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Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel AV Receiver

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Adorama has Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel 8K Network AV Receiver (TXNR6050M2BMDC) on sale for $299. Shipping is free.

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Product Features:
  • 200 W/Ch Dynamic Audio Amplification system
  • 5.2.2-ch Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback
  • Works with Hey Google or Alexa
  • Stream over 5 GHz/2.4 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi supporting the 802.11ac standard
  • HDMI Sub/Zone 2 Out for media transmission to a projector, gaming monitor, or TV
  • Refined chassis, HDMI board, DAC, Digital/Analog inputs, power-amp grounds and power lines
  • AccuEQ with AccuReflex and subwoofer EQ

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    • Onkyo 2 Year Limited Warranty
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

Adorama has Onkyo TX-NR6050 7.2-Channel 8K Network AV Receiver (TXNR6050M2BMDC) on sale for $299. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Product Features:
  • 200 W/Ch Dynamic Audio Amplification system
  • 5.2.2-ch Dolby Atmos and DTS:X playback
  • Works with Hey Google or Alexa
  • Stream over 5 GHz/2.4 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi supporting the 802.11ac standard
  • HDMI Sub/Zone 2 Out for media transmission to a projector, gaming monitor, or TV
  • Refined chassis, HDMI board, DAC, Digital/Analog inputs, power-amp grounds and power lines
  • AccuEQ with AccuReflex and subwoofer EQ

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • Onkyo 2 Year Limited Warranty
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by iconian | Staff

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They're not "cutting corners". Sure you can save up and buy a better one, but for a lot of people, I'd argue most, this is just fine. Even if the bought a $800+ receiver 99.9% of people wouldn't even know the difference unless you showed them what to listen for. Trust me I sold home theater for years and most say: "Sounds the same to me!" Which again, is why soundbar are so popular.

You said the ones that you can buy at Goodwill are just as good. How would they test it or even know what to look for? THAT is throwing away money. You also said that most of those lack HDMI, which is a biggie for most. Pass through and Audio Return Channel is a most for a reviver for audio/video. If you're just listening to music, then by all means get the Marantz from Goodwill.

I think you're forgetting that most people don't have the money or want to invest in a $800+ reciever. Shoot most probably don't even have great speakers which I'd argue that is just as important as a reciever. If you buy a $800 you need to get better speakers, a great subwoofer, professional set up, even setting it up yourself wouldn't take advantage of proper tuning.
Dude, you should really give up this line of argument. It doesn't make sense here. You need to take a step back and recognize that your higher-end audiophile goals are not the same as everyone else's. In fact, they match for only a tiny fraction of people (and not the audience here).

You're arguing that people should "save a few hundred more" over a $300 AVR. That may make sense when you're talking a $1k+ AVR, but in this scenario you're basically talking about doubling the price of the unit (or at least 66% more). For someone who's looking at entry-ish level AVRs and they just want to step up from a soundbar for their HDMI TV, what you're talking about is ridiculous; $50 or $100 matters a lot to many people.

People buying this unit aren't spending a few thousand bucks on speakers, they're probably spending less than $500-$1000 or so total on speakers (at least initially). You're discussing room correction, where most people are more interested in the step from crappy soundbar to real 5.1 surround. Sure, Dirac Live can make a big improvement, but most people can get a bigger jump by going from TV speakers or soundbar to a real 5.1 surround setup.

As someone else mentioned, you're trying to sell people on a fancy luxury car ($1k AVR with $3k+ speakers) when they want a nice, practical every day car (modest AVR with fairly entry-level speakers) that's a step-up from the bicycle (TV speakers) or Vespa scooter (soundbar) that they've been using before. Don't recommend what you want; recommend what they want.

To that point, the thrift store and used market is another non-starter. In order to do that effectively, you have to know the brands, models, features, and be willing to do the research and investigation to find something that really does what you need and works and for a reasonable price. Fine for an audiophile, but not practical for someone who's never owned an AVR and is just dipping their toe in. They want the easy option. For someone in that boat, a decent priced, new, relatively featureful AVR, like this one, is going to be a much better option.
98.9% of People want better sound than their TV, have a soundbar. The 1% of people who actually care about sound have a home theater in a box. The .1% of people, audiophiles, wouldn't be looking at this anyway. This is aimed at people who want decent 5.1 and want a better sound than "in a box speakers". Maybe one day they will step up to a better set up. Basically, this is a good starter reviever.

What you're selling is a Mercedes to a person who just wants to Corolla.

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Quote from LovelySparrow901 :
The sound quality of AVR's with audyssey xt32 or Dirac leave AVR's like this in the dust and are only a few hundred dollars more. Save up and spend your money once.
What makes the sound quality better for those of us that have no idea what audassay etc is? I've currently got a 20 year old sony 5.1 receiver I like just fine but can't control the volume with my tv remote so am slightly considering uograding, or returning the tv because it lacks basic functionality.
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Quote from wills916 :
What makes the sound quality better for those of us that have no idea what audassay etc is? I've currently got a 20 year old sony 5.1 receiver I like just fine but can't control the volume with my tv remote so am slightly considering uograding, or returning the tv because it lacks basic functionality.
Besides your speakers, your room acoustics play the largest part in the sound you ultimately hear.
In a perfect world, if you fed a "flat" frequency sweep of 20hz to 20khz (the range of human hearing) into a speaker, you should hear a "flat" frequency sweep come out of the speaker at your seat. That very rarely happens in the real world. You'll usually wind up with a frequency response that looks like a theme park roller coaster with bass, treble, etc all over the place.
In a nutshell, the room EQ program guides through a process where you use the included mic (in the case of audyssey) to make about 8 sound measurements within a few feet of your main listening position. It then averages these measurements and uses digital equalization to reduce dips and peaks in the frequency response to give you the smoothest result, which should be the most accurate "sounding" when compared to the source (CD, etc).
Also, because a lot of people don't like "flat" frequency responses and prefer some added "spice" to their sound, such as goosed bass or more treble, you can now also use an app on a phone, tablet, or PC to tailor the frequency response line until you're happy with the result.
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Quote from LovelySparrow901 :
Besides your speakers, your room acoustics play the largest part in the sound you ultimately hear.
In a perfect world, if you fed a "flat" frequency sweep of 20hz to 20khz (the range of human hearing) into a speaker, you should hear a "flat" frequency sweep come out of the speaker at your seat. That very rarely happens in the real world. You'll usually wind up with a frequency response that looks like a theme park roller coaster with bass, treble, etc all over the place.
In a nutshell, the room EQ program guides through a process where you use the included mic (in the case of audyssey) to make about 8 sound measurements within a few feet of your main listening position. It then averages these measurements and uses digital equalization to reduce dips and peaks in the frequency response to give you the smoothest result, which should be the most accurate "sounding" when compared to the source (CD, etc).
Also, because a lot of people don't like "flat" frequency responses and prefer some added "spice" to their sound, such as goosed bass or more treble, you can now also use an app on a phone, tablet, or PC to tailor the frequency response line until you're happy with the result.
I dunno, sounds about the same to me already as a movie theater with a 20 year old receiver and 4.1 sound lol. I'm not an audiophile just want my tv remote to co trol the receiver.
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