Onkyo X-B8/FR-B8

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Attribution and changes

Adapted from “Onkyo X-B8/FR-B8”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.

Name	FR-B8
Manufacturer	Onkyo
Released	2005/03
Device type	bookshelf
Recorder	Recorder
MDLP	Yes
NetMD	No
Hi-MD	Yes
Radio	No
Dimensions	155w x 241h x 354d mm
Weight	5.1 kg
ATRAC ver	Hi-MD
Battery	Not recorded Not recorded
Battery notes	Not recorded
Sidecar (depr)	No
Voltage	100
Power cable	AC
Price (launch)	Not recorded
Price (launch)	¥84 000
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Inputs	RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK), CD
Outputs	3.5mm headphone, RCA out, Digital optical (TOSLINK), Speaker amplifier
Control	Not recorded

The FR-B8 is Onkyo’s flagship Hi-MD bookshelf system from early 2005. Sold exclusively in Japan with piano-black or paint-white speakers as the X-B8 (B) and X-B8 (W) respectively, and full integration with other Onkyo RI-compatible components. A cost reduced version, the FR-B7 was also available.

Content adapted from: Onkyo FR-B8 Press Release Onkyo FR-B8 Press Release (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Follow up Follow up (MiniDisc Wiki mirror) Final Press Release Final Press Release (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)

minidisc.org phileweb.com Additional information from Onkyo’s mini-site (Web Archive link) Additional information from Onkyo’s mini-site (Web Archive link) (MiniDisc Wiki mirror)

User Notes

The FR-B8 is, sadly, not compatible with CD Text, making it less than ideal for easy CD dubbing. It is capable of high-speed CD to MD dubbing, however. It is, however, a highly capable and beautiful little machine, if you can get your hands on one.

This unit appears to share components with many of Onkyo’s Hi-MD devices from 2004-2006, including its late-2005, slightly more premium siblings the FR-N7 and FR-N9, and the DVD/MD combo units FR-UN9 and FR-UN7, so spare parts appear to be available in reasonable number.