re: Onkyo receiver HDMI problem PSA.

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who would spend $2100 on a freaking receiver?? are you throwing disco dance parties for 8,000 people?

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My front speakers alone cost $3,200 per pair.

Onkyo 3008's selling point for me was using massive transformers for a receiver (receiver weighs 60 lbs) and having the same Burr-Brown PCM1796 DAC as below receivers:

$7,500 Denon A1HD receiver
$7,000 Denon AVP-A1 Pre-Pro
$5,000 Yamaha RX-Z11 receiver
$5,200 Denon AVR-5308CI receiver
$2,000 Denon 3800 blu-ray player
$2,100 Marantz BD8002 blu-ray player

Rather than buying a separate pre amp, power amp, and DAC I thoguht I'd try all-in-one Onkyo flagship receiver because it had good power for a receiver and a good DAC. Onkyo did deliver the best "bang for the buck" until it failed on me.