Onkyo TX-3000 vs Sony STR-6800sd

[si.kwoi.uh]

Hey everyone. I’m just looking for a receiver for my turntable and I’ve found these two units on Facebook marketplace: the Onkyo TX-3000 and Sony STR-6800sd. And wondering which one you all would recommend if you have Any knowledge to share. I can either grab the Onkyo for $120 or the Sony for $200. Thanks!

 

[Blue Shadow]

I like Onkyo gear but this one is all Sony. More power at 80 wpc, lots of flexibility with the bass and treble plus two low filters, (use the lowest one for phono), two high filters and a presence/loudness control. Well unless you have high sensitivity speakers and need eye candy power meters. Onkyo have nice vinyl wrap, Sony some wood panels on the sides, don't remember if they are all wood or vinyl covered, too.

Heck this is ak, you need em both. The Sony is cheap for what you get and the Onkyo should be a fine unit.

 

[si.kwoi.uh]

I like Onkyo gear but this one is all Sony. More power at 80 wpc, lots of flexibility with the bass and treble plus two low filters, (use the lowest one for phono), two high filters and a presence/loudness control. Well unless you have high sensitivity speakers and need eye candy power meters. Onkyo have nice vinyl wrap, Sony some wood panels on the sides, don't remember if they are all wood or vinyl covered, too.

Heck this is ak, you need em both. The Sony is cheap for what you get and the Onkyo should be a fine unit.

Can you explain the filters and phonos ? I’m like a newborn baby and know very little about these things. Thanks so much for your help

 

[Blue Shadow]

Turntables can have very low frequency issues causing the system to
1) use power for sound not heard
2) cause woofers to move in and out
3) cause feedback at higher volumes

We hear from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hertz. The low frequency below about 30 Hz can interfere with the tt playback, vibrations picked up by the tt and amplified by the system. When this is extreme it results on feedback but at lesser amounts it is excessive woofer movement or using power for music not heard.

The 6800 has a 25 Hz low filter (or 50 Hz, switchable) I'd use the 25Hz whenever playing a record. But try it on and off and see if you tell a difference. You shouldn't hear much at all and the system will be better for using it.

 

[si.kwoi.uh]

I like Onkyo gear but this one is all Sony. More power at 80 wpc, lots of flexibility with the bass and treble plus two low filters, (use the lowest one for phono), two high filters and a presence/loudness control. Well unless you have high sensitivity speakers and need eye candy power meters. Onkyo have nice vinyl wrap, Sony some wood panels on the sides, don't remember if they are all wood or vinyl covered, too.

Heck this is ak, you need em both. The Sony is cheap for what you get and the Onkyo should be a fine unit.

Turntables can have very low frequency issues causing the system to
1) use power for sound not heard
2) cause woofers to move in and out
3) cause feedback at higher volumes

We hear from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hertz. The low frequency below about 30 Hz can interfere with the tt playback, vibrations picked up by the tt and amplified by the system. When this is extreme it results on feedback but at lesser amounts it is excessive woofer movement or using power for music not heard.

The 6800 has a 25 Hz low filter (or 50 Hz, switchable) I'd use the 25Hz whenever playing a record. But try it on and off and see if you tell a difference. You shouldn't hear much at all and the system will be better for using it.

 

[si.kwoi.uh]

Gotcha, thanks so much for taking the time to educate me. I ended up getting the Sony for $160, he went down on the price.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Hell of a deal on that one. Very well bought.

Manuals are on hifiengine, just sign up, log on and download. Read the owners manual a couple of times.

 

[si.kwoi.uh]

Hell of a deal on that one. Very well bought.

Manuals are on hifiengine, just sign up, log on and download. Read the owners manual a couple of times.

awesome! found it and printed it off. some of the stuff in the manual is way over my head lol. I have a question, I recently acquired some speakers that don’t have a place for speaker wire, rather just input and output ports. Can I hook that up to the receiver that way? If so, how?

 

[Blue Shadow]

no info from me without a picture. But it sounds like pro speakers which might use speakon or ¼"TS connectors.

Whatever it is if they are passive speakers can probably be hooked up to the Sony.

photos, drag and drop
model numbers if there are pics on the web
web search for the OM for the speakers to find out how they work.