New AV reciever

Wizzfizz · 31 Jul 2021 at 08:41

Hi all,

So my Onkyo 876 went pop this morning and lost all sound (house stinks). It was on its' last legs for quite some time with the random freezing of picture and clicking it was making, not to mention the volume knob not working.

So I'm in the market for a replacement, budget is ~£500

I understand Onkyo are no more? So looking at alternatives. Would like some decent features including including DLNA and 6 HDMI inputs and other bells and whistles. The receiver will be used in a 5.1 setup. What should I be looking at for this budget?

Speakers that i'll be using:

Monitor Audio RS6 (L&R), RSLCR (Centre), RSFX x 2 (rears)

Will be using on an old Kuro 9th gen (1080p) until later in the year, then will be upgrading to OLED

Cheers

Wizzfizz · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:34

VincentHanna said:
If you can stretch to £600 I would recommend the Denon 2700h

https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/denon-avr-x2700h

Cheers I'll have a look into that model

hornetstinger said:
Denon 3700 has much better room eq if you can stretch to that

My budget is around ~£500, you're recommending a £1000+ receiver...

Wizzfizz · 31 Jul 2021 at 19:53

MrRockliffe said:
Which speakers are you using it with?

Do you need HDMI 2.1?

Speakers are Monitor Audio RS6 (L&R), RSLCR (Centre), RSFX x 2 (rears)

Will be using on an old Kuro 9th gen (1080p) until later in the year, then will be upgrading to OLED

Wizzfizz · 31 Jul 2021 at 20:08

MrRockliffe said:
Do you game at all?

Not much at all but might try in the future when I upgrade the TV. Not gamed for years on the current setup

Wizzfizz · 1 Aug 2021 at 07:56

lucid said:
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I understand what you're saying and that. But in 2008 I paid £550 for the 876 new with 5 years warranty from Richer Sounds. It certainly wasn't being sold in a lot of places at £1000, even if it was an amp in that price range. Not sure where to start looking really, but I'm not in the market to spend a grand on an amp, just close to what I outlined in the OP.

Doesn't seem like a lot of choice really these days, or it's just a bad time to buy.

Wizzfizz · 1 Aug 2021 at 16:22

melmac said:
Are you mixing up your years? Did you buy the Onkyo in 2008 or 2009? In 2008, the 876's were £1000. They dropped in price pretty fast due to a overheating issue. But, they were still £600+ in 2009. So, even if you did buy in 2009, you did very well to get one for £550 with a 5 year warranty.

I only remember the prices because I was bought a receiver in 2009 from Richersounds and I picked a Pioneer SC-LX71. One of my choices was the Onkyo 876. £650 was the cheapest they would go with a 5 year warranty. EDIT: But I am pretty useless at negotiating!!

Yes I bought it in 2008 from RS for £550 with the 5 year, as I bought my Kuro 9th shortly after

Wizzfizz · 1 Aug 2021 at 20:45

lucid said:
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So what do you recommend for the budget I outlined in the OP? To go new, or to look at second hand? Or maybe look into getting this 876 fixed, if places still doing repairs on them