Onkyo TXNR1000B Black THX Ultra2 Certified Receiver

by Onkyo

Product Details

• Item Weight: 84 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 83.5 pounds
• ASIN: B0006U7XY0
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,981 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 19, 2004

Product Description

Avoid short-term obsolescence with this big "Bad Boy" of a receiver. It's powerful and highly accurate with a 192 kHz/24-bit DACs and dual 32-bit DSP chips to bring out the highest in sound accuracy from the latest sound formats. And, you'll really love that with future technologies you'll be able to replace a card instead of the entire receiver. Audio and AV Inputs - 3/6, S-Video Compatible Jacks Input/Output - 6/3 Total - 11 RCA, 6 Digital Coaxial, 6 Digital Optical, 7 Video Composite, 5 S-Video, 2 Component; Ethernet Port, IEEE 1394 Digital Input DTS, DTS-EX Discrete/Matrix 6.1, DTS Neo - 6, Dolby Digital, Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital EX; 39 Digital Soundfield Processing Modes Front Panel Video Input (with S-Video), Amp In, IR In/Out (1/1) RI-Compatible Remote Control - Preprogrammed/Learning/Backlit Modular Card Based Design DACs - 192 kHz/24-Bit x 6/96 kHz/24-Bit x 2 All Discrete Output Stage Amplifiers, Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry, Digital Upsampling Internet Features - Net-Tune, Ethernet, 40 Internet Radio Presets A-Form Listening Mode Memory, CinemaFILTER, Late Night Mode Composite to S-Video Conversion, Composite to S-Video to Component Upconversion; HDMI Switching 2 Inputs/1 Output Adjustable Digital Delay, Crossover Adjustment Pre Outs - Front L/R, Center, Surround L/R, Surround Back, Subwoofer 3-Level Display Dimmer Bi-Directional RS-232 Terminal Dual Banana Binding Posts Sleep Timer Phono Input 3 Zone Capability 5 12-Volt Triggers; 3 IR Outputs 40 AM/FM presets Absolute/Relative Volume Display, Intelli-Volume Size - 17 1/8 x 8 11/16 x 18 15/16 Weight - 48 lbs. 2-Year Parts and Labor Warranty

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Onkyo TX-NR1000 - NO HDMI UPGRADES, September 23, 2007

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Albatross (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Onkyo TXNR1000B Black THX Ultra2 Certified Receiver (Electronics)

At release, this receiver was very good. One flaw was it had HDMI 1.0, not HDMI 1.1. Onkyo marketed this flagship model as a "future-proof" modular design that could be upgraded to keep up with changes in audio / video technology. Well, Onkyo failed miserably to support this model with upgrades. They have offered one upgrade card... a radio card that includes XM, Sirius and HD radio interfaces. That's it. Onkyo has never made an official announcement about this. I and others on the AVS Forum have emailed Onkyo, but only received generic answers (check our site for updates, etc.). For more than a year, no response until this month. They responded to my email by stating that they will offer NO HDMI card updates. Because of changes in DSP technology, they are unable to offer HDMI 1.3 cards. Now they are offering a trade-in. Send back your ($4999.99 list) TX-NR1000 flagship and they'll exchange it for a TX-NR905 ($2099.99 list), AND you need to pay an extra $1000.00 in addition!

This is outrageously poor treatment to their flagship customers. Offer upgradability, don't deliver and expect your customers to pay MORE.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome receiver with SUPERB sound quality!, September 23, 2009

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Barrett Withers (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Onkyo TXNR1000B Black THX Ultra2 Certified Receiver (Electronics)

Now I will admit that Onkyo gave the original flagship owners that purchased this receiver brand spanking new at the eye gouging price of three grand or more a very raw deal. They promised that this reciever would be upgradable through the future via modules which could be added to the receiver over it's lifespan to keep it up to date on the newest codecs via hdmi. That never happened and Onkyo abandoned this receiver on the upgradability front.

With that being said I bought this receiver used on ebay for an ultra low price of $700 which was a steal for a former flagship receiver of this caliber and I feel that this receiver is a GREAT bargain if purchased used. This receiver is built like a tank and it's weight of 73lbs is an attribute of it's superior build quality.

This unit is very easy to use with a user friendly interface however I gave it four out of five stars because it does not have audyssey room eq nor does it have a manual eq option. It also can only play video through it's hdmi ports and not audio so you have to use a digital coax or optical cable to pass audio through this receiver.

I knew this when I purchased this receiver therefore I am not dinging it for that. I only use this receiver with Dolby Digital and let me tell you it really does not need any auto or manual eq. The sound is perfectly balanced with deep, tight bass along with solid mids, and distinct but not overbearing highs. It's rated at 150 watts per channel at 8ohms and 200watts per channel at 6ohms which means it can pretty much power any speaker you throw at it.

Not to mention that onkyo's current crop of receivers only lets you pick between running your speakers at 4ohms or 6ohms while this receiver also has the option to run your speakers at 8ohms. I have some custom built speakers containing 10", 12", 15" and 18" woofers which this receiver powers effortlessly. What more can I say I really, really love this receiver.

But if you want access to the newest codecs and hdmi audio then this is not the receiver for you. I know I will be keeping this receiver indefinitely and do not plan to purchase a new receiver until the price of onkyo's new 9.2 receivers comes down within the next few years.

But in the mean time this receiver still ranks at the most powerful reciever with the most powerful amp section that onkyo has ever built up until the present time. And all the fancy new codecs in the world won't make up for the raw power and superior sound quality that this receiver offers in my opinion. It's a definite keeper in my book.

It's a shame Onkyo lied about the future ugradablility to people who paid a premium for this receiver back in 2004 and 2005 however this receiver represents a superb deal for anyone in the used receiver market. It's build and sound quality is far superior to any receiver onkyo has on the market today and yet it can be had for around a $1000 or below here at amazon or ebay while Onkyo's new flagship receiver is going for well over $2,000 right now.

With this receiver you will get superior sound quality and power to onkyo's current and former flagships while paying less than half of the price. That's all I needed to pull the trigger on this behemoth. And I feel it was more than worth every penny I spent on it.

9 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unattended beauty, April 14, 2005

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vladimir yelbaev (moscow, russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Onkyo TXNR1000B Black THX Ultra2 Certified Receiver (Electronics)

Everything you expect from top-flight name-brand modern home theatre's "powerhouse brain centre": actually rated ample power per channel, an array of features and options (taking a lifetime to get acquainted with), stunning build and looks (insides too!), reliable service-free circuitry... I'll save my breath on the list and specs. Plus more.

There are pretty good reasons to table those $5,000 (or so) and prefer the Onkyo. It's not for nothing that the brand pioneered the sweet forward sound character in 70s' items like direct drive turntables, stereo-amps and 3-way speakers. It was the only international partner of best phono cartridge makers. Those lines discontinued, the identity stays in this digital era unit. For that matter, the quality phono stage feels fine amidst the CD/DVD/HDTV busy modules. Even if vynil is last on your mind, the thing won't hurt. It reflects the ideology by which the overall amazing pulsy rhythmic tasty hi-to-lowdown-balanced sound couples with those hi-tech 150 w.p.c. and "longword" 24 bit DACs.

It's the happy coupling you pay for. It's this that the competition lack. And it's this that makes speaker selection piece of cake - anything goes. HDTV and composite video ability of the Onkyo is another boon. Again, the brand makes the most of its warm colour temperature philosophy and comes up with actually bettering whatever comes in and goes out to the screen. The feature contradicts with thesis that direct video feed (bypassing a receiver) is best in home theatres.

To cut long story short, I can't help surrendering to Onkyo. Every stride the [...] make, I see no room to improve. Because I want my home theatre to reveal the material, not just connect to other zones or the Web (these are the last on MY mind). I also task the system with about impossible - to play vynil collection like American cartridges used to. Digital artifacts notwithstanding. Analog direct, 6-channel stereo of DPL modes. This machine serves it all up.

Reservations: They are meagre, but the money warrant everything. I still find the back panel a nightmare to commute, the remote an attention-grabber, the front a beaten-up path. Having spent little time with the machine, I actually can't make out whether it's matrix 6.1 or proper discreet 7.1 DTS-ES which - I know - alone is enough to scare wits out of an over-caucious non-buff. To reasure such, 6.1 come across as no different to 7.1 (or, for that matter, to 10.1 which some Lucasfilm guys custom-build).

Verdict: In use at medium to large dwellings it behaves every bit as good as the flagship model (which the local distributor frets to price even!). It heads the major-league name-brand hi-end class in terms of sound/visual appeal. It's humane on features (equalisation and DSP effects), terrific and consciencious on parts (the beauty transformers and caps!) and advanced on circuitry. Then, it will fly twice as dearer on elitist markets where sky is the limit (consider the contender's lot in Russia as the example).