TX-NR696 7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver

175 W/Ch THX® Certified Select™ DAA system

Works with Sonos, Chromecast built-in*1, AirPlay 2, DTS Play-Fi®, FlareConnect™*2, Spotify®, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer, TuneIn*3

Supports 5.2.2-ch Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X® playback

Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer*4 and DTS Virtual:X™*4

HDMI Sub/Zone 2 output shares media to a second display or projector

Quad-core SoC supports 802.11ac (2×2 MIMO) Wi-Fi® specification*5

Zone 2/Zone B line-out/Front L/R pre-out with DAC shares D/A audio (including HDMI/SPDIF*6) or connects power amp

Zone 2 outputs distribute D/A audio sources (including HDMI/SPDIF*6)

Stereo Assign Mode to switch Front playback to Height channels

DSP-based Vocal Enhancer improves dialog audibility

GUI with OSD via HDMI features media input/output data display function

HDMI supports 4K/60p, 4K HDR, 4:4:4/24-bit, BT.2020, HDCP 2.2

AccuEQ with subwoofer EQ and AccuReflex™

One-touch volume memory-presets for A/V inputsputs

THX Certified Select certified Dynamic Audio Amplification

Custom High-Current Low-Noise Power Transformer

Large custom-made audio power capacitors

Non-phase-shift amp topology with discrete output stage

New dual-transistor amp output stages (L/R/C) doubles instantaneous current output for stunning dynamics and bass impact

Strengthened power-supply line for high-current dynamics

Refined HDMI grounds, short signal paths reduce noise

SoC board remote from audio paths to reduce noise

High-current drive handles 4-ohm speaker loads

High-grade AKM (AK4458) 384 kHz/32-bit multichannel D/A conversion

VLSC™ (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) filtering (Front L/R)

PLL (Phase Locked Loop) anti-jitter technology for S/PDIF audio

Tone controls (bass/treble) for front L/R channels

Pure Audio Mode and Direct Mode for high-fidelity sound

Supports HDCP 2.2, 4K/60p, HDR (Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG), BT.2020, 4:4:4 color-space, 3D Video, ARC (Audio Return Channel), DeepColor™, x.v.Color™, and LipSync via HDMI

Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Dolby® TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio® decoding

Dolby Atmos Height Virtualizer and DTS Virtual:X 3D processing

Dolby Surround® and DTS® Neural:X upmixing technology

THX listening modes for movies, music, and games

Sound optimization for games (Rock, Sports, Action, and RPG)

SACD (Super Audio CD) playback via HDMI (2.8 MHz 2-ch/multichannel)

Theater-Dimensional virtual surround-sound function