Releasing Onkyo’s TX-NR1007 and Step-Up Models
Onkyo’s been on a charge lately releasing new AV receivers, and the company is presenting another trio of high-end units. The receivers are packed with capabilities, from eight HDMI inputs to HQV video processing, so let’s take a careful look at exactly what each of these units provides.
Important features of the Onkyo TX-NR1007 are 9.2 AV receiver, rated at 135 watts per channel, 6 HDMI inputs, dual HDMI outputs, onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, sustains Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX surround processing modes, streaming audio from Pandora, Rhapsody, vTuner, and Sirius Internet Radio, DLNA 1.5-compliant, analog video upconversion to 1080p, using Faroudja DCDi Cinema processing, includes THX Loudness Plus and a suite of Audyssey sound processing modes (MultEQ XT, Dynamic EQ, and Dynamic Volume), THX Ultra2 Plus certified
Moreover, the key step-up elements of the Onkyo TX-NR3007 are 9.2 AV receiver, rated at 140 watts per channel, 7 HDMI inputs, including one front panel HDMI input, analog video upconversion, using HQV Reon-VX processing, front panel USB port, Dolby Volume processing
Ultimately, the important step-up features of the Onkyo TX-NR5007 are 9.2 AV receiver, rated at 145 watts per channel, 8 HDMI inputs, including one front panel HDMI input, 2 USB ports (one front panel, one back panel)
There are also a few minor connectivity dissimilarities between these AV receivers; it’s worth taking a good look the back panel shots in the slideshow to see if there are enough ports to handle your home theater.
Overall, these receivers are certainly overkill for the average home theater, since the crucial features are included in Onkyo’s less procey TX-SR607. Nonetheless, many of the feature upgrades will please home theater shoppers; dual HDMI outputs are great for home theaters with a projector and an HDTV, and HQV processing makes a major difference for scaling analog sources. We’re still not fully persuaded that assimilating streaming audio services in an AV receiver is a sound idea–we’d prefer to add a more flexible, exclusive streaming solution, such as a Logitech Squeezebox or Sonos.
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