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Onkyo announces PR-SC886 home cinema amplifier
This is the PR-SC886, Onkyo’s new 7.1 surround home cinema pre-amp. It’s got balanced audio-out, onboard decoding of every HD audio format, and something called ISF Video Calibration, which will bump up your picture quality by doing all the image calibration within the amp, rather than in your telly. No more changing aspect ratios through horrible menus whenever you change sources.
It’ll also upscale anything you throw at it to 1080p, and gives you every input and output you could ever wish for. The best bit of the press release is this, though: “Onkyo strongly recommends that an ISF-certified calibration technician be employed to achieve optimal image quality for each of the video inputs”. In other words – “this AV amp is better than you”.
It’s yours for £1500, in black or silver. Don’t forget to add the price of that technician onto the cost. You don’t want substandard image quality with you doing it yourself, do you?
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Onkyo launches first Blu-ray player: DV-BD606
Onkyo, which made its high definition disc player debut on the HD DVD side last year, has finally launched its own Blu-ray player.
Focusing far more on video and audio quality than on the newer interactive features of Blu-ray, this Profile 1.1-compliant player offers full 1080p playback including 24fps “film mode”, Deep Colour via HDMI, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats including direct bitstream output via HDMI or 7.1-channel audio output, and superb audio quality thanks to a 192kHz/24-bit DAC from Burr-Brown…
Onkyo TX-SR706 and TX-SR806: two new THX-certified home cinema receivers
Onkyo has announced the launch of two new 7.1-channel home cinema systems boasting THX certification and plenty of audio decoding goodness
The TX-SR706 offers 7 x 160W of power output, four HDMI ports with 1080p video upscaling and upconversion of standard definition content using the Faroudja DCDi Cinema system, plus THX Select2 Plus certified performance.
It can decode Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD, and features a music optimiser for artificially improving the quality of compressed MP3/AAC tracks. It also has Audyssey Dynamic EQ for maintaining consistent bass and sound quality at different volume levels…
Onkyo launches entry-level home cinema system and upscaling DVD player
Onkyo has announced two new bits of kit for the home cinema buff on a bit of a budget.
The HT-S5105 is a complete 5.1-channel home cinema system offering 5 x 130W output plus a 90W subwoofer, and much of the technology found on more expensive Onkyo products, but for just £350.
It comes with the receiver and five magnetically-shielded speakers and the subwoofer, and features Audyssey microphone-based set-up system and EQ which should allow it to adapt the sound to whatever room it’s placed in, with very little effort on the part of the listener…
Onkyo lays out two new Hi-Fi systems for your iPod docking pleasure
Having won last year’s What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision award for best Hi-Fi system under £500, manufacturer Onkyo is keen to follow up that success with a couple of new offerings.
Onkyo unveils HTX-22HD high definition receiver with "Surround Sensation"
Onkyo must be on a roll. No sooner have they pushed out three AV units then along comes a 2.1 receiver boasting “Surround Sensation”.
“Surround Sensation” I just about hear you mutter? If you haven’t been keeping up with advances in sound technology, and the silly names given to them once perfected, then allow me to explain…
Onkyo's three new high-def home receivers boast quality without breaking the bank
Onkyo has announced three new home cinema receivers, all ready for high definition, and at a price above bargain basement, but not requiring a re-mortgage…
Onkyo launches first AV amplifier with VIERA Link, AQUOS, and REGZA controls
Onkyo has unveiled its latest AV amplifier, the TX-SA606X, and the first to implement several other manufacturers’ “one remote” control systems.
Panasonic has the VIERA Link, Sharp has AQUOS, and Toshiba has REGZA Link — all technologies which are supposed to help you control various home cinema equipment with just one remote control…
Onkyo launches CBX-300 iPod-friendly receiver system
It must be the season for home audio components with built-in iPod docks — just when you thought the craze had died out. The latest offering comes from Onkyo. Their CBX-300 features an iPod dock, CD player, and radio, built in to a sleek, compact, shiny black cabinet.
Onkyo’s engineers spent time making a rigid chassis which helps to avoid unwanted resonance. The 8cm OMF (Onkyo Micro Fibre) diaphragm speakers are mounted in separate enclosures inside the main chassis, and the Active Bass Control allows for decent bass response even at low volume levels…
Onkyo launches LS-V501 one-box home cinema system
It’s about time I upgraded my home cinema system. The Betamax player is beginning to show its age, and as for the black-and-white telly… Anyway, one solution is Onkyo’s new LS-V501, a one-box 2.1-channel DVD receiver/speaker system.
