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Title: Moving toward home theater
Review: I replaced an old Sony receiver/tuner with this Onkyo SR605, trying to gradually set myself up with home theater. The sound is much better but I attribute this to the Polk R50 speakers I installed.Setting up the Onkyo was not easy, for me. I have a Zenith DVD/VCR which worked fine hooked direct to the TV. Not so with Onkyo, as I was trying to run the sound through the receiver. Their installation instructions did not work. Onkyo support was unable to help me with an alternate solution, which I managed to find, myself. Audio and Video from the DVD work but only Video from the VCR and I am following their instructions to a "T."It is necessary to set up an outboard power switch because the Onkyo Standby continues to use power if not totally shut down. Their recommendation is to "remove the plug from the wall." I am keeping the unit in the hopes that as I move to a digital, flat screen, system with surround sound, I will have no further problems.
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