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− | == Company profile == | + | == Unternehmensprofil == |
− | Founded in 1948 by Etsuro Nakamichi as a research institute in Tokyo.<br />
| + | 1948 von Etsuro Nakamichi als Forschungsinstitut in Tokio gegründet.<br /> |
− | In the 50s they manufactured reel-to-reel tape recorders for other suppliers, in 1957 they built their own sound heads and the first own tape recorder.<br /> | + | In den 50er Jahren fertigte man für andere Anbieter Spulentonbandgeräte, 1957 baute man eigene Tonköpfe und das erste eigene Tonbandgerät.<br /> |
− | 1967 then cassette devices for other suppliers, among others for [[Fisher]], [[Elac]], [[Harman/kardon|harman/kardon]], [[Sansui]].<br /> | + | 1967 dann Kassettengeräte für andere Anbieter, u.a. für [[Fisher]], [[Elac]], [[Harman/kardon|harman/kardon]], [[Sansui]].<br /> |
− | In 1973, the company launched its own cassette machines with the [[Nakamichi 700]] and [[Nakamichi 1000 (1973)|1000]] types with rearband control/3 heads. <br />
| + | 1973 brachte die Firma mit den Typen [[Nakamichi 700]] und [[Nakamichi 1000 (1973)|1000]] eigene Kassettenmaschinen mit Hinterbandkontrolle/3 Köpfen auf den Markt.<br /> |
− | Around 1978 came the 58x decks with test tone generator and bias adjustment, where the tone head misalignment (azimuth) could be manually corrected. This feature was also available on [[Nakamichi ZX-7|ZX-7]] and [[Nakamichi ZX-9|ZX-9]] (1982). Further preamplifiers, power amplifiers and receivers were added to the range. <br />
| + | 1982 das [[Nakamichi DRAGON|Dragon]], das über Stellmotoren einen Tonkopffehlwinkel (Azimut) automatisch kompensieren konnte und bis 1993 gebaut wurde.<br /> |
− | In 1982 the [[Nakamichi DRAGON|Dragon]] appeared, which could automatically compensate the tone head misalignment (azimuth) via servo motors and was built until 1993.<br />
| + | 1984 den High end Plattenspieler [[Nakamichi TX-1000|TX-1000]], der den stolzen Preis von mehr als vier (!) der ultimativen Kassettenmaschinen [[Nakamichi DRAGON|Dragon]] kostete.<br /> |
− | 1984 the high-end turntable [[Nakamichi TX-1000|TX-1000]] with probably unique record centering, which cost the proud price of more than four (!) of the ultimate cassette machines [[Nakamichi DRAGON|Dragon]]. For the professional sector, the deck [[Nakamichi MR-1|MR-1]] was offered. <br /> | + | Ende der 80er Jahre umfasste das Nakamichi-Programm auch Verstärker, Tuner, Receiver und CD-Player.<br /> |
− | By the late 1980s, the Nakamichi range also included tuners and CD players. Further, the company also entered the car hifi sector.<br />
| + | 1990 hatte Nakamichi auch einen DAT-Rekorder - in Anlehnung an den ersten Kassettenrekorder [[Nakamichi 1000]] genannt - und einen DA-Wandler, den [[Nakamichi 1000p|1000p]]. DAT war als Nachfolger der Compact-Kassette konzipiert, fand aber nicht erwünschte Verbreitung.<br /> |
− | By 1990, Nakamichi also had a DAT recorder - named the [[Nakamichi 1000]] in reference to the first cassette recorder - and a DA converter, the [[Nakamichi 1000p|1000p]]. DAT was conceived as a successor to the compact cassette, but did not find desirable use.<br />
| + | 1993 zog sich Nakamichi vom europäischen Markt zurück. 1997 übernahm The Grande Holdings, die 1989 [[Sansui]] übernommen hatte und 1998 [[Akai]] übernahm, das Unternehmen (vgl. Wikipedia-Artikel/Link). |
− | Around 1991, Nakamichi showed its MusicBank system: CD changers that were not outwardly recognizable as such, e.g. the [[Nakamichi CD Player 2|CDPlayer 2]]. This belonged with [[Nakamichi Receiver1|Receiver1]] - [[Nakamichi Receiver3|Receiver3]], [[Nakamichi CassetteDeck 1|CassetteDeck 1]]/[[Nakamichi CassetteDeck 1.5|1.5]] and [[Nakamichi CassetteDeck 2|CassetteDeck 2]] to a series of units with a novel design, which were also available in silver.<br />
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− | In 1993, Nakamichi withdrew from the European market. Nevertheless, the DR cassette deck series ([[Nakamichi DR-1|DR-1]] with azimuth adjustment of the playback head) appeared. <br />
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− | In 1997, The Grande Holdings, which had acquired [[Sansui]] in 1989 and [[Akai]] in 1998, took over the company (see Wikipedia article/link).<br />
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− | However, in 1999, Nakamichi DVD players, AV receivers [[Nakamichi AV-1|AV-1/2]] and the stereo receiver [[Nakamichi RE-10|RE-10]] were available on the German market. Of the DR cassette decks, DR-2/3 revived as the [[Nakamichi DR-8|DR-8/10]], albeit now manufactured in Malaysia.<br />
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− | In 2002, the first [[Nakamichi Gesamtanlagen|Gesamtanlage]] Soundspace.<br />
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− | In 2014, they attempted a re-entry into high-end individual components with the 7.1 AV1/[[Nakamichi AVP-1|AVP-1]] pre/power amp combination.<br />
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− | In 2017, Nakamichi-USA introduced a 7.1 soundbar and the Edge wireless headphones.
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− | == Products == | + | == Produkte == |
− | * [[Nakamichi Audio Analyzer|Audio Analyzer]]
| + | * [[Nakamichi A/V-Receiver|A/V-Receiver]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi A/V Receiver|A/V Receiver]] | + | * [[Nakamichi CD-Player|CD-Player]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi CD Player|CD Player]] | + | * [[Nakamichi CD-Wechsler|CD-Wechsler]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi CD Changer|CD Changer]] | + | * [[Nakamichi DAT-Recorder|DAT-Recorder]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi DAT Recorder|DAT Recorder]] | + | * [[Nakamichi D/A-Wandler|D/A-Wandler]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi D/A Converter|D/A Converter]] | + | * [[Nakamichi DVD-Player|DVD-Player]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi DVD player|DVD player]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Endstufen|Endstufen]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Power Amplifier|Power Amplifier]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Gesamtanlagen|Gesamtanlagen]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Total Systems|Total Systems]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Kassettendecks|Kassettendecks]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi cassette decks|cassette decks]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Kopfhörer|Kopfhörer]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi headphones|Headphones]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Lautsprecher|Lautsprecher]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi speakers|speakers]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Plattenspieler|Plattenspieler]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi record player|record player]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Rauschunterdrückung|Rauschunterdrückung]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Noise Reduction|Noise Reduction]] | |
| * [[Nakamichi Receiver|Receiver]] | | * [[Nakamichi Receiver|Receiver]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Cartridge|Pickup]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Tonabnehmer|Tonabnehmer]] |
| * [[Nakamichi Tuner|Tuner]] | | * [[Nakamichi Tuner|Tuner]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Integrated Amplifier|Amplifier]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Vollverstärker|Vollverstärker]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Preamplifier|Preamplifier]] | + | * [[Nakamichi Vorverstärker|Vorverstärker]] |
− | * [[Nakamichi Preamplifier Tuner|Preamplifier Tuner/Preceiver]]
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− | == Web links == | + | == Weblinks == |
− | * [http://www.nakamichi.com English homepage] | + | * [http://www.nakamichi.com Englische Homepage] |
− | * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi Wikipedia entry Nakamichi] | + | * [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi Wikipedia-Eintrag Nakamichi] |
− | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120513213002/http://www.hifi-studio.de/hifi-klassiker/nakamichi_hifi.htm Hifi Studio website entry] (archive link) | + | * [http://www.hifi-studio.de/hifi-klassiker/nakamichi_hifi.htm Eintrag Hifi Classics-Webseite], |
− | * [http://www.naks.com/ Naks.com: Shows under "Naks" pictures of very many Nakamichi devices], | + | * [http://www.naks.com/ Naks.com: Zeigt unter "Naks" Bilder sehr vieler Nakamichi-Geräte]. |
− | * [http://audio-database.com/NAKAMICHI/player/index.html Informative is also audiodata.com] [English].
| + | * [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape DAT bei deutscher Wikipedia] |
− | * [http://audiofil.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Nakamichi-1988.pdf Nakamichi catalogue 1988], other Nakamichi catalogues: [http://www.hifi-archiv.info/Nakamichi/ hifi-archiv.info];
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− | * [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape DAT at German Wikipedia] | |
− | *[https://hifi-classic-reparatur.de/2014/04/nakamichi-eben-nicht-nur-tape-decks/ Nakamichi report just considering early 90s units, at hifi-classic-reparatur.de] dated 2 April 2014, retrieved 17 December 2017.
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− | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakamichi#Nakamichi_Harmonic_Time_Alignment_technology English Wikipedia goes into more detail about the contexts that caused trouble for Nakamichi],
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− | *[http://www.fascinatingtech.com/blog/?id=20b7m0m2 report at www.fascinatingtech.com] dated 30 June 2014, retrieved 13 April 2020.
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