Ever since Onkyo began producing audio parts over a half-century ago, the Onkyo team - product planners, designers, engineers, assemblers - have had one goal: to bring you components that are superbly designed and built to a consistently higher standard of excellence. Onkyo, which means 'audio' or 'sound' in Japanese, has been producing precision audio components for over a half-century. The company's philosophy is to deliver products that are superbly designed and built to a consistently outstanding standard of excellence.