Onkyo THX Ultra2 News

Onkyo announces two new flagship AV receivers

By TechRadar, published 24-08-2011

Onkyo will complete its 2011 AV receiver lineup in September with a duo of models aimed squarely at the high-end of home cinema.The TX-NR5009 and TX-NR3009 are both 9.2-channel AVRs with THX Ultra2 certification, meaning they're deemed powerful enough by the George Lucas-founded company to drive a surround sound system in a dedicated movie room and at neighbour-bothering volumes.The top-of-the-range TX-NR5009 (follow up to the TX-NR5008 claims a power output of 9 x 220W, while its TX-NR3009 stablemate offers a slightly less boisterous 9 x 200W.Audio features shared by the two AVRs include support for DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD audio codecs, DTS Neo:X processing and automated room equalisation/correction courtesy of Audyssey technology.Meanwhile, standard-definition imagery is buf...