Onkyo, Pioneer Issue Sonos Firmware Update

Published: March 12, 2020

Onkyo USA Corporation,ย a distributor of home audio brands, has announced a new firmware update thatย enablesย select Onkyoย andย Pioneer ELITEย receivers to have Sonos Volume Pass Throughย capabilities.

The update allows owners to control the receiverโ€™s volume through the Sonos app on their phone or other device.  No more need to worry about presetting the volume level on the receiver or potential issues related to the presence of multiple volume controls, and owners can control the volume from anywhere in their house.

These models will be automatically upgraded with the new functionality:

Onkyo Models                                                   Pioneer ELITE Models

TX-NR696                                                            VSX-LX304

TX-NR797                                                            VSX-LX504

TX-RZ740                                                             SC-LX704

TX-RZ840                                                             SC-LX904

These AV receivers are the world’s only products that can manage and route up to three Sonos Ports or Connects without a control system.ย 

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