Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3384 in Receiver or Amplifier
- Color: Black
- Brand: Onkyo
- Model: TX-NR818
- Dimensions: 7.81" h x
17.13" w x
17.13" l,
40.30 pounds
- Display size: 1
Features
- THX Select2 Plus Certified
- Dual Core Video Processing via HQV Vida and Marvell Qdeo
- Internet Radio and Cloud Music Streaming Service Connectivity with control via Onkyo Remote Apps
- MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) and InstaPrevue Technologies
- iPod/iPhone Direct Digital Connection through USB and Firmware Updates via Ethernet and USB
Onkyo TX-NR818 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver (Black)
Product Description
This Onkyo network receiver is a winner in three areas. Firstly, its video performance is unrivalled. An HQV Vida VHD1900 processor upscales content to 1080p, with Qdeo technology taking full HD out to an eye-popping 4K. An ISF system calibrates video from all inputs to industry standards, and the resulting picture is spectacular. Secondly, audio performance is unmatched, as proven by THX Select2 Plus certification. The receiver delivers er effortlessly through three-stage inverted Darlington circuitry and 192 kHz/24-bit DACs. Finally, you get more setup flexibility. There are eight HDMI inputs-including an MHL for smart phones-and two outputs. Two USB ports connect iPod/iPhone and LAN adaptor, enabling wireless PC and online audio. Three mind-blowing sound expansion systems are included-Audyssey DSX, DTS Neo:X, and Dolby Pro Logic IIz-assisted by Audyssey MultEQ XT32 room correction. Digital crossover processing, front channel bi-amping capability, and three-zone audio distribution grant the freedom to customize. With new InstaPrevue input selection technology and intuitive system control via iPhone and Android phone, now is the time to upgrade to an Onkyo.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Onkyo's Powerhouse Receiver
By BeyondHD
I'm going to be honest, this is my first Onkyo receiver. As a owner of other great receivers from Denon & Yamaha, I was looking for a new powerful receiver, the Onkyo TXNR818 was just what I was looking for. Is 1 of 4 high-end audio receivers from Onkyo (2012), this is a 7.2ch receiver with 135w x 7ch of pure muscle. It packs the latest surround formats including the new DTS NEO: X and has the latest Audyssey MULTEQ XT32 calibration tool on which you'll get outstanding performance and some improvements over the original MULTEQ. At this price range Onkyo was able to put as many features as possible including; THX Select 2 Plus Certified, HDMI Support for 3D Video, 9.1 Pre Outs for audio and future expandability, Dual Core Video Engine with HQV Vida and Marvell Qdeo Processing just to name a few.Before I let you know how this receiver performs , there are some minor drawbacks you should know. First, this receiver lacks AirPlay Support, wi-fi and bluetooth (a wireless and bluetooth adapter is sold separately) which I found inexcusable at this price; take note Onkyo, the new Sony STR-DN1030 offer these great features for a unit half the price. Second, the remote control is not fully backlit and while the GUI display is easy to navigate is far from the quality of those found on Yamaha or Denon receivers, in fact its a shame that it has a low resolution GUI and the icons are very ugly. This is one heavy receiver, over 40 pounds, 17 inches (wide) x 17 (depth) x 7 1/2 (heigth), is even deeper than my Def Tech StudioMonitor 65, so a very strong space in your entertainment center should be considered. Another thing that capture my atention was that the volume knob felt a bit loose and to soft. For some strange reason every time you adjust the tone controls the receiver cuts the audio for about a second, this issue has been reported in some forums.Movie Performance:There are a lot of Blu Ray movies that can be used as reference for audio and video, Battle LA & MI: Ghost Protocol are an example of pure surround madness. The alien invasion sounded clean, powerful and robust. The battle scene on the highway bridge is spectacularly loud and bombastic, the DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack rattles walls with a thunderous, authoritative low end. The rear effects are discrete and precise, generating an immersive 360-degree soundfield. The explosion of the Kremlin in MI:GP will shake your ground, and talked about the sandstorm scene in Dubai, you better have some goggles like Tom Cruise had. The sound of the wind and sand particles moving across my living room was an experience. 03/16/2013 Update - Listen to these other BD chapters, Transformers Rise of the Fallen / the fight in the forest is simply awesome and crunching, Looper / sweet deep bass in chapter 13, Minoroty Report / the force wave shotgun, one word Boombastic!!!. The 2012 version of Red Dawn sounded magnificent, the fire fight scenes and explosions are a thrilling experience and the TXNR818 will make you run for cover.Music Performance:Listening to Jason Mraz's The Freedom Song (live) sounded natural, the TXNR818 rendered it all very clearly and in distinct with excellent separation of the instruments, you can close your eyes and literally feel the music right in front of you, also the voices are heard clean and vivid. I love Latin jazz so there is nothing better than listening to Eddie Palmieri's Album CD Arete. Congas and timpani discharge have a fascinating sound and to some extent may feel natural bass that emit between the clash of the Palm of the hand and the leather of the congas, the detail that capture the TXNR818 is amazing.In conclusion the TXNR818 is a great overall receiver, it has excellent video performence, powerful clean sound and plenty of inputs. So far I have been playing with this montrous AVR for over seven months and I have done 2 firmware updates with no problems to report. I could be talking about other great features, like ISF calibration tools, XT32, DTS Neo: X, THX and more, but I'm the kind of person that will tell you to test this great AVR for yourself and make your own judgement. Some people have complaint about faulty units, but make sure you buy one from an authorize dealer to avoid any upset. Onkyo has done a great entrance in the audiophile world, and even that there are plenty areas were Onkyo can improve, they have done an excellent job to have a truly high-end receiver bellow the $1,000 mark.Like they say "High-End Home Theater Performance Starts Here" and sure it does.
45 of 49 people found the following review helpful.I am impressed!
By Richyi
Years ago, after researching and much reading I decided that Denon receiver was the best.The old model, AVR 3808CI, 130 Watt, 39lb, only had 4 HDMI so I started looking to update to a new receiver.The first thing I turned to was another Denon AVR-2312CI with 7 HDMI inputs, 105 watts per channel, Air Play etc for $924 inc tax at local Best Buy.First thing I noticed was how light it was compared to my older Denon. Heavy does not mean better but in amplifiers, the important component is the power transformer and a robust transformer will be heavy.Upon hooking up the 2312, my first listening test was disappointing. Not much better than my former Denon and perhaps not as good. So I returned the 2312 to Best Buy and start my search again.After extensive search, the Onkyo line interested me the most.Initially, I was attracted to TX-NR717 125 watts and 7.2. Then I chanced on to TX-NR818.It is 135 watts, 9.2, 40lb and more electronic features stuffed into it than you can imagine! I was a little concerned because the more stuff they put in, more chance of conflicts, bugs and nagging problems.The NR818 is the latest model and some websites list it but not available yet.I found one at Amazon and I decided to order one for $1099 and with LAN adapter and 12 sets of banana plug it came to $1151.Now here is the bottom line. After setting up the Receiver with Sony DVD/CD player, Time Warner DVR, XBox 360, PS3 and Apple TV, I put in my favorite CD and turned it on.When I heard the sound, my initial reaction was WOW! I looked at my wife and she agreed the sound was fantastic! The best way that I can explain the sound is it's clear, clean, pristine. And without going through the speaker set up routine, my Aperion speaker system with center channel and a sub-woofer put out a sound I never heard before and all channels well balanced!One surprising extra to the NR818 is the video. When I view Time Warner programs, I have to say "man look at that color!" The rendering of all the colors are 100% improvement! Focus is sharper, all the color seem more true to life. Red are redder, blue are bluer and the flowers and trees pop out at you.As you can see, I am very impressed with Onkyo NR818. There are tons of features and adjustments that I have not tested and tried but my initial impressions are that they will all work well.If my comments need updating, I will here.In the meantime, I'd certainly recommend Onkyo NR818 as one of your consideration.Richyi
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Needs More Firmware Updates
By Brandon
While the TX-NR818 is a great AVR for the price and does the basics flawlessly, it does have some issues that need to be addressed. On the good side of things, this Onkyo sounds wonderful. I was skeptical upgrading from a TX-SR805 that this would be able to compare to that unprecedented beast, but it has. Although the 818 does sound generally a little quieter than the 805, I could hardly call it underpowered and a little boost to the volume (or use of IntelliVolume) fixes that issue. Overall, the sound is more balanced with a much tighter and well defined bass response and a more defined soundfield. I mark this down to the new Audyssey MultEQ XT32 that really does make a huge difference in compensating for room acoustics and helping to tune the subwoofer in a bit.Picture processing is superb as well. While I don't use it to process the PQ of my Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player, I do use it to up-scale the signal from digital cable box/DVR from 1080i to 1080p and also apply some mild noise reduction, and my overly compressed cable has never looked better. There is a caveat, however. There seems to be an HDMI handshaking issue with the 818 and my Motorola digital cable box causing it to be forced down to 720p every time I start up. This means whenever I turn my cable on I have to manually dig down into the menu system and switch the output resolution back to 1080i.Now, the biggest disappointment is the networking features. I was really hoping to be able to use the 818 to stream all my ALAC and FLAC audio files from my networked hard drive and finally box up all of my CDs, regaining all that physical space (I have A LOT of CDs -- over 6,000). Alas, the Onkyo doesn't support gapless playback -- not via DLNA, not via your "home network" not even from a USB drive. WHAT?! Try listening to classical music, a concert disc, Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto, or Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Mood without gapless playback -- it's torture. Denon has already updated their AVRs to support gapless playback streaming, what's wrong with Onkyo? Even with the glaring issue of missing gapless playback aside, the Onkyo 818 had problems playing back streaming media, be it from my networked hard drive or via the internet (Pandora, etc.) -- and this was over a WIRED Ethernet connection, not wi-fi (more on that later). Streaming media playback had a lot of dropouts, and, while I could live with the occasional dropout from something like Pandora -- it is the Internet after all -- frequent drop outs playing music from my own hard drive over Ethernet is unacceptable. Getting back to wi-fi -- if you plan on using this over your network via wi-fi (with Onkyo's UWF-1 adapter or some other compatible adapter) don't. The Onkyo doesn't allow "home media" streaminng (read a networked hard drive/DLNA server) via wi-f. It also limits the sampling rate of streaming Dolby TrueHD lossless media over wi-fi to the unusual 68kHz.In the end, as an AVR, the TX-NR818 absolutely rocks with great sound and picture processing, all the traditional AVR features, but it falls down with one of the main draws of the latest crop of AVRs, and that's the networking. They need to update the firmware to fix these flaws fast.
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