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Question: Onkyo 876 vs 3007 The 876 is discontinued, but selectively available.  Anyone have any insight if the extra $400-$500 is worth it for the 3007?  Processing better?  Sound equivalent?  At my local electronics store, I listened to the 807 and 3007 at equivalent volume settings and the 807 was louder - but could that be due to amplifier approaches in the 3007?  Wondered how the 876 fits in?
Document: What I mean is - I have to crank up the volume to approximately mark 65-70 to hear a good strong loud sound. Then again if I happen to watch a HD programming like Fringe or Survivor, the sound is good. Swap over to the local news which is broadcast in regular non HD and you have the sound processing and volume issue.So I have to constantly adjust the volume depending on what I am watching.I never had this problem with my old unit.
If you don't have it go to shoponkyo dot com and buy one for around $20. It's well worth it. After that just tweak the decibal settings to your tastes... for example I love hearing more from my surround speakers so I adjust those up a good 3 decibals or so from the natural settings - it makes the home theater experience more fully immersed. I love how this Onkyo blows me away with the sound. Sometimes it's quite breathtaking.
Let's just say that was a one-off test).You could rectify this `volume' issue by manually configuring the speaker calibration levels on the Onkyo TX-SR876. You can crank up the levels on all the speakers and you will NOT have the problem of having to turn the volume up high. BUT I have noticed when doing that it impacts the sound and clarity.
onkyo has consistently produced exceptional quality receivers. they produce reference quality sound with loads of features at a low price. i bought this to upgrade an onkyo 601 that i have used for about 5 or 6 years now. i had always appreciated the sound it produced but it is now a bit outdated with only 6.1 surround and no hdmi in/outs. this new 876 fits the bill perfectly. amazing set up, gobs of features and loads of power.
I put in about 3 days worth of newspapers to better pack it and taped the box up as best I could with about 1/2 a roll of heavy duty packing tape. The final kicker was that I had to pay for shipping - so now I'm out the cost of the receiver and the cost of shipping $75 - until Amazon refunds it all, hopefully very soon.Not sure I'll buy again from Warehouse deals, but I might give them one more chance.
vs. hard to believe claims of audio superiority.The audyssey calibration also is fantastic. Just follow the guidelines you can find on the internet (look for the Onkyo 876 forum). I was surprised at the difference it makes vs. my trusty old set up using the Radio Shack SPL meter.I was also surprised at the improvement using the Reon processor vs. my pass through HDMI switch.
This receiver is far more complex than my old Onkyo purchased 15 years ago. The features are first rate, the audio is superb (very clean)and while the manual isn't that detailed it is better than some I have seen. The learning curve to dig through the onscreen menus and find the settings is steep but they are all in there. Read the manual carefully.The difference in audio quality coming from high def DVDs out of my Toshiba A30 and Panasonic BD 35 is astounding.
For movies, its an amazing performer, offering some audio codecs that are not even available yet. The loudest explosions, to the subtle sounds al come through more clearly, more dynamically than I could have ever imagined. To be honest the majorit of the use it has seen has be to reproduce soundtracks of video games from my ps3. Where it also performs flawlessly. It easly handles converting 5.1 into 7.1 sound and is just amazing.
iPod interface is also available.I would highly recommend this receiver to anyone wishing a truly excellent audio AND video performer at a reasonable price. There are more expensive ones out there, but MY conclusion is that this has the best "bang for the buck" with no compromise. It is almost plug-and-play for anyone having some system experience.
I spray painted them black to blend in, and I don't have to worry about the weight. I'm pretty sure it would have been ok without, but I feel better making the extra support. We're moving and this will be one of the first things I unpack and set up.
Answer: I had the same problem but solution was to by a new 3d blue ray Player (Panasonic) with 2 hdmi OUT. assign 1 for TV out the other for audio out only (this connects to your 876) and you're ready to watch 3d with full audio advantage. no need to upgrade AV-receiver since the 876 sounds amazing. Tarzan