With the power to fill large rooms with THX-certified sound, this cutting-edge receiver is ready to integrate & distribute entertainment throughout your home. More than a home cinema processor, the TX-NR717 means that you can access music on PC, stream from MP3tunes, explore online radio, or connect your iPod/iPhone to one of two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. You can distribute any of these various stereo sources to other rooms for house-wide entertainment. With a total of 10 HDMI connections, this receiver converges HD content from all your components—even your smart phone media via a frontside MHL/HDMI—and provides easy input selection with Insta Prevue™ technology. HDMI also enables intuitive GUI with overlaid Quick Set-Up menu. Visually managing settings & playback—even across multiple zones—is easy with the Onkyo Remote App for iPhone & Android phones. Video upscaling to 4K, Audyssey DSX seven-channel sound expansion, & Audyssey 2EQ room correction are all included. Sound quality is quite simply the best in class, with powerful WRAT amplifier, three-stage inverted Darlington circuitry, & discrete output stage components delivering an otherworldly entertainment experience. ADVANCED FEATURES THX Select 2 Plus™ Certified HDMI Video Upscaling to 4K with Qdeo™ Technology by Marvell MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) for Smart Phone Content on HDTV Picture-in-Picture Input Source Preview with Insta Prevue™ Technology Audyssey DSX & Dolby Pro Logic IIz for Expanded Surround Channels Internet Radio & Cloud Music Streaming Service Connectivity (Last.fm, MP3tunes, Spotify, AUPEO!, Simfy, v Tuner)*1 Supports Onkyo Remote Apps for iPod touch/iPhone*2 & Android Phone*3 PLL (Phase Locked Loop) Jitter-Cleaning Circuit Technology Powered Zone 2/3 & Zone 2/3 Line-Outs for Distributed Audio Playback in Multiple Rooms 7.2 Multichannel Pre-Outs Bi-Amping Capability *1 Availability of services depends on region. Some services may require a firmware update. *2 Compatible with iPod touch (3rd generation or later) & iPhone 3GS or later. All models require i OS 4.2 or later. *3 Requires Android OS 2.1 or later. AMPLIFIER FEATURES 170 W/ Ch (6 & Ugrave;, 1 k Hz, 1% THD, 1 Channel Driven, IEC) WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) Three-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power Transformer Discrete Output Stage Circuitry Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry PROCESSING FEATURES HDMI Support for 3D, Audio Return Channel, Deep Color™, x.v. Color™, Lip Sync, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio™, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, Multichannel PCM, & CEC TI Burr-Brown 192 k Hz/24-Bit DACs for All Channels Advanced 32-Bit Processing DSP Chip 4 DSP Modes for Gaming: Rock, Sports, Action, & RPG Advanced Music Optimizer for Compressed Digital Music Files Theater-Dimensional Virtual Surround Function Direct Mode & Pure Audio Mode CONNECTION FEATURES 8 HDMI Inputs (1 Front/7 Rear) & 2 Outputs 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) Ports (1 Front/1 Rear) Direct Digital Connection of iPod/iPhone via Front-Panel USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port Compatible with Optional UWF-1 Wireless LAN Adapter via USB (Universal Serial Bus) Playback of Audio Files Through Local Network (MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Apple Lossless, LPCM) 2 Component Video Inputs & 1 Output 5 Composite Video Inputs & 1 Output 5 Digital Audio Inputs (2 Optical & 3 Coaxial) 6 Analog Audio Inputs & 1 Phono Input Analog RGB Video Input (D-sub, 15 pin) for PC IR Input & 12 V Trigger Out (Zone 2) Color-Coded, Banana Plug-Compatible Speaker Posts OTHER FEATURES Audyssey 2EQ for Room Acoustic Correction Audyssey Dynamic EQ for Loudness Correction Audyssey Dynamic Volume to Maintain Optimal Listening Level & Dynamic Range Overlaid On-Screen Display (OSD) with Quick Set-Up & Home Menu Hybrid Standby Function to Reduce Power Consumption Independent Crossover Adjustment for Each Channel (40/50/60/70/80/90/100/120/150/200 Hz) A/V Sync Control (Up to 800 ms at 48 k Hz) Tone Control (Bass/ Treble) for Front Channels Firmware Updates via Ethernet & USB (Universal Serial Bus) Light Dimming (Display: Normal/ Dim/ Dimmer; Volume Knob LED: On/ Off)* RDS (PS/RT/PTY/TP) (European Model only) 40 FM/AM Random Presets Preprogrammed RI (Remote Interactive) Remote Control * Note: Volume knob LED is always off when display is dimmed.