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Onkyo

Onkyo Corporation
Native name オンキヨー株式会社
Romanized name Onkyō Kabushiki-gaisha
Type Public (K.K.)
Traded as TYO: 6628
Industry Electronics
Founded Osaka, Japan September 17, 1946 (1946-09-17)
Headquarters Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Key people Munenori Ohtsuki (Chairman, Representative Director, President)
Hiroshi Nakano (Vice President, Representative Director)
Products Hi-fi and home theater Audio-Visual equipment, ICs, speaker units and related items
Revenue $492M
Employees 2,149 (2013)
Website onkyo.com

Onkyo Corporation (オンキヨー株式会社 Onkyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in home cinema and audio equipment including receivers and surround sound speakers. The word Onkyo translates as "sound harmony".

The company started under the name of Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in 1946 (a company not related to Nippon Denki Onkyo, which became Denon). The current Onkyo Corporation umbrella includes the Integra and Integra Research divisions as well as the main Onkyo brand.

Reception

In the 2010 What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Awards, the product of the year was the Onkyo TX-SR608, which was also the Best home cinema amplifier £300-£500.[1] Another winner was the Onkyo TX-NR808, which won Best home cinema amplifier £500-£1000. In 2012 Onkyo and Silicon Image announced the World's first A/V receivers featuring InstaPrevue and MHL technologies.

References

  1. ^ "Home cinema amplifiers 2010 winner - What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Awards | whathifi.com". Awards.whathifi.com. Retrieved 2012-05-01. 

http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=6628.OS

External links

  • Onkyo Global Home


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