Onkyo - TX-NR7100 9.2 Channel THX Certified Network A/V Receiver - Black

Best AVR I ever owned. Setup was a breeze. Sound is fantastic

My experience with the NR 7100 is not good. The unit has major HDMI switching issues that need to be addressed quickly. When changing from DVD back to cable TV, the video plays but the sound disappears. And I don't get the sound back unless I rurn the TV off and on - and even then there's an ubcomfortable delat. The fact is whenever I turn the NR7100 on I have no idea whether it will work or not. The bluetooth digital display remains fixed on the first song I play even when I change songs. The music changes, but the display stays fixed on the first song. Watching TV apps, like Netflix or Amazon is iffy. Video works, but sound gets lost or plays thru the TV speakers which can't find an external audio system AKA, the NR7100. HUH? Oh boy. And as for the calibration system, the famed Dirac Live, you can't download from Dirac, but must use the scaled down Onkyo licensed versions. And good luck trying to figure out the microphone placement for full, nine position calibration. Who drew that confusing diagram? I downloaded the full 191 page manual, which lacks commonsene explanations for setting up basic functions. I'm not an engineer and I doubt most buyers are either. One hundred and ninety-one pages? It's new and I still have a few days to decide if I want to keep this unit. I really do want to keep it, but for $1,100,00 I don't know if "hoping" for the best makes sense, when Marantz is right around the cirner. Fair warning. Problems, problems, problems. My assessment? This receiver is not quite ready for prime time. When it finds its way, the sound is good. The set up screens are pretty easy to navigate and the customer service is quite good. But in truth, having called rwice, even the reps seemed a little baffled that things weren't working as they shoukd. Look AV receivers should be intuitive and ready to identify and switch HDMI inputs, which the NR7100 isn't ready to do.

While this may work perfectly for your setup, it's been nothing but issues for me. I've been without it for 3 months now since it's been in service via Geek Squad. Status has been stuck in waiting for parts for over 1 month now. Main issues were loss of audio (unplugging/plugging power would resolve for a bit, but would happen again later), and OSD not showing up. Also had video loss on my Xbox Series X when connected to the AVR. (No video issues when XSX connected to TV (LG C2) instead). I suspected it was an issue with eARC and/or HDMI-CIC, but still had issues with those disabled and the only device connected directly to the AVR was an Nvidia Shield Pro. Unfortunate since this has a ton of great features and is a great value when it's on sale. It's just too finicky for some setups. If/when I ever get this back from service, if the issues persist, I'll replace with a non-Onkyo AVR.

Works well, seems to be bug free so far. HDMI signal switching is much faster than my old NR747, and auto standby works as it should. Fan is silent IME. Only thing I miss from my earlier Onkyo is the small Atmos or DTS:X lights to show when that format is being used. You have to use the info overlay, which is a bit annoying when you are trying to figure out if the streaming service is working properly

I have both an RZ50 for one room and an NR7100 for another. Unless you need the preouts and Zone 3 of the RZ50, put side any FOMO that would make you spend several hundred more for the RZ line. The sound quality is good out of the box, but extraordinary with the included Dirac Live. For best results with Dirac, I would consider buying a high quality USB measurement microphone