In the future, all home devices will seamlessly connect to the Internet for live content. Thankfully, the future started a while back. Onkyo is now shipping the TX-NR807, a home theater receiver that’s configured to play Pandora, Rhapsody, and Sirius streaming Internet stations. Sounds great, but you guys couldn’t have added Slacker to that list?
The TX-NR807 can also play tracks stored on networked PCs (MP3, WMA, FLAC, Lossless, Ogg Vorbis, and AAC tracks are supported). It connects via an Ethernet port, which is okay, but we would have preferred a wireless connection. It uses that Ethernet connection for firmware updates, so maybe it’ll learn how to stream Slacker stations one day.
Specks include six HDMI 1.3a inputs, 1080p video upscaling, and a Faroudja DCDi Cinema processor chip. It also offers lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Getting all this performance will cost you. The TX-NR807 is available at Onkyo dealers for a list price of $1,099.
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