What is center spread on Onkyo receiver?
Matthew Barrera
Published Mar 10, 2026
What is center spread on Onkyo receiver?
Center Spread: Adjust the width of the sound field of the front channel when playing in the Dolby Surround listening mode. To spread the width of the sound field to the left and right, set to “On”. To concentrate sound in the center, set to “Off”. Depending on the speaker settings, this becomes “Off”.
Should I use center spread?
Center Spread should only be used when upmixing 2CH music, NOT movies or TV shows. I’ve never heard a system where center spread sounded better off for 2CH music. It tends to dump too much into the center collapsing the Left/Right soundstage.
What is center channel spread?
Center Spread expands the center channel signal to left and right front speakers to create a wider frontal audio image for the listener. It is optimized and designed primary for playback of stereo music content.
How many channels does Onkyo tx-nr686 AV receiver have?
Onkyo TX-NR686 Review The Onkyo TX-NR686 is an AV Receiver (9) with 7.2 channels (10), from Onkyo (11). It makes fully equipped home theater affordable, because of its price (4).
Why does my Onkyo tx-646 not turn on?
Perhaps a newer Yamaha that is HDCP 2.2 compatible for future use. I’m having this same problem with my Onkyo TX-646. The receiver no longer turns on when I turn the TV on and other issues. I now have to have the receiver connected via optical cable for it to work.
Why does my arc and Cec stop working on my tx-nr626?
And the same thing happend on my 656. But mine stopped working after the latest firmware upgrade, which I installed a couple of days before but never noticed till I tried watching something on the netflix app on my tv. This really seems to be a major issue right across the TX-NR range. Is it possible to downgrade the firmware on these receivers?
Why is my Onkyo not working with TuneIn?
So, the fact that stream does not work with Onkyo device, but works on a web page and using TuneIn app supports the thesis that issue should not be related to TuneIn service, but to Onkyo receiver. So it should be either because of not-supported audio stream encoding, transmission protocol or something else.
Onkyo TX-NR686 Review The Onkyo TX-NR686 is an AV Receiver (9) with 7.2 channels (10), from Onkyo (11). It makes fully equipped home theater affordable, because of its price (4).
Perhaps a newer Yamaha that is HDCP 2.2 compatible for future use. I’m having this same problem with my Onkyo TX-646. The receiver no longer turns on when I turn the TV on and other issues. I now have to have the receiver connected via optical cable for it to work.
What can I do with my Onkyo home theater receiver?
Chromecast built-in lets you use your phone, tablet, or computer to stream music to the receiver from over 100 audio apps. With a Google Home voice assistant or the Google Home app, you can use your voice to control playback and connect with other Chromecast built-in devices for wireless music throughout your home.
Why does my Onkyo TV say no signal?
The tv says no signal. HELP? hoping someone hear can help me. When you say new Onkyo TX-NR676, do you mean new-new, like the HDMI doesn’t work out of the box, or is this a case of the HDMI output worked for a while, and then died? Does the front panel light up?