Onkyo Ramps Up Home Theater Offerings

By Geoff Duncan Updated April 24, 2007

Onkyo Ramps Up Home Theater Offerings

Electronics maker Onkyo has taken the wraps off a major revision to its home theater product line, unveiling no less than seven new AV receivers and three new home-theater-in-a-box systems designed to appeal to everyone from entry-level home theater fans to high-end aficionados.

“This is the strongest line from Onkyo in years,” said Onkyo Marketing Manager Paul Wasek, in a statement. “Our strong relationship with partners like THX, Silicon Optix, XM, Sirius, and HD Radio has allowed us to create a feature rich line-up from the entry level TX-SR505 all the way through the TX-NR905. We’re proud to introduce the first AVR’s incorporating the Reon-VX HQV chip and THX Neural Surround processing. We’ve given our dealers what we feel is the strongest receiver line-up available that will not only drive sales and but also invigorate consumer excitement about these new AV technologies.”

Highlights of Onkyo’s new AV receiver offerings include:

The $599 TX-SR605 AV receiver, offering HDMI 1.3a processing, HD lossless audio encoding, and HDMI-based system control;
The $1,099 THX-certified TX-SR875 with HDMI 1.3a, Reon-HQV HD video scaling, HD Radio, Neural-THX Surround, USB, and Ethernet;
The $479 TX-SR575 AV receiver ready for both XM and Sirius satellite radio
The $379 entry-level TX-SR505 AV receiver with 1080p-capable HDMI pass-through switching capability and 7.1 sound with 75 watts per channel.

All the receivers offer HDMI capabilities; the two entry-level receivers are already shipping, with the TX-SR605 due in May.

Home-theater-in-a-box offerings include the $599 HT-SR800 along with the HT-SR600 and HT-SR700 ($349 and $499, respectively). Onkyo also announced its $349 CS-415 CD Receiver System MP3-compatible CD system with bookshelf speakers.

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