Onkyo Acculinear 18-bit CD player (ad, Nov. 1988)

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Enter the New Digital Domain

ACCULINEAR 18-BIT TECHNOLOGY FROM ONKYO.

Everything has limitations. Including conventional CD players.

That's because 16-bit digital processing simply isn't accurate enough to retrieve all the data that's on a disc. So some of the music is lost.

Onkyo's linear 18-bit technology, on the other hand, assures you that all the musical information gets processed. So you don't lose anything. Even the subtle clues that tell you about the space the music was recorded in. And how well the engineer chose the microphones.


---Dual Acculinear D/A Converters with calibrated accuracy to the 4th Significant Bit.

But getting all the data off the disc is only the first step. Getting it to your ears is at least as important.

That's why Onkyo developed the Acculinear D/A Converter. And individually calibrates each one to minimize crossover distortion. This unprecedented accuracy means you'll be able to listen to music, even at low levels, and still hear the delicate harmonic structures that distinguish a Gibson guitar from a Martin.


---Exclusive Opto-Coupling Modules use light to transmit digital data and reduce harshness.

Onkyo's extensive use of optical transmission techniques instead of conventional wiring further increases musical enjoyment. Proprietary Opto-Coupling Modules at critical circuit junctions eliminate Digital Signal Interference (DSI) and its consequent metallic harshness. So you can enjoy the sound of the Philadelphia Symphony without wondering if the entire string section was playing aluminum violins.





The power supply combines low impedance/low loss transformers, regulators, and capacitors for high stability and isolation.


---- Dual transformers in the DX-7500 thoroughly isolate digital and analog stages.

In addition, the critical D/A converters benefit from Opto-Drive, a new Onkyo technology that uses LED/phototransistor arrays for the ultimate in current stability and operating accuracy. Which means that any sonic variations you hear will be in the music, not in the disc player.

And the best part? We didn't reserve these technical innovations for one outrageously expensive flagship model. All the musical benefits are affordable.

Yes, this is the New Digital Domain.

Audibly significant technology.

Enhanced musical enjoyment.

The New Digital Domain.

Starting at less than $600. Enter it today at your Onkyo dealer.

ONKYO. 200 Williams Drive, Ramsey, NJ. 07446 201-825-7950

If you would like further information, write for the White Paper on digital technology.

(Audio magazine, Nov. 1988)

Also see:

Onkyo DX-7500 CD Player and Technical White Paper (Oct. 1988)

Onkyo AccuPulse CD player (Jan. 1992)

NAD Monitor Series CD player (Feb. 1988)

Onkyo DX-300 Compact Disc Player (Sept. 1984)

Revox B226 CD player (Apr. 1987)

Onkyo--Artistry Sound (Apr. 1991)

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