
Onkyo TX-SR393 Home Theatre Receiver
Premiere Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound at home with the TX-SR393. Choose a speaker layout to suit your room, from a space-saving 2.1-ch setup enhanced with 3D surround-sound courtesy of Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer* or DTS Virtual:X to a 3.2.2-ch system for native object-audio playback. Whatever way you play it, dynamic power is ready to thrill thanks to authentic high-current analogue amps backed by a thumping custom transformer. For true-to-life video, the AVR supports 4K/60p and HDR video pass through.
If all this tech sounds scary, relax: every aspect of this product is designed to erase frustration, from the automated AccuEQ system calibration to a quick connection guide. The receiver integrates your players and TV and adds practical features such as Vocal Enhancer for clear dialogue. There's even a Zone B line-out to distribute all your home theatre sources to a component with an analogue RCA line in, such as a wireless headphone dock or hi-fi system. Or just sit back and stream from apps via Bluetooth technology and let Advanced Music Optimizer enrich every note of the golden Onkyo sound. *Enabled with a future firmware update.
Dolby Atmos & DTS:X Sound Is Here! The TX-SR393 supercharges your Dolby Atmos and DTS:X experience. Object-based audio is mixed in 3D space and lets any sound play through any speaker, tracking the action, localizing effects, and moving around you. Dolby Surround and DTS Neural:X complement native 3D audio playback. These technologies find localization cues in legacy stereo or multichannel soundtracks and up mix these elements to create immersive top-to-bottom dimensionality.
Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer: When playing any Dolby format, engaging Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer enables a more immersive listening experience, creating a virtual surround and height effect from traditional speaker layouts without employing additional surround or height speakers. Note: Enabled with a future firmware update.
Spatial Sound Elevated With DTS Virtual:X: DTS Virtual:X is a new surround-sound virtualization technology that creates an immersive 3D soundfield from any speaker layout, such as 2.1, 3.1, and 5.1 configurations without height, surround, or rear surround speakers deployed. It uses sophisticated DSP-based algorithms to place the audience at the centre of a multidimensional soundfield with height and surround spatiality, and is equally effective in large or small spaces. DTS Virtual:X works in the 3D domain with DTS:X soundtracks, DTS formats, and non-encoded stereo.
Ready For 4K HDR Entertainment: Enjoy comprehensive support for 4K/60p and HDR (High Dynamic Range) video formats including HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision and BT.2020. The 4:4:4 colour-space is also supported. All four HDMI inputs and ARC-ready output pass video from player to your compatible TV, unlocking everything the latest films and games have to offer. You can easily confirm A/V input-output status via a new OSD window.
More Power, More Realism, More Magic: It's tempting to see watts as the most important figure on an amp's spec sheet. However, watts are an indication of loudness, not sound quality. Amperes—electrical current—tell the real story. The more current an amplifier develops, the better it controls the speakers. Better control equals fast transient response, wide dynamic range, and clear, accurate sound. The high-output transformer, large capacitors, and discrete amps inside the TX-SR393 produce the most current in its class. And that's one big reason why it sounds as good as it does.
AccuEQ Room Acoustic Calibration with AccuReflex: AccuEQ creates a harmonious soundfield in your room. It detects speaker presence, size, and distance from a measurement position, and sets sound-pressure levels. It then selects the ideal subwoofer crossover and applies equalization to all speakers. AccuReflex optimizes object-based audio reproduction through Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers. It resolves phase-shift arising from path differences between directional and non-directional sounds. Enjoy improved localization and a 3D field with vertical movement and overhead dimensionality.
Hear Dialogue Clearly At The Touch Of A Button: Finally, a fast and effective solution to inaudible dialogue on TV programs and movies. The TX-SR393 features a DSP-controlled Vocal Enhancer that identifies vocal frequencies and allows you to raise or lower them to taste using keys on the remote or via the tone controls on the receiver's front panel.
Share The Atmosphere Or Relax In Privacy: A fantastic addition to the TX-SR393 is a Zone B line-out. It connects a component with an analogue RCA line input to audio sources available to the receiver, including HDMI and digital audio. Share sound to a hi-fi in a nearby space, or connect a supported charging transmitter dock for wireless headphones and enjoy your entertainment without disturbing anybody.
Smooth & Easy Bluetooth Streaming: Whatever audio is playing on your phone, tablet, or PC app can be streamed to the TX-SR393 with Bluetooth wireless technology. Once the receiver has paired with and remembered your device, it will start playback automatically whenever it detects an incoming Bluetooth audio stream.
USB Power For Streaming Dongles: A USB port on the rear panel powers any media streaming stick plugged into an adjacent HDMI input - great if you don't have enough power-points.
Decompress With Advanced Music Optimizer: When an audio file is squeezed into a small container (such as MP3), high-frequency data is lost. This can affect sound quality. Onkyo's Advanced Music Optimizer DSP listening mode reconstructs the missing bit data. Playback quality is greatly improved, while you enjoy the same convenient file sizes. This mode also optimizes Bluetooth streaming playback quality.
Simple Steps To Sweet Sound: The TX-SR393 simplifies your room's entertainment setup. Components plug into labelled ports while your TV connects via one easy-to-conceal HDMI cable. Hook up your speakers as shown by a friendly diagram next to the numbered speaker terminals. Setup takes moments, enjoyment is limitless.
About Onkyo
Takeshi Godai established Onkyo in 1946 with the intention of addressing what he felt was a lack of satisfactory Japanese-made dynamic speakers. The word "onkyo" means "sound acoustics" in Japanese.
Through the years that followed Onkyo became expert at many types of AV products including a crystal cartridge, meticulously crafted speakers (including the first plastic speaker cones in Japan), desktop transistor radios and even televisions. In 1958 Onkyo was among the first to introduce separate components rather than the all-in-one furniture style systems that had been so popular up until then. Portable transistor radios followed in 1961 & medical equipment in 1963 which coincidentally is the same year the brand launched here in Australia thanks to a man with foresight named Barry Cooper.
In the 1970's the Integra line of electronics was established which has been amazingly successful over the years. Turntables followed and then Onkyo released the world's first high-speed dual-recording cassette deck in 1981 followed by some of the first CD Players a couple of years later. 1992 saw the release of the world's first 6 disc carousel type CD player (just so you know who to blame) which became a big trend in the 90's. This is also the decade home theatre happened and Onkyo immediately became one of the prominent players with the world's first THX 5.1 channel AV Receiver with Dolby Digital.
Since then, Onkyo has continued to be at the forefront of Audio Visual technology, bringing high class audio and vision into thousands of homes in Australia and across the globe.
Main Features & Specifications
- 5-channel amplifier
- Power Output: 80 Watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at .08% THD, with 2 channels driven
- Dolby® and DTS® surround sound decoding
- Dolby Atmos processing for use with in-ceiling or "height" speakers for more enveloping surround sound
- DTS:X for an immersive, 3-dimensional soundstage
- AccuEQ Speaker Calibration: Optimizes your system's sound for your room (microphone included)
- Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth for wireless music streaming from a compatible phone, tablet, or computer
Audio Performance Features
- Amplifier: Includes high-current amplifier design
- DAC: 32-bit/384kHz digital-to-analogue converter for clear sound from digital sources
- Music Optimizer: This function enhances the sound quality of compressed music files and Bluetooth streams
Connectivity
- HDMI audio/video switching: 4 inputs, 1 output
- HDCP 2.2 technology ensures compatibility with 4K Ultra HD sources and TVs (HDCP 2.3-compatible with free future firmware update)
- HDR-compatible for extended picture contrast and brightness with compatible 4K TVs and HDR-encoded content
- supports HDR10, Dolby Vision™, and HLG
- Digital audio inputs: 1 optical and 1 coaxial
- Line Level Inputs: 3 analogue stereo audio inputs
- Zone B Stereo Outputs: Connect a second amp for a second room
- Preamp Outputs: Use for either another power amp or 2 powered subwoofers
- USB: Rear-panel USB port for powering an external device (does not support music playback)
- Speaker Outputs: Connect up to 5 speakers (Front L/R, Centre, Surround L/R)
- Speaker Terminals: These accept bare wire or 'banana' plugs
Other Features
- 4K/60p and 3D video pass-through: Yes
- HDMI standby pass-through: This allows access to all HDMI connected devices without having to power on the receiver
- Radio Tuner: AM/FM with 40 presets
- Remote Control: Included and operates compatible Onkyo products
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 x 160 x 328 mm
- Weight: 8.2 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years. Does not cover abuse or misuse
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.
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