New Onkyo Entry-Level Receiver Supports 2 Flavors of HDR, Second-Zone Audio

Onkyo bowed an entry-level AV receiver designed to be a future-ready hub for high dynamic range-ready media players and TVs. The TX-SR383 ($399) gives users a choice of native 7.2-channel soundtrack reproduction or a 5.2-channel configuration with powered audio for a pair of speakers in a second zone, said the company. Features include four HDMI inputs and one output supporting 4K/60p, HDR10 and hybrid log-gamma HDR, 4:4:4 color space, BT.2020 color-standard video pass-through and HDCP 2.2. The 155-watt-per-channel receiver supports DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD soundtracks, it said.