I’m just a huge fan of Japanese-made products period. I think it stems from my auto plant managing days and visiting Toyota assembly plants. The cultural difference, the level of detail, etc....was so eye-opening to me. I’ve been out of the auto industry for close to 20 years now. We have a Toyota and an Acura. A much higher level of craftmanship over any GM car I’ve oned. I’ve purchased tons of top-level GM cars thru the years, and none of them comes close to Toyota and Honda. The closest were two SAABs (which had partial GM ownership).
My Luxman L-595 is a flawless component. I also have a MIJ Technics 1200GR, Nagaoka cartridge and Mogami gold interconnect. I’m slowly trying to get 90% of my audio gear MIJ. Except my ZU Speakers. I just love my ZU’s