Onkyo Bows Pricing, Availability, Dolby Vision Support for Hi-Res AV Receivers

Onkyo will ship two midrange network AV receivers in May with support for Chromecast built-in and DTS Play-Fi, Spotify Connect, AirPlay and Bluetooth on the streaming side and hi-res audio support going up to Direct Stream Digital 5.6 MHz/2.8 MHz and PCM 192 kHz/24-bit, the company said Tuesday. Pandora, Tidal, TuneIn, and Deezer are available via the Onkyo controller, said the company. The TX-NR676 ($649) and TX-NR575 ($549) integrate an AK4458 384 kHz/32-bit digital-to-analog converter, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X decoding. Both units have Blackfire’s FireConnect multi-room audio technology, operating over 5 GHz/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, that distributes network and connected analog audio sources to supported wireless speakers, such as the upcoming Onkyo NCP-302, it said. On the video side, both models support HDMI pass-through of HDR10 and Dolby Vision, the BT.2020 4K Standard and 4K/60 Hz video. Onkyo’s 2016 seven-, nine- and 11-channel audio products will be Dolby Vision-enabled via a firmware update later this year, said the company.