Onkyo TX-8220 + C7030M3 + Klipsch R-51M
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Universal connectivity meets all-analogue amplification in a simple hub that sounds much better than its affordable price suggests. All the essentials are covered with digital audio inputs for TV and BD/DVD player connection, along with four analogue line inputs for CD player and everything else you can imagine.
What's more, the TX-8220 also adds to its value with an MM turntable input for turntables, DAB+ and FM/RDS radio tuners with 40 presets and integrated Bluetooth® technology. With just a few taps on a touchscreen or trackpad, or a few mouse clicks, music from apps emerges from your speakers thanks to Auto Connect.
See how bass, treble and balance controls, speaker A/B drive and subwoofer pre-out let you calibrate the tone to suit unique speakers, customise a multi-zone setup and enhance low-frequency effects on movie soundtracks. With its simple, elegant design for maximum versatility, the TX-8220 offers great value.
Bluetooth 4.1 low-latency wireless technology allows you to stream virtually any audio playing on your smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC applications. The Auto Connect feature makes pairing and music playback even faster and easier, with improved stability that reduces loss of audio quality.
Search and store 40 FM/RDS and DAB+ radio stations for easy one-touch access at any time. The RDS function provides detailed station and song information during listening. Add a huge variety of programming to your listening space, from news and sports to music and discussion.
Intended for music and movie lovers who want to add exceptional sound to a variety of media sources, the TX-8220 is generously equipped with audio connections. The receiver is one of the few in this price range to include a quality MM platter stage for your turntable. It also has digital inputs for sending audio from the TV to the speakers via the amplifier. Four analogue line inputs are included in case you prefer the source device to perform D/A conversion, or to connect a telephone or DAP.
Combine the TX-8220 with your favourite speakers and add surround sound to everyday entertainment by streaming audio to TV programmes, vinyl and CDs. Separate amplifiers, powerful EI transformer and custom capacitors provide high excitation power with low distortion. The high current drives the speaker cones and provides more precise control, reconstructing the vibrancy and nuances of the music. At the same time, the wide-range phase shift-free circuitry focuses on the sound image.
Dynamic passages in music and film soundtracks can cause considerable impedance peaks and dips for brief moments. This can increase the usual load on your amplifier by a factor of 10, and if the amplifier cannot keep up with the demand, sound quality will suffer. The high-current, low-impedance WRAT design of Onkyo includes a powerful EI transformer to deliver accurate sound to the speakers, even at very high loads.
TX-8220 features two pairs of speaker connections, allowing two pairs of speakers to be connected. The receiver is designed to transmit to a single pair of 4-16 O speakers, or to two pairs of 8-16 O speakers, allowing you to enjoy the same audio source in two rooms at the same time, or easily switch between two sets of speakers.
Bass, treble and balance knobs are useful for adjusting the tone characteristics of music to achieve an ideal response for any type of speaker. These carefully designed tone circuits, which some receivers do not include, allow you to customise the sound to your own taste, without any loss in perceived audio quality.
Features:
- Stereo amplifier with built-in FM/DAB+ radio.
- 100W per channel (6 ?, 1 kHz) high-current amplification system.
- Wireless audio streaming via Bluetooth 4.1.
- DAB+ and FM/RDS radio tuners with 40 presets.
- MM phono audio input with equalisation.
- WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) with powerful high-current EI transformer, custom power capacitors and low-impedance drive.
- Phase shiftless amplifier circuitry with independently powered transistors.
- 192 kHz/24-bit* digital-to-analogue converter (PCM1754).
- Connections: 2 x digital audio (1 optical and 1 coaxial), 4 analogue RCA inputs and 1 line output and 1 active subwoofer pre-out.
- Front stereo headphone socket 6.3mm jack type.
- Remote control.
Bookshelf speakers
The Klipsch R-50M bookshelf loudspeaker has a power handling capability of 85 watts RMS (up to 340 watts peak) with a sensitivity of 93 dB, making it suitable for use with most hi-fi and home theatre amplifiers on the market.
It incorporates a larger Tractrix horn, running from one edge of the speaker to the other. Combined with a 2.5 cm aluminium dome tweeter, the new Tractrix horn significantly improves the propagation of mid and high frequencies towards the listener, resulting in a more accurate spatialisation of the soundstage. The Tractix horn also increases the efficiency of the tweeter in the mid frequencies, thus requiring less power from the amplifier. In addition, the tweeter is mounted on a Kapton LTS suspension, which provides excellent damping of body vibrations. Therefore, the sound emitted by the Klipsch R-51M is easily intelligible, accurate and affected by very little distortion.
The Klipsch Reference R-51M uses a 5.25" diameter low-end driver. Its copper-coated TCP (Spun-Copper Thermoformed Crystalline Polymer) cone adopts a crystalline structure that makes it structurally stronger and stiffer, while maintaining its light weight. This improves the impact and responsiveness of the diaphragm while preventing degradation caused by repetitive movements. The loudspeaker is housed in a slightly larger enclosure than the previous generation, which increases the volume loading and consequently reduces the low-cut frequency to 58 Hz. Of course, this speaker can be combined with a subwoofer for even better bass response and impact.
The Klipsch Reference R-51M is housed in an MDF cabinet with a black wood-look textured vinyl finish. The absence of visible screws on the front panel and the larger Tractrix horn give it a very elegant look. The speaker comes with a magnetically attached speaker grille.
The Klipsch R-51M bookshelf loudspeaker covers a frequency range of 62 Hz to 21 kHz. Its power handling capability is 85 watts RMS, with the possibility of handling up to 340 watts peak. Its high sensitivity (93 dB) and 8 ohm impedance allow it to be used with most hi-fi and home theatre amplifiers, even those of modest power. It can be used both for hi-fi listening as a main speaker and in a home theatre system as a surround speaker.
Features:
- 2-way/2-speaker system.
- Tractrix 90x90° horn-type tweeter made of 2.5 cm aluminium.
- 13 cm diameter mid/bass woofer made of copper-coated polymer diaphragm.
- Rear bass reflex port.
- Chassis constructed of MDF.
- Frequency response: 62 Hz to 21 kHz (+/- 3 dB).
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.
- Sensitivity: 93 dB /W/m.
- Recommended power rating: 85 W (340 W peak).
- Gold-plated connectors.
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 178 x 388 x 215 mm.
- Weight: 5 kg (each).
Price per pair.
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