The web of japanese contractors

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vfd fan

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• Jun 21, 2013

• #1

http://www.thevintageknob.org/tvk_talk/viewtopic.php?f=1503&t=2395

 

sony6060

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• Jun 21, 2013

• #2

Wow

Seriously wicked listing.

 

cdfac

AK Subscriber

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• Jun 21, 2013

• #3

fascinating

 

JBL GUY

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• Jun 21, 2013

• #4

Very interesting, thanks for the link.

 

theophile

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• Jun 21, 2013

• #5

There is no-one like Axel.

The Japanese should make him an honorary National Treasure, because few other people have done as much to highlight to those outside of Japan the achievements of the Japanese hi-fi industry than he has.

If you ever read this Axel. Take a bow. :thmbsp:

2024 Edit:

As you can see the link in the first post of this thread is no longer working. If you go to page 3 of this thread you will find that I have pasted almost 100% of the information here. Remember the information came from member 'Axel '. It did not originate with me nor the original poster in this thread.

axel

audiokarma.org

 

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KentTeffeteller

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• Jun 22, 2013

• #6

Indeed, he appears to know more than anyone about the tangled web of Japanese audio manufacturing and contract manufacturing. Axel, we salute you.

 

bluesky

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• Jun 22, 2013

• #7

Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so hard to find Japanese ' true - fact ' (stereo) history.

 

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JohnVF

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• Jun 22, 2013

• #8

And a further argument why single-brand-loyalty or one-brand-fanboyism is pretty silly.

(Says the man with a cat on his turntable and an affinity for Luxman and Sansui).

 

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Vinylcalle

Active Member

• Jun 22, 2013

• #9

theophile said:

There is no-one like Axel.

The Japanese should make him an honorary National Treasure, because few other people have done as much to highlight to those outside of Japan the achievements of the Japanese hi-fi industry than he has.

If you ever read this Axel. Take a bow. :thmbsp:

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+1

The Vintageknob was a big part of my early journey towards vintage hifi, hopefully one day it could once again bloom.

 

totem

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #10

T tags we have probably all seen them, but who knew?

Expands greatly upon what was previously believed/thought.
Great read.

 

mad shadows

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #11

the Vintageknob is one of my reference sites.

 

mech986

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #12

Great stuff!

 

estreeter

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #13

JohnVF said:

And a further argument why single-brand-loyalty or one-brand-fanboyism is pretty silly.

(Says the man with a cat on his turntable and an affinity for Luxman and Sansui).

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We need more Luxman fanboyism on AK. Sansui - not so much .....

 

tamoio

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #14

JohnVF said:

And a further argument why single-brand-loyalty or one-brand-fanboyism is pretty silly.

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I have a sneaking suspicion that this is how the camera business in Japan worked as well.

 

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KentTeffeteller

Gimpus Stereophilus!

• Jun 23, 2013

• #15

And in many cases, in the camera industry you would find the camera business was alike. Especially in compact cameras and automatic SLR models and entry level models.

 

frankxbe

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #16

A consequence of the rise of the modern, highly dispersed supply chain is that many manufacturers—let alone consumers—have little idea where the things they buy come from. Most consumers likely don't care, until they try to buy an iPod and discover that there are none to be had because of a shortage of lithium-ion battery components.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6684.html

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Interesting thread . I remember years ago seeing Toshiba name on lots parts in Japan made stuff long before I ever heard of Toshiba until I got a Toshiba AM/SW transistor radio it was actually pretty good .

 

finnbow

The Dude Abides

• Jun 23, 2013

• #17

This is a manifestation of the complex interrelationship of Japanese industry known as the keiretsu and was (is?) present across virtually all manufacturing sectors in Japan.

 

estreeter

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #18

finnbow said:

This is a manifestation of the complex interrelationship of Japanese industry known as the keiretsu and was (is?) present across virtually all manufacturing sectors in Japan.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol

South Korea's chaebol are often compared with Japan's keiretsu business groupings, the successors to the pre-war zaibatsu. While the "chaebol" are similar to the "zaibatsu" (the words are cognates, from the same hanja, or kanji), there are major differences between chaebol and keiretsu

Phenomenal competitors, even if their current footprint in 2-channel audio isn't on the same level as China or Japan. As with anything in the region, that could change very quickly.

 

goldleaf

Super Member

• Jun 23, 2013

• #19

Very interesting info. Sometimes people underestimate how important the coordinating role of Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) was to Japan's success. They served as shepherds and guides to all these little guys. Amazing feat. Once the ball got rolling, it created its own virtuous cycle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_International_Trade_and_Industry

 

theophile

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• Jun 23, 2013

• #20

Looks more to me(based upon finnbow's post) that the Banks were the ones running the show.