Onkyo USA, under the direction of Premium Audio Company (PAC), introduced this week its 2023 flagship home theater receiver — the 7.2.4-channel (11 amplified) TX-RZ70, which the company has positioned as “a premium AVR.”
Shipping this spring, the $2,799 suggested retail 140-watt-per-channel at 8 ohms, multi-zone-capable home theater receiver is loaded many of the latest feature technologies and advanced components including ESS Sabre DACs, THX Certification, IMAX Enhanced Certification, 6 rear/1 front 8K/60p-supporting HDMI 2.1/HDCP 2.3 inputs, 2 8K HDMI 2.1/HDCP outputs (one with ARC/eARC) and 1 4K/120p HDMI Zone 2 output, support for 8K/60p and 4K/120p resolution, Dolby Vision and HDR10+ dynamic high dynamic range profiles.
The company qualified, that support for 8K/60p is only available for Zone 1, the company said, Zone 2 will only produce 4K/120p resolution when two separate HDMI sources are used.
HDMI 2.1 bandwidth is rated up to 40Gps speeds “with full bandwidth functionality.”
The receiver also includes: phono inputs, 2 wired subwoofer outputs, 1 set of component video inputs, and 2 pairs each of coaxial and optical digital inputs. Networking support includes an RS-232 port, an IR in, and 1 12-volt trigger. It is compatible with most of the major home control platforms.
Advanced 3D audio formats supported include: Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Neural:X, IMAX Enhanced, and Auro-3D (via a firmware update coming in June).
Many of the popular streaming music services can be accessed through built-in Chromecast (similar to Sony’s new line of ES receivers). It additionally supports Spotify, Amazon Music HD, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, and TuneIn built-in, and will be Roon-Ready after a forthcoming firmware update.
The RZ70 also comes with Dirac Live Room Calibration Full Bandwidth built in. This advanced platform, uses machine learning to auto calibrate audio settings for the connected speaker system to the unique characteristics of the room layout.
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The company said a firmware update coming in June will bring additional (optional) support for Dirac Live Bass Control Single/Multi Subwoofer for precise delivery of bass-level tones.
For AI control and smart hub control the Onkyo flagship supports Apple AirPlay 2, and is compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri AI voice control devices.
The company said the Onkyo receiver can be integrated into an existing Sonos Home Sound System, or can be used to start one by pairing it with a Sonos Port (sold separately).
It is also compatible with DTS Play-Fi to access high-quality music from connected online services, networked media servers, and a personal device library over Wi-Fi to multiple compatible products using the Onkyo Music Control App for iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphones/tablets. DTS Play-Fi can be used to synchronize the music for whole home music distribution.
Further, PAC’s Onkyo team worked with Klipsch to achieve crossover values for specific new speakers to easily integrate the receiever with Klipsch Reference and Reference Premiere speakers.
“Simply select the model of speaker for each channel, and the optimized crossover setting will be automatically applied,” according to the company’s announcement.
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By Greg Tarr
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