Onkyo SR875 to a Denon X2300W or Yamaha RX-V681?

[Howard]

I've decided that if my Onkyo

I was originally going to get the AVR X3300, but other then a very slight bump in power, and better room correction, the models are supposed to be identical.

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It has 5.1 preouts too, which I'll need if I ever have to replace my Onkyo if it starts misbehaving. The HDMI system did give me some grief a couple of years ago but it's been flawless since!

 

[hornetstinger]

if it fails with the onkyo hdmi failure, then 5.1 preouts doesn't make any difference

 

[Howard]

if it fails with the onkyo hdmi failure, then 5.1 preouts doesn't make any difference

What I meant was the X2300 doesn't have 5.1 preouts, and the X3300 does, which I need since I have a separate pre/power amp for my front speakers.