Onkyo have raised the bar once again with yet more receivers from their stable. Three new THX models are to be released TX-SR5007 Onkyo’s 2009 flagship model and the TX-NR3007 and TX-NR1007.
Set to be released in September the TX-SR5007 is set to retail for £2400 while the TX-NR3007 will be £1700 and the TX-NR1007 will be £1300.
The flagship TX-SR5007 has THX Ultra2 Plus which signifies that this receiver is designed to deliver reference-grade home cinema performance in rooms where the viewer sits more than 4 metres away from the screen and the room volume is 85 cubic metres or greater.
With 220 watts of power, 1080p upscaling, ISF Calibration, 8 HDMI input and two HDMI outputs you should have more than enough to keep you happy.
The TH-SR5007 is even ready for Windows 7 with DLNA 1.5 and Windows 7-compatible Networking Capability that allows it to both replay streaming audio files and access popular Internet Radio services such as LastFM/vTuner (subject to availability). MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, LPCM, WAV, WMA and WMA Lossless files are all handled with ease. The other big bonus networking gives is that the TX-SR5007’s firmware can be conveniently updated.
The TX-NR5007 comes with no fewer than three transformers. Massive toroidal for main power plus smaller separate ones for audio and video – plus newly developed, custom-designed high power transistors along with two substantial 22,000uf Audiophile-grade capacitors.
If you don’t need quite as much power as the TX-SR5007 then the TX-NR-3007 offers an excellent alternative. You get 7 HDMIs instead of 8 plus a single USB versus two (and one less AV input – but its feature set is otherwise very similar.
The ‘baby’ of this trio (still quite a big kid at 23.5kg!) the TX-NR1007 offers much of the magic of its two higher end companions but makes do with one less HDMI input, a few watts less power (there’s a single main transformer instead of three) and no USB ports. Video processing is assigned to a Faroudja DCDi Cinema chipset instead of the HQV Reon-VX found in the higher-level models.
Key Features TX-SR5007
KEY FEATURES – TX-NR5007
• THX Ultra2 Plus-certified performance… the ultimate home cinema benchmark
• Eight HDMI inputs (including one front-mounted)/Two outputs
• DLNA 1.5 and Windows 7-compatible Networking Capability for Streaming Audio and Internet Radio Connectivity for LastFM/vRadio
• Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding
• 1080p video upscaling via HQV Reon VX video processor
• 220w per channel
• Bi-amping and BTL (Bridged Transless) capability
• ISF Video calibration
• Jitter Control Technology for cleaner sounding audio
• 4 x dedicated DSP modes for Gamers
• Triple transformer layout for main power (toroidal), audio and video
• 3-Stage Inverted Darlington circuitry for high efficiency and low distortion
• 6 x Ultra-low jitter Burr-Brown 192kHz/32-bit DACs (PCM1795)
• 32-bit Texas Instruments ‘Aureus’ DSP chips (1 x DA830, 2 x DA788)
• 4 optical/3 coaxial inputs
• U.Port for one-cable connection to optional iPod dock/DAB+ modules
• Front/rear USB ports (usable for Firmware Updates)
• Pre-programmed bi-directional backlit remote with macro capability
• Firmware updatable over the internet
Key Features TX-NR-3007
As per TX-NR5007 but…
• Seven HDMI inputs (including one front-mounted input)/Two outputs
• 200w per channel
• Triple transformer layout for main power (non-toroidal), audio and video
• Three audio inputs (four on the TX-SR5007)
Key Features TX-NR1007
As per TX-NR3007 but…
• Six HDMI inputs (including one front-mounted input)/Two outputs
• 180w per channel
• 1080p video upscaling via Faroudja DCDi video processor
• No USB ports
• Two audio inputs (three on TX-NR3007)
• Single transformer
Prices (all products available in September 09)
TX-NR5007 – £2400
TX-NR3007 – £1700
TX-NR1007 – £1300