If you've been scouting a leading-edge AV
receiver with just about every amenity out there (
including HDMI 1.3a),
Integra's latest offering is likely to fit the bill. The DTR-5.8 sports a standard black enclosure, twin HDMI 1.3a inputs (and one output), built-in decoding for DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Digital Plus lossless, and a Faroudja DCDi chip for de-interlacing 480i signals. Home automaters will adore the range of control options, including a bi-directional RS-232 port, RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) system, three programmable 12-volt triggers, dual IR inputs, and three unique assignable IR code sets. This two-zone, 7.1-channel unit even boasts a 90-watt-per-channel amplifier and
XM /
Sirius compatibility, but you're looking at a stiff $800 if these luxuries just can't be done without. Click on for a shot of the rear.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Alex @ Jul 13th 2007 12:22PM
the tank sounds good but WTF is 5.8 sound? Is that just their model number? If you are offering HDMI 1.3 you should be offering 3-4 HDMI inputs too, so close...
Siva @ Jul 13th 2007 12:34PM
Integra is the premium line from Onkyo. For about the same price, you can buy the Onkyo 805 that has 3 HDMI 1.3 inputs and a host of other improvements and weighs 50 lbs. This Integra model is probably the equivalent to the Onkyo 605.
Kevin Murphy @ Jul 13th 2007 1:01PM
Note to A/V receiver industry: Two HDMI inputs is stupid. At a minimum, people who are going to spend $800 (and up) for an A/V amp are going to have a HD DVR and either BD or HD DVD, which fills everything up. If they want to go BD/HD neutral, we're already at 3 HDMIs.
Couple this with the stingy 2 optical audio inputs and you have a recipe for a fine 2005 model.
mike @ Jul 13th 2007 5:37PM
Ditto everyone else's comments.
I have the 605, and it's a great receiver, but WTF's up with having 3 component, 8 composite, and only 2 hdmi inputs? It's like Onkyo's marketing people must think that the majority if their customers still have turntables, cassette tapes, and VCRs?!?
Siva @ Jul 14th 2007 1:56AM
It is called product differentiation. In addition to better amp, more powerful amp, better construction, they want to also reserve the 3 and 4 HDMI input features to higher end models. That way, if 3 HDMI inputs are very important to you, you might be persuaded to move up the line. For example, the Onkyo 705 (not out yet), provides 3 HDMI inputs. The 805 provides 3 too and the 875 provides 4.
Alex @ Jul 15th 2007 8:39PM
8 composite inputs! Who the hell needs that?