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I've owned a few great low powered Japanese tube amps and wonder if anyone knows why this niche of low power class A and tube amps exists in Japan. Luxman, Leben, Airtight, Yamamoto, Almarro (no longer), SPEC, Accuphase to name a few. If your goal is building a low power amplifier, where does the inspiration come from? Did these brands spring up from western influence like other areas of Japanese culture or are there many unheard of Japanese high efficiency speakers?   
bjesien
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
What the heck is a Miller? And what does it have to do with the price of TEA in CHINA..

That's right we're talikn' about ity bitty amps and great big speakers..

What does a Miller have to do with true colours? Red White and Blue? or is it red and white? Colours is kind of a dead give away, AY??

What the heck is a Troll? You mean someone that acts UGLY and talks about people?

Ok I know one when I see one...Sittin' under a mushroom are ya?

Troll, what a weird word... LOL

Semi-Regards.. a 5 out of 10 Regards, so to speak..
bjesien OP
1,311 posts
 
The thread is about to get hit with the ugly stick. I appreciate the comments about culture and meditation SET and how room size and wall thickness influence listening level. I just still find it puzzling that most of us can easily rattle off a dozen low power amplifiers that we've owned from Japan bit no speakers. I've seen fine American speakers in Japan displayed on Facebook, etc. (mostly American and British speaker pages), but nobody here is presenting a case for a Japanese made speaker. Sure I can search google and find something but I'm just surprised I never see a speaker product that is "the best" coming across from anyone. Maybe one of the guys with a ton of time on his hands with 15,000 posts can go find something worthy of importing. No affiliation but if you search SPEC amplifiers you can see some old school speaker systems.     
ghasley
2,502 posts
 
@bjesien

I hope you are well. While I have heard some of the TAD/Pioneer and Yamaha which are both well thought out and well regarded, they aren’t highly sensitive nor compatible with the lower power genre you list. An intriguing mini monitor I had in my office years ago was the 47 Labs Lens. Air Tight makes a very similar speaker, the AL05 I think its called. You are right though, very limited made in Japan speakers that fit the genre. Stay well and I always enjoy your perspectives.
jperry
2,452 posts
 
Shindo makes some very high efficiency speakers. A great combination paired with their electronics.
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Many fall into DIY, and also they made so many great speakers in the past that still serve today needs. Most of these designs were very advanced in their time.
Pioneer, Sony,Technics, Yamaha, Diatone, plus imports from Tannoy, JBL, Altec...
New school is more on cables, cartridges, amps, digital, than speakers.


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