Denki is Japanese for electric and Onkyo for sound. At the same time, he opened a recording studio, to be able to control the whole process.ġ910 – Nippon Denki Onkyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Electric Sound Company) was established by Frederick Whitney Horn in association with Japanese partners, as part of Nippon Chikuonki Shokai (Japan-US Recorders Manufacturing). Recorders Manufacturing to stabilize the spread of gramophone production and disc standards.ġ909 – Frederick Whitney Horn opened a factory producing discs. He also began importing photographs and records produced by Columbia records.ġ907 – He founded Japan-U.S. Horn trading company, was involved in the import of tools (and machines) to Yokohama. November 2000 – The company filed for insolvency owing creditors US$1.1B Lessġ896 – Frederick Whitney Horn, an American merchant, and owner of the F.W. In the late 1980s, Akai employed 100,000 workers and had annual sales of US$5.2 billion. With 10 minutes of 12 track recording at 19 cm per second or 20 minutes at 9.5 cm per second with dbx type-1 NR, recording quality rivaled 16 track machines using 1″ tape.ġ985– Last Reel -Reel machine produced, the GX-747ġ991 – Akai leaves the audio industry. The first product, the MG 1212, a 12 channel, 12 track recorder using a MK-20 VHS-like cartridge.
1964 SONY REAL TO REAL TAPEDECK PRO
to study the marketġ960– New Marketing Plan- while continuing mass market, Akai pursues higher end investing heavily in R&Dġ962– Licenses Cross Field technology ( better frequency response) from Tandberg and introduces the M-7ġ984 – Akai Professional, a new division of the company is formed to focus on Pro Audio. Roberts Electronics founded by Robert Metzner respondsġ954– First Reel-Reel, the AT-1 model offered as a kitġ956– First manufactured R-R, the Akai 900.
Advertises in the American mag -Electronics with headline “Why not buy Akai technology?” generating inquiries from 5 interested companies. Changes the name to Akai Electric Companyġ953-54 Akai begins to export goods bypassing wholesalers. Post WW2– Saburo employed as an engineer at Sawafujiġ947– Saburo Akai buys the Kamata plant from Sawafuji. WW2– Masukichi sells premises and equipment to Sawafuji Electric Co
1929– founded by Masukichi Akai in 1929 as a manufacturer of radio componentsġ930’s– Business prospered while Masukichi’s eldest son, Saburo, grew up in the factoryġ933– Father/Son team move their facilities from backyard premises to a new factoryġ939– Ten days after getting married Saburo Akai (Son) receives his military enlistment papers
0 kommentar(er)
