Bought an ONKYO TX-NR676E believing I could watch 4K videos of my sons' basketball games, recorded in 4K of course, using my very own iPhone. NO SUCCESS! After 2 weeks of re-wiring, changing of HDMI cables (latest 1 being the "4K HDMI Cable 6ft - Atevon High Speed HDMI 2.0 Cable 18Gbps [Supports 4K HDR]", investing further on another not-so-cheap 2017 NVIDIA Shield TV Box (latest firmware to boot!) hooked up directly to subject Onkyo AVR. Still, all the NR676E could do is passthrough 1080p 60Hz! Tops! My LG TV 65UJ630V has no trouble displaying UHD quality though when the Shield's HDMI OUT connects directly to TV's HDMI IN but then, Atmos & DTS-X get compromised (not viewing iPhone-shot 4K vids anymore) making me conclude the Onkyo receiver does NOT do real 4K passthrough as claimed unless a kind soul here tells me otherwise & explains to me so I'll change my negative opinion on the AVR I purchased. Thanks!
Onkyo Ht-R494 freezes via Arc connection on my LG TV. Everything else works but ARC. Tested with new HDMI 2.0 and 2.1 cable. LG TV is from last year and supports ARC as well. Obviously ARC is activated on the receiver and TV. What can I do?
can i hook up all my devices (xbox, apple airplay) to the receiver and only have the ARC cable go to the tv? i want to know if i can disregard my tv hub with this receiver.
Hi and yes, you can hook up all your mentioned devices via HDMI to the input ports of your AV receiver, then using a single HDMI cable to connect to the TV. Please make sure that ARC is enabled in the setup menu of your AV receiver and your TV (some TVs support ARC for a specific HDMI port only, please consult the manual, if required). Thank you!
does anybody know a good equalizer setting for movies on apple Tv 4k , my movies doesnt really sound as loud as it should even after i have calibrated updated even reset the unit . I feel like i can get more power but is just simply not there.
Turn on Dolby Loudness (3-2 in menu) and listen in Atmos or Dolby Surround. Also increase the source volume dB coming from the Apple TV into the Onkyo (4-1 in menu).
Hi, correct. The reason for this is that basically all of today's 4K displays already have an integrated up scaler. You will hardly find any 4K display without one. Adding another scaler in the processing chain does not make sense - especially if the main priority of this device is actually the processing and handling of audio :) Thanks for asking!
Hello, there is no way to modify the volume level during calibration process. The volume is set to a predefined level as part of the calibration process. Modifying the volume would cause incorrect calibration results... Thanks for asking!
Hi and apologies for late reply: when referring to the A/V sync where you can manually adjust the delay, it will only support delaying the audio, not the video, we're afraid.
Thanks for the reply. Can't understand why it's so rare, when my old AV receiver had it. Seems silly to have one without the other (not to mention infuriating!)
Great video 👍🏻 Im purchasing a new receiver tomorrow. I was looking at the Sony 1080 but now I’m leaning more towards this one after a few reviews I’ve read. Is this tailored more towards music than movie? Also can you change bass and treble on the fly when listening to 2 channel music ?
Hi Lewis - and thanks for your positive feedback. The TX-NR676E and its successor TX-NR686 are engineered to show their strenghts in both worlds. While originally coming from the movies world, today's AV receivers have many features related to high quality playback of audio (e.g. circuit design, support for hi-res audio streaming/services, wireless multi-room audio, ...). Basically it's up to you how you would like to use this device at a given time. You can easily adjust tone when listening to 2 channel music, e.g. by pressing the TONE button on the front panel (repeatedly to switch between "Bass" and "Treble"), and turning the TONE dial below the button to adjust the sound...
Hi Lewis, in case you need any support setting up/configuring your system, please do not hestitate to contact the colleagues from the customer care team: Email: www.eu.onkyo.com/en/feature_article_en_42204.html Phone: www.eu.onkyo.com/en/customer-care-hotline-42615.html Thank you and enjoy your Onkyo AVR!
OnkyoEU much appreciated, thanks. all setup today and I’m absolutely amazed how good the sound quality is compared to my 5 years old pioneer receiver. Even before I’d done the room AccuEQ the sound was tons better. Extremely impressed. The only thing I’m confused with is should I run my floor standers in full band or just set to small and use the crossover? I’m using a Dali e12F sub too so should that take over all the low frequencies instead of the fronts ? Thanks again!!!
Hi Lewis, many thanks for your positive feedback! Regarding your question, this is actually a matter of personal taste (e.g. there is no "right" or "wrong"). With floor standers, using full band and "Pure Audio" mode is the perfect choice when listening to music - in this mode, the sub will not be used. When watching movies, full band can still be used together with the sub. But you can also set them to small and use the crossover setting - also a very good choice for movies. As said, the final decision depends on personal taste and your actual room/listening environment. We would recommend listening to both modes in your environment and then deciding on which sounds better for you.
To redo the Initial Setup: If you terminate the procedure on the way or want to change a setting made during Initial Setup, press on the remote controller, select "7. Miscellaneous" - "Initial Setup", and press ENTER.
@@OnkyoEU Thanks. I got it going. Needed to re-calibrate after moving some things around. It's a lot of receiver for the money. Something that's not highlighted is the excellent analog-to-digital video processing that makes my old LaserDiscs watchable on the video projector. Support for SACD/DSD is awesome.
Hi I have onkyo 676 great sounds and working great for more than two months then it shut off upon powering " check speaker wire " display I'm using a banana plug , i'll check all the speaker wire seems good. I tried hard factory reset it works for 1 to 2 weeks same problem again. I listen at a very low volume with a fan in front of my receiver to get rid of thermal problem as other receiver does in the forum. My software was updated to its latest version. Lately I could not perform the factory reset since the receiver shuts off for a few minutes no standby mode lit. I purchased this receiver with only 1 month warranty yet no onkyo service center within our city. This is 120 volts, thus im using an AVR lately I heard several clicking sound in my AVR which I presumed to be the caused of this issue. Please help..
Hi, the TX-NR676 supports an external amp for Zone 2 only - not for any channels in Zone1. If you are looking for an AV receiver with multichannel pre-outs (in Zone 1), TX-RZ820 and higher models will be the right choice... Thanks for asking!
My LCD sony bravia does not suppor arc and as i also must use optical wich i did i have a problem no sound at all because hdmi dominant over optical and i was struggling by accident after 2 days i did found this solution i pulled out hdmi from my sony tv and imidiatly audio came trough optical i say this i am sure other people wit no arc support tv must have had this anoying problem.
Hi, please get in touch with our customer care team to verify your configuration / to support you with the required setup: Email: www.eu.onkyo.com/en/feature_article_en_42204.html Phone: www.eu.onkyo.com/en/customer-care-hotline-42615.html Thank you!
Hi, the receiver supports streaming of audio from portable devices (e.g. smartphones/tables) to the receiver - but it does not support the pairing of headphones. Thank you for asking!
Hi, firstly great video, thanks so much for it. Just one question to confirm my understanding. So this receiver doesn't do any video processing whatsoever, it just pass the video through to the TV, is that right?
Hi Philip, please apologize - we're afraid we have received some incorrect information. The TX-NR676 does NOT support upscaling from 1080p to 4K, it will passthrough the signal only.
Hi am a regular listener of all your post.... but sometimes find it hard to hear what you're saying sometimes. Can you please speak a little bit louder? Thank you.
Unfortunately ONKYO SUPPORT lies about this (edit gives conflicting information). Onkyo 676 with chromecast built in DOESN'T WORK WITH GOOGLE HOME (edit...does work) OR GOOGLE ASSISTANT (edit does work). Onkyo FAILS in clear information on this. Very disappointing
Dear erredobble, We're sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the setup of TX-NR676E with Google Home/Google Assistant. The TX-NR676E with Chromecast built-in does support Google Home and Google Assistant. Please you let us your support ticket # so we can follow-up on this case. Thank you!
Info on Internet and from Onkyo support department is very conflicting. They said assistent was not supported but home speaker is. Had to ask several questions on this because first reply was that there was no voice command support at all. Finally bought a Google Home for this and still did not work. But fixed it today by resetting onkyo receiver so it did link in the home app (before it didn't). Now Google Home voice commands works after a long frustrating search. And now you come with the answer that assistent should work on the 676e........how difficult is it to have clear information on this at the officiel onkyo site and manuals.
Hi and many thanks for your feedback: it seems there was just a misunderstanding regarding the use of Google Assistant with TX-NR676E. To clarify for other viewers: The Google Assistant does not work "on" the TX-NR676E, but it does work "with" the TX-NR676E. This means TX-NR676E is compatible with Google Assistant, but Google Assistant is not installed on TX-NR676E. To accept voice commands for the AV receiver, you will need a Google Home device or a smart phone/tablet running the Google Assistant App. We're glad to hear that issues seem to be sorted out now. Have a nice weekend and fun playing around with your new setup!
Bought an ONKYO TX-NR676E believing I could watch 4K videos of my sons' basketball games, recorded in 4K of course, using my very own iPhone. NO SUCCESS! After 2 weeks of re-wiring, changing of HDMI cables (latest 1 being the "4K HDMI Cable 6ft - Atevon High Speed HDMI 2.0 Cable 18Gbps [Supports 4K HDR]", investing further on another not-so-cheap 2017 NVIDIA Shield TV Box (latest firmware to boot!) hooked up directly to subject Onkyo AVR. Still, all the NR676E could do is passthrough 1080p 60Hz! Tops! My LG TV 65UJ630V has no trouble displaying UHD quality though when the Shield's HDMI OUT connects directly to TV's HDMI IN but then, Atmos & DTS-X get compromised (not viewing iPhone-shot 4K vids anymore) making me conclude the Onkyo receiver does NOT do real 4K passthrough as claimed unless a kind soul here tells me otherwise & explains to me so I'll change my negative opinion on the AVR I purchased. Thanks!
is there a way to change volume to Db on the display?
Hi. Why my nr676e doesn't have crossover settings Page?
My NR676 wakes up at random, this triggers the TV to wake up too. How can I avoid this?
I will get my in four days. Thank you so much for such great video. I know i will be coming back to it as soon as I get my receiver.
Carlos Rodriguez How's the experience so far?
I ordered mine a few days ago.
Onkyo Ht-R494 freezes via Arc connection on my LG TV. Everything else works but ARC. Tested with new HDMI 2.0 and 2.1 cable. LG TV is from last year and supports ARC as well. Obviously ARC is activated on the receiver and TV. What can I do?
please contact our Tech Support directly. I'm sure my colleagues can help you or answer your question.
eu.onkyo.com/en-GB/support
How do you get the setup to display on tv?..
Can 7.1 without ceiling speakers output atmos?
can i hook up all my devices (xbox, apple airplay) to the receiver and only have the ARC cable go to the tv? i want to know if i can disregard my tv hub with this receiver.
Hi and yes, you can hook up all your mentioned devices via HDMI to the input ports of your AV receiver, then using a single HDMI cable to connect to the TV. Please make sure that ARC is enabled in the setup menu of your AV receiver and your TV (some TVs support ARC for a specific HDMI port only, please consult the manual, if required). Thank you!
does anybody know a good equalizer setting for movies on apple Tv 4k , my movies doesnt really sound as loud as it should even after i have calibrated updated even reset the unit . I feel like i can get more power but is just simply not there.
Turn on Dolby Loudness (3-2 in menu) and listen in Atmos or Dolby Surround. Also increase the source volume dB coming from the Apple TV into the Onkyo (4-1 in menu).
Have you done a review on ONKYO NR-777 would love to hear all the options and specs on it , thank you and I enjoy your videos truly .
Hi, we're afraid the Onkyo TX-NR777 is a model which is not available in the EU region, so there will be no video for TX-NR777, sorry!
So the Receiver will not upgrade the 1080i (720p) signal from my tv provider to 4k, as my tx-nr656?
Hi, correct. The reason for this is that basically all of today's 4K displays already have an integrated up scaler. You will hardly find any 4K display without one. Adding another scaler in the processing chain does not make sense - especially if the main priority of this device is actually the processing and handling of audio :) Thanks for asking!
plz upload one video same on HT-S9800thx,THNK"Q so much.
Hi, great video. I have Netflix app on my tv, how can I play my Netflix through my Onkyo receiver
please contact our technical support directly. www.eu.onkyo.com/en/feature_article_en_42204.html
Is there a way to reduce my master volume while speaker levely callibration. Right now the master volume is set to zero reference level.
Hello, there is no way to modify the volume level during calibration process. The volume is set to a predefined level as part of the calibration process. Modifying the volume would cause incorrect calibration results... Thanks for asking!
Can it fix Lip Sync issues when the sound arrives *after* the picture (ie delay the video not just the sound?)
Hi and apologies for late reply: when referring to the A/V sync where you can manually adjust the delay, it will only support delaying the audio, not the video, we're afraid.
Thanks for the reply. Can't understand why it's so rare, when my old AV receiver had it. Seems silly to have one without the other (not to mention infuriating!)
Good work my man, Any videos on the Onkyo TX-NR757?
Hi and thanks for your positive feedback. We're afraid that the TX-NR575 is and not being available in the EU region, sorry...
Great video 👍🏻
Im purchasing a new receiver tomorrow. I was looking at the Sony 1080 but now I’m leaning more towards this one after a few reviews I’ve read.
Is this tailored more towards music than movie?
Also can you change bass and treble on the fly when listening to 2 channel music ?
Hi Lewis - and thanks for your positive feedback. The TX-NR676E and its successor TX-NR686 are engineered to show their strenghts in both worlds. While originally coming from the movies world, today's AV receivers have many features related to high quality playback of audio (e.g. circuit design, support for hi-res audio streaming/services, wireless multi-room audio, ...). Basically it's up to you how you would like to use this device at a given time.
You can easily adjust tone when listening to 2 channel music, e.g. by pressing the TONE button on the front panel (repeatedly to switch between "Bass" and "Treble"), and turning the TONE dial below the button to adjust the sound...
OnkyoEU thanks for the reply. I’m on my way to richer sounds later today to pick one up 👍🏻
Hi Lewis, in case you need any support setting up/configuring your system, please do not hestitate to contact the colleagues from the customer care team:
Email:
www.eu.onkyo.com/en/feature_article_en_42204.html
Phone:
www.eu.onkyo.com/en/customer-care-hotline-42615.html
Thank you and enjoy your Onkyo AVR!
OnkyoEU much appreciated, thanks.
all setup today and I’m absolutely amazed how good the sound quality is compared to my 5 years old pioneer receiver. Even before I’d done the room AccuEQ the sound was tons better. Extremely impressed. The only thing I’m confused with is should I run my floor standers in full band or just set to small and use the crossover?
I’m using a Dali e12F sub too so should that take over all the low frequencies instead of the fronts ?
Thanks again!!!
Hi Lewis, many thanks for your positive feedback! Regarding your question, this is actually a matter of personal taste (e.g. there is no "right" or "wrong"). With floor standers, using full band and "Pure Audio" mode is the perfect choice when listening to music - in this mode, the sub will not be used. When watching movies, full band can still be used together with the sub. But you can also set them to small and use the crossover setting - also a very good choice for movies. As said, the final decision depends on personal taste and your actual room/listening environment. We would recommend listening to both modes in your environment and then deciding on which sounds better for you.
After the initial setup is complete, how can the OSD for the setup menu be brought back, on demand?
To redo the Initial Setup:
If you terminate the procedure on the way or want to change a setting made during Initial Setup, press on the remote controller, select "7. Miscellaneous" - "Initial Setup", and press ENTER.
@@OnkyoEU Thanks. I got it going. Needed to re-calibrate after moving some things around. It's a lot of receiver for the money. Something that's not highlighted is the excellent analog-to-digital video processing that makes my old LaserDiscs watchable on the video projector. Support for SACD/DSD is awesome.
Hi I have onkyo 676 great sounds and working great for more than two months then it shut off upon powering " check speaker wire " display I'm using a banana plug , i'll check all the speaker wire seems good. I tried hard factory reset it works for 1 to 2 weeks same problem again. I listen at a very low volume with a fan in front of my receiver to get rid of thermal problem as other receiver does in the forum. My software was updated to its latest version. Lately I could not perform the factory reset since the receiver shuts off for a few minutes no standby mode lit. I purchased this receiver with only 1 month warranty yet no onkyo service center within our city. This is 120 volts, thus im using an AVR lately I heard several clicking sound in my AVR which I presumed to be the caused of this issue. Please help..
Can you add an external amp to this receiver for use in Zone 1?
Hi, the TX-NR676 supports an external amp for Zone 2 only - not for any channels in Zone1. If you are looking for an AV receiver with multichannel pre-outs (in Zone 1), TX-RZ820 and higher models will be the right choice... Thanks for asking!
My LCD sony bravia does not suppor arc and as i also must use optical wich i did i have a problem no sound at all because hdmi dominant over optical and i was struggling by accident after 2 days i did found this solution i pulled out hdmi from my sony tv and imidiatly audio came trough optical i say this i am sure other people wit no arc support tv must have had this anoying problem.
Hi, please get in touch with our customer care team to verify your configuration / to support you with the required setup:
Email:
www.eu.onkyo.com/en/feature_article_en_42204.html
Phone:
www.eu.onkyo.com/en/customer-care-hotline-42615.html
Thank you!
OnkyoEU wonderfull thank U so much!
Can this receiver pair with Bose Soundsport bluetooth headphones
Hi, the receiver supports streaming of audio from portable devices (e.g. smartphones/tables) to the receiver - but it does not support the pairing of headphones. Thank you for asking!
Hi, firstly great video, thanks so much for it. Just one question to confirm my understanding. So this receiver doesn't do any video processing whatsoever, it just pass the video through to the TV, is that right?
Hi and thanks for your feedback. The video signal will be passed through to the TV, correct. There is no further processing.
Where is that option?
Hi Philip, please apologize - we're afraid we have received some incorrect information. The TX-NR676 does NOT support upscaling from 1080p to 4K, it will passthrough the signal only.
Thanks for clearing that up.
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Hi am a regular listener of all your post.... but sometimes find it hard to hear what you're saying sometimes. Can you please speak a little bit louder?
Thank you.
Hi Jeff, thank you for letting us know, we will forward your feedback to the corresponding colleague!
Try disabling the Atmos if everything he says is going straight over your head 😂
Hey where is the Name Edit here..?
Hi, on TX-NR676, you can find the Name Edit feature here:
Setup Menu -> 4. Source -> 2. Name Edit
Thanks for asking!
In this video Name Edit is not there under Source. Are you sure that's where it's located?
Unfortunately ONKYO SUPPORT lies about this (edit gives conflicting information). Onkyo 676 with chromecast built in DOESN'T WORK WITH GOOGLE HOME (edit...does work) OR GOOGLE ASSISTANT (edit does work). Onkyo FAILS in clear information on this. Very disappointing
Dear erredobble,
We're sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the setup of TX-NR676E with Google Home/Google Assistant. The TX-NR676E with Chromecast built-in does support Google Home and Google Assistant.
Please you let us your support ticket # so we can follow-up on this case.
Thank you!
Info on Internet and from Onkyo support department is very conflicting. They said assistent was not supported but home speaker is. Had to ask several questions on this because first reply was that there was no voice command support at all. Finally bought a Google Home for this and still did not work. But fixed it today by resetting onkyo receiver so it did link in the home app (before it didn't). Now Google Home voice commands works after a long frustrating search. And now you come with the answer that assistent should work on the 676e........how difficult is it to have clear information on this at the officiel onkyo site and manuals.
Just tested via google assistent and it also does work......didn't have to import a google home after all....how nice.
Hi and many thanks for your feedback: it seems there was just a misunderstanding regarding the use of Google Assistant with TX-NR676E. To clarify for other viewers: The Google Assistant does not work "on" the TX-NR676E, but it does work "with" the TX-NR676E. This means TX-NR676E is compatible with Google Assistant, but Google Assistant is not installed on TX-NR676E. To accept voice commands for the AV receiver, you will need a Google Home device or a smart phone/tablet running the Google Assistant App. We're glad to hear that issues seem to be sorted out now. Have a nice weekend and fun playing around with your new setup!
@erredoble you need to edit your comment or delete it since now you know that it supports it so that people aren't misled
too slow in his explaining