Onkyo Files For Bankruptcy

[tom67]

$23 million in liabilities is a shocking small number in an age when $1 billion corporation is small-cap on the market.

 

[Frank Sol]

 

[1tumbleweed]

I am reasonably pleased that Integra, once a division of Onkyo, has been a standalone business since 1999..

Heather, I wasn't aware of this. Can you point me to a source for info on the split?

 

[bkatbamna]

It's a testament to the change in how listening to music has changed. The people who used to be the target for Onkyo gear are listening using their phone and headphones. The people who buy 2 channel gear and pay thousands for copper wire, aren't interested in the Onkyo brand.

 

[1tumbleweed]

The people who buy 2 channel gear and pay thousands for copper wire, aren't interested in the Onkyo brand.

...Or Pioneer, or Kenwood, or JVC, or Technics, or.......?

That ubiquitous R.E.M. song comes to mind.

 

[AlexHempel]

My first real power amp/receiver was a cheap stereo Onkyo unit (this was in the early 2010s). Honestly, it kind of sucked. Even in RCA input mode it would pick up weird interference from surrounding electronics. I got rid of it within a month or two for that reason and never had troubles with any other receiver or power amp in the same location.

 

[hjames]

Heather, I wasn't aware of this. Can you point me to a source for info on the split?

Weird - It was there yesterday, but can't find it today!

 

[prighello]

Better still, did you read the caption below it?

"Onkyo speakers were popular back when many consumers listened to music on stereo systems."

Imagine that!

Lol not sure if that statement was ever true. Their electronics were popular but I don’t recall their speakers being a thing other than one or two models.

Still, I liked their two channel stuff. It was a good value but they don’t really have a place in the market anymore.

 

[raycarr00]

too bad. got my first onkyo tx 3000 by trading it for a Schwinn orange krate. sold it some time later. couldn't afford good spkrs; it kept blowing them. just the AKG headphones. boy, did we throw some parties with that sucker....but the front glass kept cracking every time I'd bring back home after the parties. now have a tx 7000...neighbor's moved out soon after cranking it to house music in response to their incessantly barking dog. lol.

 

[goodolpg]

Lol not sure if that statement was ever true. Their electronics were popular but I don’t recall their speakers being a thing other than one or two models.

Still, I liked their two channel stuff. It was a good value but they don’t really have a place in the market anymore.

Me either. Can someone post a link to the great Onkyo speakers?
I suppose there might have been one or two models, seems like some companies known for their electronics did produce a small number of "good" speakers.

 

[1tumbleweed]

Me either. Can someone post a link to the great Onkyo speakers?
I suppose there might have ben one or two models, seems like some companies known for their electronics did produce a small number of "good" speakers.

Onkyo definitely made their own speakers (as opposed to outsourcing), but the only one that comes to mind is the Model 25. Truly worthwhile, I used to sell lots of them back in the day as an alternative to KLH Model 5s....or was it the 6?

 

[painttoad]

Me either. Can someone post a link to the great Onkyo speakers?
I suppose there might have ben one or two models, seems like some companies known for their electronics did produce a small number of "good" speakers.

i never heard them.never even saw them but i did see them in a flyer years ago.

https://audio-database.com/ONKYO/speaker/scepter3001-e.html

 

[painttoad]

also remember these from flyers

https://audio-database.com/ONKYO/speaker/scepter5001-e.html

 

[raycarr00]

on the bay, someone has a pair n comparing them to yamaha ns 1000's n asking nearly 1700...lol! interesting spkrs, though.

 

[kappclark]

Just saw this on my phone - was going to post on AK, but everyone else is way ahead of me ... Have owned Onkyo equipment in the past, and was always impressed ... never had their speakers...

 

[baeron]

Very Nice
Always looked at them Amps on Ebay.
My Onkyo A-7 is going no where

 

[Splatter Pak]

The only Onkyo product I owned was an Integra multi-disc DVD/CD player, which went tits-up while I lived in Carlsbad, NM, a town not easy to find gear in...

 

[painttoad]

i read more about this and the way i understand it is that onkyo will continue to be built by sharp and still use the onkyo name.

it kind of gives me a headache trying to sort it all out

 

[The Fuxtor]

I had a av home theatre receiver and it was absolutely junk in little time. HDMI board failure and honestly real crappy 2 channel sound even.... Had a Denon after which was much better, and eventually a Marantz AV which was actually very decent!

 

[Musictubes]

Lol not sure if that statement was ever true. Their electronics were popular but I don’t recall their speakers being a thing other than one or two models.

Still, I liked their two channel stuff. It was a good value but they don’t really have a place in the market anymore.

I was under the impression that they sold a lot of speakers in Japan and were also an OEM. I don't think they were even in the "Hi end" of audio but were solidly in the upper reaches of consumer audio.