Onkyo USA has
Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified Network A/V Receiver (Certified Factory Refurbished) on sale for
$959.
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Note, product is a certified refurbished unit.
About the Product- 250W/Channel THX Certified Select RZ Series Dynamic Audio Amplification
- 9.2-Channel Smart AV Receiver
- 4K/120 Enables Gaming Experience
- Discrete Zone 2 HDMI Switching
- 11.2-Channel Processing/Pre-Outs for 7.2.4 layouts
- Built-In Streaming Services
- Built-In Multi-Zone Streaming/Voice Control
- DTS Play-Fi Enabled
- Works w/ Sonos Certified
Warranty 
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you won't find anything else with dirac and full pre-outs at anywhere near this price.
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I saw a comparison photo showing both the insides and the layout is the same (can't find it again). Whether there are component quality differences or whatever, I don't know if anybody has compared to that level of detail.
The back panels are the same. https://imgur.com/a/pqg9CIL The internal layout is the same. The menu system is the same except for the logo. There are slight feature differences that you can learn about if you want to read through all those forum threads.
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Pioneer had been struggling in their home entertainment business for many years
There is an additional step with Dirac
With Audyssey I tweaked and tweaked and tweaked and then would rerun it
Then repeat the cycle overtime
You can understand one additional step up front versus tweaking it for months and the big difference there is between the two
But you did not answer my question...curiously......
Especially since you say it's "more complicated"!
Especially since you say it's "more complicated"!
I will ask again....
what specific Dirac equipped products have you owned personally and what did you find more complicated?
The extra step I reference, for me personally, was in the speaker set up......added a few minutes
My experience has to do with the specific brand I purchased and its implementation of Dirac
what specific Dirac equipped products have you owned personally and what did you find more complicated?
The extra step I reference, for me personally, was in the speaker set up......added a few minutes
My experience has to do with the specific brand I purchased and its implementation of Dirac
What brand do you need to do some "complicated" speaker set up that only applies to Dirac and what makes it complicated!?
What brand do you need to do some "complicated" speaker set up that only applies to Dirac and what makes it complicated!?
I said there was another step in the inital speaker set up
You are " coming to your own conclusions" again and you didnt answer my questions.
wonder why?....Hmmmm
if you want to use the term more complicated...that would have been applicable to the Marantz prepro that was pulled from system that was poorer sounding
You are " coming to your own conclusions" again and you didnt answer my questions.
wonder why?....Hmmmm
if you want to use the term more complicated...that would have been applicable to the Marantz prepro that was pulled from system that was poorer sounding
"Dirac is more complicated up front ...but no tweaking after the initial set up for me"
If that's not the complicated part of Dirac, what is?
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"Dirac is more complicated up front ...but no tweaking after the initial set up for me"
If that's not the complicated part of Dirac, what is?
But you didnt answer my question ..related to statements that you keep making
wonder why?
But you didnt answer my question ..related to statements that you keep making
wonder why?
"Dirac is more complicated up front ...but no tweaking after the initial set up for me"
Clearly you said Dirac is more complicated, what is complicated with Dirac?
"Dirac is more complicated up front ...but no tweaking after the initial set up for me"
Clearly you said Dirac is more complicated, what is complicated with Dirac?
I said there was additional step in the speaker set up in my personal situation with the Dirac unit I purchased
I said the Marantz pre/pro was actually more complicated in operation
But..you didnt answer my questions.....hmm
Thats interesting in so many ways....
You also might check the blind testing of some A/V professionals that was done a few months ago
Some room corrections did well.......very well to be more exact
And others didnt too well...