It seems to be confirmed: https://www.cnet.com/news/onkyo-and-pioneers-2021-receivers-offer-8k-video-and-two-way-bluetooth/
I guess in Pioneer as well.
I guess in Pioneer as well.
Replying to my own post... Dirac would be available from the $899 receiver and up.
https://www.cnet.com/news/onkyo-and-pioneers-2021-receivers-back-in-black-with-8k-video/
I may be wrong but I don't think Dirac has ever been that affordable in a receiver. I'm salivating.
Indeed, there's something fishy about all this, that I chose to ignore Alternatively, maybe Dirac changed its pricing strategy to be able to enter mass market?However, these models are designed to compete with the lower-tier D&M and Yamaha models and so what compromises they may have made in build and component selection remains to be seen.
Yeah, so it seems we already have to add the cost of a mic upgrade to the initial price... Well, it's still cheaper than nad.This picture shows that the subwoofer pre-outs on the Onkyo TX-RZ50 are not marked with numbers 1 and 2, meaning that it might be impossible to specify the distance to each of the subwoofers separately. My Onkyo TX-NR717 (2012 model) has the same problem: two pre-outs and just one menu line in OSD to specify the distance.
However, in this video, we see the interface of Dirac Live which is quite advanced, and it seems that it allows specifying the two distances individually. Let's hope for the better.
Yeah, so it seems we already have to add the cost of a mic upgrade to the initial price... Well, it's still cheaper than nad.
I doubt UMIK-1 and Full Dirac Liven bundle would cost only $99
The mic is never included in Dirac Live purchases/upgrades from Dirac. Dirac Live Full version upgrade for the current brands that come with Dirac LE is $99
https://live.dirac.com/home-audio-2/
Dirac Live bass management upgrades are ridiculously priced even for upgrades. $350 for single sub and $500 for multisub.
Exactly my thought. If the mic that arrives with the receiver can't be used with the full version then it's an additional $75 if you don't already have UMIK-1. And for subwoofer/bass management upgrade the price starts to skyrocket... Audyssey seems a lot more consumer friendly option.
My Onkyo TX-NR808 developed the well known no audio issue about a year ago.....After owning it for about 9 years. I wonder if I should add Onkyo back to my new AVR consideration list.... the new Anthem is currently high on my list...I will not buy another Onkyo AVR.
I will not buy another Onkyo AVR.
I will not buy another Onkyo AVR.
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Probably buying another Onkyo AVR in 6 months.
My Onkyo TX-NR808 developed the well known no audio issue about a year ago.....After owning it for about 9 years. I wonder if I should add Onkyo back to my new AVR consideration list.... the new Anthem is currently high on my list...
My friend gave me a 20+ years old Yamaha a while back and it is still working fine! I was using it for a while up util end of last year. Don't know about the new Onkyo reliability...I might have been fine if either of the previous ones I owned lasted 9 years, if they both lasted 9 years I'm pretty sure I would have been fine, but combined they probably lasted less than 9 years.
I've had an Onkyo PR-SC5507 for a little over 10 years now. I had to send it back for servicing a couple times due to HDMI board issues.
If Onkyo were to offer an AVP with Dirac that measured well I might consider it despite the somewhat bitter experience of having to send my current unit back several times.