Onkyo Receiver with Athena point 5 any good???Hawk
Golden Ear
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Will I be ok with the onkyo HTR510 pushing my Athena Point 5 speakers (with JBL pb-12) or should I go with the Harmon Kardon 325. I just want to know if the Onkyos have a warm sound like the HK's and make the athenas sound good because the athenas are on the bright side but damn, they are so good.
Hawk
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They are good speakers, but defintely get the H/K. It is so much better in so many different ways than the Onkyo, that I have no idea where to start. However, I will note that the power of the H/K is real--the Onkyo's power isn't. That is, the Onkyo power claims are bogus and should not be relied upon.
And no, the onkyo is not as warm as the H/K. Too many people confuse a "polite" sound with a "warm" sound--they are not the same.
Golden Ear
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Thanks for the reply Hawk, I actually got a $125.00 deal for the onkyo htr510 with 6.1 channels and a supposed 100 Watts per channel. So I think that I am going to stick with this because the price for the price I got it for, I believe, was a steal. I must add that this combination sounds excellent, everything is so smooth sounding, it does not fatigue my ears at all, and I tested it with matrix reloaded, everything sounded natural and nothing was harsh. I will use the saved 300 Dollars and maybe I can Get some floor standing Athena Auditions for the front 2 speakers.
Hawk
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I certainly understand--that is a fine price on the Onkyo!
Happy listening!
krschee
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just got a ht-r510 myself. it definitely beats the sony str-de595 i was using. but where did you find the info that onkyo's rating was overrated? the sony's "100W" was clearly inferior to the onkyo's i ad mit.
Kojak
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H/K as a rule is problematic out of the box. They have a HUGE return rate. Hawk is a clown if he picks H/K over Onkyo...who died and appointed him King of Sound. What a problem it is with the silly masses confusing a 'polite sound' with a 'warm' sound. I pray I never am so confused. In fact, I bumped into an Onkyo receiver and it excused itself. That's how I new it was polite.
Kojak
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H/K as a rule is problematic out of the box. They have a HUGE return rate. Hawk is a clown if he picks H/K over Onkyo...who died and appointed him King of Sound. What a problem it is with the silly masses confusing a 'polite sound' with a 'warm' sound. I pray I never am so confused. In fact, I bumped into an Onkyo receiver and it excused itself. That's how I knew it was polite.