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The deep voice of the narrator was presented with clarity by both receivers, regardless of other sounds being played at the same time. But with the increased power, came a bigger responsibility вЂ“ a slightly more precise control of the mid to high frequencies. The horses no longer rumbled, they literally shook my room.

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The 805 on the other hand, reproduced these same passages from Eragon with the impact similar to a big movie theatre. The 605 was gentle enough to play the softer parts of the soundtrack with clarity and finesse, while delivering a powerful, tight kick drum when necessary. Thanks to this movieвЂ™s epic orchestral soundtrack, the 605вЂ™s musical character also came to light. The bass was well controlled by the 605 though with powerful but tight bursts, and transitioned seamlessly between the channels. In chapter one of Eragon on Blu-ray, as horses rumbled from the front to the rear channels, I literally felt the impact in my room. By the way, both receivers allow for bi-amping of the front speakers. The 605 has a typical rear panel layout, while the 805 has the best speaker connector layout and access I have yet seen in a receiver. For the source, I turned to the brand new Pioneer Elite BDP-94HD Blu-ray player (look for a review of this player coming up in our Oct/Nov issue).

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To audition the two Onkyo receivers I connected them, one at a time of course, to my reference KEF iQ Series speakers. The supplied remote is fully backlit вЂ“ alright! A top-of-the-line auto speaker calibration, Audyssey MultEQ XT, provides a more sophisticated speaker calibration over the 605, by taking measurements at up to eight listening positions and adding correction for the subwoofer. Additional features of the 805, not included in the 605, include a phono (turntable) input, 7.1-channel pre-amp outputs, a 12 V trigger, an IR input and an RS-232 interface.

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The 805вЂ™s full suite of video inputs includes 3 HDMI, 3 component, 6 S-video and 6 composite. Its power is rated at 130 watts per channel. The 805 is a THX Ultra2 Certified powerhouse designed to drive mid to higher-end home theatres, with speaker impedances from 8 down to 4 ohms вЂ“ a feat that only a truly powerful receiver is capable of. This feature automatically corrects sound distortion caused by room acoustics, by making measurements from three listening positions in the room. The Audyssey 2EQ auto speaker calibration is also on board. Its video inputs consist of 2 HDMI, 3 component, 5 S-video and 5 composite. The 605 is capable of driving 6 to 8 ohm speakers, providing 90 watts of power for each channel. A receiver that I bought some 3 years ago for nearly double its price didnвЂ™t offer half of these features. The 605 boasts a surprising number of features and should have a mass market appeal thanks to its affordable price. Naturally, the 805 model has a higher power rating, some better quality internal components, as well as more features and connectivity options. Other features shared among both receivers include 7.1-channels of amplification (with multi-channel analogue inputs), Faroudja DCDi Edge video de-interlacing (480i to 480p), auto speaker calibration, XM and Sirius radio compatibility, and multi-room playback. They are also the first to offer HDMI ver.1.3a connectivity. Both models are the first A/V receivers from any company to offer the much anticipated Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. We were lucky enough to score not one, but two of the latest models for this issue, the affordable TX-SR605 and the audio video enthusiast-geared TX-SR805. OnkyoвЂ™s 2007 A/V receiver line-up consists of seven brand new models, suitable for everyoneвЂ™s budget. WhatвЂ™s all the excitement about? Onkyo is the first company to introduce A/V receivers that fully embrace the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Okay, we donвЂ™t actually have a covert team, but you get the idea вЂ“ we wanted to be the first to get our hands on these latest A/V receivers and give them the CANADA HiFi treatment. The minute we heard news of the party, we sent our covert team and managed to swipe a couple of OnkyoвЂ™s latest A/V receivers right off the red carpet, before they even made it into the party. Roll out the red carpet and send in the welcoming party вЂ“ the future of A/V receivers has officially arrived! This is the biggest, most exciting news to come out of the A/V receiver world in a while.