Onkyo launches the CBX-300, a practical, space-saving system with amazing music performance for any room in the home.
Packed with innovative technology and delivering exceptional audio in spite of its small dimensions, the Onkyo CBX-300 combines compelling versatility with intuitive ease of use.
Groebenzell, Germany, February 18, 2008. With the CBX-300 from Onkyo, there’s music in the air, and not just in your living room. The space-saving CD receiver system with amazing audio performance combines an iPod-dock, a CD-player, a RDS-radio and a pair of excellent speakers in an elegant chassis that you can set up almost anywhere without the hassle of cabling – in an office or workshop, kitchen or bathroom. With the CBX-300, you can have perfect audio in any room you choose. With its four-mode timer and sleep timer, it’s a great choice for the bedroom, where it can lull you to sleep and wake you gently with your favorite music. That way, you begin every day relaxed and in a good mood. And Onkyo has even added a snooze function for sleepyheads.
Space saver
Now in its second generation, the Onkyo CBX-300 CD receiver system sports a smart new black design, a built-in iPod docking station, and wonderfully balanced music performance. Outstanding audio quality was a key focus for engineers developing the CBX-300. The challenge in designing the CBX-300 lay in delivering the best possible sound quality in spite of the compact dimensions and the limited amplifier output. A key decision was to make the CBX-300’s chassis more rigid to avoid unwanted resonance. Also, the speakers are mounted in a separate enclosure inside the main chassis to eliminate annoying interference.
Small size, big sound
The CBX-300’s crisp high-frequency response and clean middle range were achieved using OMF (Onkyo Micro Fiber) speaker diaphragms. OMF is a pure, ultra-fine cotton weave that absorbs vibrations yet is stiff enough to enable a fast, accurate response. Intensive research and development work on the size and form of the Onkyo Aero Acoustic Drive bass reflex channel also greatly improved the bass response. Preset equalizer settings – Standard, Dynamic, Vocal and Clear – let you tailor the audio output perfectly to your personal preferences, and with its Active Bass Control, the CBX-300 can deliver deep bass, even at low volume levels.
Multi-talent
With this all-in-one system, besides listening to radio or playing regular audio, MP3 and WMA CDs, you can also slot the latest iPods* directly into the top-loading dock to listen to AAC/MP3 files and podcasts. Unlike the bulk of music systems designed to incorporate the iPod, this system has been designed to deliver serious audio quality and the most natural music playback. The accompanying remote control and the CBX-300’s display let you skip through tracks or switch to shuffle mode from the comfort from your sofa. And with CDs or CD-RWs of MP3 or WMA files, you can even browse through the folders to find tracks. The Display button on the remote control lets you view information on the current track, like the name of the artist, the title, or the album. With RDS the radio shows station names, some stations even show traffic information and news and with Accuclock the time is always set correctly.
Overview
Availability
The CBX-300 will be available through leading specialist retailers from early March 2008.
* iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Classic, iPod 5th generation, iPod 4th generation, iPod nano 3rd generation, iPod nano 2nd generation, iPod nano 1st generation, iPod mini – Please note that iPods of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation are not supported.
About Onkyo
Onkyo is a world leader in hi-fi and home theater consumer electronics. The company has a rich product portfolio, ranging from classic audio equipment such as amplifiers, tuners and CD players to home theater components like AV receivers and DVD players and specialized equipment like mini systems, life-style devices and all-in-one solutions. Onkyo also manufactures and markets loudspeakers for these segments and is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of loudspeaker chassis, which it supplies to global OEM customers in the automotive, telecommunications, and consumer electronics industries. Onkyo was formed in 1946 under the name “Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K” in Osaka, Japan. Today the Onkyo Corporation comprises four business units. The best-known of these worldwide is the Audio/Video Consumer Electronics unit, which manages the brands Integra and Integra Research, as well as the main Onkyo brand. The Onkyo Corporation is headquartered in Osaka and has 13 subsidiaries and four group companies worldwide. Onkyo’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is Naoto Otsuki.
During the early phases of its history, Onkyo grew as an innovator and specialist in audio, making the name Onkyo synonymous with music excellence, high-quality loudspeakers and first-rate hi-fi components. Through the 1970s, Onkyo stereo receivers were critically acclaimed. The products of the 1980s, including cassette tape decks, M-series amplification, turntables, AM/FM tuners like the 4040 and the 8080, and receivers garnered acclaim from critics and consumers. In the 1990s, Onkyo, with its many in-house developments and technological firsts, moved to the forefront of home theater equipment and today enjoys an outstanding reputation in this field.
Onkyo Europe Electronics GmbH, formed in Munich in 1972, is Onkyo Corporation’s European office. It employs around 30 people and supervises Onkyo subsidiaries and distributors throughout Europe.
