ONKYO Research

1946
The first step toward pure audio.
Osaka Denki ONKYO K.K is established and begins manufacturing phonograph pickups. The CP-1000 - the first product to bear the ONKYO brand - goes on sale. Its retail price: ¥300 - this in a period when the average monthly income is ¥500.

1966
Selected as Best Buy in Japan by Kurashi no Techno.
The ST-55 tabletop separate-component stereo system goes on sale. Its performance, sound quality, and no-frills functional beauty make it a runaway best seller. A boom in tabletop separate-component stereo systems is triggered.

1968

The slogan "four amplifiers scores a big hit.
The MC2200 multi-channel stereo is announced.
A multi-channel stereo boom grips Japan.

1970
ONKYO wins first prize in preamplifier category of First Stereo Component Grand Prix.

The Integra A725 preamplifier goes on sale. Scientific methods are employed for 90% of the design process, making the A725 the first of a new generation of products. ONKYO is awarded the G-Mark for design excellence from MITI.

1974

ONKYO succeeds in greatly improving tuning accuracy through the use of quartz oscillators.
The TS-503 quartz locked tuner appears. Automatic 4-channel receivers go on sale.

1981
Automatic continuous playback, high-speed dubbing, and simultaneous mixing become available in consumer products for the first time.

The TA-W800 - the world's first high-speed dubbing, double-cassette tape deck - goes on sale. Consumers are now able to enjoy a wide variety of tape-editing functions.

1985

World's first CD player with optical data transfer marketed-C-700.
This revolutionary CD player links the digital and analog blocks, using optical switching signals, to prevent digital signal interference. In this way the ound quality of digital audio components is improved.

1987
ONKYO gains a reputation as "the AV receiver manufacturer" in the United States.
The TX-SV7M AV receiver with Dolby Surround goes on sale. The lineup of quality products is topped by the super deluxe and best selling TX-SV909PRO.