Onyx XCD-50
In fact, jazz started as a power amplifier, and only after cooperating with BBC did it switch to speaker production. After entering the 1980s, the company began to introduce vacuum tube power amplifier a75 series 3 after resuming the old business. 1996, Sir Le changed the company name to Rogers International (UK) to welcome the 50th anniversary of the company. In the same year, E40a, an electronic tube combination amplifier, was introduced. Some people say that it is made by British Audio Note, which is cheap and good. In fact, the Rogers brand has been sold to multinational groups at this time. 1998 After the commemorative version LS3/5s LE (50 pairs in the world) was launched in early 1998, Rogers' speaker products fell into silence. At that time, Michael O 'Brien, the boss of Rogers, left his job and opened a video store in London with his son. The Onix brand changed hands later, but recently Michael O 'Brien was invited back to serve as Onix consultant and spokesman. Rogers is undoubtedly the creator of classics. The popularity of LS3/5a and the success of Monitor series have left indelible footprints in the history of sound. Instantaneous glory does not mean eternity, and glory will eventually return to dullness. Rogers gradually disappeared in the eyes of enthusiasts, while Onix became stronger and stronger. In Michael's view, I don't know if it is mixed.
Pure British accent?
Speaking of Rogers, do you remember the BBC monitors LS5/8 and LS5/9? Compared with the small bookcase LS3/5a, these two pairs of "big bookcases" designed to meet the strict requirements of professional recording studios have overwhelming advantages in dynamic performance, and their resolving power and image positioning accuracy are also outstanding, which means that they have a wider range of applications. Later, Rogers introduced LS2a/2, LS4a/2, Studio 7, Studio 3, Studio 5 and Studio 9 to Michael O 'Brien. Enthusiasts usually think of themselves as a typical representative of the "British voice". So does Onix, the same family, also have a traditional British flavor? The early Onix products were indeed like this, which made the sound of the crystal machine very "bold" and the simple outsole hidden a very powerful driving force. The low-frequency floor is particularly full and wide, and the high-pitched sound is warm but a little big.
Comment on Onix XCD-50 CD player 2
The new generation of Onix products should be said to be completely out of the traditional category of "British sound". Due to the cooperation with MBL in Germany, I found that many Onix products even have the shadow of MBL. For the A- 125 combined amplifier (output power 128W/8Ohm) in the new audio listening room, the sound is good enough to compete with the equipment with several times higher price. Its thrust is abundant, and it is handy for dealing with most medium and high efficiency speakers. A- 125 with double mono structure has soft and sweet sound quality, rich, spacious, meticulous and full of charm. This soft and elastic music texture is not only manifested in the bass part, but also attractive in the middle and high frequencies. When used in conjunction with speakers of British descent such as Spendor and Harbeth, because of their huge volume, three-dimensional and accurate positioning, there is often a feeling that singers and musical instruments come out of the speakers. Playing drums, bass and synthetic instruments, I think Onix's heavy feeling and low-frequency energy are rarely comparable. If the low frequency line and control are cleaner and clearer, even MBL will be scared. Compared with the previous generation A-120mk Ⅱ, A- 125 has made remarkable progress in sound permeability, speed sense, frequency range and dynamic contrast, and its sound quality is close to that of low power. In other words, the only thing that Onix can link with the traditional British style is "good quality and low price". Onix is committed to making low-priced equipment with good sound quality and beautiful appearance at limited cost.