Upper Saddle River, N.J. — Onkyo replaced its opening-price $199-suggested stereo receiver with the TX-8020, which joins a current $379 stereo receiver.
The TX-8020 lacks the step-up model’s access to Internet radio stations and music services through a networked broadband modem, but like the step-up model, the 8020 connects to an optional $199-suggested DS-A5 RI dock. The dock incorporates AirPlay, Wi-Fi, Made For iPod/iPhone/iPad 30-pin connector, and composite-video output.
The all-metal 8020, which is shipping, features AM/FM tuner with 40 station presets, 2x50-watt amp rated into 8-ohm loads from 20Hz to 20kHz with 0.08 percent THD, 4-ohm compatibility, five analog inputs plus moving-magnet phono-stage input, an analog-audio output, and bass, treble and balance controls.
