Onkyo launch TX-SR607 receiver

Onkyo have just unleashed the TX-SR607 receiver which is the first receiver to feature vertical Dolby Pro Logic. Formally called Dolby Pro Logic IIz, this feature allows home theatre systems that have two extra front channel speakers placed up at a high level to play sounds that would naturally be above the movie watcher. According to Onkyo this new feature

enhances the spatial sensation of music, movies, and video games by letting you incorporate front height channels.

Impressive, eh? Well it doesn’t end there for the TX-SR607 receiver as the unit also sports a massive six HDMI inputs, five at the back and one at the front as well as upconversion to 1080i for analog input. You can also hook up an iPod dock via the proprietary U.Port. Other details include

* 7.2 Channels
* 90 W per channel
* Dolby Decoder DD PLus, TrueHD, DTS Decoder DTS-HD Master Audio
* Dolby PLIIz
* Onkyo Game Surround Modes
* 192K/24 Bit DACs
* 2 Optical Audio Inputs
* 2 Component Inputs
* 6 HDMI V1.3a Inputs
* Analog to HDMI Upconversion
* 1080i Upscaling
* 435 x 174.3 x 374.7 mm
* 10.8 kg

The Onkyo TX-SR607 also sports quite a nice US$600 price tag too and will be available in April. This looks like a pretty sweet deal if you’re after a new receiver, given the extra bells and whistles of Dolby Pro Logic IIz. So we’re sure other receiver manufacturers will be hurrying to get their versions of the TX-SR607 out very soon!

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