers they recommend. Instead ask what speakers they hate or dislike. Then you will have narrowed your search down to something you can go out and listen to. - FJ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:41:01 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-2019 If you plan to put any receiver in a cabinet, I suggest you vent that cabinet to its fullest. If any of you run a Gaming Pc you would not take the fan out of the PC and stick the PC in a box right? Also, do not stack equipment. Do not put your Cable box directly on top or below the AV unit or put the AV unit directly above or below the TV. I have never had a problem with heating. On the other hand. I use super quite fans and never run into heat issues. - FJ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:39:17 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1998 Can u advice me to select the best and and value for mony speakers (not so expancive i need tower speakers ) - ashlyjosie Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:03:48 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1923 Just bought a 906 and the HDMI cable from the TV to port #1 on the receiver side got so hot the rubber came apart after one day. - Bill Overton Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:50:04 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1916 Justin, The Onkyo 906 will convert HDMI sources to a resolution that you specify. The main benefit of this is that the scaler found inside of the Onkyo is an HQV ReonVX, which is going to be superior to almost all internal scalers that you would find on an HDTV. By setting the Onkyo to output everything at 1080p (if you have a 1080p display), the Onkyo will do the conversion to 1080p instead of your TV, so when it has to display that 480i DVD signal as 1080p, it should look better than it would otherwise. The Yamaha you mention uses an Anchor Bay ABT 2010 chipset to do the same thing, and it is in the same class as the Reon chipset as well. - Chris Heinonen Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:07:31 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1910 Hi now I dont want to sound like a fool here. But I have a question I cant quite work out. I love Onkyo and have a lowly old 703 but still love it. But its time to upgrade. Am so close to getting the 906. The question I have is I was comparing it to the Yamaha RX-Z7 and a review says The 'Z7 supports HDMI-to-HDMI upconversion, too: it can scale any incoming HDMI signal to a higher resolution that better matches your HDTV. Now I cant find if that is the case with the 906 as well.And if it is or isnt the case, is it even relevant? I mean from a HDMI source to the yammy or onkyo to your true hd display all via HDMI is it possible to upscale anyway? I mean how could it improve based on the disc IE a DVD made in 85? Could you please help me out here am a bit confused. - Justin N Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:18:14 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1905 I apologize on the delay of the response. What I meant is that the Onkyo only allows Audyssey to be either ON or OFF with no ability to select different curves or modes. As on Denons and some other implementations you can have the "cinema/default" curve which rolls of the high frequencies slightly. The "music/flat" mode is a more accurate EQ curve for music in my opinion but I know even at times the default mode works better on some material. Hope that helps. - Brian Alvarez Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:01:29 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1903 Thanks guys, that explains the issue for me. I prefer to run music with 2 channel pure direct,(without any processing whatsoever) anyway, so I wouldn't miss the extra options the Denon offers. - steve Sharkey Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:27:31 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1902 "The implemented configuration only allows the default calibration curve to be either on or off. It doesn’t offer the music and stereo bypass modes of other receivers like my own Denon." I think he means you cannot simply turn off Audyssey with a remote button, you have to go through the menus if you want to retain bass management and speaker distance settings (Direct and Pure defeat these on my 875 and your 876 as well as the 905/906). His meaning is unclear though unless you happen to know how Denon receivers generally work (I don't). - Stephen Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:18:32 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receivers/629-onkyo-tx-nr906-71-channel-home-network-receiver.html#comment-1901 Steve, What I believe the reviewer was referring to was the fact that certain receivers and processors allow for different implementations of Audyssey. For example, the Denon offers three different curves you can use with Audyssey: Standard, Flat, and L/R Bypass. The Onkyo offers only a single curve (the Audyssey standard one most likely) which tends to roll off the higher frequencies by default. The Denon allowing you to select your curve lets you choose if you want these rolled off or not, while the Onkyo does not. - Chris Heinonen Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:15:55 +0100