7.1-Channel Home Theatre Receiver
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THX™ Select2™ & THX Surround EX |
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With THX Select2 certification, the ONKYO receiver demonstrates that it has met the rigorous design and performance standards set by THX. For the end user, it enhances the overall system’s ability to accurately present movies the way they were mixed by the filmmaker on the dubbing stage and its additional THX listening modes enhance playback performance of music, movies and video games. Furthermore, its ASA (Adaptive Speaker Array) technology optimizes playback of multi-channel movies, music and video games. THX Select2 also includes the THX Surround EX decoder, which enables sound mixers to encircle the audience with 360-degree pans and more realistic fly-over and ambient sound effects. |
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HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) |
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The latest in digital interface technology is here and it goes by the name of HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface). This high-bandwidth interface supports not only remarkable amounts of uncompressed digital video but audio as well. Up to 5 Gbps of data, more than twice what’s needed for a high-definition movie with surround sound, can be handled with room for future requirements. |
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All this data is kept in the digital domain as there are no D/A or A/D conversions needed to ensure the highest sound and video quality available. Unparalleled amounts of compressed or uncompressed digital audio and video—up to 5 Gbps of data—can be handled with just one high-speed cable. |
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192 kHz/24-Bit Audio DACs |
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Performing at a full 192 kHz/24-bit level of resolution, these state-of-the-art digital-to-analog converters deliver audio performance that is second to none. They boast a higher dynamic range than standard D/A converters, and are virtually resistant to clock jitter -- which means you’ll enjoy the best performance possible from DVD-Audio discs and Super Audio CDs and cleaner sound from your regular DVDs and CDs. |
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WRAT2 |
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Benefit 1: Uncommonly Low Negative-Feedback Design—so you’ll enjoy cleaner sound on programme peaks | Although NFB (negative feedback) is the most cost-effective way to reduce noise at lower frequencies, there’s a sonic price to pay: larger amounts of NFB severely inhibit an amplifier’s transient response—the ability to respond to large signal gains (e.g. explosions and musical finales)—and actually distort sound at high frequencies. That’s why our engineers use a low negative-feedback design, with audiophile-grade, close-tolerance components at critical points in the signal path, to achieve a frequency response out to 100 kHz. That means you can fully enjoy the sonic benefits from such high-resolution formats as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD as well as your regular CDs and DVDs. |
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Benefit 2: Closed Ground-Loop Circuits—so you’ll enjoy greater maximum volume without distortion | If an amplifier’s ground potential (voltage) fluctuates during playback of movie soundtracks or musical performances, you wind up with unpleasant noise. In an open-loop circuit design, all circuits are connected to the power supply via one loop. If all circuits share the same loop (like on many amplifiers), the noise multiplies exponentially. Onkyo’s sophisticated closed-circuit design allows each circuit to go and return directly to the power supply. This cancels any individual circuit noise, and keeps the ground potential free of distortion. |
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Benefit 3: High Instantaneous-Current Capability—so you’ll enjoy film soundtracks with greater impact | Audio signals are very complex. After the amplifier outputs such signals to a speaker, the speaker itself accumulates energy. When the speaker reflexes, it sends energy back to the amplifier. The amplifier must immediately be able to supply a large amount of high current to cancel the speaker’s reflex energy, and instantaneously send out the next signal. The same high current is also necessary to handle speaker impedance fluctuations, which on occasion force an amplifier to provide four to six times its usual current load. The instantaneous current capability of even Onkyo’s least expensive WRAT receivers is far better than that of most conventional units. This is because competing designs commonly have less than half the current capability. The result? The high-current capability incorporated into all Onkyo receivers means your receiver can deliver movie soundtracks with theatre-like dynamics and clarity—so you’ll get the same exciting sonic slam that you experienced in the cinema. |
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7.1-Channel Input |
| With the upcoming release of HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, Dolby Digital and DTS have prepared audio formats that represent the future of digital audio entertainment. By connecting an HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc player with the respective high-definition audio codecs to the receiver via its 7.1-multichannel inputs, you will be able to enjoy superior audio quality. | |
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Multizone Playback through Powered Zone 2 |
| Powered Zone 2 brings multi-zone entertainment to your home. With Powered Zone 2, you can enjoy one input source in the main room and a different source in another room, through two different connection methods: using a receiver integrated amplifier in Zone 2, or using only a pair of speakers in Zone 2. In the former case, you can enjoy 7.1 surround sound in the main room and play a different A/V source in Zone 2. In the latter case, you can have 5.1 surround sound in the main room and play a different (stereo) AV source in Zone 2. | |
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Theater Dimensional |
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You can experience the excitement of surround sound from as few as two ordinary speakers. | Onkyo's exclusive Theater-Dimensional circuitry takes the complexity out of conventional surround-sound setups and lets you experience the excitement of surround sound from as few as two ordinary speakers. Want more? Theater-Dimensional's unique multi-speaker modes let you place up to five speakers conveniently by the TV, for the most realistic virtual-surround sound possible. |
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RDS (Radio Data System) |
| Since 1987, this system has simplified the tuning of programming of an increasing number of radio frequencies. Incorporated into radio receivers, the system selects programs and displays them on the receiver’s alpha-numerical display. Also, a microprocessor enables the receiver to determine the transmitter frequency that gives the best quality reception. | |
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RI (Remote Interactive) |
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Doing More with Your iPod - Through Onkyo's Imaginative Sight and Sound | Simply place your iPod in the DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock connected to any Onkyo RI-compatible amplifier/receiver to experience the powerfully rich sound of Onkyo audio-video components. Control your music from your RI remote and charge your iPod while you enjoy your iPod’s digital music -and photos - through the power of Onkyo’s expansive sound, from mini systems to separate components to home theater systems. Unlike purely iPod-dedicated systems, you can fully integrate the convenience and storage capacity of your iPod with all your other Onkyo home entertainment components - and share the experience with everyone. |
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Video Upconversion for HDTV Connectivity |
| As the most advanced interface for transporting both uncompressed highdefinition (HD) video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and 1080p, HDMI has become the most desirable connectivity option for home entertainment. HDMI (version 1.1) inputs will receive pristine video from HDMI-enabled components like DVD players or set-top boxes for a single-cable output to a display device with an HDMI or DVI connection. If that’s not enough, it’ll also upconvert any other source connected by component, S-Video or composite connections. And if your HDTV doesn’t have HDMI capability, or you have yet to take the plunge, you can use the HD-quality component video connections (also with upconversion) to get the best video images available. | |
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DTS-HD® Master Audio Codec for Next-Generation Audio |
| The leading audio codecs for the new multichannel formats for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Both technologies enable a lossless, bit-forbit reproduction that is identical to that of the studio master. In other words, the same audio quality as in the studio engineer’s final mix. All high-resolution channels can be received from compatible Blu-ray Disc, PlayStation® 3, HD DVD and Xbox™ 360 components. | |
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Dolby True-HD |
| The leading audio codecs for the new multichannel formats for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Both technologies enable a lossless, bit-forbit reproduction that is identical to that of the studio master. In other words, the same audio quality as in the studio engineer’s final mix. All high-resolution channels can be received from compatible Blu-ray Disc, PlayStation$8reg)$ 3, HD DVD and Xbox™ 360 components. | |
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Faroudja DCDI |
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To provide progressive scan, the TX-SR606 features a deinterlacing chip with Faroudja DCDi Edge™ (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing). This technology helps to effectively eliminate video artifacts from HDTV images. In addition, the Faroudja video processor supports upcaling of analogue video sources to HD resolution (up to 1080i). |