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Onkyo Introduces Net-Tune Network Audio

08/23/02 - Onkyo has announced the first of a broadening line of Ethernet-compatible high-end audio products based on the company’s Net-Tune™ technology. Net-Tune provides an easy way to get music from one place to another on a computer network using products that function much like traditional audio components.Up to 12 different users can use separate Net-Tune ready audio components … or ‘clients’ in network jargon … to independently access a music library ‘server’ and Internet radio over wired or wireless Ethernet local area networks (LAN).“Net-Tune allows anyone to plug into and access music over Ethernet, without needing training as a LAN administrator or using complex PC software,” said Mark Friedman, Senior VP, Onkyo USA. “With one server, Dad can play jazz in the den, Mom can listen to Elvis in the living room, and junior and up to nine other brothers and sisters can each listen to different recordings; all at the same time. These systems are easy and intuitive to use, and much more capable than current, first generation network audio products. If current limited-access music servers can be thought of as narrow country roads, Net-Tune is a 12-lane highway.”Net-Tune clients are advanced audio/video receivers and compact audio systems that can be connected to the network to access music files from the server. The dedicated clients look much like compact bookshelf audio systems, while Net-Tune ready receivers include all the functions of a high-end home theater receiver, plus Net-Tune. Both can access music by album name, artist, genre, or by user-assigned folders that can contain customized playlists. Initially, Onkyo will have one high-end audio/video receiver, a LAN client receiver, and Net-Tune Central server software. These are scheduled to ship to dealers in September and October. Onkyo TX-NR900 AV Receiver, available September, $1,500 M.S.R.P.Onkyo NC-500 Net-Tune Client, available September, $500 with speakers, $400 without.“As more and more homes are built or retrofitted with wired and wireless networks, traditional audio/video component manufacturers will need to learn how to interface with this new environment,” said Don Milks, National Product & Marketing Manager, Onkyo USA. Onkyo is the first premium brand to make this move on a large scale. By incorporating network capabilities in our high-end audio/video receivers, and by developing network-specific audio/video hardware, consumers will be able to enjoy superior audio performance when compared with comparable products from the computer industry.”