Zanden - what is AP()MR ?

[Birdwatcher]

Hello,
can anyone tell me/us, what is the meaning of AP()MR in the brand name of Zanden?

 

[Birdwatcher]

83 views so far, but nobody knows it, maybe am I the only one who has asked himself what it could be?

The answer is:
Audio Product (coda) Music Recording

 

[LL21]

interesting...how did you discover this?

 

[Birdwatcher]

I have asked at Zanden and received a kind answer from Ms. Yamada ;-)

 

[LL21]

I have asked at Zanden and received a kind answer from Ms. Yamada ;-)

Great! I believe you are referring to Yamada San's daughter? I believe I saw somewhere that she is formally in the business? Is this true?

Hopefully, that bodes well for a long term stable future. Interesting that other families have done the same: Daryl Wilson (Wilson Audio), Harumi, Takashi, and Yoshinobu Shindo (Shindo Laboratory), Damon von Schweikert (Von Schweikert Audio) and no doubt there are others...

 

[Birdwatcher]

Here the complete answer from Kanoko Yamada after the permission to publish it here:

The founder of Zanden Mr. Kazutoshi Yamada added "AP (coda) MR" to Zanden logo and hoped that “Audio Product” and “Music Recording” would end up in Zanden.
As you know, coda is a symbol used in musical score and means the end.
He hoped to someday make the best final form, both in terms of audio products and music recordings.
And now, Zanden continues to make products to reproduce the recorded sound as it is, while respecting the recorded music.