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integra dhc-9.9 or onkyo pr-sc866

looking at the specs, these 2 pre-amps seem quite similar but the integra is about 50% more than the onkyo. there is not much written about the onkyo? Does anyone know about it? I plan to use it with a 5.1 magnepan 1.6r surround system and either odyssey stratos htc-3 + khargo amp, a parasound 5250 or at-1805?
davebuck
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kr4
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They are the same and so is the pricing. Get which ever you get for a better deal.

Kal
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ckorody
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The Integra is the Onkyo flagship brand - sort of their Lexus. Tech support for both comes out of the same place. Don't know it for a fact but they probably come off the same assembly line. I suspect that resale on the Integra would be easier.

No one has studied all this as closely as Kal - follow his lead and be happy - I don't think you can buy anything better for anywhere near the money.

FWIW, IMHO the 9.9 is a definite upgrade over the 9.8
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Ckorody wrote:
FWIW, IMHO the 9.9 is a definite upgrade over the 9.8
In features which may or may not be of value to you. They are not to me. AFAIK, they are:
1. The individual ISF-type configurations for each HDMI input.
2. The addition of Audyssey DynamicEQ and DynamicVolume.

Your move.

Kal
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Thanks four your input. My thoughts were that it would be quite expensive for the integra/Onkyo to make substantial differrences in the 2 lines. I agree that the upgrades from the Integra 9.8 to 9.9 in worth the extra couple hundred dollars but Onkyo also had the SC885 and sc886 which I believe ARE THE SAME. However pricewise, on the great audio site AMAZON.COM the SC885 is $1000, the SC886 is $1100.
The Integra models are about $400 more. So, in my humble opinion, I think the best "bang for you buck" is the SC886 (9.9) rather than the SC885(9.8). A lot of this is window dressing. I play tennis and discovered that MOST of the yearly changes in tennis racquets involve the PAINT ONLY!
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