Onkyo Rolls Out the First 3D-Ready and THX-Certified Home Theater In a Box [HomeTheater]

Jul 22nd 2010
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If you wish a packaged home theater that\’ll soak your eyeballs in three-dee and fill your ears with THX-certified boom, Onkyo\’s HT-S9300THX will oblige. It has seven theater loudspeakers, a 12\” sub, and works with the entire latest 3D gear.

The HT-S9300THX receiver has four 3D-Ready HDMI 1.4a inputs and may upscale video to 1080p. It definitely won\’t sound shabby, either, with Dolby and DTS high def audio processing and Dolby ProLogic IIz height channel processing. It\’s the first packaged system to be both 3D-ready and entirely THX certified.

Some might consider the pre-packaged Home Theater In a Box concept the lazy man\’s path to home theater nirvana, but those are the categories which are more likely to be twisted up in speaker wire if you\’re hanging out in Pandora. Available at the tip of the month for $1099. That\’s various boom on your buck. [Onkyo]

Onkyo Debuts the realm\’s First 3D-Ready & THX Certified Integrated Home Theater System

UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ, 7/22/10 – Onkyo, a brand renowned worldwide for quality home entertainment technology, has introduced the sector\’s first THX® I/S Plus™ Certified (Integrated System) and 3D-Ready packaged home theater system. This sort of system, popularly referred to as a \” home theater in a box\” or HTiB, carries seven theater loudspeakers, a subwoofer for deep-bass sound effects, and an audio-video receiver that’s fully compatible with state-of-the-art HD video players and video displays, including all of the latest 3D technologies. It’s compatible with the required formats for 3D video broadcast content of \” Side-By-Side (Half)\” and \” Top-and-Bottom\” formats.

The Onkyo HT-S9300THX receiver has four 3D-Ready HDMI 1.4a inputs for connection to trendy audio/video source components, and it could upscale video from any input source to the maximum 1080p HDMI output resolution. The system receiver includes lossless Dolby & DTS high definition audio processing, Dolby ProLogic IIz height channel processing, and various other high performance sound processing features from THX, Audyssey, and Onkyo.

\” With 3D and THX, this package offers remarkable value,\” said Paul Wasek, Onkyo\’s marketing manager. \” As the most enthusiastic suppliers of THX Certified components, Onkyo has long recognized the importance ensuring that our customers experience movie sound effects exactly as the producer and sound engineer intended.\”

\” Our collaboration with Onkyo has produced a cheap, all-in-one home theater system with a sonic punch that puts most HTiBs to shame,\” said Graham McKenna, Director of PR at THX. \” Designed for movie fans and gamers who crave multichannel sound, the HT-S9300THX delivers every bass note, sound effect and dialogue find it irresistible was captured within the studio.\”

The Onkyo HT-S9300THX was awarded THX I/S Plus certification based on THX\’s independent testing of the combined audio performance of this technique\’s receiver, speakers, and a robust 12-inch subwoofer. The specially designed front loudspeakers use a THX-developed dual-woofer array that optimizes the sound field for a sonic presentation that’s remarkably near to that found inside the best THX movie theaters. The system includes THX Surround EX™; THX listening modes for Music, Movies and Games; and THX Loudness Plus™, an advanced volume-control technology which maintains surround impact at low listening levels.

The HT-S9300THX also provides for simple surround sound speaker hooked up with Audyssey 2EQ room acoustics correction technology, and gives improved sound enjoyment with Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Audyssey Dynamic Volume processing. It includes Onkyo\’s proprietary Music Optimizer, which improves the sound of compressed music files for playback with loudspeakers, and four DSP modes for numerous gaming scenarios.

All video inputs can also be upscaled to 1080p video, no matter native resolution, via Faroudja DCDi Cinema™ processor, which also removes the jaggies in the course of the video signal deinterlacing process, resulting in smooth progressive-scan video images.

The receiver employs Onkyo\’s new overlaid graphical OSD (on screen display) for seamless adjustment of settings while still viewing the program within the background. A proprietary rear-panel Universal Port can be utilized to attach an optional Onkyo UP-A1 dock for iPod/iPhone and UP-HT1 HD Radio tuner module. The receiver also includes Onkyo\’s HDMI Thru feature, which gives automatic source-to-TV switching when the receiver is within the standby mode. This enables children to enjoy programs using a TV\’s built-in speakers without the will to take advantage of the receiver\’s controls.

The HT-S9300THX will likely be available at the top of July with a suggested retail price of $1,099.

Since 1946 Onkyo has been passionately committed to developing audio products that deliver uncommon performance, quality and usefulness. Bundling proprietary technologies and innovations with other sound-enhancing exclusives, Onkyo continues to created award winning products which can be lauded by the various industry leading audio publications. The company\’s philosophy is to deliver products which are superbly designed and built to a consistently outstanding standard of excellence. Today, Onkyo is at the leading edge of the home theater and digital revolutions. For additional information about this and other fine Onkyo products, visit www.onkyousa.com or call 800-229-1687.

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