Pro Audio Equipment

Onkyo HT-S9100THX – Best Value Home Theater

Choose the Right System For Your Home

Choosing the right home theater system is often challenging and frustrating. This Home Theater System eliminates the confusion associated with making a sound choice. With exquisite high-definition surround sound reproduction, HDMI 1080p Deep Color Processing, and 1200W of earth moving power, the Onkyo HT-S9100THX 7.1-Channel Home Theater System will give your home theater experience to new heights. Designed and built with both professional audio pundits and home theater enthusiasts in mind, it combines unsurpassed clarity and functionality by utilizing THX Integrated Systems Plus Certification. It features four HDMI (Ver. 1.3a) inputs, and two HD component inputs, enabling an effortless, high-bandwidth transfer of video signals to the latest HDTV displays. It features 1080i HD video upconversion with Faroudja DCDi Edge Technology, regardless of the connection.

Why Onkyo HT-S9100THX ?

Superior Audio Processing

This Onkyo HT S9100THX combines style and clarity with an impressive A/V (130W-Per Channel) digital receiver. It offers 192KHz/24-bit audio processing technology to create a wider, more enveloping surround-sound experience. It features Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio decoding. In addition, Onkyo also includes a sophisticated 7.1-Channel speaker system capable of delivering a full, clear, and tight sound response. It consists of two (2-Way) front satellite speakers, four (2-Way) surround speakers, one (2-Way) center speaker, and a powerful 290W down-firing 12-inch subwoofer.

Moreover, it presents excellent audio processing that will be hard to match. Onkyo exclusives like Wide Range Amplifier Technology (WRAT), All Discrete Circuitry, Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry, High Current Power Supply (H.C.P.S.), and Audyssey 2EQ Room Calibration offer the cleanest signal on the market. With HDTV component switching, Blu-ray/PlayStation 3 compatibility, RIHD System Control, 7.1-CH Discrete Input, AM/FM tuner, and connectivity to virtually any A/V source or playback component you can imagine, your entertainment choices are endless with the HT-S9100THX.

The dynamic range of this system is so well balanced and matched, that the center, front and rear channels blend easily into a surreal home theater experience. It’s capable of processing Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24, DTS-HD Master Audio, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio.

Longtime THX buffs may point out that other THX-certified products are also designed to work together. But they are intended to be reasonably interchangeable; they aren’t necessarily designed and sold together as a dedicated single system. With this Onkyo model, you get all your THX joy in one box. THX further specifies that its I/S Plus system functions at a viewing (and presumably listening) distance of 8 feet.

Audyssey’s licensed contribution to the system is the 2EQ automatic setup and room-correction system. It measures the system’s acoustic output at two listening positions, which allows more than one listener to enjoy equalized fine-tuning. Another version of Audyssey, MultEQ, measures from six positions. Most one-brand proprietary room-correction systems measure from only one position. So 2EQ might be the happy medium for a budget product like this one.

Finally, the HT-S9100THX system’s HDMI 1.3a output is graced by Faroudja DCDi video processing, which is a well-known picture smoother and jaggie killer. This version of HDMI also allows the system to deliver a full panoply of surround codecs, including the new lossless Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It also has their improved (and underrated) lossy cousins, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio.

More Key Features

This powerful THX certification is designed to address the growing needs of the newest generation of home entertainment enthusiasts with smaller home theater environments. It’s an ideal amplification solution for superb processing of gaming, movie soundtracks, music, and HDTV broadcasting. THX I/S Plus includes THX Cinema Mode, THX Music Mode, THX Games Mode, and THX Surround EX. In addition, it features THX Loudness Plus, which improves how you experience movies at lower volume levels; to counteract the loss or distortion of ambient and bass sounds at lower volumes.

This system features a high-bandwidth processor capable of transferring 1080p (Ver. 1.3a/Deep Color, x.v. Color) through the HDMI output; and 1080i HD upconversion is achieved with a powerful Faroudja DCDi processing chip. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. With playback specifications that meet the standards of professionals, it features HD component video (2x inputs/1x output) switching for high-resolution low-distortion video reproduction.

Remote Interactive (RI) capability enables you to simply connect your iPod to your receiver through Onkyo’s RI Dock option for the iPod. Your iPod effectively becomes another Onkyo component flowing through the receiver.

Features :
Onkyo HT-R960 A/V Receiver
Audio Decoding:
DOLBY: TrueHD, Digital 5.1, EX, Pro Logic IIx
DTS: DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS, ES
OTHER: THX Loudness Plus, Audyssey Dynamic EQ
THX Certification: Integrated System Plus
Number of Amp Channels: 7
Rated Power (watts per channel): 130 into 8 ohms, one channel driven
Specified Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 100 kHz, +1/–3 dB
Video Processing: Faroudja DCDi
Auto Setup/Room EQ: Audyssey 2EQ
Dimensions (W x H x D, inches): 17.13 x 5.94 x 14.82
Weight (pounds): 24.9

Speakers
SKF-960F
Type: Two-way, front
Tweeter (size in inches, type): 1, soft dome
Woofer (size in inches, type): 5, A-OMF cone (2)
Nominal Impedance (ohms): 8
Recommended Amp Power (watts): 130 max
Available Finishes: Black
Dimensions (W x H x D, inches): 6.25 x 17.06 x 7.81
Weight (pounds): 11.7

SKC-960C
Type: Two-way, center
Tweeter (size in inches, type): 1, soft dome
Woofer (size in inches, type): 5, A-OMF cone (2)
Nominal Impedance (ohms): 8
Recommended Amp Power (watts): 130 max
Available Finishes: Black
Dimensions (W x H x D, inches): 17.06 x 6.25 x 7.81
Weight (pounds): 11.7

SKM-960S
Type: Two-way, surround
Tweeter (size in inches, type): 1, soft dome
Woofer (size in inches, type): 5.13, A-OMF cone
Nominal Impedance (ohms): 8
Recommended Amp Power (watts): 130 max
Available Finishes: Black
Dimensions (W x H x D, inches): 7.86 x 11 x 6.63
Weight (pounds): 7.7

SKB-960
Type: Two-way, back-surround
Tweeter (size in inches, type): 1, soft dome
Woofer (size in inches, type): 5.13, A-OMF cone
Nominal Impedance (ohms): 8
Recommended Amp Power (watts): 130 max
Available Finishes: Black
Dimensions (W x H x D, inches): 7.86 x 11 x 6.63
Weight (pounds): 7.7

Connections
Inputs:
Video: HDMI 1.3a (4), component video (2), S-video (3), composite video (4)
Audio: Coaxial digital (2), optical digital (2), 7.1-channel analog (1), stereo analog (6)
Additional: Remote (1), AM (1), FM (1) Outputs: Video: HDMI (1), component video (1), S-video (2), composite video (2) Audio: Stereo analog (3), sub (1)