Onkyo has announced a second Spotify-enabled AV receiver, as well as a

Onkyo TX-NR709

The TX-NR709 receiver (£800) joins the £500 TX-NR609 which hit the shelves in March. It’s a 7.2-channel design with THX Select2 Plus certification and eight HDMI inputs, as well as dual HDMI outputs, decoding of high-definition audio formats, support for 3D video, an audio return channel and video upscaling to 4K resolution.

It also comes with a front-mounted USB socket for direct digital connection of iPod or iPhone and USB sticks. Onkyo also has its own universal port for connecting other Onkyo-only peripherals.

It can b connected to a home network and stream audio from a PC or the internet, including Spotify’s Premium service and internet radio.

It also has DSP modes for gaming, Audyssey Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume, 7.2 multichannel preamp outputs and Burr-Brown PCM1690 192kHz/24-bit DACs.

Onkyo HT-S9405THX

Also new from Onkyo is a pair of 3D-ready, 5.1 receiver/speaker packages as well as a 5.1 speaker-only set-up.

The HT-S9405THX (£1,000) and HT-S6405 (£600) 5.1 systems will both go on sale in May, as will the SKS-HT648 5.1 speaker package with subwoofer (£300).

Onkyo’s BD-SP309 3D-compatible Blu-ray player meanwhile, will be available this month for £200. It includes 1080p upscaling, AVCHD and DivX Plus HD (MKV) video support, an ethernet port for home network/internet connection and onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.

Onkyo BD-SP309