r/Onkyo

I have a Onkyo TX-5100 AV set up thats ONLY 3 years old, and it started losing the sound when I turned it on... its hooked up to an Apple TV with a Samsung display.

All of a sudden, when I turned it on, I would get an oblong box image where the volume bar should be on the TV display. A few times the volume bar animation would show YYYY on the left side of the image (where the volume indicator should be). I changed all the HDMI cables, rebooted everything and it is still an issue.

At first I could unplug it, hear 5 clicks, and then plug it back in and it would reset. But it continually got worse over a few weeks until it didn't turn the the sound on at all.

Spoke to Onkyo support and they said that some board went bad and it probably would cost more to repair than its worth, SERIOUSLY?!

I always thought the name Onkyo meant quality, but since researching this issue I have read a lot of horror stories with their AV Receivers.

I've been dealing with random shutdowns or reboots on my AVR TX-NR555 recently. When it first happened, I was still able to watch a few episodes without interruptions but now it's totally unusable because it shut down or reboots every few minutes.

I'm using a stepdown transfomer (110V 500W) so maybe it could be the one failing but perhaps other people has a similar experience? I've been using this setup since 2020, not everyday but at least once a week. Aside from this issue, it still works totally fine.

I've already tried removing all the speakers and everything plugged in and the issue still happens. I've also cleaned the inside and it was actually very dusty 😅

So I have always had my Series X and PS5 connected to the Onkyo, then output from the Onkyos "MAIN" HDMI output back to a 120Hz capable input on my TCL QM8K. The Onkyos HDMI output is set to 8K Enhanced. This has always worked fine, until just today.

When I turn on my Series X or PS5, my tv now displays "No Signal". Sometimes the picture will flash on for a second, then go back to "No Signal" in a split second. Sometimes it keeps flashing in and out. Other times it just stays on "No Signal".

Now, this is using 4K and 120Hz on the consoles. If I change the consoles to not use 120Hz, everything goes back to normal when using 60Hz. If I set the Onkyo HDMI to 8K Standard, things also work again... but I have ALWAYS had the Onkyo set to 8K enhanced until now. Why is this happening?

I have swapped around too many 8K HDMI cables to mention, no difference. I have factory reset the Onkyo, TV, and both consoles. No difference. I have unplugged all HDMI cables from both ends and unplugged to power to all devices for a half hour. No difference. Tried the same with multiple times with trying to power the tv, Onkyo, and consoles in different orders. No change to anything. Tried CEC off, CEC on, and every single combination of settings across all devices I could thing of. I even tried 101 different suggestions from Chat GPT. lol

Why did 8K enhanced mode just suddenly quit working today, after months on end of it working fine the way it was? It works until I set the consoles to use both 4K and 120Hz. If I lower the resolution on the consoles, 1080p and 120Hz works fine. 4K 60Hz works fine. It's only the combination of 4K and 120Hz on the consoles that is causing my tv to say "No Signal", when 4K 120Hz worked perfectly fine up until just today. Faulty HDMI board or something on the Onkyo?

I am trying to setup my new receiver , but couldn’t find 3.1.4 speaker configuration. I can go with 5.1.2 , but I thought 3.1.4 could be better as I have 4 top speakers.
I wonder if there way to achieving it?

I got my rz30 a week ago and have it hooked up to my LG G5 77”’tv vie eARC with new cables. I’m noticing occasional audio dropouts (half second) while I’m streaming movies from various services. It does this while on various sound formats like surround 5.1 or Atmos. It does it every few minutes. Is there anything I can do to stop this?

Bit of a weird issue here: my Onkyo TX-NR696 receiver occasionally connects to Spotify when it's off. This happens once every couple months or so. Today the system came to life and started playing Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago" over Spotify. Nobody in the household has or uses Spotify. The wifi network is secured with WPA2/WPA3-Personal, and none of the neighbors have the log-in information.

So two questions, I guess:

1. What on Earth could be causing this to happen?
2. How do I make it stop? Can I disable Spotify on the receiver? (The receiver is internet-connected, as we use AirPlay to stream to it from various devices.)

New redditor here, so any tips or suggestions or insights are especially welcome. Thank you!

Does anybody know what amplification ICs are used in the Y-50? Also, does it run with or without a fan inside? It's on my shortlist for purchase when it comes out next week and I'd love to know more about what's inside the box before preordering. The spec sheet looks really good, but I'd really like to see the internals with my own eyes.