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TX-NR828 

7.2-Channel Network A/V Receiver

Microphone for 

Audyssey

2013 NEW PRODUCT RELEASE

Live Life to the Fullest with an Onkyo Home Cinema 

The TX-NR828 gives you—the avid music and movie fan—power to make your home entertainment dreams a reality. From the aluminum 
faceplate through to the banana plug-compatible speaker posts, it’s easy to pick this as a heavyweight contender. Three-Stage Inverted 
Darlington Circuitry on all seven channels effortlessly handles big dynamic gains without distorting—as THX

®

 Select2 Plus

 certification 

attests—with musicality to render audio in extraordinary detail. On the hardware side, 7.2 multichannel pre-outs, powered Zone 2 outputs, 
and bi-amping capability grant the flexibility to customize. Eight 4K-ready HDMI

®

 inputs including frontside MHL

 enable Dolby

®

 TrueHD  and 

DTS-HD Master Audio

 decoding. Audio processing comes courtesy of Audyssey MultEQ

®

, Audyssey DSX

®

, and Dolby

®

 Pro Logic

®

 IIz, while 

Marvell’s outstanding Qdeo

 technology upscales standard video to 4K. Need music right now? With a tap on your smartphone screen, you 

can serve lossless audio to your home cinema—whether its stored on handset, NAS, PC, or online streaming service—using built-in Wi-Fi, or 
pair up and stream with onboard Bluetooth technology. Owning an Onkyo A/V receiver is not just about having big sound on movie night—it’s 
about maximizing the enjoyment of your daily life.

ADVANCED FEATURES

• THX

®

 Select2 Plus

 Certified

• 4K Passthrough from Compatible Source Devices via HDMI

®

• Built-in Wi-Fi-Certified Wireless LAN Capability

• Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR Capability (Compatible Profile: 

A2DP v1.2, AVRCP v1.3)

• Three-Stage Inverted Darlington Circuitry with Discrete 

Output Stage on All Channels

• HDMI Video Upscaling to 4K with Qdeo

 Technology by Marvell

• MHL

 (Mobile High-Definition Link) for 1080p Smart Phone 

Media on HDTV

• Internet Radio and Music Streaming Service Connectivity 

(TuneIn Radio, Last.fm, Spotify, AUPEO!, and Simfy)

*1

• Playback of Audio Files Over Wireless Home Network (MP3, 

WMA, WMA Lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Apple 

Lossless, DSD, LPCM

*2

, and Dolby

®

 TrueHD)

• Audyssey DSX

®

 and Dolby

®

 Pro Logic

®

 IIz Upmixing for Front 

High or Front Wide Channels

• Audyssey MultEQ

®

 for Room Acoustic Correction

• Picture-in-Picture Video Preview with InstaPrevue

 Technology

• Supports Onkyo Remote Apps for iPod touch/iPhone

*3

 and 

Android Devices

*4

 for Housewide System Control

• Phase-Matching Bass Boost

• Powered Zone 2 and Zone 2/3 Line-Outs for Distributed 

Audio Playback in Multiple Rooms

• Whole House Mode for App-Controllable Housewide Audio 

• 7.2 Multichannel Pre-Outs

• Bi-Amping Capability

*1 Availability of services depends on region. Some services may require a firmware 

update. *2 LPCM is available via DLNA only. *3 Compatible with iPod touch (3rd 

generation or later) and iPhone 3GS or later. All models require iOS 4.2 or later.  *4 

Requires Android OS 2.1 or later.

AMPLIFIER FEATURES

• 180 W/Ch (6 

Ω

, 1 kHz, 1% THD, 1 Channel Driven, IEC);

 215 W/Ch (6 

Ω

, 1 kHz, 1 Channel Driven, JEITA)

• WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology)

• H.C.P.S. (High Current Power Supply) Massive High Power 

Transformer

• Discrete Output Stage Circuitry

• Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry

• PLL (Phase Locked Loop) Jitter-Cleaning Circuit Technology

PROCESSING FEATURES

• HDMI Support for 3D, 4K, Audio Return Channel, 

DeepColor

, x.v.Color

, LipSync, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD 

Master Audio

, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, Multichannel 

PCM, and CEC

• TI Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-Bit DAC for All Channels

• Advanced 32-Bit Processing DSP Chip

• 4 DSP Modes for Gaming: Rock, Sports, Action, and RPG 

• Advanced Music Optimizer for Compressed Digital Music Files

• Theater-Dimensional Virtual Surround Function

• Direct Mode and Pure Audio Mode

• Double Bass Function

• Non-Scaling Configuration

• A-Form Listening Mode Memory

CONNECTION FEATURES

• 8 HDMI Inputs (1 Front/7 Rear) and 2 Outputs

• 1 USB Port (Front)

• Mass Storage Class USB Memory Playback (Wide Selection of 

File Formats Supported)

• 2 Component Video Inputs and 1 Output

• 5 Composite Video Inputs and 1 Output

• 5 Digital Audio Inputs (2 Optical and 3 Coaxial)

• 7 Analog Audio Inputs (1 Front/6 Rear)

• Phono Input for Turntable Connection

• RS232 Port

• IR Input and 12 V Trigger Outs (Zone 2)

• Color-Coded, Banana Plug-Compatible Speaker Posts

• Headphone Jack

OTHER FEATURES

• Audyssey Dynamic EQ

®

 for Loudness Correction

• Audyssey Dynamic Volume

®

 Listening-Level Adjustment

• Overlaid On-Screen Display (OSD) with Quick Set-Up and 

Home Menu

• 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 in 10 ms Steps at 48 kHz) 

• Tone Control (Bass/Treble) for Front L/R Channels

• Display Dimmer (Normal/Dim/Dimmer, Volume Knob LED: On/Off)

*

• RDS (PS/RT/PTY/TP) (European Model Only)

• 40 FM/AM Random Presets

• Certified with DLNA Version 1.5

• Firmware Updates via Network and USB

• Aluminum Front Panel and Volume Control Knob

• Compatible with RI Dock for iPod/iPhone and AirPlay (DS-A5)

• RIHD (Remote Interactive over HDMI) for System Control

• Bi-Directional RI (Remote Interactive) Remote Control

*Note: Volume knob LED is always off when display is dimmed

BLACK

SILVER

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