Onkyo TX-NR709 Home theater receiver with remote

The Onkyo TX-NR709 is an outstanding home theater receiver. Of course, with a THX® Select2 Plus™ badge of certification you can expect excellent performance. You also get the latest surround sound options, including Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD™ Master Audio — two high-resolution formats found on many Blu-ray movies. Plus eight HDMI inputs — including one in front for easy access — let you connect all your high-def equipment. And let's not forget that there are two parallel HDMI outputs to connect to your TV and projector. But movies, video games and TV are just the beginning. Teeming with entertainment options Just plug your iPod® or thumb drive into the front-panel USB port to get the beat started. Use the Ethernet port to connect the 'NR709 to your broadband home network, or if you have a wireless network, you can use Onkyo's optional Wi-Fi® adapter. Either way, you'll get easy access to the music files stored on your networked computers. Then dive in to thousands of Internet radio stations — so you can tune into Tunisia or dial into Dallas. Your potential playlist just went exponential. Real ease of use The 'NR709 comes equipped with Audyssey® sound-shaping tools, to automatically balance and equalize the sound based on your room's acoustics. Plus Dolby® volume maintains optimum dynamics, so gone are the commercial sponsor's surprise attacks of sound. You also get a graphic user interface to make control easy and intuitive with overlays on your TV screen. And you can download a free app to use your iPhone®, iPad® or Android™ device as powerful Wi-Fi® system remotes. We heard something new Onkyo recently announced that the Spotify® streaming service is now available on this receiver, along with several others in Onkyo's 2011 line. We decided to try it out. Our Onkyo receiver's on-screen display showed our Spotify Premium play lists, including our synced iTunes® library. We were able to search for more music via the receiver remote and virtual keyboard. Spotify is a cloud-based service with a music library of over 15 million songs that has only recently become available in the U.S. You will need to download a free firmware upgrade. Go to Onkyo's website for instructions. Requires a wireless home network. Receiver requires wired connection to the router. Works only with Spotify premium service. Subscription fees apply. Broadband service required. Learn about the ins and outs of HDMI connections at the Crutchfield Learning Center. Shop our selection of HDMI cables. Power and Processing: 7-channel amplifier 110 watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.08% THD, with 2 channels driven THX® Select2 Plus™ certification guarantees pristine home theater sound Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD™ Master Audio, Dolby® Digital Plus, DTS-HD™ High Resolution Audio and Dolby Pro Logic® IIz analog-to-HDMI video upconversion (up to 1080p) with Marvell Qdeo™ video processing Audyssey MultEQ® XT auto speaker calibration (microphone included) Audyssey DSX™ processing for enhanced surround sound height or width effects using additional front speakers THX® Loudness Plus mode to maintain steady listening levels Audyssey Dynamic EQ™ for fuller surround sound at lower volumes Digital Music Options: direct digital connection of iPod®/iPhone® through front-panel USB port, bypasses iPod digital-to-analog converter iPod®/iPhone® control (requires optional Onkyo UP-A1 dock) DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified to ensure optimal compatibility with other network-enabled equipment Wi-Fi ready, requires separate adapter Internet streaming capabilities for Internet radio, Spotify®, SIRIUS/XM® Internet radio, PANDORA® Internet radio, Rhapsody® and more (may require registration and subscription fees) HD Radio ready (requires optional Onkyo UP-HT1 tuner) Multi-room Audio: dual-room/dual-source output powered and line-level stereo audio output for 2nd room (using powered 2nd-room output allows 5.1 home theater in main room) only analog sources can be played in the 2nd room Audio Performance Features: high-current amplifier design with large power transformer 192kHz/24-bit Burr-Brown digital-to-analog converters for all channels direct mode switches off unnecessary circuitry to provide cleaner sound back surround speaker channels re-assignable for bi-amping compatible front left and right speakers Music Optimizer function enhances the sound quality of compressed music files Connections: 1080p-compatible HDMI switching: 8 in(including 1 front-panel input), 2 parallel out HDMI version 1.4 with support for 3D video, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color, x.v.Color, auto lip-sync, and HDMI-CEC Audio Return Channel function receives digital audio signals from a compatible HDTV's tuner via HDMI component video switching (2 in, 1 out) analog RGB video input (D-sub, 15 pin) for connecting a PC digital audio inputs: 2 optical and 3 coaxial 8 audio/video inputs with composite, S-video and component 3 audio-only inputs, including a phono input for ho

Condition

Used (normal wear)

Model

TX-NR709

Brand

Onkyo