So, I needed to replace a very old Receiver and was able to get the Onkyo Tx-Rz50 w/ Dirac Room Calibration for $1299 (
MSRP is now $1599!). I find Dirac to be fantastic for my use case.
This is a
call in only special and only for what limited "in stock units" they have at the special $1299 price, after that they are $1599. Hate that the companies like Denon, Onkyo , etc keep raising prices on the higher end receivers. Thought I would share this for anyone who is looking to pick up a real good Rz50 at a good price point.
Call Jeff directly at Av Science(Authorized dealer w/ a good reputation) at (303) 919-5775 & make sure to tell him you want the "Call in Special for $1299" on the Onkyo RZ50 receiver.
Cost is $1299 + Free Shipping and No tax for most(but that is YMMV) also they do not charge your CC until they ship it out and of course you get the full 3 year factory warranty on the Rz-50.
Hope this can save at least a few people on here some $$$ on this receiver until they sell out. As a side note, I have purchased a few things from Jeff(Av Science) over the past year and always great prices and very professional.
**************UPDATE----- STILL LIVE AS OF 3/3/23 for $1299(Onkyo Dealer Special sale Call in valid until 3/31) (5) in stock!! 
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Agree how crazy mid-high end receiver prices have gotten. This one's too much beast for me (even the 305 is overkill for me but couldn't pass up the price), but could be a good deal for those that need it.
Yup they jacked them up like 6-8 weeks ago following the 3 price increases be Denon in the past 10 months! Denon has been the biggest offender of jacking up prices so all of them will eventually jump on board just like the airlines always do.
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There is another thread where this is $1600 minus a gift card on Newegg if people want to go that route but there is sales tax I believe as well.
This receiver is getting so much rave reviews I hope it meets up to the hype as usually I am a Yamaha man and never paid beyond $350 for an AVR. I recently got a pair of Klipsch RP-280FA which I want to pair this receiver with in a 5.2.4 setup. Not only I'm usually a Yamaha fan but I've always tried to stay away from Onkyo with their bad reputation for overheating receivers and now their recent financial problems. In researching though the experts in this field are saying I shouldn't worry as Onkyo has been making some kick ass receivers recently at reasonable prices (at least in comparison to the other commercial big boys like Denon & Yamaha).
However, I wanted to buy from a vendor with a good return policy like Amazon just in case I wasn't impressed by the RZ-50 performance. Jeff reassured me that I have 30 days to return but wasn't too specific on details. I'm not a picky guy so I'm sure I'll love the receiver from all the reviews I've seen so far but anyone here who got this deal from AV Science or has this receiver already can tell me their experience so far?
This receiver is getting so much rave reviews I hope it meets up to the hype as usually I am a Yamaha man and never paid beyond $350 for an AVR. I recently got a pair of Klipsch RP-280FA which I want to pair this receiver with in a 5.2.4 setup. Not only I'm usually a Yamaha fan but I've always tried to stay away from Onkyo with their bad reputation for overheating receivers and now their recent financial problems. In researching though the experts in this field are saying I shouldn't worry as Onkyo has been making some kick ass receivers recently at reasonable prices (at least in comparison to the other commercial big boys like Denon & Yamaha).
However, I wanted to buy from a vendor with a good return policy like Amazon just in case I wasn't impressed by the RZ-50 performance. Jeff reassured me that I have 30 days to return but wasn't too specific on details. I'm not a picky guy so I'm sure I'll love the receiver from all the reviews I've seen so far but anyone here who got this deal from AV Science or has this receiver already can tell me their experience so far?
Based on the thousands of dollars of savings I got from the TV purchases I figured why not upgrade my Klipsch towers to some larger Atmos equipped ones which also made me realize I now needed a receiver with more channels.
I've also never been impressed with the music quality of my setup while being mostly satisfied with the home theater side. My jaws dropped at the prices of the 9 plus channels Yamaha receivers being a fan boy and knew I was never going to pay $3K for a receiver. Luckily in my research I stumbled on the RZ-50 and this thread.
Thanks for your detailed response and your post has definitely put me at ease about my purchase. I used a cc that gives me 2 extra years of warranty making it a total of 5 years warranty. I'll take a look on AVS Forum to see what others are saying there so thanks for that suggestion too.
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Based on the thousands of dollars of savings I got from the TV purchases I figured why not upgrade my Klipsch towers to some larger Atmos equipped ones which also made me realize I now needed a receiver with more channels.
I've also never been impressed with the music quality of my setup while being mostly satisfied with the home theater side. My jaws dropped at the prices of the 9 plus channels Yamaha receivers being a fan boy and knew I was never going to pay $3K for a receiver. Luckily in my research I stumbled on the RZ-50 and this thread.
Thanks for your detailed response and your post has definitely put me at ease about my purchase. I used a cc that gives me 2 extra years of warranty making it a total of 5 years warranty. I'll take a look on AVS Forum to see what others are saying there so thanks for that suggestion too.
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