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| A-933 integrated amplifier
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Onkyo has renewed its commitment to the stereo separates market with the launch of a new line of 275mm wide (hence the 275 series moniker) two-channel stereo components.
Heading up the newcomers is the A-933 integrated amplifier, designed and built to the company's traditional battleship-like standards with a 1.6mm thick high rigidity aluminium chassis. It's also remote controlled (using a RI-compatible remote that'll also operate an iPod via the upcoming Onkyo dock), and offers a full range of gentle acting tone controls (plus a Source Direct mode) plus A/B speaker outputs and a full complement of connections.
As well as the expected CD, tuner, MD, tape and aux inputs, this amplifier also sports a moving magnet phono stage for those who cherish music on vinyl as well as a headphone output. Thanks to Main In phono jacks the A-933 can also be used a power amplifier while a subwoofer output allows extra flexibility when it comes to considering loudspeaker options. The A-933's power output is a healthy 80 watts per channel (8ohms, 1kHz, DIN).
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| C-733 CD player
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The power supply uses low impedance dual toroidal power transformers - one for each channel - plus a thick bus plate for high current delivery capability. Furthermore, by keeping the transistors separate at the output stage cooling is enhanced so that the amplifier remains relatively unstressed and unwanted audio interference is minimised.
Designed to reproduce music stored on CD-R,CD-RW and MP3 as well as standard CD, the C-733 CD player provides a highly musical source for the A-933 to amplify. Featuring multi-bit sigma delta Wolfson 192kHz/24-bit DACs, this player is said to offer a remarkably good sense of timing thanks to its inherently low clock jitter and digital servo control system.
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| T-433 FM/AM tuner
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The C-733 also features a newly developed precision loading mechanism specifically to reduce vibration levels on CD transports to new lows, something that has an immediate benefit for disc stability, and consequently sound quality. Two optical outputs are fitted as well as the expected analogue types and there's VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) in place to reduce damaging digital pulse noise.
Sharing the same family styling, high rigidity chassis and brushed aluminium fascia as the other components in this series, the T-433 FM/AM tuner, available as an option, offers top quality listening on FM channels as well as AM broadcasts. Tuning is fully automated with 30 presets, while a five mode timer allows the unit to come on at pre-determined times and function as a wake-up alarm.
All three products will be avilable later this month a retail price of £500 for the A-933, £400 for the C-733 and £300 for the T-433. For more information visit: www.onkyo.co.uk
