About The Onkyo TX-NR6100 8K Home Theatre Receiver
The Onkyo TX-NR6100 7.2-Channel AV Receiver delivers precision sound and images with an emphasis on an enhanced gaming experience, own your opponents with HDMI 2.1 enhancements for gamers
Building key noise-reduction refinements into THX® Certified Select high-current amplification, the TX-NR6100 sets the bar for reference sound while bringing 8K/60p and HDR10+ video to your compatible display over HDMI®. Enjoy Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® soundtracks through your height-enabled surround system or use upmixing and virtualization solutions from DTS® and Dolby® to create a 3D sound-field from any layout. Cue and control music around your home with voice assistants Hey Google or Alexa, and connect a second display via HDMI Sub/Zone 2 output. Chromecast built-in™, AirPlay 2, DTS Play-Fi®, and Works with Sonos cover every multi-room situation, and if you connect passive loudspeakers, you can switch between a 7.2/5.2.2-ch and 5.2-ch + Zone 2 layout at the touch of a button thanks to dedicated Zone 2 speaker terminals. Features such as a quality MM phono equalizer and bi-directional Bluetooth® wireless technology make this value proposition even more persuasive.
Welcome to the 8K Ultra HD Experience: Features defined in HDMI® 2.1 specification enable 8K/60p video pass through to your compatible display. As well as HDR10 and HLG, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision™ formats optimize brightness, contrast, and colour scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame. All HDMI terminals support HDCP 2.3, while eARC on Main Out passes encoded multichannel audio (including Dolby Atmos® or DTS:X®) from your compatible TV's tuner, video streaming apps, or connected media players to the AVR for amplification. QMS (Quick Media Switching) for movies and video eliminates the delay that can result in a blank screen before content is displayed.
Note: Features defined in HDMI 2.1 specification, HDR10+, and pass through capabilities described are supported on HDMI inputs 1–3, Main Out, and Sub/Zone 2 Out in Sub Mode output.
New Enhancements for Gamers: Transform your playtime with 3D surround-sound and gain the winning edge with new gamer-friendly features defined in HDMI 2.1. VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) eliminates lag, stutter, and frame-tearing for fluid gameplay. ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) optimizes latency from source to screen while QFT (Quick Frame Transport) limits lag for a smoother experience.
SMART AV Receiver™ Multi-Room Audio Streaming: This SMART AV Receiver shares audio around your home. It includes Amazon Music HD*, Spotify®, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn, and works with Hey Google or Alexa. Share entertainment via Works with Sonos, AirPlay 2, DTS Play-Fi®, and Chromecast built-in.
*Amazon Music HD is supported via DTS Play-Fi.
Works with Sonos: Expand your Sonos Home Sound System by pairing this AVR to a Sonos Connect or Port*. The receiver ties into the Sonos ecosystem, waking, changing inputs, and playing at the desired volume on command from the Sonos app*.
*Sonos Connect and Port sold separately. The Sonos app is available free for iPhone and iPad from the App Store, and for Android™ phones and tablets on Google Play Store.
Chromecast Built-In™ works with Hey Google: Stream music from your smartphone, laptop, or PC to the receiver via Chromecast built-in and control playback from Chromecast-enabled apps you know and love from your iPhone, iPad, Android™ phone or tablet, Mac or Windows® PC, or Chromebook™. Cue, play, and control audio just by using your voice.
Works with Alexa: Alexa lets you use your voice to control the A/V receiver by speaking commands through an Alexa built-in device. Whether you want to listen to music, radio stations, or podcasts, all you have to do is ask. It also supports multi-room music* played on multiple devices.
*Multi-room music may require a firmware update.
Dolby Atmos & DTS:X – Celebrate A New World Of Sound: Dolby Atmos and DTS:X translate 3D soundtracks from the studio mixing desk to your living room. Sounds are no longer tied to specific channels, and are free to move around and above your audience, placing them at the heart of the action.
Enjoy Legacy Formats with 3D Sound: Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer and DTS Virtual:X™ are sound virtualization solutions that deliver 3D sound through any listener-level speaker layout. The technologies can work independently or in conjunction with Dolby Surround® or DTS® Neural:X upmixers to create an immersive 3D sound-field with any audio signal (excluding Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and DTS® Express).
5 GHz/2.4 GHz Dual-Band Wi-Fi® supports the 802.11ac Standard*: A powerful quad-core SoC (System on a Chip) performs multiple processing tasks at once. It evolves network functions and supports the 802.11ac (2x2 MIMO) standard for stable multi-room audio streaming.
*Note: Some countries or regions have regulations that affect wireless signal strength and the use of Wi-Fi channels.
Clearer Dialogue at the Touch of a Button: Vocal Enhancer solves the problem of inaudible dialogue in movies and TV programs by using DSP algorithms to elevate vocal frequencies in the soundtrack. The effect level can be raised or lowered using keys on the remote control.
AccuEQ with AccuReflex™: AccuEQ detects speaker size, crossover frequency, and distance from the listening position and sets sound-pressure levels appropriate to their location. It selects the ideal crossover for the subwoofers and applies EQ to all speakers including the subs. AccuReflex optimizes 3D sound through Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers by resolving phase-shift arising from differences in directional and non-directional sound-paths. The result is a clear and cohesive sound-field.
Bi-Directional Bluetooth® Wireless Technology: This AVR can send and receive audio via Bluetooth wireless technology. Stream from your device to the receiver using SBC or AAC codecs, or transmit audio playing through the AVR to compatible wireless headphones using SBC, aptX™, or aptX HD codecs including 24-bit audio over aptX HD.
Note: supports MAIN Zone source transmission (excludes Chromecast built-in and Works with Alexa). Lossless 24-bit audio requires headphones supporting aptX HD.
Zone 2 Outputs for Powered Multi-Room Audio: Deploy a 7.2-ch or 5.2.2-ch layout in MAIN with Zone 2 speakers connected via dedicated Zone 2 speaker posts and switch to 5.2-ch + Zone 2 playback anytime. Sync one source or play two sources (including analogue, HDMI, SPDIF, and NET) in both rooms simultaneously. Note: HDMI and SPDIF supports 2-ch PCM only. HDMI available on inputs 1–3. Output from Zone 2 line-out is enabled.
Multi-Function Zone 2 or Zone B Line-Out: Analogue RCA line-out terminal is served by a Zone 2 D/A converter and supports two Zone audio modes: Zone 2 supports active speaker or hi-fi system connection. Sync a source in MAIN and Zone 2, or play two unique sources simultaneously. Zone B suits wireless headphone docks. Enjoy MAIN Zone audio source through your wireless headphones. Note: in Zone 2 mode, HDMI audio is available on inputs 1–3 and SPDIF and HDMI support 2-ch PCM signals only. In Zone B mode, encoded and 2-ch PCM audio (all inputs) is enabled in MAIN and Zone B.
Relax with Stereo Assign Mode: Stereo Assign Mode switches playback from Front to Height, Surround, or Surround Back speakers depending on your layout. Ideal for ambient background listening.
Klipsch Optimize Mode: Klipsch Optimize Mode allows you to easily integrate your Klipsch Reference and Reference Premiere speakers seamlessly with your Onkyo AV receiver. Klipsch and Onkyo teamed up to implement the precise crossover values for specific new Reference Premiere speakers. Now, you can simply select the model speakers you'll be using for each individual channel, and the optimized crossover setting will be automatically applied.
About Onkyo
Takeshi Godai established Onkyo in 1946 with the intention of addressing what he felt was a lack of satisfactory Japanese-made dynamic speakers. The word "onkyo" means "sound acoustics" in Japanese.
Through the years that followed Onkyo became expert at many types of AV products including a crystal cartridge, meticulously crafted speakers (including the first plastic speaker cones in Japan), desktop transistor radios and even televisions. In 1958 Onkyo was among the first to introduce separate components rather than the all-in-one furniture style systems that had been so popular up until then. Portable transistor radios followed in 1961 & medical equipment in 1963. In the 70's the Integra line of electronics was established which has been amazingly successful over the years. Turntables followed and then Onkyo released the world's first high-speed dual-recording cassette deck in 1981 followed by some of the first CD Players a couple of years later. 1992 saw the release of the world's first 6 disc carousel type CD player (just so you know who to blame) which became a big trend in the 90's. This is also the decade home theatre happened and Onkyo immediately became one of the prominent players with the world's first THX 5.1 channel AV Receiver with Dolby Digital.
Since then, Onkyo has continued to be at the forefront of Audio Visual technology, bringing high class audio and vision into thousands of homes in Australia and across the globe.
Our Take On The Onkyo TX-NR6100
We've long admired Onkyo for their lineup of high-performance, high-value home theatre receivers. And here we have the feature-packed Onkyo TX-NR6100 7.2-channel Home Theatre Receiver which offers THX certification, the latest video game processing technology, and some cool ways to listen to music.
Onkyo equipped the TX-NR6100 with the latest video technology. Three of its six HDMI inputs support crisp 8K/60Hz & 4K/120 video content — perfect for high-quality sources like a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, an Apple TV, or your next-gen gaming system. (The other three inputs support 4K/60 video content.)
The TX-NR6100 also lets you stream tunes from your phone or tablet via Bluetooth, Apple AirPlay 2, or Chromecast built-in. You can also play your collection of digital music files over your Wi-Fi network, or use the built-in phono input for your turntable. You can even play high-resolution tracks from a USB drive. And our favourite music feature of the 'NR6100? Bluetooth transmission to wireless headphones, which lets you watch TV or listen to music without waking up anyone else in the house (night owls, rejoice!).
Main Features & Specifications
- Design: Surround Sound Home Theatre Receiver with Dolby Atmos
- 7-Channel Amplifier
- 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.08% THD, with 2 channels driven
- Dolby® and DTS® surround sound decoding
- Dolby Atmos and DTS:X™ processing for use with in-ceiling or "height" speakers for more enveloping home theatre sound
- Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization creates three-dimensional effects without height speakers
- THX® Certified Select™ theatre Reference Sound
- Ensures you get the same reference volume level of a commercial theatre in rooms where the screen-to-seat distance is about 3.5 metres
- Includes a variety of THX listening modes for movies, music, and gaming
- AccuEQ automatic speaker calibration optimizes your system's sound for your room (microphone included)
Digital & Streaming Options
- Plays high-resolution digital music files via USB storage device or a networked computer (up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution)
- Built-In Wi-Fi for listening to music from a networked PC, free internet radio, and music services
- Includes support for Spotify, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, TuneIn and more (subscription required for some services)
- Roon Tested
- Compatible with Sonos Port — receiver turns on automatically and sets the right input when selected in the app
- Apple AirPlay 2 lets you stream directly from an iPhone® or iPad® and ask Siri to play Apple Music®
- Built-In Bluetooth for wireless music listening with smartphones, tablets, and compatible computers
- Supports Bluetooth transmission for sending audio from the receiver to Bluetooth-enabled headphones
- Chromecast built-in for streaming music from the cloud with compatible mobile apps
- Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control assistants
HDMI
- HDMI audio/video switching: 6 in, 2 out
- 3 inputs and 2 outputs support 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz video (HDMI 2.1)
- All inputs and outputs support 4K/60Hz video
- HDCP 2.3 technology ensures compatibility with Ultra HD sources and TVs
- HDR-compatible for extended picture contrast and brightness with compatible TVs and HDR-encoded content
- Supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision™, and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
- Supports ARC (Audio Return Channel) and eARC (Enhanced Audio Return Channel)
- eARC receives uncompressed surround sound signals including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X via the HDMI connection with your compatible TV
- Gaming-Optimized video processing technologies for a smooth, lag-free gaming experience
- Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), and Quick Frame Transport (QFT) reduce or eliminate lag and frame tearing
Multi-Room Audio
- Two-Room/Two-Source output
- Zone 2 stereo preamp outputs for use with optional external receiver or amplifier
- Zone 2 HDMI output
- Powered 2nd-room output (allows 5.2-channel sound in main room)
Other Connections
- Zone 2 stereo preamp outputs for use with an optional external amplifier
- Digital Audio Inputs: 1 Toslink Optical, 1 Coaxial
- 4 Analogue Stereo RCA line-level audio inputs
- MM (moving magnet) phono input for connecting a turntable
- USB port for audio playback from USB flash drives
- Outputs for 9 speakers (Front L/R, Centre, Surround L/R, Surround Back L/R, Zone 2 L/R)
- Receiver can power a maximum of 7 channels at once
- Using powered 2nd-room output allows 5.2-channel sound in main room
- Dual Mono RCA subwoofer outputs
- Full-Sized front-panel headphone jack
General
- Handheld Remote Control included
- Support for IP-based third-party remote control systems
- Supplied Accessories: Indoor FM antenna, AM loop antenna, Speaker setup microphone, Quick Start Guide, Remote Control, 2 x AAA Batteries
- AM/FM Tuner
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 173.5 x 379.5mm
- Weight: 9.8kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: 2 Years
Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.