Onkyo HT-SR800S 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Silver)

by Onkyo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 17.1 x 5.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 100 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000O9T2YW
• Item model number: HTSR800S
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,239 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Color: Silver

When it comes to all-in-one home theater, the HT-SR800 has made a clean break from the pack. You're looking at packaged home theater that neatly integrates your high-definition entertainment and your HDTV through an HDMI channel that transports video with a resolution all the way up to 1080p.Ably supported by component video switching; the HT-SR800 will handle most of the A/V components or formats currently available, as well as the spectacular quality of high-definition discs. Also, reinforcing the convenience of matched components, this package is the first to use an Audyssey room-correction technology specifically designed for integrated systems. The options--XM Radio (including 5.1 surround sound radio with Neural Surround decoding), and iPod integration--can really extend your reach, making the HT-SR800 one of the more complete home theater packages available.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

182 of 184 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great System! Great Value!, July 17, 2007

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Eliezer Kolatch "Ez" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black) (Electronics)

As you can see from a quick search this is almost always reviewed highly and is also highly rated by Consumer Reports. I recently got my own and I wasn't disappointed. The system was easy to set up and a quick browse through the instructions gave me all the info I needed. I have listed the 3 most common complaints about the system below.

1. The HDMI is just a pass through you have to connect the sound to the unit separately (not really that big a deal).

2. The included wire is too thin: this is true you can replace it cheaply with wire bought on Amazon, so its not devastating. I recommend the METRA Ltd S14-100 MTA 14 Gauge Clear Speaker Wire which you can get here for $21.53 and will really improve things.

3. Onkyo doesn't make speaker stands for this system and the speakers only have keyhole style brackets on the back for mounting which can make buying wall brackets difficult.
I'm not positive how to resolve this, B-tech makes some screw in mounts you can put in if you dont mind putting some wholes in the speakers B-TECH BT1 Universal Speaker Bracket for Small Speakers (Pair per box). They also make a wall mount that clamps the side of the speakers if youd prefer not putting holes in your new speakers B-Tech BT77 Speaker brackets Black.
But both of those solutions are kinda expensive (30 per pair for screw in, 70 per pair for the clamps).
I recently bought some universal mounts (Premier Mounts PSPK-5B Universal Speaker Mount for Walls and Ceilings with 2.5-Inch Extensions (Black)) that supposedly work with keyholes so we'll see.

UPDATE: the speakers are great, make sure to use the microphone to calibrate, this is part of the value of the system and makes a big difference in the sound quality.
About the mounts:
The cheap universal mounts, were ok.
They worked fine on the Satellite speakers but there were some design flaws and they don't have the strength to hold up the big front speakers. One of the pieces broke during assembly but as I had 5 and couldn't hang the front speakers with them anyways that wasn't too big of a problem.

I used the 29.99 B-Tech mounts mentioned above (the ones that have to be screwed in) for the front speakers and they worked perfectly. Enjoy!

63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ""OUTSTANDING FOR THE PRICE"", April 30, 2007

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Benjamin Kidman (SanFrancisco,CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black) (Electronics)

Pros:Great reciever, great 1080p thruput, good power strong sub-w

Cons:HDMI 1080p thruput only, sub par speakers

HTIB have come along way, usally i would turn my nose to these systems but after looking at the specs and the past performance of ONKYO i felt it wouldnt hurt to try. Easy setup. easy speaker calibration. The speakers on this system does not do this receiver justice. I recommend replacing the cheap speaker wire ASAP to push the sound alot better. The receiver has alot of features and alot of custom sound settings not found in other HTIB what blows me away is that this system is only $450. The HDMI switch in this receiver works seemlessly. Best 1080p passthru I have seen for the price. This system is a diamond in the rough and should demand some attention. After spending some time with the remote its a breeze. Really am impressed with what onkyo is doing as a company.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great System - Great Value, June 13, 2007

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JJClarkin (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 Home Theater Entertainment System (Black) (Electronics)

I just received this system a couple of days ago, and I would agree with the previous reviews. The system was very easy to set up and the performance is fantastic for the price. I found that this was actually a bit more system than I needed for my room. But who ever complains that there home theater is too powerful?? I did replace all of the speaker wire and the sound was noticeably improved. I would definitely recommend this system to any friend looking for a powerful Home Theater with a budget under $500. You can't beat the flexibility for this price.

The only thing I would have changed is the size of the front speakers, I wish they were just a bit smaller and a little less obtrusive (They are about the same size as the receiver). But overall that's not that big of a deal. I am very happy with the system.

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