As befits a flagship model the TX-NR5007 is equipped with, well, just about every facility that one could wish for from a serious home entertainment hub. Being THX Ultra2 Plus-certified signifies that this receiver is designed to deliver reference-grade home cinema performance in rooms where the viewer sits more than 4 metres away from the screen and the room volume is 85 cubic metres or greater. Cinematic excellence in really big rooms in other words....
With eight HDMI inputs (there are two outputs) consumers will never be short of connectivity (there's a small forest of analogue/digital audio inputs present too as well as component video/s-video inputs outputs for previous generation 'legacy' equipment). Whatever your entertainment source – DVD, HD STB, Freeview, PC/Mac - the TX-NR5007 will handle it...
Audio networking is a key feature of the TX-NR5007 in the form of a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) 1.5/Windows 7-compatible Network Capability that allows it to both replay streaming audio files and access popular Internet Radio services such as LastFM/vTuner (subject to availability). MP3, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, LPCM, WAV, WMA and WMA Lossless files are all handled with ease. The other big bonus networking gives is that the TX-NR5007's firmware can be conveniently updated (if and when necessary) over the Internet, saving both time, expense and effort.
Key Features
- THX Ultra2 Plus-certified performance... the ultimate home cinema benchmark
- Eight HDMI inputs (including one front-mounted)/Two outputs
- DLNA 1.5 and Windows 7-compatible Networking Capability for Streaming Audio and Internet Radio Connectivity for LastFM/vRadio
- Audyssey DSX and Dolby Pro Logic IIz decoding
- 1080p video upscaling via HQV Reon VX video processor
- 220w per channel
- Bi-amping and BTL (Bridged Transless) capability
- ISF Video calibration
- Jitter Control Technology for cleaner sounding audio
- 4 x dedicated DSP modes for Gamers
- Triple transformer layout for main power (toroidal), audio and video
- 3-Stage Inverted Darlington circuitry for high efficiency and low distortion
- 6 x Ultra-low jitter Burr-Brown 192kHz/32-bit DACs (PCM1795)
- 32-bit Texas Instruments 'Aureus' DSP chips (1 x DA830, 2 x DA788)
- 4 optical/3 coaxial inputs
- U.Port for one-cable connection to optional iPod dock/DAB+ modules
- Front/rear USB ports (usable for Firmware Updates)
- Pre-programmed bi-directional backlit remote with macro capability
- Firmware updatable over the internet
The list of spec is endless and if you're still not convinced that this is for you, click here for a more in depth look.
