Onkyo has announced a brand new pair of two-channel hi-fi products for the UK.
A new CD player, the C-S5VL, and integrated stereo amplifier, the A-5VL, will both hit these shores
in June. While exact prices have not been set, Onkyo says both
units will be 'below the £500 mark, possibly well below'.
The new Onkyo A-5VL stereo integrated amplifier
Both
products have been developed from scratch, with particular attention
paid to the UK market. The sub-£500 hi-fi market is, of course,
extremely competitive. But Onkyo is bullish about weighing into the fray against
what is by any estimation some very tough rivals.
As for the
products themselves, smart silver fascias with relatively traditional
designs are offset by sleek, slightly slimmer dimensions than usual for
this type of product. At first glance, this makes for an attractive
aesthetic proposition.
The Onkyo C-S5VL CD and SACD player
The products will hit the UK market in
June, and we look forward to getting them in to our listening rooms and putting them through
their sonic paces in a thorough testing.