After reading all the audiophile sites, researching various offerings from Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo, Sony, and Phillips I made my middle of the road, affordable choice on a new AVR and decided on a reconditioned AVR from Onkyo the TX-NR7100 Dirac 9.2-Ch x 100w THX 8K A/V Receiver.
This receiver is currently selling for 50% off until it sells out.
My guess is they are moving out old stock to make room for the Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel 8K/4K Network AV Receiver and Onkyo TX-RZ30 9.2-Channel AV Receiver.
Originally released back in the 2022 time frame the technology is still relevant. Certainly, will be an improvement over my Sony STR-DH830 7.1 AVR.
The budget-friendly Onkyo AVR delivers robust Dolby Atmos and DTS:X audio through its nine integrated amplifier channels and includes the significant advantages of Dirac Live room EQ. The TX-NR7100 boasts an authentic nine-channel power configuration, enabling a complete 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos setup without additional amplification. It was also the first reasonably priced AVR to integrate Dirac Live, the highly acclaimed room and speaker correction software, at no additional charge.
This A/V receiver will give me Dolby Atmos decoding and the number of channels I need to use all of the existing ceiling speakers for a 5.1.4 system.
Originally this receive sold for $1,099 so it’s quite a bargain at half the original price.
Other features I was interested in was the pre-outs for a whole house amp I have in the room behind the media room wall. That amp came with the house and is about 25 years old and has a couple of failing circuits. Maybe my old Sony will take it’s place at least to handle some of the rooms.
Main Features
- +Dolby Atmos, DTS:X compatible
- +Full 8K/4K 120Hz HDMI support
- +Crisp, dynamic performance
- +Dirac Live room correction
My old reliable Sony STR-DH830 7.1 AVR is worth now about $75 to $250 used on Amazon/Ebay. The old Sony could do 5.1.2 using height 1 but no Atmos decoding and no 4K video. I bought it back on Oct 12, 2012 so I imagine a lot of the technology has changed.
