TX-RZ50
9.2-Channel THX Certified AV Receiver
The TX-RZ50 delivers enormous power on-demand to highlight every nuance of the music, movies, and games you love.
Additional Features and Benefits
Ultimate 4K Gaming Experience
4K/120 enables ultra-fast motion UHD images to be crisp and razor-sharp; and sports, action movies, and high-performance gaming benefit significantly. The TX-RZ50 supports higher performance from streaming devices like the latest Apple TV.
Discrete Zone 2 HDMI Switching
Set up different Ultra High-Definition entertainment options with up to 8K60 resolution* in two different rooms from your Onkyo receiver. Watch a movie in the home theater, while the kids watch cartoons in their playroom.*
*8K60 only valid for Zone 1/Zone 2 will only produce 4K120 resolution when two separate HDMI sources are used.
THX Certified
In 1993, Onkyo became the first consumer home theater electronics brand to be THX-certified. With literally thousands of tests, before earning the THX-certification logo: no matter what input is used, no matter what combination of the many built-in features for the AVR, preamplifier, or amplifier, there can be absolutely nothing added, nothing taken away from the source material. The TX-RZ50 offers four distinct THX listening modes: cinema, gaming, music, and surround EX.
IMAX Enhanced Mode
A vital component of today’s premium home theater experience, this IMAX Enhanced certified AVR replicates the immersive audio and visual quality of IMAX theaters from the comfort of your living room. By allowing object-based audio to be precisely placed and moved in 3D space, in combination with proprietary algorithms optimizing video quality, you’ll experience a vibrant, lifelike experience just as the filmmaker intended.
Built-In Multi-Zone Streaming and Voice Control
The Onkyo TX-RZ50 9.2-Channel THX® Certified AV Receiver easily integrates into your existing Smart Home ecosystem, including Apple Airplay, Alexa, Google apps, and more. You get a highly capable and compatible network device that can stream your favorites wherever you want in your home with up to 8K60 resolution.**
*A third-party AI device is required for voice commands - sold separately
***8K60 only valid for Zone 1/Zone 2 will only produce 4K120 resolution when two separate HDMI sources are used
Works with Sonos Certified
This Onkyo receiver can join your existing Sonos Home Sound System, or be the start of a new one, just by pairing it with a Sonos Port* This Works With Sonos Certified AVR offers a best-in-class tie-in to the Sonos ecosystem, waking, changing inputs, and playing at the volume you want using the Sonos Volume-Pass Through feature from the Sonos app*. The TX-RZ50 can work with up to three Sonos Ports—one for each of three independent zones—each playing a completely different streaming service from Sonos Radio.
*Sonos Port required and sold separately.
Built-In Streaming Services
Access to Spotify®, TIDAL, Deezer, TuneIn, and Pandora® are built into the system. Use dedicated apps (where available) or the free Onkyo Control App for Apple and Android devices to find and play music.
Bi-Directional Bluetooth Wireless Technology
This Onkyo AVR can send and receive audio via Bluetooth wireless technology. Stream from your device to the receiver using SBC or AAC codecs, or transmit audio playing through the AVR to compatible wireless headphones using SBC, aptX™, or aptX HD codecs including 24-bit audio over aptX HD. The improved data transfer capabilities of the latest generation of Bluetooth ensure clear and reliable sound reproduction so you hear your favorite songs just as the recording engineer intended.
Ready for DTS Play-Fi
DTS Play-Fi allows you to enjoy high-quality music from connected online services, networked media servers, and your device library over Wi-Fi® to any number of compatible products using the Onkyo Music Control App for iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphones/tablets. DTS Play-Fi can synchronize the music in every room. Each member of your family can use their own device to listen to their music in a room or group of rooms. DTS Play-Fi lets you structure a comprehensive multi-room ecosystem that satisfies virtually any need.
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THE PROFESSOR’S RZ50 REVIEW
The Onkyo TX-RZ50 is an AV Receiver that visually conveys a bold stance with its brushed aluminum face and tactical-like information display window.
Let’s take a look at it from an alternate angle…from the inside…out...
The stalwart stance of the RZ50 shields over 6000 parts…from circuit boards to audio converters, to professional level video processors…the cliché “More than meets the eye” is an understatement here. What are all these parts doing?
Have you heard of Apple TV? Fire TV? Roku? PlayStation? XBOX? How about a good old fashioned cable TV box or DVD/Blu-ray disc player? I’ll bet your TV has apps too…
Why are there so many options to watch, listen and interact with media? Well, it’s because there’s more media available today than ever before. We are fortunate to be able to explore millions of streams of audio, video, games, without ever having to leave our sofa, but…when does this become unmanageable?
Enter the AVR. An Audio/Video Receiver (AVR), receives audio and video signals from such devices, and seamlessly switches between them, decoding (translating) this content, then sending the video signal to the TV and the audio signal to the speakers.
How does the RZ50 excel at these processes? It would take our 60+ person Engineering team in Osaka, Japan to try to explain how this works technically, but let’s break it down into things you should know while shopping for an AVR:
Audio — How it deals with sound
Imagine being able to interpret 100s of languages. The RZ50 is capable of decoding audio signals starting with a vintage analog turntable all the way to today’s immersive multi-channel lossless formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. It can capture these audio signals via multiple connections including HDMI, and even from your TV via eARC. As a bonus, the RZ50 includes built-in streaming apps like Pandora and is Works with Sonos certified. It then steers these signals toward up to 9 speaker locations around your listening space, enveloping you in the world you selected to experience, such as a raptor chase in Jurassic World, or a symphony at the Sydney Opera House. It drives most speakers effortlessly with an amplifier rating of 120 WPC.* (2ch driven).
Is your room a movie theater? Probably not…most rooms are not ideal for sound reproduction. What if your speakers don’t sound as good as you expected? Onkyo has you covered with Dirac Room Correction technology. Without getting too technical, room correction, in general, listens to how your system is performing, then uses advanced computing to positively alter the signal to better fit your space. It’s practically magic for your ears! The RZ50 comes out of the box equipped with Dirac Live software built-in, no need for upgrades, unless you’d like to fine tune your bass further with Dirac Live Bass Control (available as a paid option).
Video — How it deals with images
Isn’t it awesome when you fire up your big screen flat panel? The image draws your eyes into a world rich with new possibilities. Today’s TVs have the ability to display super high-resolution images and frame rates which are important for sports and gaming, in particular. The RZ50 can guide these advanced video signals to your TV with no loss in resolution or motion. In fact, the RZ50 was the world’ first AVR to pass full gaming specs such as 4k/120.
Bringing an entertainment machine like this to market took a 60+ person team of PAC engineers, mostly based in Osaka Japan, to unravel the needs of the person who will ultimately enjoy it. This team consists of mechanical engineers, software engineers, electrical engineers...all working toward one goal...to deliver the best possible music, movie, and gaming experience in its category.
The Onkyo TX-RZ50 is an AV Receiver that redefined what is possible in its class. It’s nestled in between the TX-RZ30 which offers slightly less power, and the beastly TX-RZ70 which is the current flagship AVR in Onkyo’s lineup.
Which one is right for you?
— The Professor, Rob Viera
Features
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
| IMAX® Enhanced certified for immersive signature sound by DTS:X® | ✓ |
| 11.2-ch processing and pre-outs for 7.2.4 layouts | ✓ |
| Supports Dirac Live® Room Correction | 20Hz to 20kHz |
| AccuReflex phase-matching solution for Atmos-enabled speakers | ✓ |
| SMART AV Receiver™ | Works with Sonos, Chromecast built-in™, AirPlay 2, and DTS Play-Fi®; includes Spotify®, Amazon Music HD, Pandora®, TIDAL, Deezer, and TuneIn streaming services |
| Works with Hey Google or Alexa | Sold separately |
| Stream over 5 GHz/2.4 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi® supporting the 802.11ac standard | ✓ |
| HDMI® inputs | Inputs 1-3 and Main/Sub out support 8K/60AB and 4K/120AB. Inputs 4-6 support 8K/60B and 4K/120AB. Front HDMI Input supports up to 4K/60 (HDMI 2.0). |
| HDMI 2.1 | HDMI 2.1 features that are supported on HDMI inputs 1–6, Main Out, and Sub/Zone 2 Out in Sub Mode output including VRR, ALLM, QFT (Quick Frame Transport), DSC (Display Stream Compression), QMS (Quick Media Switching), and eARC (Main Out). |
| HDMI Sub/Zone 2 Out for media transmission to a second display | ✓ |
| Send or receive audio via Bluetooth® wireless technology | RX mode: SBC/AAC, TX mode: SBC/Qualcomm® aptX™/ aptX HD |
| Refined chassis, HDMI board, DAC, Digital/Analog inputs, power-amp grounds and power lines | ✓ |
| 5.2-ch Main + Powered Zone 2 + Powered Zone 3 speakers support synced/independent D/A audio playback | ✓ |
| Zone 2/Zone B line-out*7 (analog RCA) supports synced or independent D/A playback*8 on compatible audio systems or headphone docks | ✓ |
Specs
AMPLIFIER
| Power output (All channels) | 120 W/Ch (8 ohms, 20 Hz–20 kHz, 0.08% THD, 2 channels driven, FTC) |
| THD+N (Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise) | 0.08% (20 Hz–20 kHz, half power) |
| Input sensitivity and impedance | 200 mV rms/47 k-ohms (Line) 3.5 mV rms/47 k-ohms (Phono MM) |
| Rated RCA output level and impedance | 1 V rms/470 ohms (Subwoofer pre-out) 200 mV rms/470 ohms (Zone 2/Zone B line-out) |
| Frequency response | 5 Hz–100 kHz/+1 dB, -3 dB (Direct Mode) |
| Tone control | ±10 dB, 20 Hz (Bass) ±10 dB, 20 kHz (Treble) |
| Signal-to-noise ratio | 106 dB (Line, IHF-A) 80 dB (Phono, IHF-A) |
| Speaker impedance | 4–16 ohms |
TUNER
| FM | 87.5 MHz–107.9 MHz |
| AM | 530 kHz–1,710 kHz |
| FM/AM preset memory | 40 stations |
GENERAL
| Power supply | AC 120 V~, 60 Hz |
| Power consumption (operating) | 850 W |
| Power consumption (idle) | 75 W |
| Power consumption (standby) | 0.1 W |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 17 1/8˝ x 7 15/16˝ x 15 11/16˝ (435 x 201.5 x 398 mm) |
| Weight | 30.9 lbs. (14.0 kg) |
UPC Code
| (B) | 889951003687 |
CARTON
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 22 7/16˝ x 13 3/16˝ x 19 5/16˝ (570 x 335 x 490 mm) |
| Weight | 37.5 lbs. (17.0 kg) |
ACCESSORIES INCLUDED
| Power cord | ✓ |
| Indoor FM antenna | ✓ |
| AM loop antenna | ✓ |
| Speaker setup microphone | ✓ |
| Quick Start Guide | ✓ |
| Remote control | ✓ |
| Two AAA (R03) batteries | ✓ |
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Firmware Updates
- Latest firmware update instructions: Firmware Update Instructions .
- Latest firmware update: Firmware Update .