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Posted at 10:50 AM on Monday 12/15/08 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the Onkyo TX-SR606B 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver for $350 - $50 back using PayPal + $0 shipping = $300 shipped. [BizRate]

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      itembazaar - Posted 11:03 am PST 12/15/08 (3 Posts)  Report Spam

      is this a good unit for the price?

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      tnaant - Posted 11:09 am PST 12/15/08 (112 Posts)  Report Spam

      deacent unit...ok price...ecost had the refurb a while back for less

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      gummy - Posted 11:14 am PST 12/15/08 (628 Posts)  Report Spam

      Putting eCost together with refurb is like putting crabs with syphallis.

      There really isn't a comparison between a new unit from NewEgg and a refurb from eCost.

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      kaliston - Posted 11:16 am PST 12/15/08 (264 Posts)  Report Spam

      For $300 seems ok.

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      dhho1 - Posted 11:22 am PST 12/15/08 (2180 Posts)  Report Spam

      good price! now we need deal for a good set of speakers with sub.

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      dustymcc - Posted 11:26 am PST 12/15/08 (735 Posts)  Report Spam

      check shoponkyo.com for specials and refurbs. their refurbs come with a 1 year warranty.

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      dhho1 - Posted 11:36 am PST 12/15/08 (2180 Posts)  Report Spam

      good price! now we need deal for a good set of speakers with sub.

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      updownstock - Posted 11:42 am PST 12/15/08 (188 Posts)  Report Spam

      Newegg has a good strategy, even wirh 15% off from PP, the price still higher than a month ago.

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      GreenDogg - Posted 12:44 pm PST 12/15/08 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

      Very good price for new. Got it for $320 off amazon a few weeks ago and that was about the cheapest I had seen in months off the major sites. I would highly recommend this for a solid home theater setup.

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      fortlag - Posted 1:15 pm PST 12/15/08 (96 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have been tracking receiver prices for a couple of months now and this is the best I have seen the 606 go for.

      90w / Channel, 4 HDMI In with Faroujda DCDi Edge, DTS HD, no THX but in the Onkyo world to get THX you have to jump at least another $200.

      Great deal, NewEgg rocks!

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      revenant - Posted 1:33 pm PST 12/15/08 (246 Posts)  Report Spam

      out of stock!

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      kingtz - Posted 2:12 pm PST 12/15/08 (225 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is a great receiver, but unless you can find decent speakers for a 7.1 setup, I'd suggest getting the Onkyo HT-S7100 home theatre in a box, which also includes this receiver.

      You can get that for ~$300.

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      plazzmaorb - Posted 2:13 pm PST 12/15/08 (194 Posts)  Report Spam

      Onkyo is junk... horrible amps inside of them.. wouldnt even put this in my garage for outside amplification.

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      DH - Posted 3:43 pm PST 12/15/08 (227 Posts)  Report Spam

      No blue light on the volume knob makes it feels like lower end... I'd go for 7 or 8 series just for the light. Even the 2 generation earlier model TX-SR604 had the light.

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      crv_rave - Posted 3:49 pm PST 12/15/08 (485 Posts)  Report Spam

      Why do you care for the blue light? do you shop at K-Mart?
      Anyways, I have bought an Onkyo refurbished system (5.1) from their online site about 3 years ago... still works like new... yes agree speakers are not the best it comes with... plan to upgrade them eventually but are good enough for now...
      I heard great reviews on the Athena speakers...

      Also, be sure to upgrade the speaker wire these HTIB systems come with... makes the speakers sound much better!

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      bytre - Posted 4:24 pm PST 12/15/08 (93 Posts)  Report Spam

      No blue light is a feature!

      When blue LEDs were scarce, a blue LED stood out as exclusive. Now every piece of cheap crap has them.

      I cover 'em with electrical tape.

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      crv_rave - Posted 11:54 am PST 12/16/08 (485 Posts)  Report Spam

      Agreed! they are very annoying, especially at night when watching a movie.. can be distracting to the eye... most cannot be turned off/dimmed.

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