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popularlongshot201 posted Today 05:12 AM
Onkyo TX-NR7100 9.2-Channel AV Receiver $449.99
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The Onkyo TX-NR7100 is a 9.2-Channel HT AVR. It can run Atmos and has DIRAC Live. This is the lowest price I've ever seen it at.
https://www.adorama.com/onkyo-tx-...n4QAvD_BwE
https://www.adorama.com/onkyo-tx-...n4QAvD_BwE
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The Onkyo TX-NR7100 is a 9.2-Channel HT AVR. It can run Atmos and has DIRAC Live. This is the lowest price I've ever seen it at.
https://www.adorama.com/onkyo-tx-...n4QAvD_BwE
https://www.adorama.com/onkyo-tx-...n4QAvD_BwE
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Considering the current poor state of the market (where prices for most receivers have increased by at least 10% compared to a year and a half ago) this is an excellent deal for a budget receiver. There are several caveats to be aware of with this model though.
Specs: https://assets.onkyo-av.com/spec-...3_llhk.pdf
The nr7100 is probably the best value receiver currently available below ~$700, it offers acceptable (though not particularly good) dac and amp performance, supports 9.2 channels, supports hdmi 2.1, and includes dirac live room correction (at least as good as any room correction that comes natively with receivers under $1k) at no additional charge.
There are several important limitations to remember though:
- The nr7100 (and other similar models) have a design flaw where if the amp attempts to draw too much power at any point, it will drop into a low power "protection" mode where output is limited to ~35w per channel. The receiver will not notify the user in any way that it is in low power mode, and it will stay in low power mode even if you power cycle using the power button. You have to unplug and replug the power cord in order to get the receiver to output at full power again. As per this post ( https://www.audioscienc
- The nr7100 only has subwoofer pre-outs, you're stuck using the internal amps for all other speakers. Additionally, it does not have independent sub outs, and you don't even have the option of upgrading to dirac live bass control room correction or future dirac ART.
- Only three of the hdmi ports support hdmi 2.1, and the hdmi board in the nr7100 was known to be incredibly flaky, at least during the initial production runs. To my knowledge most of the issues with it were eventually ironed out, but it's still not the most reliable.
The next step up over this receiver, the newer tx-rz30 (which went for ~$700 for a while, though the price has risen) has a similar dac and amp but: has independent sub outputs and supports dirac live bass control (a separate license required for the dirac bass control license, and will not support future dirac ART), has pre-outs for the rest of the speakers, and has a newer upgraded hdmi board. The higher end tx-rz50 (from the same generation as the nr7100) has much more powerful amps and supports 11.2 channel processing (only 9.2 amplified), but is substantially more expensive while also lacking independent subs and having the older hdmi board.A year or two ago the next major step up over the rz-30 (and my personal recommendation for anyone looking at a midrange receiver) would have been the denon x3800h at around $1000, which has higher quality dacs and amps, no low power mode design flaw, independent subs, and supports a1evo room correction (third party room correction as good or better than diracs extremely expensive licenses at a fraction of the cost). Unfortunately, the price of the x3800h has risen drastically, and remains very inflated even with denon having released their next gen lineup.
Overall, if you're looking for a budget receiver and the caveats I mentioned earlier aren't deal breakers for you, at this price the tx-nr7100 is a very good value.
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