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

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver for $399.99. Shipping is free.

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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

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This seems like a solid receiver for a good price! This matches the previous front page price.

Features:
7.2 Channel Dolby Atmos, DTS:X (5.2.2 Channel) with Zone 2
SMART Home WiFi Compatible with Voice Control: Apple Airplay, Google & Alexa
Dolby ATMOS, DTS:X and HDMI 2.1 for 8K60 and 4K120 video pass through
6 HDMI Inputs and 2 Outputs (Main with eARC, Subwoofer)
Stream: Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, TuneIn & Pandora

https://www.costco.com/onkyo-tx-n...ue&nf=true
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Been using it for 7 months now and happy with the Onkyo. Actually tested the Yamaha TSR700 and Denon S760H too, but this sounded best of all.

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Mistab0vine
03-18-2023 at 08:48 AM.
03-18-2023 at 08:48 AM.
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ARC worked fine for about 3 month only, then started to act up. Bluetooth was always an issue: only macbook pro was able to connect to it, but still with frequent disconnects. Other PC laptops weren't able to even see onkyo's bluetooth.

Th Bluetooth has been a. Major frustration for me as well. I still have it, haven't gone through the effort to return and find something else but can confirm the Bluetooth is trashā€” sometimes I have to power cycle to get it to work. Intended on linking Spotify asI have this setup for gym and this would be a fine workaround if WiFi works.. will use it for video to tv at some point- not sure I care much about ARC for my use. Sound is fine. My old denon 3400 sounds better, but it isn't a life altering difference.
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dclive
03-18-2023 at 09:21 AM.
03-18-2023 at 09:21 AM.
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That is a sad story man. I returned this Onkyo, because it didn't work as expected and was hoping to get that Yamaha TSR-700 instead (because I never had issues with Yamaha before). Also this particular Onkyo is missing crucial feature that Yamaha got: "Dialog lift" . You only feel the need of this feature when you watch a movie late night when kids are asleep.
So now I don't know what to do. Seems like these discounted AVs from costco are mostly crap. We get what we pay for??? Facepalm
I would focus on the Denon 960. Costco hopefully will have another sale.
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03-18-2023 at 09:26 AM.
03-18-2023 at 09:26 AM.
Picked this bad boy up for $209 on eBay open-box back in January. Has been amazing thus far in my HT. Noticeably better sound quality in movies vs my previous Yamaha RX-A660. Especially the bass from my sub, sounds so much better.

Wasn't in the market for a new receiver but I started having HDMI sync issues between my Benq V7050i and Xbox Series X as well as my 4K APTV. Would get a black screen with "no source detected". Thought it was maybe a cable but noticed it would finally sync after a restart of the PJ and receiver. Figured didn't have much to lose in trying Onkyo out. Glad I did. Problem went away.
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03-18-2023 at 09:41 AM.
03-18-2023 at 09:41 AM.
Quote from salvadorveiga :
What's the voltage in this? Does it have like computer where i can pick between 120/240v ? Asking because I'm moving to Europe and wouldn't mind taking this
I found description saying 120v.
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03-18-2023 at 09:50 AM.
03-18-2023 at 09:50 AM.
I have this from the open box deal for 250. I've had it a month and so far so good. dialogue is much cleaner than my 2017 era 4k Onkyo. I have no complaints thus far using it for movies and videogames.
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gzrecoil
03-18-2023 at 10:16 AM.
03-18-2023 at 10:16 AM.
Quote from techman :
How's the sound quality for music? I have a Denon and it's good for movies, but not the best for music
I had an older but highest end Denon which didn't include Dirac from 2017 and the sound quality of music is much higher quality out of this Onkyo using the built in speaker tuning and included calibration microphone.

That said, I do have some major issues with it and may return it.

Chromecast with Google tv plugged into the "strmbox" port loses 4k after a couple days. To get it back to 4k I have to go into the receivers port settings for strmbox and change it from 4k enhanced to 4k standard. Then I can change Chromecast to 4K30, and when I change it to advanced again I can select 4K60.

PS5 flashes to my LG OLED screensaver when booting up several times over about five seconds, and does so again each time you exit, close, or open any game. This port is set to 8k enhanced and I have an HDMI cable with the newest spec attached to both the TV and receiver.

Not a single firmware update has been released for the receiver in the last six months since I originally purchased it (the last update was maybe just before I purchased it, a little over six months ago).

My first Onkyo. At the time I bought it, the Onkyo was a clear cut winner compared to the Denon at the same price point from Costco, and probably still is... But if I plug all of my video sources into the TV to use the receiver anyway there is no point in using this over my 2017 Denon, I can live with with the reduced sound quality until better models are released or issues are addressed with current models.

Earc works pretty good with LG 65" c1 oled

Besides the video issues seemingly plaguing this device and not seeing a firmware update in over six months, this thing is fantastic; though I admittedly have yet to use a whole lot of features on this thing and very well could run into more issues.

If you can hold off, I would. The price is too high to be having the issues I'm having. At $250 I'd put up with them, but not $399.99. 2023 should hopefully stabilize the market more for receivers and finally get updated models out at reasonable prices. Maybe not, we'll see. Until then I wait.
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03-18-2023 at 12:31 PM.
03-18-2023 at 12:31 PM.
Got this back in November and it's worked flawlessly ever since. Made sure to update ASAP with the latest firmware and would recommend others do the same.
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03-18-2023 at 01:28 PM.
03-18-2023 at 01:28 PM.
Quote from ducksoup18 :
Think the Denon or Yamaha will be discounted soon?

Hoping for this too. I really want that Denon.
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03-18-2023 at 01:33 PM.
03-18-2023 at 01:33 PM.
Quote from ducksoup18 :
Think the Denon or Yamaha will be discounted soon?
yep, Denon and Yamaha better quality. I would wait for those. Receivers in general seem to be coming down in price now after the price gouging.
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03-18-2023 at 02:26 PM.
03-18-2023 at 02:26 PM.
Quote from dclive :
I had the Yamaha 700 model from Costco. I hated it because I routinely had HDMI dropouts or issues, where I'd power my AppleTV on (thus powering on TV and receiver) and I'd get a black screen on the TV perhaps 20% of the time, even after firmware updates. Super annoying, low GFAF.

I replaced them (I had 2) with the Denon 960 model. Flawless ever since. After going through the audio setup process (pinging sound from all the speakers a few times with my sub and 5 speakers attached) the sound is flawless. Even better, I paid $249 at Costco. I think the sub sound is better with the 960 vs. the Yamaha.

I've not tried this particular Onkyo model in comparison. However, it's a competitor to the above Yamaha and Denon models in similar price point; I would expect very similar performance.

The benefit of buying at Costco is easy returns; if there's an issue, one just returns it, gets the money spent back, and can then buy something else (or not, as they desire).

Man I'm envious lol. I got the 960 about a year ago and have the same issues you were having with this unit. Home theater PC connected to RTX 3080. Occasional black screen, requiring turning the receiver off and back on. Sound drops for two seconds every ten minutes or so while watching or playing anything Atmos enabled. I've learned to just ignore the issues, but it's still wonky.

Ironically, didn't have those issues when I was using my AMD RX6800XT. But, for whatever reason freesync was disabled in Radeon settings when using the av receiver as a passthrough. Maybe I should try swapping out sometime soon and see if that's been updated.

Using 85" Sony X91J for TV
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03-18-2023 at 06:45 PM.
03-18-2023 at 06:45 PM.
I have this one and wouldn't buy it again. I am about to return it to the store. Had it over 6 months, the inputs are whack they go blank and first I thought it was the cable - I replaced the cables (multiple brands) and tried it on a different tv and still same issue.

eARC is just intermittent, you have to turn off the entire system and then turn devices on one by one.


Worst is when you turn on gaming (tried PS5 and Xbox X) consoles, it will act stupid.

Chatted with Costco few days ago and they said to bring it in for a refund.

Thinking about picking up a Denon.
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03-18-2023 at 06:51 PM.
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Quote from 3JABO :
Man I'm envious lol. I got the 960 about a year ago and have the same issues you were having with this unit. Home theater PC connected to RTX 3080. Occasional black screen, requiring turning the receiver off and back on. Sound drops for two seconds every ten minutes or so while watching or playing anything Atmos enabled. I've learned to just ignore the issues, but it's still wonky.

Ironically, didn't have those issues when I was using my AMD RX6800XT. But, for whatever reason freesync was disabled in Radeon settings when using the av receiver as a passthrough. Maybe I should try swapping out sometime soon and see if that's been updated.

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Are you using the 8k ports in 8k enhanced mode?
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03-19-2023 at 07:21 PM.
03-19-2023 at 07:21 PM.
Does Costco price match on previous purchases? I bought this from Costco for $450 3 weeks ago.
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03-19-2023 at 07:24 PM.
03-19-2023 at 07:24 PM.
Quote from euhenius :
That is a sad story man. I returned this Onkyo, because it didn't work as expected and was hoping to get that Yamaha TSR-700 instead (because I never had issues with Yamaha before). Also this particular Onkyo is missing crucial feature that Yamaha got: "Dialog lift" . You only feel the need of this feature when you watch a movie late night when kids are asleep.
So now I don't know what to do. Seems like these discounted AVs from costco are mostly crap. We get what we pay for??? https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima.../facepalm2.gif
His loss sadly. Yamaha has since updated the boards and new firmware (as recently as one released today in fact) has long since resolved the issues he's describing. Many of the YT reviews are also flawed/incorrect now because of the recent changes (in a good way). The TSR-700 is now a 100% safe purchase. And subsequently, it is now selling for a far higher price than it ever has been previously.
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03-19-2023 at 07:42 PM.
03-19-2023 at 07:42 PM.
Got one a month ago, used -like new from Amazon for 299. I love it so far, although I can confirm what one of you said about the dialogue not being easy to hear at night when the kids are sleeping, so I turned up the center speaker and it's been fine since.
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