Onkyo TX-NR696 Home Audio Smart Audio and Video Receiver, Sonos Compatible and Dolby Atmos Enabled, 4K Ultra HD and AirPlay 2, Black

Awesome Receiver!...Awesome seller!...bought as open box item, but it worked flawlessly...and they shipped it super fast!!...thanks guys!

I treated myself to this new unit after my two-and-a-half-year-old, refurbished Onkyo started making popping sounds through the speakers and then the audio just quit. Hey, it was great while it lasted, and I sure got my money's worth out of it. (bought it off eBay) This new model does everything I need it to do, and it was very easy for me to setup. Basically, unplugged from the old unit and plugged everything into the new. I did convert the bare speaker wires to banana plugs just to "upgrade" the wiring a bit. Easy. Setup was a cinch, though just a little different from the older unit. During the setup, the built-in WiFi connected to my internet and I upgraded the firmware. Again, easy. I ran the speaker setup with the included microphone and one thing I've noticed since then is that my bass sound is a bit too strong, so I've backed the sub down a few decibels. I didn't have to do that with the other and I'm still tweaking the bass, more to my liking. When I can hear the dishes rattling in the kitchen, I feel like that's too much bass. (thanks Toby speakers) My center speaker is a Klipsch Reference and there's a selection for Klipsch in the Onkyo setup which I went with. I believe Klipsch and Onkyo are now part of the same family (Voxx/Audiovox) hence the offered setting. I'm very happy with this new receiver. I've noticed this unit runs cooler than the other. I had thought about putting in a cooling fan system but will re-think that move. Now if I could just work the bugs out of programming my Logitech Harmony universal remote. The controller codes apparently are different for this receiver. Could anybody suggest another universal remote controller that works well? This Onkyo was a great buy. It shipped from Adorama, which doesn't matter, but I'm familiar with them because I had purchased some video equipment from them in the past. I hope you enjoy yours. Whoa! Too much coffee.

Almost everything about this receiver has been great. Here is what I really didn't like. For some reason I could only get YCbCr4:2:0 (8bit) at 2160p60. No Dolby Vision on my Series X, no 4k and HDR at the same time on my PS5. Ultra Super Awesome 8K HDMI cables? Check. Super expensive 200 inch OLED 16K TV? Check. So I spent hours scouring the internet, hired three different psychics, and even a witch to unearth Onkyo's secrets.To enable YCbCr4:2:2 (12bit) HDR you must first access a secret menu. On the front panel hold down BD/DVD while pressing ON/STANDBY twice to switch HDMI mode from "standard" to "enhanced."This is not mentioned in the manual and cannot be done through any of the setting menus. Everything was perfect once this puzzle from National Treasure 3 was solved.

This is a nice replacement for my old Onkyo receiver. I don’t currently use the surround features or additional zone speakers, but no problem. I recommend using the setup menu. A full printed manual didn’t come in the box, but I used the online version for things that weren’t explained in the quick start guide. The system recognized my Klipsch speakers and subwoofer, and I set the sound nicely for our living room. We get plenty of volume with no distortion, from the tv or music sources. We are pleased.

Don't buy this! I bought mine because I also have a 25yr old Onkyo receiver that has never had any problems with daily use. This one worked for 6 months and then one morning when I turned it on there was a sharp POP! and my subwoofer and Front Left output were dead - everything else working fine. So, it is under Onkyo warranty - but it cost me $71 to ship by UPS to be repaired by a factory approved repair shop and does NOT cover the cost of shipping! I would not be so annoyed if they would have given me a prepaid shipping label. (Onkyo will cover the cost of return shipping). From other things I've read I think Onkyo may be cutting costs and using cheaper components (I think the pop I heard was an electrolytic capacitor). Onkyo has lost this customer for good.

First off let me start off with I bought this as open item got it and box was beat up bad ( like dropped off the back of a truck bad lol 😜) That said had two problems: 1 remote was crushed and non usable 2 back of receiver was dented but nothing loose just dented immediately left message with seller…Seller confirmed my problems and asked if I wanted to keep it and receive partial refund so I could purchase another remote and for dents I decided to keep it and except partial refund this is 350.00 + tax for new got it for a very reasonable price and customer service was outstanding got it up and running and could not be happier sounds awesome with my Klipsch speakers who cares about couple large dents you really don’t see anyway Thank you Amazon! 😎👍👍👍

Unbeatable price on Amazon/Adorama on this very capable receiver. I’d recommend this for anyone looking for a capable and flexible AV Receiver. The remote control and the app are a little dated but functional. The description wants you to think that it’s a 210 watts per channel receiver. It’s really rated at 210W/Ch at 10%THD with a single channel driven! With 2 channels driven it’s 100W/Ch at 0.08% THD. Overall, driving 5 or 7 or 9 channels, it may be sufficient but could be under powered in a large room. The receiver is replacing a Sony receiver in a spare room and powering 5.1 system, mainly to add the Network capabilities. I also have a six year old Onkyo TX-NR646 that powers another 5.1 system along with 5 sets of stereo speakers on Zone 2, throughout the house and patio. And it does a great job powering all speakers. Overall, there’s very little difference between this and a six years older receiver. Unfortunately, each receiver uses a different app.