Onkyo
Onkyo Corporation (オンキヨー株式会社, Onkyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer,[2] specializing in premium home cinema and audio equipment, including AV receivers, surround sound speakers and portable devices. The word Onkyo translates as "sound resonance". On(音) is the pronunciation that came from old China, as traditional Japanese Oto, means "the sound." Kyo(響) is also from Chinese as Hibiki(noun) or Hibiku(verb) in traditional Japanese, means resound/sound/echo. The company started under the name of Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in 1946 (a company not related to Nippon Denki Onkyo, which became Denon). The current Onkyo Corporation umbrella includes the Integra and Integra Research divisions as well as the main Onkyo brand.
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Romanized name | Onkyō Kabushiki-gaisha |
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Public KK | |
Traded as | JASDAQ: 6628 |
Industry | Electronics |
Founded | Osaka, Japan September 17, 1946 as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Munenori Ohtsuki (Chairman, Representative Director, President) Hiroshi Nakano (Vice President, Representative Director) |
Products | Hi-fi and home theater Audio-Visual equipment, ICs, speaker units and related items |
Revenue | $492M |
Owner | Ohtsuki family[1] (26.1%) Pioneer Corporation[1] (13.3%) |
Number of employees | 1,814 (2016) |
Divisions | Integra Home Theater |
Website | onkyo |
In March 2015, Onkyo purchased Pioneer Corporation's Home Electronics Corporation, which produces home cinema amplifiers, Blu-ray players and other AV products. In return, Pioneer took a 14.95% stake in Onkyo. The Ohtsuki family remained the largest shareholders of the company with an approximately 26% stake,[1] just above Gibson Brands, with a 16.5% stake.[3]
With the bankruptcy of Gibson in 2018, Onkyo's shares held by Gibson were sold, as the company itself reported.[4]
In the summer of 2020, major US retailers Amazon and Best Buy discontinued sales of Onkyo products. A call to Onkyo USA's customer service line indicated the number is no longer in service.
Gallery
- Onkyo Wavio SE-80PCI PC sound card
- Onkyo DX7210 CD player
- Onkyo TX-NR414 5.1 surround sound AV receiver
- Onkyo T-411RDS tuner
References
- "ONKYO CORPORATION : Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile". MarketScreener.
- "Our Brand". Onkyo. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- Andy, Clough (2 March 2015). "Pioneer completes move to become a subsidiary of Onkyo". What Hi-Fi?.
- Non-impact on the Onkyo Corporation by GIBSON BRANDS, INC. filing for bankruptcy procedures under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Code on Onkyo global, Osaka, 18 May 2018