Updated TX-SR876 Specs, official US http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...8#post14424448
Updated TX-SR906 Specs, official US http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...4#post14424494
Onkyo is getting close to announcing its new top of the line AVRs for 2008... the TX-SR876 and TX-NR906. street price is $1,599 and $1,999, respectively, same as the SRP for their predecessors were discontinued.
Based upon a Japanese press release, Onkyo has put Audyssey Dynamic EQ AND Dynamic Volume into the upcoming 876 and 906, on top of their THX Ultra 2 Plus certification. The US models will retain both XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite readiness. The 906 retains its built-in HD Radio tuner and they have added the HD Radio to the SR876.
So far, we're looking at the addition of THX Ultra 2 "Plus", Audyssey MULTEQ XT, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, Image Science Foundation "ISF Mode" for brightness, contrast and other image adjustments for each input source.
The HQV Reon-VX remains in place along with the same overall electronic design makeup of their predecessors. With the ISF Mode, lets hope Onkyo, once and for all, has addressed the color-space issues with current the 875 and 905 Reon processor implementation. Let's also hope that they have built in aspect ratio control for setting of "Full" and "Normal" scaling for maintaining the 4:3 aspect ratio of upscaled standard definition content and fixed the HDMI syncing/signal delay issues that affective quite a few setups.
So far, they look very promising. I am hoping that Onkyo made significant improvements to the GUI and its control capabilities. Hopefully they improved upon the current 905's Ethernet and USB functionality, e.g. Internet Radio interface and audio streaming. More to follow as the info trickles in. Feel free to add anything you've heard. Here's to some great new AVR contenders for the second half of 2008!
Cheers,
Adam
The 876 appears to have the same new feature updates as the 906, with the electronic design makeup on par with the differences between the current 875 and 905. The 876 has gained a second HDMI output (as the 905 currently has) and, unbelievably, it looks like the NR906 lost the Toroidal Transformer! Both the SR876 and NR905 have the same 4 HDMI inputs as their predecessors.
Updated TX-SR906 Specs, official US http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...4#post14424494
Onkyo is getting close to announcing its new top of the line AVRs for 2008... the TX-SR876 and TX-NR906. street price is $1,599 and $1,999, respectively, same as the SRP for their predecessors were discontinued.
Based upon a Japanese press release, Onkyo has put Audyssey Dynamic EQ AND Dynamic Volume into the upcoming 876 and 906, on top of their THX Ultra 2 Plus certification. The US models will retain both XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite readiness. The 906 retains its built-in HD Radio tuner and they have added the HD Radio to the SR876.
So far, we're looking at the addition of THX Ultra 2 "Plus", Audyssey MULTEQ XT, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, Image Science Foundation "ISF Mode" for brightness, contrast and other image adjustments for each input source.
The HQV Reon-VX remains in place along with the same overall electronic design makeup of their predecessors. With the ISF Mode, lets hope Onkyo, once and for all, has addressed the color-space issues with current the 875 and 905 Reon processor implementation. Let's also hope that they have built in aspect ratio control for setting of "Full" and "Normal" scaling for maintaining the 4:3 aspect ratio of upscaled standard definition content and fixed the HDMI syncing/signal delay issues that affective quite a few setups.
So far, they look very promising. I am hoping that Onkyo made significant improvements to the GUI and its control capabilities. Hopefully they improved upon the current 905's Ethernet and USB functionality, e.g. Internet Radio interface and audio streaming. More to follow as the info trickles in. Feel free to add anything you've heard. Here's to some great new AVR contenders for the second half of 2008!
Cheers,
Adam
The 876 appears to have the same new feature updates as the 906, with the electronic design makeup on par with the differences between the current 875 and 905. The 876 has gained a second HDMI output (as the 905 currently has) and, unbelievably, it looks like the NR906 lost the Toroidal Transformer! Both the SR876 and NR905 have the same 4 HDMI inputs as their predecessors.