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I had no idea Denon was related to Onkyo :)

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bryanlarsen 5y ago
Denki Onkyo and Onkyo were two different companies. "On" is an obsolete / traditional pronunciation of "sound" so it's not surprising to find it in many audio company names.
- syockit 5y ago
  It's not obsolete. It's the Chinese pronunciation.
  - bryanlarsen 5y ago
    It was the Chinese pronunciation 600 years ago.
    - junar 5y ago
      The point is that it's very much alive in the Japanese language. Aside from 音響 (onkyou) itself, there are a multitude of sound-related compounds, such as the even more common 音楽 (ongaku, music). In fact, the very word for Sino-Japanese pronunciation (音読み, on'yomi) uses this as well. Given all this, I would find "obsolete" a misleading descriptor. For that matter, I'd find "traditional" misleading as well, as that could refer to the native Japanese pronunciation (kun'yomi).
      - bryanlarsen 5y ago
        A comparison to how we use the latin derived "audio" in English would probably have worked better than saying obsolete/traditional.
indigodaddy 5y ago
Wikipedia states the companies are not related (even though Onkyo is in both names).
- agumonkey 5y ago
  ahh, fun fail
chrischen 5y ago
Not related. Just two companies with similar names. Denon was from Tokyo and Onkyo was from Osaka. I was however surprised to learn that Denon was actually founded by an American in Japan in 1910.
danachow 5y ago
They aren’t - denon and marantz merged. Poster was just suggesting D&M could have acquired them. But given the overall stagnation in the receiver market I agree it think wouldn’t have benefited anyone. The market segment for Onkyo just doesn’t exist anymore - those that want receivers and a HiFi/HT setup are already well served Denon/Marantz and Yamaha (and the “audiophile” world beyond that is a pretty well saturated market). Sony is still around but that’s clearly not their core business. But the former Onkyo base has been eroded by soundbars and wireless multi speaker setups.

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Denki Onkyo and Onkyo were two different companies. "On" is an obsolete / traditional pronunciation of "sound" so it's not surprising to find it in many audio company names.

syockit 5y ago
It's not obsolete. It's the Chinese pronunciation.
- bryanlarsen 5y ago
  It was the Chinese pronunciation 600 years ago.
  - junar 5y ago
    The point is that it's very much alive in the Japanese language. Aside from 音響 (onkyou) itself, there are a multitude of sound-related compounds, such as the even more common 音楽 (ongaku, music). In fact, the very word for Sino-Japanese pronunciation (音読み, on'yomi) uses this as well. Given all this, I would find "obsolete" a misleading descriptor. For that matter, I'd find "traditional" misleading as well, as that could refer to the native Japanese pronunciation (kun'yomi).
    - bryanlarsen 5y ago
      A comparison to how we use the latin derived "audio" in English would probably have worked better than saying obsolete/traditional.

indigodaddy 5y ago

Wikipedia states the companies are not related (even though Onkyo is in both names).

agumonkey 5y ago
ahh, fun fail

chrischen 5y ago

Not related. Just two companies with similar names. Denon was from Tokyo and Onkyo was from Osaka. I was however surprised to learn that Denon was actually founded by an American in Japan in 1910.

danachow 5y ago

They aren’t - denon and marantz merged. Poster was just suggesting D&M could have acquired them. But given the overall stagnation in the receiver market I agree it think wouldn’t have benefited anyone. The market segment for Onkyo just doesn’t exist anymore - those that want receivers and a HiFi/HT setup are already well served Denon/Marantz and Yamaha (and the “audiophile” world beyond that is a pretty well saturated market). Sony is still around but that’s clearly not their core business. But the former Onkyo base has been eroded by soundbars and wireless multi speaker setups.