Made in Japan

Amir

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posting this subject does not mean i do not like other countries and i should say I love Living Voice UK , I love many audio products from different countries like Lamm ...
I would like to say I love Japan and I love their culture and I love their Audio solutions.
if you are interested you can read this book :

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony


this is my personal view and i hope you forgive me for sharing it.
let me review what i have seen from Japan :
Emotional Sound (audio as art not only measurements) from kondo , shindo, Susumu Sakuma
Minimalist Audio Design (minimum parts design like 47 labs , kondo , ...)
Kondo Ongaku and gaku-on amplifier (in my idea the best tube amplifier forever)
producing best Transistor/fet/mosfet (like toshiba , sanken , ...)
Static Induction Transistor (SIT) jfet (yamaha b2 amplifier)
7N or 8N occ copper cables (Ohno Continuous Cast)
NOS DAC design
Beryllium Midrange (from Pioneer TAD)
CEC TL0 3.0 Transport (best belt drive transport)
Stax X9000 Headphone (best headphone)
Best Audio Capacitors
Best copper/silver transformers
best CD records
best silver cables (kondo)
Nakamichi 1000ZXL tape recorder
EMT 927 turntable
Microseiki 8000 turntable (belt drive air suspension)

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TAD / Pioneer Exclusive 2401
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TAD / Pioneer Exclusive 2402

2402 is a speaker with TAD 4001 and 1601a woofer. I initially heard one made to original spec of 2404 in London which looks similar but usesw TAD 4003 and 1601c woofer. While I didn't like the speaker that much the midrange and highs had special potential which just added to a data point to encourage me to go visit Leif for his TAD 4003 dual FLH. 2401 has two 1601a
 
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When you say japan, one of best speakers ever made JVC Victor L10 lab series.astonishingly artefact-free clean reproduction seldom heard like this.(220lbs. speaker)
1"tweeter
2.5 "high mid
8.5 "midbass
16" bass
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Amir

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Amir

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www.amiraudio.com

DasguteOhr

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the first silver coil cartridge fidelity research fr-1 mk3f black is beautiful needs a good sut.
very nice, unobtrusive timbre, strong reproduction. That thing can still hold your own today against much more expensive cartridges.
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don´t forget the Melco tt.....a Kondo and Be Yamamura creation from late 70s
 

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