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

lots of in correct information there.

first - when you did the comparison if you didn't volume correct for each receiver then the results are meaningless. An increase in volume will always make a difference. So uncorrected volume comparisons are not an accurate assessment.
the wattage ratings (90 vs 100 wpc) are 2 CHANNEL ratings. those figures drop a lot (50-70% of the rated 2 channel power is common) when running ALL CHANNELS. so unless you did an all channels driven bench test you don't know what each is putting out. the newer yamahas have a ton of nannies built in that severely limit power. noted several times by Audioholics ( A well respected audio/video review site)

as noted above, that is a 2 channel power rating. not all channels driven.







they were sold to VOXX a large manufacturer. the onkyo you are referring to is an entirely different company.

a properly setup atmos (x.2 or x.4) will make a difference. but people try to take shortcuts and use enabled (bouncy) speakers or put them in locations where they are not effective, high ceilings, vaulted ceilings, etc.

Did you actually test and experience both receivers or is all this just a theory?
I second that Yamaha sounds better than onkyo with identical setups. Also volume is determined by the calibration on the receivers.
Source: I have both receivers and been swapping them out back and forth and yamaha which doesn't look so great always sounds better.

When comparing two amplification sources you must normalize the volume first. The amplifiers have different amounts of gain so the volume will be different. Loudness plays a role in audio preferences. if you don't do that, then it is not a fair apples to apples comparison as the test lacks validity.

I want to agree with you but most users who buy these entry level receivers are going to plug everything in, calibrate, change speakers to "small" if they have a sub and step the FL and C up a bit for dialogue clarity, set crossover and that's it.

They will then adjust the volume using a remote which is why the volume button is the first to wear off on a remote.
The users who buy these will not spend more money on additional devices to measure and normalize volume.

I set both receivers to the volume that I felt optimal to listen to for my ears. The two receivers did set the same speakers to different gains but as a user the end result is achieved by pressing that volume button on the remote.

I have tested both Onkyo TX-NR6050 and Yamaha TSR-700 7.2 . in a 5.1.2 setup in my den. I kept the Yamaha and here is why:

Setup -Both are easy, no issues at all

HDMI Input - With both receivers, the Ruko and Sony Blu-Ray player plugged in and worked perfectly. But then, here comes the DirecTV Streamimg box. The DirecTV Streaming box is JUNK! The Yamaha did not like it at all. I had to take off the HDMI control to get it to work on the Yamaha. If I didn't do that, the HDMI would switch to another input, like the Roku. I looked up this problem with DirecTV and they said to disable HDMI control on the DirecTV box. Well, this the new Streaming box and it does NOT have this setting. I do not watch that much TV so I wound up not using the DirecTV Streaming box and just using the DirecTV app in the Roku, problem solved.

With the Onkyo receiver, the DirecTV Streaming box worked fine.

Front Display - The Yamaha front display is really small where the Onkyo is normal size and looks nice. The good thing in my den is the Yamaha is close to where I sit so the small size is not a problem for me. In my living room, that would be a problem and the Onkyo will work out great there.

I never tried the Denon receiver, with only 75 per channel, that just does not seem like enough to push my speakers

TV Display - With the Yamaha, when you are playing Adobe Vision, the volume control will NOT display. When not using Adobe Vision, the volume control displays fine. On the Onkyo, the volume control displays fine in all modes.

Sound quality, most important to me - I only use the den to watch movies. The sound from the Yamaha was a little better than the Onkyo. It was a little more crisp and with the Atmos sound is where the Yamaha really shinned compared to the Onkyo. I do not have Atmos in my living room so the Onkyo should be fine for that room's setup.

Wattage - Yamaha has 100w per channel while the Onkyo has 90w has 90w per channel. This is maybe why the Yamaha sounds a little better than the Onkyo

I kept the Yamaha over the Onkyo because the Yamaha sounds better, which is what I was after. All the other things were miner for me.

For the living room, I'm going with the Onkyo because of the DirecTV Streaming box issue. That is for my wife and the DirecTV Streaming box works better then Roku DirecTV app.

Okay so I used a db meter and even gave the Onkyo extra volume but Yamaha still sounded better.
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Okay so I used a db meter and even gave the Onkyo extra volume but Yamaha still sounded better.
I guess loud does not mean better quality.

I have hands on experience using the 2 receivers and not just a theory or assumption like some.

"I never tried the Denon receiver, with only 75 per channel"
They all rate the power differently, you should really never look at the "specs".

Though of all 3 receivers Costco's selling right now, I feel like Yamaha would produce the best audio quality with their amp.

Onkyo wins if you need 2 HDMI out.

Agreed. Onkyo also wins if you play games because it supports higher bandwidth over HDMI (4K120, supports VRR, etc).

Who needs this in the middle of a recession?

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.