Since the iconic sound recording companyannounced its comebackand rebranding in December , we ’ve been hold off with bated breathing space to see what Onkyo has is memory board for us atCES 2025 . The wait is lastly over , and in addition to a reach of beautiful - lookingCreator Series powered verbaliser , the 77 - year - honest-to-god society today announced three new amplifier dub the Icon Series . The Icon P-80 web Preamplifier ( $ 2,000 ) , M-80 Power Amplifier ( $ 2,000 ) , and the A-50 NetworkIntegrated Amplifier($1,500 ) are all slate to hit stores in the quaternary quarter of this year .

Aimed squarely at audiophiles , Onkyo says that the Icon Series is design to “ deliver brawny , pure sound through finely project modern anatomy that house modern technology for superior audio operation , ” consort to a CES 2025 press outlet . We ’re hop to get eyes on the new ironware from the CES show flooring , but the persona they sent present some elegant - looking unit .

Onkyo has packed in some modern audio technical school across the scope , includingDirac Live Room Correctionin the P-80 preamplifier and A-50 connection integrate amplifier , as well as a newfangled “ Premium Stereo DAC AK4452 ” in both machine that supports 32 - bit/768kHz and that Onkyo says is for low twisting .

And being the audio pioneer that they are , Onkyo has also developed proprietary new Dynamic Intermodulation Distortion Reduction Circuity ( DIDRC ) that the caller tell is designed to improve and stabilize the sound of parallel audio signal , like turntables . While full detail on all three Icon Series components are as yet strange , here ’s what we fuck so far :

The Icon P-80 2 - Channel HiFi web Pre - Amplifier ( its full name ) is a Bluetooth and Wi - Fi capable web preamplifier that features , as bring up above , the standard modified bandwidth version of Dirac Live Room Correction that allow frequency chastisement for 20Hz to 500Hz , as well as Onkyo ’s unexampled DIDRC technical school .

While the specs do n’t list out all the input signal outside of HDMI ARC and livelihood for both MM and MC phono cartridges , the images cater show stimulant selectors for a standard candle player , opthalmic , USB , and two analog stimulation . Being a web preamp , the P-80 supports AirPlay 2 , Chromecast , and Roon Ready , allowing seamless connection to all the major cyclosis Service , such asSpotify Connect , Tidal Connect , Qobuz Connect , Amazon Music , TuneIn , and QQ Music . They are controllable through Onkyo ’s Controller app . The P-80 is usable in opprobrious and silver coating .

The Icon M-80 2 - Channel HiFi Power Amplifier is a Symmetrical Class AB amplifier that delivers a beastly 200 Watt per transmission channel of mightiness into 4 - ohm speakers or 150 watts into 8 - Georg Simon Ohm speakers . It sport a fa - less excogitation to reduce noise and an “ extrusion Al heat sump ” that Onkyo says is design to inhibit vibrations for pristine strait .

Most strikingly , though , is the M-80 ’s gorgeously glowing retro VU cadence on its aluminum face . The M-80 is available in black and silver finishes .

Last but not least in the Icon Series is the Onkyo Icon A-50 2 - Channel HiFi Integrated Amplifier , a Symmetrical Class AB amplifier that pushes a 180 watts per transmission channel at 4 ohms or 140 watts into 8 ohms . Onkyo says it “ drive high current signals with minimal distortion for clear and strong subject just as the creator intended . ”

The M-80 comes with Dirac Live with the choice to get the full bandwidth version , and feature the same DAC as the P-80 for splendid torture - free speech sound .

Again , while full specs are not yet usable , the A-50 appear to have the same input selection on its picker telephone dial , include TV ( with HDMI ARC heel in the specification ) , support for MM and MC phono cartridge , Bluetooth , Wi - Fi , ocular , CD , USB , and two extra analog inputs . It ’s alsoAirPlay 2andGoogle Castcompatible , and is Roon Ready , too .

Being a web amplifier , the Onkyo A-50 streams music content from several work up - in service , including Spotify Connect , Tidal Connect , Qobuz Connect , Amazon Music , QQ Music , and TuneIn . Like the M-80 all this is controllable with the Onkyo Controller app .