Owner's Reviews of TX-SR806:

it has enough power to drive my polk sound system.

i HAD an old SR800 HTiB with hdmi pass thru

this system blows that old one away in terms of clarity(i had same speakers)

the unit doesnt get hot, i have 4 inches on each side & 6 inches on the top, and this unit had hdmi sound.

so now my ps3 can get dolby truehd, dts master audio etc. just set the ps3 to PCM and youre off & flying.

movie dialogue sounds so crisp.

this will be a staple of my home theater for years to come.

great job onkyo
 

Three things really stood out. First, having 5 HDMI inputs is nice, better than other brands in this price range. Second, the Audessey calibration seems much more accurate. My surround is a collection of in-ceiling, surface mount, and bookshelf speakers and it calibrated the level, crossover Hz, and speaker distance for each individual speaker flawlessly. Playing the armored truck/semi scene of The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray really showed off the receivers capabilities. Finally, the Zone 2 level can be adjusted from the front panel. No more pulling out my Onkyo amp to change the outside speaker volume.

This receiver represents a "sweet spot" in AV receivers, I think the best value on the market today!
 

The #1 reason I wanted this one was the 5 HDMI ports!!! Most in this price range only have 2, maybe 3 Inputs. With 5 I wouldn't need to get a external switch for more ports. I now have my Xbox 360, my Comcast HD Duel Tuner DVR, My Toshiba HD-A30 HD DVD Player, and my Panasonic BD-35 Blu-Ray player all hooked up to this receiver with HDMI. I also have a Old Philip's TIVO connected using S-VIdeo. All that gets sent out though a SINGLE HDMI cable to my HDTV. That's it, 1 HDMI Cable. I also like that I can Name each device on the Display to what I want it to say. So when I switch it to the Blu-Ray Input, it says Blu-Ray on front, if I'm watching Cable TV, I have it say Comcast TV, etc. A nice touch.

The Speaker Calibration was a Snap. Plug the Mic in and it Automatically goes to the setup Menu and it's as simple as follow what it tells you to do. It was a snap. It figured out I was setup for 5.1 and not 7.1. Watching a HD DVD or Blu-Ray, the 1080P Picture is Amazing on my Plasma. I have it set to passthough the HDMI through the receiver for no Video processing as it's just not needed. The Surround sound, sounds great. I still need to replace my 2 Rear speakers. I have them I just have to Remove the cheap old ones, and put up the new good ones.

It does everything that I need for it to do which is nice. I got it at a great price. I hope to be using it for years to come.