Steven J. Gross
Well-Known Member
Onkyo Has Gone Bankrupt
Onkyo shuts down. The once-honoured Japanese hi-fi brand has gone bankrupt. Thus ends a chapter in audio history that has lasted since 1946.
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And they were built to last a long time the fact I still have my changers speaks volumes of the quality of Onkyo productsOnkyo was among the last of the reasonably priced high quality CD changer makers..
I have a 222-B tube amp (it used to be my primary amp until I "modernized" to a Luxman tube amp about 10 years ago). The Scott surely has a nice sound, but it also has that "1960s amp noise" (for lack of a better term) that my Luxman doesn't have.H.H. Scott is one name from the old days we don't see anymore.
I picked it up on e-bay in the 2000s and had it refurbished at that time. It actually replaced a Scott 340(A) receiver that I picked up in the 1990s and was quite the middleweight monster! You are correct: the first time I fired up that Lux (which was purchased in response to ever increasing noise with my 222-B and the realities of nurturing vintage equipment), I couldn't believe my ears...dead quiet.I know on older electronics, it often helps if the unit is given a thorough going-over, replacing any suspect parts, then properly adjusting everything back to original spec. They likely still aren't as quiet as anything made in recent decades but they probably were the most quiet when they left the factory, and only worsened from there.
Bingo! Seems like Hi-Fi era integrated amps threw a lot of "sound parameters" (for lack of a better term) at you...the Luxman I have doesn't even have a balance control. There are the usual two tone controls (bass + treble), but I never use those and just hit bypass.Although, one thing against the integrated amps and receivers is that they had a lot more circuitry, and a lot of old switches and potentiometers that would oxidize and get dirty, which further added to the noise
Here 'tis -- fresh from Japan:Actually, after nearly 7 years on my Luxman, I'm upping the ante a tad -- with a "new and improved" version of the same model Luxman. Stay tuned...
Awwww what a precious Baby Kitty.Ha! I couldn't resist: Here's an old photo of my old Scott 340(A) with my cat warming himself atop the receiver cage directly over the power transformer.