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Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver (Factory Refurbished)

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Accessories4less has Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver (Factory Refurbished) for $899. Shipping is free.

Beach Camera via Amazon has Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver for $1041.94 -> now $1036.59. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members fourml8r & DavidB1977 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Up to 120W per Channel at 8 Ohms
  • Up to 8K at 60 Hz or 4K at 120 Hz
  • HDMI 2.1 for Enhanced Gaming
  • 6 x HDMI-In / 2 x HDMI-Out
  • DIRAC Live Room Correction
  • THX Certified with 4 THX Listening Modes
  • Zone 2 HDMI Switching/Streaming
  • Bi-Directional Bluetooth Streaming
  • DTS Play-Fi Ready
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) & Ethernet

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Accessories4less has Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver (Factory Refurbished) for $899. Shipping is free.

Beach Camera via Amazon has Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver for $1041.94 -> now $1036.59. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members fourml8r & DavidB1977 for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Up to 120W per Channel at 8 Ohms
  • Up to 8K at 60 Hz or 4K at 120 Hz
  • HDMI 2.1 for Enhanced Gaming
  • 6 x HDMI-In / 2 x HDMI-Out
  • DIRAC Live Room Correction
  • THX Certified with 4 THX Listening Modes
  • Zone 2 HDMI Switching/Streaming
  • Bi-Directional Bluetooth Streaming
  • DTS Play-Fi Ready
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) & Ethernet

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Gives you a lot of options to change.
Found of these open box ( excellent condition complete) at a Best Buy outlet for $550
I have to say VERY impressed for a midrange receiver.

Even in a smaller room with some bookshelf and satellite old Mirage speakers Dirac RC sounds good.
Been using this receiver since it was first released. It's been amazing in my dedicated home theater. I'm running 11 speakers and a sub off of it (with a 3 channel amp). I wouldn't even call this a mid range receiver. It's more high end.

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Mar 27, 2024
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turnne
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Found of these open box ( excellent condition complete) at a Best Buy outlet for $550
I have to say VERY impressed for a midrange receiver.

Even in a smaller room with some bookshelf and satellite old Mirage speakers Dirac RC sounds good.
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unumshopper
Mar 27, 2024
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BestBuy has it on sale for $1059.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/onky...Id=6477182
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Quote from turnne :
Found of these open box ( excellent condition complete) at a Best Buy outlet for $550
I have to say VERY impressed for a midrange receiver.

Even in a smaller room with some bookshelf and satellite old Mirage speakers Dirac RC sounds good.
Yeah, you're one of the lucky ones!
I picked up mine for $673. It was in perfect condition, but missing the microphone Mad The neighborhood BB manager wasn't able to do partial refund, or a return/rebuy at a lower price to compensate me. No matter though, I got a UMIK-1 for Dirac anyway and didn't need it.

The amplifier is suspect. [audiosciencereview.com] So I picked up a Topping PA7 (used on Amazon for $260) to run the fronts. Sounds fantastic. Other amp options for SDers are:
  • AIYIMA A07 MAX
  • Fosi V3
  • Topping PA5 II (not the 1st version, but the second version)
  • AIYIMA A70 (yes it's the "A70", not to be confused with the A07)
  • Fosi ZA3

Dirac is awesome. My system sounds great even without wall treatments, speakers too close to the walls, and a big chair in front of the front left speaker! LOL Big Grin

But for the life of me, I can't figure out how to connect the RZ50 to Google to use it as a Chromecast. Google Home searches for a new Chromecast device but can never find it.

The Onkyo app is surprisingly good. Easy to use. And you can easily switch to 3 different Dirac profiles. And you can play music from a very wide variety of music sources, all without turning on the TV.

But no Youtube Music for me because, again Chromecast isn't working Grr! Mad
Last edited by LA_Art_Collector March 27, 2024 at 02:07 PM.
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Quote from LA_Art_Collector :
Yeah, you're one of the lucky ones!
I picked up mine for $673. It was in perfect condition, but missing the microphone Mad The neighborhood BB manager wasn't able to do partial refund, or a return/rebuy at a lower price to compensate me. No matter though, I got a UMIK-1 for Dirac anyway and didn't need it.

The amplifier is suspect. [audiosciencereview.com] So I picked up a Topping PA7 (used on Amazon for $260) to run the fronts. Sounds fantastic. Other amp options for SDers are:
  • AIYIMA A07 MAX
  • Fosi V3
  • Topping PA5 II (not the 1st version, but the second version)
  • AIYIMA A70 (yes it's the "A70", not to be confused with the A07)
  • Fosi ZA3

Dirac is awesome. My system sounds great even without wall treatments, speakers too close to the walls, and a big chair in front of the front left speaker! LOL Big Grin

But for the life of me, I can't figure out how to connect the RZ50 to Google to use it as a Chromecast. Google Home searches for a new Chromecast device but can never find it.

The Onkyo app is surprisingly good. Easy to use. And you can easily switch to 3 different Dirac profiles. And you can play music from a very wide variety of music sources, all without turning on the TV.

But no Youtube Music for me because, again Chromecast isn't working Grr! Mad
Agreed
I knew the amp/power supply was not this units strong point. Its as if they built it to be a be prepro if you were going to run more power hungry speakers or listen at reference levels.
The 28lbs of the unit somewhat gives that away.
Otherwise I assume they think you will step to the RZ70( or its Integra twin) and get the much more powerful amp/power supply and better DACs
Both units, IMO, are stellar picks even at their MSRP

For me it was 100% impulse buy. I was trolling the Best Buy outlet in Cincinnati, when I was there working for a few days. I saw this unit(and its price) and thought how could I go wrong.
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The amazon price just went down to 1031.60. Hope it goes down to 999.
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Been using this receiver since it was first released. It's been amazing in my dedicated home theater. I'm running 11 speakers and a sub off of it (with a 3 channel amp). I wouldn't even call this a mid range receiver. It's more high end.
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I bought one during Christmas and returned it. I have 4ohm Martin Logan speakers that the Rz50 was struggling with. I went with the Rz70 instead and it didn't have the sane problem.

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Quote from marco469 :
I bought one during Christmas and returned it. I have 4ohm Martin Logan speakers that the Rz50 was struggling with. I went with the Rz70 instead and it didn't have the sane problem.
I bet! the RZ70 is a great receiver. I'm jealous of the recent firmware update that enables you to turn off the front 3 channels of the amp section if using the pre-outs.

But $2,800 is a tough pill to swallow for some.

That's why I went with the RZ50 with an external amp instead Wink
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Quote from LA_Art_Collector :
I bet! the RZ70 is a great receiver. I'm jealous of the recent firmware update that enables you to turn off the front 3 channels of the amp section if using the pre-outs.

But $2,800 is a tough pill to swallow for some.

That's why I went with the RZ50 with an external amp instead Wink
I picked mine up for 1999 from NFM. Some folks got it less than that in December. There is an SD thread for it.
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Last edited by DavidB1977 March 27, 2024 at 06:35 PM.
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Yeah, saw that. Save $130 but lose 2 years of warranty coverage, on an Onkyo?
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Quote from LA_Art_Collector :
Yeah, saw that. Save $130 but lose 2 years of warranty coverage, on an Onkyo?
I figure if it's going to die it's going to die in a reasonable. Of time
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Quote from DavidB1977 :
https://www.accessories4less.com/...LUQAvD_BwE


It's a lot cheaper here guys
That one is refurbished with only 1 year warranty versus new with 3 year warranty
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Quote from LA_Art_Collector :
The amplifier is suspect. [audiosciencereview.com] So I picked up a Topping PA7 (used on Amazon for $260) to run the fronts. Sounds fantastic.
ASR measures things most people will never notice. Not saying you did anything wrong if you do notice such things or it was just important to you to address. A lack of sustained power, for example, will almost never be detectable in a home theater situation.
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Looks like Accessories4less has it new for $999.

https://www.accessories4less.com/...ver/1.html
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