Onkyo 7.1CH 3D Ready Home Theater System
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Onkyo HT-S8409 Home Theater System is well designed to give your home theater the aural kick it needs to cross the line from “decent” to “faboo!” However, please note: to get the FULL movie experience, you’re going to need a few things more. Here’s a quick list on how to do a 100% conversion.
STEP ONE: Before wiring in the two tower speakers, spill an entire six-pack of soda on the floor. Allow five hours so the soda can dry something slightly less than fully. This will prevent you from flying away into outer space if all gravity on Earth suddenly shuts off unexpectedly. You wouldn’t want to miss the end of the movie!
STEP TWO: Find two small children to sit directly behind you and discuss what they learned at school. While the Dolby? Pro Logic? IIz in the TX-NR609 THX Select2 Plus certified receiver is indeed impressive, it’s not something you’d actually want to hear, right? Seeing a movie is about meeting the people around you, and really getting to know their hopes and dreams.
STEP THREE: Keep in mind that the receiver bosts six HDMI ports, but can also accept a wide range of devices, including iPods and iPhones via the front panel USB port and PC video via RGB. This will let you add effects to your movies so they’ll get slightly out of focus twenty minutes in, at which point, you should stand up, walk to the nearest gas station, and try to convince the guy behind the counter that he should find a manager. Once you’ve done that, walk back, and try to guess what you missed. Use your imagination!
STEP FOUR: Set up your center and surround speakers too, and make sure they’re well balanced. Then go to your kitchen, open the fridge, and throw everything out. Replace the food with cheap hot dogs and candy, which you can eat at any time, assuming you’re willing to pay seventy eight bucks per. Scoff at anyone who suggests you might make more money by serving things people actually want to eat.
STEP FIVE: take your comfy comfy couch and put a rock under the cushion, placed at random.
Congratulations! Now you’ve turned your home theater into a REAL theater! Of course, if you don’t want to do all that, you could just plug in the Onkyo HT-S8409 Home Theater System and enjoy it normally. But then where’s the realism, you know? Where’s the ambiance?
| System: | |
|---|---|
| Total Power: | 1030W (7.1 System) |
| Power: | 130W per channel (6?, 1kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC) |
| Subwoofer Output: | 120W |
| Audio Processing: |
Dolby Decoder: TrueHD, DD Plus DTS Decoder: DTS-HD Master Audio, HD-High Resolution Audio, NEO:6 Dolby PLIIz and Audyssey DSX? Onkyo Game Surround Modes Audyssey Dynamic EQ: (2EQ) Audyssey Dynamic Volume Music Optimizer: Advanced |
| Internet Radio Services | vTuner, Spotify, SIRIUS XM Internet Radio?, Pandora?, Slacker?, Napster, Rhapsody? and AUPEO! |
| Inputs: |
(6) HDMI v1.4a with 3D video & ARC support (1 front) (2) Digital Audio (optical) (2) Digital Audio (coaxial) (6) Analog Audio (5) Composite (1 front) (2) Component Video (1) PC-in (1) RJ-45 (1) USB (front) (1) FM Antenna (1) AM Antenna |
| Outputs: |
(1) HDMI (1) Analog Audio (2) Composite (1) Component Video (7) Binding Post Binding Terminals (L/R) (1) Powered Zone2 (1) Zone 2 Line-out (2) Subwoofer Pre-out (1) Headphones (front) |
| Other Ports: |
(1) Universal Port (1) RI Remote Control (1) Setup Mic (front) |
| Video Input Conversion: | Analog to HDMI Upconversion |
| Video: | |
|---|---|
| Input Sensitivity: |
1.0 Vp-p/75? (Component) 0.7 Vp-p/75? (Component PB/CB, PR/CR) 0.28 Vp-p/75? (S-Video C, PR/CR) 1.0 Vp-p/75? (Composite) |
| Frequency Response: | 5Hz – 100MHz (-3 dB) |
| Tuner: | |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range: |
FM: 87.5MHz – 107.9MHz AM: 530kHz – 1710kHz FM/AM Preset Memory: 40 Stations |
| Speakers: | |
|---|---|
| Speakers: |
Front: 2-Way Bass Reflex Center: 2-Way Bass Reflex Surround: Full-Range, Acoustic Suspension Surround Back: Full-Range, Acoustic Suspension Subwoofer: Bass Reflex, Powered |
| Drivers: |
Front: (2) 3.25″ Cone Woofer, 1″ Balanced Dome Tweeter Center: (2) 3.25″ Cone Woofer, 1″ Balanced Dome Tweeter Surround: 3.25″ Cone Surround Back: 3.25″ Cone Subwoofer: 10″ Cone |
| Frequency Response: |
Front/Center: 55Hz – 50kHz Surround: 80Hz – 20kHz Surround Back: 80Hz – 20kHz Subwoofer: 25Hz – 150Hz |
| Output SPL: |
Front: 79.5 dB/W/m Center: 79 dB/W/m Surround: 81 dB/W/m Surround Back: 81 dB/W/m Subwoofer: N/A |
| Max Input Power: |
Front/Center/Surround: 130W Surround Back: 130W |
| Impedance: |
Front/Center/Surround: 6? Surround Back: 6? Subwoofer: 550mV/20 k? |
| Dimensions: |
Front: 10.3″(W) x 41.1″(H) x 10.3″(D) Center: 16.6″(W) x 4.5″(H) x 4.8″(D) Surround: 4.5″(W) x 9.1″(H) x 3.8″(D) Surround Back: 4.5″(W) x 9.1″(H x 3.8″(D) Subwoofer: 10.8″(W) x 19.9″(H) x 16.2″(D) |
| Weight: |
Front: 11.5 lbs Center: 4.9 lbs Surround: 2.2 lbs Surround Back: 2.2 lbs Subwoofer: 25.6 lbs |
| Amplifier: | |
|---|---|
| Channels: | 7.2 |
| Power Output: |
Front L/R: 130W per channel (6?, 1kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC) Center: 130W (6?, 1kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC) Surround L/R: 130W per channel (6?, 1kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC) Surround Back L/R: 130W per channel (6?, 1kHz, 1%, 1 Channel Driven, FTC) |
| Dynamic Power (front): |
180W (3?) 160W (4?) 100W (8?) |
| THD+N: | 0.08% (20Hz – 20kHz, Half Power) |
| Damping Factor: | 60 (Front, 1kHz, 8?) |
| Input Sensitivity: | 200 mV/47 k? (Line) |
| Impedance: | 200 mV/470? (Rec out) |
| Maximum Source Impedance: | 2.0 V/2.2 k? (Rec out) |
| Frequency Response: | 5Hz – 100kHz/ +1 dB, -3 dB (Direct Mode) |
| Tone Control: |
?10 dB, 50Hz (Bass) ?10 dB, 20kHz (Treble) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio: | 106 dB (Line, IHF-A) |
| Speaker Impedance: | 6 – 16? |
| THX Certified: | Select2 Plus |
| Power Supply: | AC 120 V, 60Hz |
| Power Consumption: |
4.9A Standby: 0.2W |
| Dimensions: | 17.1″(W) x 6.8″(H) x 12.9″(D) |
| Weight: | 24.7 |
In the box:
- Onkyo TX-NR609 THX Select2 Plus 7.2-Channel Receiver
- (2) Two-Way Tall-Boy Speakers
- (2) Surround Speakers
- (2) Surround Back Speakers
- Center Speaker
- Subwoofer
- FM Antenna
- AM Loop Antenna
- Color Coded Speaker Cable
- Subwoofer Cable
- Speaker Set-up Microphone
- Remote Control
- Manual

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