Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2 Channel Network A/V Receiver

Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2 Channel Network A/V Receiver

Top-tier home theatre powerhouse Onkyo TX-RZ50 AV Receiver features up to 11.2 processing channels, DIRAC Live® Room Correction, and the coveted THX Certification. The TX-RZ50 delivers a great deal of power when you need it, bringing out every nuance in the music, movies, and video games you like.

Innovative DIRAC Live® Room Correction technology ensures that your immersive surround experience is delivered with the highest fidelity by increasing musical staging, clarity, conversation, and deeper bass right out of the box.

With three HDMI-out options and uncompressed HDMI 8K/4K transport at 40 Gbps—double the bandwidth of its forerunners—the TX-RZ50 AV receiver maximizes the capabilities of Next-Gen gaming consoles. After passing countless tests to get the coveted THX Certification, this SMART AV Receiver™ provides a mind-blowing movie, music, and gaming experience

Optimized for Klipsch

Klipsch Optimize Mode enables seamless integration of your new Klipsch Reference Premiere speakers with your Onkyo AV receiver. For some of the new Reference Premiere speakers, Klipsch and Onkyo worked together to implement the proper crossover values. Your Onkyo AV Receiver is prepared to sync with your Klipsch speakers.

Rejuvenate Your Lifestyle of Entertainment

Start your new entertainment life in the media room, where the Onkyo TX-RZ50 is built for lag-free gaming and delivers high-quality Dolby Atmos® or DTS:X® audio to your 5.2.4-ch speaker system and 8K HDR content to your display through HDMI®. Music accompanies you when you walk to another room thanks to three-zone powered audio, the SMART AV Receiver package controlled by speech, and easy access to streaming services. The AVR utilizes bidirectional Bluetooth® wireless technology and works with your Sonos system to play music to headphones. Dirac Live® Room Correction has improved the sound quality of our THX® Certified Select and IMAX® Enhanced certified products, enhancing the emotional impact of music, film scores, and video game soundtracks. Other AVRs don't include features like the ability to switch from front to height stereo for background listening, DSP vocal/dialog enhancement, My Volume presets, or an OSD function that compares source data to output settings so playback can be optimized before entertainment starts.

Use your Onkyo TX-RZ50 to experience IMAX® Enhanced

IMAX Enhanced uses DTS:X® technology to replicate the full dynamic range of IMAX theatrical mixes. This technology has been tailored for the distinctive IMAX experience. IMAX Mode displays IMAX Enhanced content as intended by the developers.

THX® Certified Select theater-reference sound

Listen at the same reference volume as in a commercial theatre in locations where the screen-to-seat distance is approximately 12 feet (3.5 m). To become certified, a receiver must pass 2,000 bench tests over 75 distinct categories.

Welcome to 8K Ultra HD with the latest HDMI®

Features described in HDMI 2.1 enable the Onkyo TX-RZ50 8K/60p passthrough to a compatible display. Dolby Vision and HDR10+ codecs also improve color, brightness, and contrast frame-by-frame in addition to HDR10 and HLG. In addition, eARC on Main Out transfers multichannel audio from the TV to the AVR for decoding and amplification. HDCP 2.3 is supported by all HDMI terminals. This audio may use DTS:X or Dolby Atmos. QMS reduces screen blanking when changing HDMI inputs (Quick Media Switching). Remember that HDMI inputs 1-6, Main Out, and Sub/Zone 2 Out in Sub Mode output all support HDMI 2.1 features.

Experience lag-free gameplay

You can change virtual worlds with 3D sound and get a competitive advantage with brand-new HDMI features designed just for gamers. Due to the absence of lag, stutter, and frame-tearing, players can play more smoothly and efficiently thanks to VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode), and QFT (Quick Frame Transport). Note: Features are supported on HDMI Inputs 1-6, Main Out, Sub/Zone 2 Out in Sub Mode Output.

Dolby Atmos and DTS:X

The Onkyo TX-RZ50 Dolby Atmos and DTS:X codecs trace sound origins as they are perceived in real life and transpose them around your audience to create an engaging entertainment experience. Use 5.2.4 or 7.2.2 configurations to enjoy 3D audio, or add a stereo amplifier to get 7.2.4 channels. Enjoy DTS® Neural:X and Dolby Surround® on your height-enabled system to relive classic movies. These tools analyze archive sounds for spatial signals and enhance mixes for immersive 3D playback.

Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer

With your Onkyo TX-RZ50, Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer improves Dolby® formats for a more immersive experience. With the aid of a conventional speaker configuration, it produces simulated surround and height effects. unique improvements for crystal-clear sound Short signal pathways and well-finished grounds on the HDMI board reduce noise. As audio circuitry is segregated from the SoC board, interference is decreased. For thick, clear, and detailed sound, power supply line reinforcement and power amplifier ground refinement with copper bus bar eliminate circuit noise.

SMART AV Receiver multi-room entertainment

The SMART AV Receiver serves as the brain of your home entertainment system. Access streaming music from Amazon Music HD*, Pandora®, Spotify®, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn by using Sonos, Chromecast built-in, AirPlay 2, and DTS Play-Fi®. Amazon Music HD is supported by DTS Play-Fi.

Works with Sonos

with a Connect or Port*. The AVR works with the Sonos environment by changing inputs and responding to volume commands from the Sonos app. Sonos Connect and Port are sold separately. You can link 1-3 Sonos units together. For compatible iPad, iPhone, and Android devices, the Sonos app is available for free download from the Google Play Store and App Store.

Chromecast built-in works with Hey Google

Stream music to the receiver using Chromecast built-in and manage playback with an iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, Mac or Windows® PC, Chromebook, or Chromecast-compatible app. On this and other compatible devices, you can cue, play, and control audio using your voice.

Works with Alexa

You can give the Onkyo TX-RZ50 AVR commands by speaking into an Alexa device. To listen to music, radio stations, or podcasts, all you have to do is ask. It also enables the playing of music through various devices and spaces. Multi-room audio may require a firmware upgrade.

Connect speakers for powered multi-room sound

You can connect the Onkyo TX-RZ50, your 5.2.4 or 7.2.2 speaker system, and passive speakers in another room using different Zone 2 outputs. Zone 2 or 7.2.2/5.2.4 can be replayed at your leisure. When combined with MAIN, Zone 2 and Zone 3 DACs allow D/A audio playback in three rooms (including HDMI, SPDIF, and NET). You can play different songs in different rooms at different times using the Onkyo Controller to manage your entertainment. Please take note that Zone 3 only supports analog/NET. Audio is supported via Zone 2 HDMI inputs 1-3. HDMI and SPDIF only support PCM.

5 GHz/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi® supports 802.11ac standard

Multiple processing tasks are handled simultaneously by a single 1.8 GHz quad-core SoC. It enhances network features and supports the 802.11ac (2x2 MIMO) standard for dependable multi-room audio streaming. Be aware that some countries or regions have regulations that restrict how Wi-Fi channels are used and how strong wireless transmissions can be.

Bidirectional Bluetooth® wireless technology

Bluetooth wireless technology is used by your Onkyo TX-RZ50 to transmit and receive audio. Use the SBC, aptX, or aptX HD codecs on your laptop, digital audio player, or mobile device to send what is playing in the primary zone* to a set of wireless headphones. Alexa features and built-in Chromecast audio are not supported.

Convenient Zone 2 and Zone B pre-/line-out

Zone 2 permits the attachment of active speakers or a hi-fi system, and it can sync D/A audio in MAIN and Zone 2 or play a different source in each. RCA pre-/line-out offers two settings. A headphone dock that is connected to Zone B plays MAIN audio through suitable wireless headphones. Note: Inputs 1-3 in Zone 2 mode can support HDMI audio. HDMI and SPDIF only support PCM. Only line-level, encoded or PCM signals (all inputs) are supported in Zone B mode in both MAIN and Zone B.

Dirac Live® Room Correction

Onkyo TX-RZ50 Dirac Live evaluates your audio equipment and listening environment by analyzing acoustic data gathered with a setup mic. It modifies the timing and amplitude aspects of sound coloration over the listening space, not just in one location, by using a mixed-phase correction filter. Correction is done automatically through the use of a proprietary app for a smartphone or tablet*. Dirac Live enhances the staging, localization, clarity, vocal intelligibility, and bass response. The mobile device and AVR must be connected to the same local network.

Flexibility for customized setups

You may automatically turn on external power amplifiers and motorized projector screens by connecting them to the AVR's 12 V trigger output. Media players linked through HDMI can also be controlled using CEC. An IR repeater input allows the AVR to be concealed away from the screen in custom theatres. Utilizing Ethernet and RS-232 connectors, the AVR is connected to your automation system. The Ethernet port enables PC setup and web browser control.

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Product Highlight

• Select RZ Series Dynamic Audio Amplification, 250 W/Ch THX® Certified
• Wide frequency response of 5 Hz to 100 kHz
• Main Out, Sub/Zone 2 Out, and HDMI® inputs 1-3 (Sub Mode output) 4K/120p (4:4:4/10-bit), 8K/60p (4:2:0/10-bit), and 8K/30p (4:4:4/10-bit) are all supported. video passthrough
• HDR10+, Dolby Vision™, and BT.2020 colour are supported by HDMI terminals*1. They also support VRR (variable refresh rate), ALLM (auto low latency mode), and QFT (quick frame transport) passthrough, as well as eARC (main out) and HDCP 2.3
• Smart AV Receiver (SMART) Works with Sonos*2, built-in ChromecastTM™, AirPlayTM™ 2, DTS Play-Fi®, Spotify®, Amazon Music HD*3, Pandora®, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn*4
• Playback with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® (5.2.4-ch)
• Pre-outs and 11.2-ch processing for 7.2.4 layouts
• Height Virtualizer for Dolby Atmos
• DTS:approved X’s IMAX® Enhanced trademark sound
• Supports Room Correction for Dirac Live®
• AccuReflex phase-matching for speakers with Dolby Atmos capability
• eARC on HDMI Main Out (enhanced Audio Return Channel)
A second display or projector can be connected using HDMI Sub/Zone 2 Out*5
• Enhanced power lines, isolated SoC board, and improved HDMI grounds
• Supports 802.11ac (2×2 MIMO) Wi-Fi®*6 with a quad-core SoC.
• Dedicated DACs for switching Zone 2/Zone B and Zone 3 pre-/line-outs, Zone 2 outputs (dedicated), and Zone 3 outputs (shared)
Height-channel playback is supported via Stereo Assign Mode.
• Vocal/dialog audibility is improved with the DSP-based Vocal Enhancer.
• The OSD function displays network information, playback settings, and A/V input/output signal data.
• Front-panel volume memory presets for A/V inputs

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Amplifier Features

• 120 W/Ch (8 ohms, 20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.08% THD, 2-ch driven, FTC), 250 W/Ch (6 ohms, 1 kHz, 10% THD)
• THX Certified Select and IMAX Enhanced Certified
• The RZ Series from Dynamic Audio Amplification (DAA) is unique.
• Wide frequency response of 5 Hz to 100 kHz
• Personalized High-Current, Quiet Power Transformer
• Specialty high-current smoothing capacitors rated at 15,000 F
• DAC, DAC board, digital/analog inputs, power-amp grounds, and power lines have all been improved
• A network module which is isolated decreases high-frequency interference on audio circuits
• Authentic 2-stage, discrete-output, non-phase-shift amplifier circuitry
• Extruded aluminium heat-sink with anti-resonance
• High current capability operates 9 channels of 4-ohm loads.
• A high-quality DAC can perform multichannel D/A conversion at 192 kHz/24 bits.
• Noise filtering using VLSCTM (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) (Front L/R)
• SPDIF audio PLL (Phase Locked Loop) anti-jitter technology
• Separate bass/treble adjustments for each channel (excluding Zone 3)

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Video & Audio Support

• HDMI*1 supports 8K/60p (4:4:4/12-bit*7, 4:2:2/12-bit*7, 4:2:0/10-bit*8), 8K/30p (4:4:4/12-bit*7, 4:4:4/10-bit*8, 4:2:2/12-bit*8, 4:2:0/12-bit), 4K/120p (4:4:4/12-bit*7, 4:4:4/10-bit*8, 4:2:2/12-bit*8, 4:2:0/12-bit) video passthrough, VRR, ALLM, QFT, DSC (Display Stream Compression), QMS (Quick Media Switching), eARC (Main Out), HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG, BT.2020, DeepColorTM, x.v.ColorTM, LipSync, and HDCP 2.3
• DTS-HD Master Audio®, Dolby Atmos®, DTS:X®, and Dolby TrueHD® decoding
•Processing of 3D audio using Dolby Atmos Height
• DTS® Neural:X 3D upmixing technology and Dolby Surround®
• IMAX Mode to see IMAX Enhanced content
• THX® audio settings for video games, music, and movies
• Virtual surround-sound in theatre dimensions
• Sound design for gaming (Rock, Sports, Action, and RPG)
• DSD256/DSD128/DSD64 [PCM conversion], FLAC, WAV [RIFF], AIFF, and ALAC to 192 kHz/24-bit*9 Hi-Res Audio playback over the network
• Pure Audio Mode and Direct Mode for sound quality that is true to the source

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Network Features

• Multi-room streaming service platform for SMART AV Receivers with voice assistant support and remote app control
• Control via the Sonos app and is compatible with the Sonos Home Sound System
• Supports multi-room music via Alexa when working
• Compatible with Chromecast built-in and Hey Google
• Supports Apple AirPlay 2, allowing voice commands for Siri
• Onkyo Music Control App with DTS Play-Fi multi-room audio*
• 802.11ac (2×2 MIMO) Wi-Fi is supported by a 1.8 GHz quad-core SoC
• Roon Tested for the Roon Core

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Connection Features

• 2 outputs (Main [eARC], Sub/Zone 2) and 7 HDMI inputs, including 1 front input
• 1 input for component video (assignable)
• 2 inputs for composite video (assignable)
• 2 inputs for digital audio (1 coaxial, 1 optical, assignable)
• Six RCA analogue audio inputs (assignable)
• One phono input with an integrated low-noise MM equalisation
• AccuEQ/Dirac Live setup mic input, 1/8″ (3.5 mm) (front)
• Headphone jack size 1/4 (6.35 mm) (front)
• Pre-outs for 11.2-ch (analog RCA, variable)
• Analog RCA pre/line-level outputs in Zones 2, B, and 13
• 11 screw-type speaker posts with banana plugs (including exclusive Zone 2 outputs)
• Ethernet terminal with 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for network and IP control
• A USB input for music playback (5 V/1 A) (rear)
• A serial port for RS-232 for remote controls
• Input for IR (infrared) remote control extenders
• Trigger output at 12 V (Main, assignable, 100 mA)
• AC inlet for detachable IEC power cord

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Onkyo TX-RZ50 Advanced Features

• Dirac Live enhances bass, localisation, staging, and localization
• Bluetooth® wireless technology can send and receive audio (RX mode: SBC/AAC, TX mode: SBC/Qualcomm® aptXTM/aptX HD) from mobile devices and personal computers
• The playing quality of compressed audio is improved by Advanced Music Optimizer
• Using the front-panel keys or the remote control, the Vocal Enhancer increases the audibility of vocal and speech
• Front-to-Surround/Height speaker switching for background listening in Stereo Assign Mode
• A/V input signal data, output data/settings, and network information are displayed by the OSD function when it is overlaid
• One-touch volume preset configuration to specific A/V inputs in My Input Volume
• Use eARC to send HD audio from compatible TVs to the A/V receiver (HDMI Main Out)
• Volume control, concealing flap door, and aluminium front panel
• Connect Zone 2 speakers and 7.2.2/5.2.4-ch speaker system using dedicated Zone 2 outputs (Zone 2 + 7.2/5.2.2-ch switching)
• Use the MAIN, Zone 2, and Zone 3 speaker outputs to play three audio sources*14
• Use Zone 2 pre-/line-out to send MAIN audio or audio from a different source, such as HDMI or SPDIF*15, to a hi-fi
• Share any MAIN audio source through Zone B line-out to a wireless headphone dock*16
• HDMI upscaling from 1080p to 8K/4K and 4K to 8K
• GUI with HDMI-based OSD overlay
• Setting up IP control and AVR via a web browser
• Channel-specific crossover adjustments (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/180/200 Hz)
• 48 kHz*17 A/V Sync Control (up to 500 ms in 5 ms steps)
• Effective standby settings, such as the HDMI Passthrough Mode
• Optional mounting equipment for racks (IRK-180-4C)
• FM/AM tuners with a memory of 40 random preset stations
• Normal/Dim/Dimmer 3-Mode display dimmer