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Onkyo's build quality was superior before they began outsourcing everything to Malaysia.
Consider if you want a plethora of HDMI inputs or HDMI 1.4, or if you want superior sound quality.
I ask for this reason:
The Onkyo TX-SR805 was probably the best pound for pound receiver the company ever made. It's a 60+ lb beast, with excellent internals and DACs. It only has 3 HDMI 1.3 inputs, though. If you can get by with that, I would give it the highest recommendation. I've had mine for over five years now.
It's also THX Ultra 2 certified. The only Onkyo receiver w/ a similar certification now is their $3000 flagship model.
In comparison, the NR 626 weighs 21 pounds, puts out far fewer watts/channel, and lacks THX certification.
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