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

$400
$499.99
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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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Mo24
03-20-2023 at 01:33 PM.
03-20-2023 at 01:33 PM.
Quote from namealreadytaken :
Does Costco price match on previous purchases? I bought this from Costco for $450 3 weeks ago.

Yes they do. They say you have a month but they'll price match a sale even if you go over a little.
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Solandri
03-20-2023 at 01:53 PM.
03-20-2023 at 01:53 PM.
Quote from gzrecoil :
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.
Yeah. This Onkyo model seems to be very sensitive to signal quality. The first unit (which I returned as defective) wasn't able to accept a 4k signal even with 8k-rated cables. Kept downgrading them to 1080p or 4k@24 Hz, with severe distortion if I forced it to 4k@30 Hz or 60 Hz (or 1080p@120 Hz).

The second unit I got is able to do 4k, but only when I use the best cables. And it still won't do 4k with my (older) Roku. All these devices do 4k just fine if I plug them directly into my display (4k projector).

It's also doing some sort of processing on the video signal instead of unadulterated pass-thru. On certain images, I get banding. Again, there's no banding if I plug the devices straight into the display. From the research I've done, this was also a problem on older Onkyo AV receivers. Except those had a secret hidden menu option to disable video processing. This one doesn't have a secret hidden menu, at least not one that anyone's found so far.

Anyway, it works well enough most of the time that I kept it. It's the cheapest well-featured 4k AV receiver I've found with two HDMI outputs. HDMI 2.1a was only finalized a year ago. So I figure I'll just upgrade in 5-7 years once all this 4k stuff is rock solid the way 1080p is now.
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391mechanic
03-20-2023 at 04:26 PM.
03-20-2023 at 04:26 PM.
Quote from Solandri :
Yeah. This Onkyo model seems to be very sensitive to signal quality. The first unit (which I returned as defective) wasn't able to accept a 4k signal even with 8k-rated cables. Kept downgrading them to 1080p or 4k@24 Hz, with severe distortion if I forced it to 4k@30 Hz or 60 Hz (or 1080p@120 Hz).

The second unit I got is able to do 4k, but only when I use the best cables. And it still won't do 4k with my (older) Roku. All these devices do 4k just fine if I plug them directly into my display (4k projector).

It's also doing some sort of processing on the video signal instead of unadulterated pass-thru. On certain images, I get banding. Again, there's no banding if I plug the devices straight into the display. From the research I've done, this was also a problem on older Onkyo AV receivers. Except those had a secret hidden menu option to disable video processing. This one doesn't have a secret hidden menu, at least not one that anyone's found so far.

Anyway, it works well enough most of the time that I kept it. It's the cheapest well-featured 4k AV receiver I've found with two HDMI outputs. HDMI 2.1a was only finalized a year ago. So I figure I'll just upgrade in 5-7 years once all this 4k stuff is rock solid the way 1080p is now.
Login to receiver using the IP address then use ciuser as both logins.....you will have all kinds of extra controls. It doesn't sound like yours is working correctly. I don't have any of these processing issues and I am passing 4k 60hz and 4k 120hz in some cheap cables I received with devices over the years. Make sure you have inputs set to 8k enhanced so that it will pass all the 4k formats correctly or you can get some goofy stuff happening. This small missed setting is getting a lot of new owners of this receiver. I came from a pioneer 1222k with a great amp in it to this and only notice a difference when playing it really loud. 90% of my listening this Onkyo is more then enough. I have Klipsch speakers also and there super efficient.
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03-20-2023 at 04:31 PM.
03-20-2023 at 04:31 PM.
Quote from hotdeal13 :
i agree i bought it last time it was a deal and returned it, bluetooth is a joke.
What was the Bluetooth issue? I have it and to be honest haven't used blurry but once to try it as the onkyo playfi allows much better sound quality
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cjamescook
03-20-2023 at 05:10 PM.
03-20-2023 at 05:10 PM.
Got a refurbed one off ebay for $250 shipped was a slickdeal a couple months ago No complaints no issues great unit so far!!
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selvaspk
03-20-2023 at 06:14 PM.
03-20-2023 at 06:14 PM.
I bought it on previous sale, returned last Saturday.

Liked
Latest tech 7.2 with atmos. Nothing else came closer. When I got, it was with the extended warranty.
Enjoyed 5.2 sub while it worked.

Why returned
1. Random hdmi hiccup. I had to switch on/off. But it happened once in a while, not frequent
2. B&W M1 and Rsl sub and 14 guage wires. The speaker output was good initially but after sometime it crapped out and sounded low. I had to recalibrate but always made it to desire more on sound
3. The setup screen goes blank sometimes. Only way is off and on.
4. When I change any value (distance, decibels) from system calibrated (even slightest change), the sound crapout and I had to recalibrate again.

May be I got a dud. But since I decided I dont want to do 2 atmos speakers, I picked a old yamaha and called it for living room. Will save and get a 9.2.2 Marantaz or Yamaha for the HT later. Not sure I could get a 11.2.2 for lessthan 1k mark.

But from most reviews and online reading this sounded like the best avr for the price. The unit I got didnt work, and I dont want to deal with warranty things at this time, so returned.
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03-20-2023 at 06:46 PM.
03-20-2023 at 06:46 PM.
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What was the Bluetooth issue? I have it and to be honest haven't used blurry but once to try it as the onkyo playfi allows much better sound quality

I tried to connect Bluetooth headphones and it was always disconnecting.
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niksys
03-20-2023 at 08:00 PM.
03-20-2023 at 08:00 PM.
Quote from BraveHealth1818 :
Coped this off flea bay yesterday for 250 open box. Quickelectonics had 31 of them. Sold out now. I'm sure they are returns.
I just received mine. And yes they are returned with no defects. Now I have to return mine because I didn't know that bose jewel cube speakers need to be powered only with their system.
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steve4134
03-21-2023 at 08:26 AM.
03-21-2023 at 08:26 AM.
As someone who bought this and then returned it, it was just annoying. It would be 3:00 AM and the whole audio system turns on its own. Switching sources produced weird noises. As much as i wanted to love this, it was a struggle
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03-21-2023 at 10:19 AM.
03-21-2023 at 10:19 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

Onkyo has this function, it is just a different name.
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03-21-2023 at 12:09 PM.
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Quote from niksys :
I just received mine. And yes they are returned with no defects. Now I have to return mine because I didn't know that bose jewel cube speakers need to be powered only with their system.
How much the shipping back going to hit you for ? Curious, if I decide not to keep for whatever reason. My delivery will probably be tommorow. Looks like it's sitting in Colorado.
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How much the shipping back going to hit you for ? Curious, if I decide not to keep for whatever reason. My delivery will probably be tommorow. Looks like it's sitting in Colorado.
Free return.
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03-22-2023 at 05:15 AM.
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Quote from niksys :
I just received mine. And yes they are returned with no defects. Now I have to return mine because I didn't know that bose jewel cube speakers need to be powered only with their system.

Do a search for an adapter on eBay. I.e. Bose Surround Lifestyle Jewel Cube Speaker AC-2 Bare Wire Adapter Connector. Not sure if that's the same speakers you are talking about.
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03-22-2023 at 05:32 AM.
03-22-2023 at 05:32 AM.
Quote from AresROC :
No RCA main output no external amp no go.
you are not going to find that feature on any $400-500 AVR. you need to bump up your budget to about $1,000 to get full pre-outs, which is a very useful feature.
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bwurdal
03-23-2023 at 07:13 AM.
03-23-2023 at 07:13 AM.
Will Costco match it with in store price?
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