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SMART AV Receiver makes multi-room easySMART AV Receiver is the heart of your home entertainment system. Access streaming content from Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn and share sound as part of a multi-room system via Works with Sonos, Chromecast built-in*, AirPlay 2, DTS Play-Fi, and FlareConnect. |
Experience IMAX EnhancedIMAX Enhanced* A/V receivers feature DTS:X sound technology optimized for the IMAX signature experience, reproducing the full dynamic range of IMAX theatrical sound-mixes available with digitally re-mastered IMAX Enhanced content. A pre-set IMAX Mode reproduces audio at the highest levels and delivers lMAX Enhanced content as the filmmakers intended. IMAX Enhanced versions of a range of films, from Hollywood blockbusters to documentaries, will be released for 4K HDR streaming and Ultra HD Blu-ray. |
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X – setting sound freeDolby Atmos and DTS:X map sounds in the movie to their corresponding positions in your room, so audio is localized or free move among your speakers and around the audience in sync with the action on screen. This 9.2-ch receiver expands object-based sound-field coverage with a 5.2.4 or 7.2.2-ch layout. Enjoy classic titles through your height-enabled system with Dolby Surround and DTS Neural:X upmixers for legacy soundtracks. |
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Works with SonosThe TX-NR797 can join your existing Sonos Home Sound System, or be the start of a new one, just by pairing it with a Sonos Connect*. The AVR ties into the Sonos ecosystem, waking, changing inputs, and playing at the desired volume on command from the Sonos app*. |
Chromecast built-in with the Google AssistantStream any music from your smartphone, laptop, or PC to the receiver with ease. Control playback with Chromecast-enabled apps you know and love from your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, Mac or Windows laptop, or Chromebook. If you have a smart speaker featuring the Google Assistant, you can cue, play, and control music playback by voice. |
THX Certified Select theater-reference soundTHX Certified Select guarantees the same reference volume level of a commercial theater in rooms where the viewing position is about 10–12 ft. from the screen. To gain certification for reference sound within strict THX sound-quality parameters, receivers must pass 2,000 bench-tests in 75 categories covering 14,000 data points. |