No and it won't be. The hardware isn't capable I believeHas this been updated to support earc yet?
Oh bummer.No and it won't be. The hardware isn't capable I believe
Hi M87ner I was in the same boat as you and extremly torn between the 686 and the 934. I went for the 934 after reading about issues which people were having with the 696. 295 is a great price I paid more. I havent got ceiling speakers or a blue ray layer yet so the 934 appealed to me because of the virtualisation support modes which it has it supports both dts virtual x and dts neural x so in my second room it will be ideal. im yet to hook it up but will comment once ive had a chance to play. Bare in mind virtualisation will never beat physical speakers its a compromise on my part but considering I initially was looking as a soundbar for my second room for a 100 quid more it was a no brainer to go for this instead.How are you finding the 934? I’m looking at getting it tomorrow as I can get it for £295. Was also looking at the onkyo 696 2nd hand for £300.. hate makin decisions. Thanks
early days but very impressed with it so far. no rears plugged in yet but the soundstage is spacial and detailed. I turned the vocal up +1 after calibration and no muffled dialogue at all. turning on the virtualisation definitely improved the soundstage. you can cycle through them so the effects are immediately apparent. it also upscales video which is an added bonus. So glad I didnt go with the Sony soundbar now. this with my old Tannoy speakers is excellent. I cant see it staying in my bedroom too long it deserves to be connected to my 65 inch Sony in my main lounge btw one of the threads I had been following suggested that the calibration system is disengaged when you turn on the virtualisation modes, this doesnt appear to be the case the calibration system works out the distances and sets the crossover frequencies and those are maintained and used when virtualisation is engaged and processing the sound streamsHi M87ner I was in the same boat as you and extremly torn between the 686 and the 934. I went for the 934 after reading about issues which people were having with the 696. 295 is a great price I paid more. I havent got ceiling speakers or a blue ray layer yet so the 934 appealed to me because of the virtualisation support modes which it has it supports both dts virtual x and dts neural x so in my second room it will be ideal. im yet to hook it up but will comment once ive had a chance to play. Bare in mind virtualisation will never beat physical speakers its a compromise on my part but considering I initially was looking as a soundbar for my second room for a 100 quid more it was a no brainer to go for this instead.
bargain mate.Yes the 934 would be new.
I just got the NR-686 and am having display problems with the BenQ projector. My setup is basically Sony UBP-X700 -> Onkyo TX-NR686 -> BenQ HT3550. Showing display on the projector is hit and miss if I have the receiver in-between. Sometimes, it will show the start menu of the Sony player, sometimes just a blank screen but with audio. When it does show the menu and I tried to play a 4K HDR movie, the display goes down to 1080 HDR10 and the colors are way off where whites show as yellow. When I connect the player and projector directly, everything is ok. I am using a 10 meter RuiPro fiber optic HDMI cable to connect to the projector. The cable has a specific source and display end. Is it possible that the Onkyo HDMI is the culprit? Can it handle the active HDMI cable?
Any help is appreciated before I decide to call it quits with the receiver.
Hey guys.. I'm thinking about purchasing this receiver and have a quick question that I haven't been able to find a clear answer to.
I’m setting up a room with two 4k displays. I have 3 HDMI devices (apple TV, xbox one, and Nintendo switch) and a coax antenna that I want to hook up. I want to be able to put any of these inputs on either display (including different inputs on each display at the same time), and also be able to switch the audio between the two displays. Will this receiver allow me to do that?
You cannot output 2 different sources to 2 different TVs at the same time. The 2 outputs simply mirror one another and are not independant of ne another. THey inyended to fascilitate the connection of both a TV and a PJ and are not intended to be used simulaneously to portray different souurces.
Source switching will switch both the audio and the video ubless using the receiver's second audio zone capabilities. If doing so then you can portray a different audio only source in another room while dealing with another source in the main room. The receiver has no second HDMI zone abilities though and as already said, the 2 HDMI outputs simply mirror one another and relate to whatever source is selected for the main room.
If wanting to passthrough an HDMI source independantly of the main room then you'd need an AV receiver with dedicated second HDMI zone capabilities. The TXNR686 has no such abilities.
No rule in place as it will help other members. Linking such an offer is also allowed, again for the benefit of other members. The only caveat to that would be that this is a United Kingdom based Forum and so will only really matter to those members who live in the US. Welcome to the Forum.My apologies if I broke a no price talk rule.