Onkyo Cable Amplifier

Onkyo 7.1 Channel 1000 Watt HTIB HTS790

Amazon Sales Rank: #74254 in Home Theater Color: Black Brand: Onkyo Model: HTS790 Dimensions: 21.00" h x 31.00" w x 31.00" l, 101.00 pounds 7-channel amplifier (110W x 7 into 8 ohms, 1 kHz, FTC) Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix 6.1, DTS Neo - 6, DTS 96/24 & Dolby Pro Logic IIx Processing XM Radio-Ready XM HD Surround processing through Neural Audio (XM Connect & Play antenna, XM subscription required) iPod ready via optional DS-A1 Remote Interactive Dock

With a multitude of home theater packages on the market that offer little more than amplified television, the HT-S790 home entertainment 7.1-channel receiver/speaker package stands out as a welcome alternative. With a powerfully capable amplifier design, expansive yet noiseless audio signal processing, and easily integrated playback options, you’ll be stunned at what the HT-S790 is capable of. And it’s all about options: the whole range of DTS and Dolby Digital decoders; connectivity with all conceivable components; and compatibility with satellite radio and the iPod®*. By giving you everything you need to create your own personalized home entertainment experience, the HT-S790 stands tall among the others in its class. Key technology Features: 192 kHz/24bit AD Converters: Costly, extremely powerful digital-to-analog converters , that not only boast a dynamic range of 120 dB, they process information faster and are virtually resistant to clock jitter, to ensure the best possible performance from DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and audio CD. CinemaFILTER: The tonal balance of a film soundtrack can be edgy and bright when played back over audio equipment in your home—this is because film soundtracks are designed to be played back in large theaters, using commercial equipment. Onkyo has developed its own solution that restores the correct tonal balance of a movie soundtrack in the smaller environs of your home theater. Dolby Digital EX / Pro-Logic IIx: Home theater realism reaches new heights with the creation of Dolby Digital EX. By adding a matrix-encoded surround back channel derived from the existing discrete left and right surround channels, the lack of rear surround in 5.1 channel is eliminated. The result - a fuller 360º experience is created…even from 5.1-channel DVD releases. Best results are obtained when Dolby Digital EX is used with movie soundtracks recorded with Dolby Digital Surround EX. Pro-Logic IIx is the latest improvement on the original Pro-Logic and subsequent Pro-Logic II standards. Pro-Logic IIx adds post-processing to 5.1 channel and stereo signals, creating a realistic 7.1 channel surround environment from 5.1 channel movies and stereo sources, such as CD, Tape, FM Radio. DTS-ES 96/24 Neo6: There are two DTS®-ES™ (Extended Surround) formats: DTS®-ES™ Discrete 6.1 and DTS®-ES™ Matrix 6.1. The DTS®-ES™ Discrete 6.1 format is, as the name implies, a 6.1-channel system with a discrete back surround channel, while DTS®-ES™ Matrix 6.1, like Dolby® Digital Surround EX™, provides a matrix-encoded back surround channel. There’s also DTS® Neo:6, which derives a 6-channel surround output from a stereo soundtrack, and regular DTS®, which, like Dolby® Digital, is a discrete 5.1-channel system, but which uses less compression than Dolby® Digital. Receivers carrying the "96/24" designation are able to decode a new high-resolution audio format, DTS-96/24. This breakthrough allows for high quality, 5.1 channel audio encoded at 96kHz/24-bit resolution to be stored on a DVD-Video disc (or the DVD-Video portion of a DVD-Audio disc). This format is compatible with all DVD players, with those able to pass a 96kHz signal providing the highest quality output (DTS-96/24 is also backwards compatible with older 48kHz DVD player models). 7.1 Multichannel Inputs: The emergence of HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs promises to bring unparalleled realism to home theater. Dolby and DTS have each developed improved audio formats to be encoded on these new DVD discs that will superbly complement the latest in highdefinition video. By connecting a player compatible with these new audio codecs to an Onkyo A/V receiver equipped with 7.1 multichannel inputs, you will be able to experience extreme sonic clarity from these new discs, while retaining the full use of the receiver’s other onboard codecs. XM HD Surround: XM Satellite Radio is America's number one satellite radio service. It offers 160 digital channels, including 68 commercial-free, diverse music channels; more than 40 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of traffic and weather information. Simply plug an XM Passport System into your XM Ready A/V receiver, and activate the service to start receiving uninterrupted radio programming of your choice. Now, in conjunction with Neural Audio, XM Satellite Radio offers XM HD Surround, which provides 5.1-channel surround sound on selected programming. XM Ready: The XM "Connect-and-Play," is a revolutionary technology platform designed to integrate XM into virtually any home or portable consumer electronics entertainment device. By matching XM Ready® audio systems with a simple, elegant antenna/receiver, getting XM becomes even easier for home audio listeners. NeuralSurround: Neural Surround™ represents the latest advancement in surround technology developed for music and is adopted by XM Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcast of surround recordings and live events in surround sound. Neural Surround™ employs psychoacoustic frequency domain processing which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior channel separation and localization of audio elements. System playback is scalable from 5.1 to 7.1 multi channel surround playback. RI (Remote Interactive): With Onkyo’s exclusive RI (Remote Interactive) system capability, you can integrate and operate all compatible components through a single remote control. What’s more, RI capability enables you to simply connect the iPod® to your receiver through Onkyo’s RI Dock for the iPod (DS-A1). Your iPod effectively becomes another Onkyo component from which you can relish a fuller sound that just can’t be experienced through headphones. RI capability will also give you remote operability of your iPod for hands-off control over your digital music. WRAT (Wide Range Amp Technology): Imagine turning up the volume and filling your entertainment room with noise-free, impressively powerful, true-to-life sound. That's the benefit of Wide Range Amplifier Technology. Originally developed for our most expensive high-end amplifiers to handle the sonic demands of today's digital age, you'll now find WRAT even in our lowest-priced A/V receivers. The WRAT family of technologies includes a broader frequency range with lower noise entering the signal path – perfectly suited for new high resolution DVD-Audio and SACD formats.

Most helpful customer reviews 91 of 93 people found the following review helpful. Cutting edge technology with great sound! By Deborah Rutkowski This is the second theater sound system that I have added to my house. Before buying this system I shopped around a lot and listened to many systems. My main criteria was sound, not price. This system beat out others that were twice the price. My son and I had been all over town, and our last stop was Circuit City. We cranked the sound on the ONKYO and both of us just said, "WOW! We'll take it!" We were amazed at what we got for the price. This system is absolutely fantastic! The best thing about it is that for the true audiophile, you will actually be ahead of the technology curve with a 7.1 system. Most the movies out there are made for a 5 speaker system, not a 7. However, this system automatically adjusts. After setting up the system, we tried out Star Wars Episode 3 (a good test for any system!). The THX sound circled throughout all 7 speakers beautifully. When set up properly, the system will automatically detect the type of surround coming at it. You won't have to manually select anything if you don't want to. I have a large family/kitchen combo room with a 10 foot ceiling, lots of upholstered furniture, and a large, thick oriental rug on the floor. This system has plenty of power to compensate for sound sucking surroundings. We didn't even get close to maximum volume and my walls were vibrating on the first and second floors. Be sure to pick up some extra speaker wire unless you are installing this in a relatively small space or you can easily directly route the wire to each speaker. If you have to install the wire in a roundabout way (like most people do to hide the wires) you will run short. While there was actually a decent amount of wire that came with the system, we were short wire for one of the speakers. Installation is pretty easy. The speaker wire is color coded to make speaker placement easy and the connection nuts are color coded as well. There are a variety of sound options that are very cool too. At the click of a button on the remote control you can cycle through different preset sound configurations to find one you like. There are a couple that are optimized for music, some for movies, some for cinema sound, or one for "all speaker stereo." With that option, you have only left/right sound on all speakers rather than voices in the front and music in the back. I like that setting for regular TV shows that don't have great sound to begin with. There is even a sleep timer! I love that option. I use the sleep timer on my TV all the time and it was great not to lose that function when I added this system. The only downside on this system is style. You won't get some of the cool streamlined tower speakers that other systems have and you'll have to pick up some speaker stands. This system is all about function- not form. But if your speakers are placed right it won't matter anyway. Here's a tip on the speaker stands- Because the speakers are inside soft wood cases rather than plastic, you have the option to get the cheapest speaker stands around and have them work just fine, because you will easily be able to screw the speakers to the stands. I bought the Atlantic 77305018 and the back speakers are very securely mounted and the wires are completely hidden inside the stand. The back of my back speakers are visible in my configuration because my kitchen is attached to my family room. I bought some black felt and glued it to the back of the speakers for a streamlined look. Very quick and easy fix for the few inches of wire that showed. I think you will be very happy with this system. I know I am. 60 of 64 people found the following review helpful. Great for Movies, Mediocre Music, Muddy Bass By PSD No doubt this system is a great value. But some reviews I have seen are a bit too glowing. The sound quality is what you should expect at this price range. I shopped quite a