Onkyo just announced this morning their first two 2015 receivers to support the new upcoming DTS:X format (through a firmware upgrade to come later this year). The TX-NR646 and TX-NR747 will offer both 7 channels of amplification for a maximum setup of 5.1.2 speakers.
The other important information is that both will support HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2 at the required bandwidth of 18 Gbps.
As they did with Dolby Atmos last year, Onkyo also posted their detailed information page about the new DTS:X format.
One thing they confirm is that Upfiring speakers / modules used for Dolby Atmos will be compatible with DTS:X.
TX-NR646
The MSRP of the TX-NR646 is 699$ in the United States and it does not come with THX Select2 certification and a little bit less rated power than the 747. The receiver will be released early June.
TX-NR747
The MST of the TX-NR747 is 999$ in the United States and it is THX Select2 certified. The receiver will be released at the end of June.
Other models
Please note that Onkyo did not release at this time any information on the TX-NR1030 or TX-NR3030 replacement models, which are needed to support 7.1.4 playback.
Whether Onkyos PR SC 5530 Pre processor can be upgraded to DTS X compatibility/processing?
Selvam
Sadly no, they have confirmed through their social channels that they are not upgradable.
Will the be a firmware upgrade for the 636. Have had less than a year
It doesn’t seem so, Onkyo said multiple times the 2014 models will not have a DTS:X upgrade.
any updates for Onkyo’s TX-NR1030 or TX-NR3030 replacement models, to support DTS:X as well (to support 7.1.4 setup).
No, it’s sadly still the same message from Onkyo : no update will be done to the 1030/3030. And with DTS:X coming only in 2016, I would not count on any change.
When is DTS-X release date???? I can’t wait……
Onkyo did not announce any dates yet. There are dates announced for some Denon and Marantz products and Yamaha has confirmed a Q1 window.