Onkyo is to launch two new home cinema systems with the TX-SR707 and TX-NR807 and a new Blu-ray spinner with the DV-BD507. The THX certified 7.2-channel receivers are apparently 'indisputably the best specified receivers that have ever been available at their price points'.
Key features include THX Select2 Plus certification, Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro-Logic IIz decoding, 1080p video upscaling via a Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processor, four dedicated DSP modes for gamers, three-step inverted Darlington amplifier design, ultra-low jitter Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DAC and one-cable connection to an optional iPod dock.
Separating the two are power outputs - 7x 160W for the SR707 and 7x 180W for the NR807. Both have six HDMI ports with one front-mounted on the SR707.
The major difference comes with the NR807's DLNA 1.5-compatible networking capability for streaming audio and internet radio connectivity.
The NR807 is also firmware updatable over the internet and will retails for £800 against the SR707's £700.
Also inbound is the DV-BD507 Blu-ray spinner designed to partner the AV receivers. Key features are listed as 1080/24p Full HD playback with 1080p upscaling for standard def, support for next-gen audio like Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-Master Audio and AVCHD/DivX-HD replay. BD-Live enabled, it can also access interactive online material on certain discs.
Internally, there's a 150mHz/12-bit video DAC and 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC taking care of quality concerns.
An SD card slot rounds out the features on the BD507, which is yet to be priced.
All three products will be on sale in late July.
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Key features include THX Select2 Plus certification, Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro-Logic IIz decoding, 1080p video upscaling via a Faroudja DCDi Cinema video processor, four dedicated DSP modes for gamers, three-step inverted Darlington amplifier design, ultra-low jitter Burr-Brown 192kHz/24-bit DAC and one-cable connection to an optional iPod dock.
Separating the two are power outputs - 7x 160W for the SR707 and 7x 180W for the NR807. Both have six HDMI ports with one front-mounted on the SR707.
The major difference comes with the NR807's DLNA 1.5-compatible networking capability for streaming audio and internet radio connectivity.
The NR807 is also firmware updatable over the internet and will retails for £800 against the SR707's £700.
Also inbound is the DV-BD507 Blu-ray spinner designed to partner the AV receivers. Key features are listed as 1080/24p Full HD playback with 1080p upscaling for standard def, support for next-gen audio like Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital+, DTS-Master Audio and AVCHD/DivX-HD replay. BD-Live enabled, it can also access interactive online material on certain discs.
Internally, there's a 150mHz/12-bit video DAC and 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC taking care of quality concerns.
An SD card slot rounds out the features on the BD507, which is yet to be priced.
All three products will be on sale in late July.
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