Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Missed This Deal? Get alerts when similar deals are posted.
expired
Cooney01 28.7K Views
Jul 4, 2022 12:33 PM

Costco Members: Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver

$440

$500

12% off
+ Free Shippingat Costco Wholesale
Visit Retailer
Good Deal?
73Comments
Save
Share
Deal Details
Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver for $439.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Cooney01 for finding this deal.
  • Note, must be logged in to your Costco Wholesale account to see price.
Key Features:
  • 7.2 Channel Dolby Atmos, DTS:X (5.2.2 Channel) with Zone 2
  • Smart AV Receiver with Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, TuneIn and Multi-Room Audio Technologies
  • 6 HDMI Inputs and 2 Outputs (Main with ARC, SUB)
  • 4K Ultra HD, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
  • Dynamic Audio Amplification with High-Current Low-Noise Power Transformer

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $60 lower (12% savings) than the list price of $499.99 and matches the previous Frontpage Deal from June.
    • Offer is valid through 7/8/22. While supplies last. Limit 3 per member.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion of this receiver.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 stars overall from over 290 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here. -Corwin

Original Post

Written by Cooney01
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Community Notes
About the Poster
Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver for $439.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Cooney01 for finding this deal.
  • Note, must be logged in to your Costco Wholesale account to see price.
Key Features:
  • 7.2 Channel Dolby Atmos, DTS:X (5.2.2 Channel) with Zone 2
  • Smart AV Receiver with Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, Tidal, Deezer, TuneIn and Multi-Room Audio Technologies
  • 6 HDMI Inputs and 2 Outputs (Main with ARC, SUB)
  • 4K Ultra HD, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
  • Dynamic Audio Amplification with High-Current Low-Noise Power Transformer

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $60 lower (12% savings) than the list price of $499.99 and matches the previous Frontpage Deal from June.
    • Offer is valid through 7/8/22. While supplies last. Limit 3 per member.
    • Refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion of this receiver.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.4 stars overall from over 290 Costco customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Costco's return policy here. -Corwin

Original Post

Written by Cooney01

Community Voting

Deal Score
+35
Good Deal

Top Comments

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!

73 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 5, 2022 9:35 PM
1.1K Comments
Joined Nov 2015
fishbombJul 5, 2022 9:35 PM
1.1K Comments
Buddy I have no idea what's got you worked up but absolutely nobody asked for your personal struggle to do a simple search and find 3 of the exact same deal repeating over and over, which is all I'm referring to.
5
Original Poster
Jul 5, 2022 10:46 PM
937 Comments
Joined May 2004
Cooney01
Original Poster
Jul 5, 2022 10:46 PM
937 Comments
Quote from fishbomb View quoted comment :
Buddy I have no idea what's got you worked up but absolutely nobody asked for your personal struggle to do a simple search and find 3 of the exact same deal repeating over and over, which is all I'm referring to.
OK, pal, sorry for my response, I thought you were putting down this post because this Receiver goes on sale alot.
1
Jul 5, 2022 11:18 PM
132 Comments
Joined Jan 2015
nomad122Jul 5, 2022 11:18 PM
132 Comments
2
Jul 6, 2022 3:18 AM
658 Comments
Joined Jan 2015
tijjJul 6, 2022 3:18 AM
658 Comments
I'm planning to return because built in chromecast does not work. Any experiences?
Jul 6, 2022 12:08 PM
211 Comments
Joined Nov 2016
vthirunaJul 6, 2022 12:08 PM
211 Comments
Stay away from onkyo. I have had multiple onkyo's failed within 3 years
2
Jul 6, 2022 1:03 PM
1.6K Comments
Joined Jul 2012
c_nittyJul 6, 2022 1:03 PM
1.6K Comments
Quote from KillJoyEX View quoted comment :
I remember we got the denon 4300 for $700. And I got the 4200 for like $800. 50% off sales are what should get you to pull the trigger despite inflation.
Oh how I miss Fry's 😢
1
Jul 6, 2022 1:44 PM
1.2K Comments
Joined May 2019
Max_CreditCardsJul 6, 2022 1:44 PM
1.2K Comments
Quote from Cooney01 View quoted comment :
I have the 5.1.2 set up. The .2 in my system is the Jamo s8 Atmos speakers Link [amazon.com]. These Atmos speakers are add ons to the Jamo S 803 book or tower speakers Bookshelf [amazon.com] - Tower [amazon.com].

The sound is directed to the ceiling and bounces down towards you. My set up has the Atmos in the front. If someone says they have the 5.1.4, they have the Atmos on all four surround sound speakers.

I hope I made since of what I typed, I'm still a little new to the Atmos. the thing I do know is it really made a difference in my system after I got the Atmos speakers. And getting a really nice subwoofer put my system over the top. I splurged on the SVS PB-1000 sub, it really thumps!
There's other, more effective ways to install atmos (height channels) than you suggested. In ceiling speakers that fire straight down will result in the best height effects. Then there's the front height location where you can mount a pair of bookshelves or similar above your front LR channels angled down towards the MLP. Then there's the location you mentioned that reflect the height effects off the ceiling (I think dolby refers to these as atmos enabled modules) which some are better than others and can sound decent, the in ceiling position is the way to go. Of course this all depends on if you're comfortable installing them or even possible in some cases. I always recommend that if it's possible, go in ceiling

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 6, 2022 1:47 PM
2.5K Comments
Joined May 2007
DragonflyPunchJul 6, 2022 1:47 PM
2.5K Comments
Quote from DarnCrazy View quoted comment :
Thanks for the input. I have the Denon AVR-S760H from Costco now and while it doesn't sound bad, it doesn't drive my Polk LSI speakers nearly as well as an older Pioneer VSX-1121K from 2011, which started have errors after 10 years.

My only question is have you noticed any HDMI hand shaking issues with the Onkyo? The Denon has some HDMI hand shaking issues even after the latest firmware (May 2022). It does not happen often, but it is annoying when it does and often requires power cycling the unit to correct the issue.
I had the same issue two times with the Denon, where I had to power cycle the unit. Though to be fair, it was just the couple of times in months of ownership.

I've never had any such issue with the Onkyo. It's been very stable. No handshaking issues at all. But I should qualify that statement by mentioning that I do keep HDMI-CEC off on everything. Since I use a Harmony remote, I don't need HDMI-CEC. And I don't use eARC either. By my experience handshaking issues often happen when HDMI-CEC is on. Since I keep it off on everything, the chances of handshaking issues are greatly reduced anyway.
Jul 6, 2022 1:49 PM
195 Comments
Joined May 2019
dezau44Jul 6, 2022 1:49 PM
195 Comments
Quote from tijj View quoted comment :
I'm planning to return because built in chromecast does not work. Any experiences?
Update the firmware. Make sure the USB drive is on FAT32 cause network updating wouldn't work if Wi-Fi keeps dropping.
Jul 6, 2022 1:55 PM
1.1K Comments
Joined Mar 2012
jd2010Jul 6, 2022 1:55 PM
1.1K Comments
Did a side by side with the yamaha... ended up keeping the yamaha purely because it was easier to use.

Its 2022 and AV receivers still behave like they were made in 1982.
Jul 6, 2022 2:04 PM
1.5K Comments
Joined Dec 2013
dg0129Jul 6, 2022 2:04 PM
1.5K Comments
Quote from swichers View quoted comment :
Onkyo is a good brand, in any place you look for receiver reviews they are gonna be a brand that gets recommended. It sounds like you just got a bum unit. Keep in mind they sell millions of units, so you're going to be able to find "a bunch of other people" who also have issues. Make enough things and some of them are gonna have a problem.

Do what you want, just letting you know it isn't some rando company.
Sorry, but I have to disagree. I've also had Onkyo break down well before it should and their support leaves a lot to be desired. I'll never buy another Onkyo.
Jul 6, 2022 2:09 PM
3.9K Comments
Joined Aug 2008
wolverine88Jul 6, 2022 2:09 PM
3.9K Comments
Quote from KillJoyEX View quoted comment :
I remember we got the denon 4300 for $700. And I got the 4200 for like $800. 50% off sales are what should get you to pull the trigger despite inflation.
Agree, any deal on Denon 4 series?
Jul 6, 2022 2:33 PM
610 Comments
Joined Jun 2014
roughlawJul 6, 2022 2:33 PM
610 Comments
Quote from davomyster View quoted comment :
I bought this like 2 weeks ago when it was on sale and it just died today. The on screen display won't turn on and after googling it, apparently it's happened to a bunch of other people and it's probably due to a broken HDMI chip or something. And apparently onkyo doesn't really have technical support because they were just bought by another company.

So I'm not feeling too good about that purchase. Looks like I have to return mine and I'll try to find a brand I can trust more than this. It sucks because this was my first experience with an AVR, as I'm upgrading from an old soundbar.
You've been an SD member for 13+ years, with ZERO deals posted, 10 rep points (in 13 years?) And 110 comments? Less than 10 comments a year?

I call BS on your "review" of the Onkyo dying in two weeks and you doing research, blah blah blah.

SD should add the option of granting trolling awards!
3
Jul 6, 2022 3:20 PM
658 Comments
Joined Jan 2015
tijjJul 6, 2022 3:20 PM
658 Comments
Quote from dezau44 View quoted comment :
Update the firmware. Make sure the USB drive is on FAT32 cause network updating wouldn't work if Wi-Fi keeps dropping.
Updating firmware over the network is one of the first things I did but Chromecast does not work. I think buying the Chromecast with Google tv for $39 is way easier so I am planning to keep yamaha which also actually sounds slightly better.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jul 6, 2022 3:49 PM
195 Comments
Joined May 2019
dezau44Jul 6, 2022 3:49 PM
195 Comments
Quote from tijj View quoted comment :
Updating firmware over the network is one of the first things I did but Chromecast does not work. I think buying the Chromecast with Google tv for $39 is way easier so I am planning to keep yamaha which also actually sounds slightly better.
Have you tried connecting it to Google Home?

Join The Conversation

Share your experience with the Slickdeals community

Share information with the community. Please follow our Community Guidelines and be kind!