El Guapo
Senior Member
Hi guys,
I treated myself to some new gear this weekend. I waited quite a long time to get my hands on an affordable processor/pre-amp which can handle all the new formats (the Integra DTC-9.8 or Onkyo Pro 885 were never available in Europe).
After the Onkyo PR-SC886 got a rave review in the German HiFi magazine "Audio" where they let it compete against the new Onkyo 906 A/V-Receiver I paid a visit to my dealer who tempted me with a very good price on the 886.
So here are some pics of my brand spanking new 886 (ok, they're not very good...).
It replaced my Denon 4306, which I only used as a processor/pre-amp anyway, because its power amp section sounds crap when compared to my Linn AV 5125.
And with the 886 the sound quality audibly improved compared with the 4306! I think I can now call my setup audiophile
Well made concert Blu-rays like Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert Hall just blew me away completely! I really need to get the Police - Certifialbe!
I have some gripes however:
Well, just wanted to let you know... I think I'll be off to watch some Blu-ray...
Best regards,
Oliver
I treated myself to some new gear this weekend. I waited quite a long time to get my hands on an affordable processor/pre-amp which can handle all the new formats (the Integra DTC-9.8 or Onkyo Pro 885 were never available in Europe).
After the Onkyo PR-SC886 got a rave review in the German HiFi magazine "Audio" where they let it compete against the new Onkyo 906 A/V-Receiver I paid a visit to my dealer who tempted me with a very good price on the 886.
So here are some pics of my brand spanking new 886 (ok, they're not very good...).
It replaced my Denon 4306, which I only used as a processor/pre-amp anyway, because its power amp section sounds crap when compared to my Linn AV 5125.
And with the 886 the sound quality audibly improved compared with the 4306! I think I can now call my setup audiophile
Well made concert Blu-rays like Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert Hall just blew me away completely! I really need to get the Police - Certifialbe!
I have some gripes however:
- I have a popping noise in the rears whenever a digital audio data stream ends. This happens even when I just press the mute button! Also, this happens about a dozen times when you pop in a DVD or Blu-ray before you get to the actual movie because of all the trailers, flying logos and disclaimers, which all have their own data stream. I wrote a mail to Onkyo about this and I am curious what they will have to say. If any of you have experienced this with Onkyo or Integra receivers, please drop me a line!
- I cannot use DenonLink anymore to hook up my Denon 3910 DVD Player; so I need to go through the analogue multichannel output of the Denon to listen to SACD, which results in a PCM conversion in the 3910 - still: SACDs sound awesome!
- The display of the 886 can not be switched off completely, just dimmed to a certain level; this is a concern for home theatre use; in my case the view to the 886 is obfuscated anyhow by my from right speaker, so I can live with it.
Well, just wanted to let you know... I think I'll be off to watch some Blu-ray...
Best regards,
Oliver