History of Products - Yamaha - United States

History of Products

History of Products - 1975 - 1987

The History of Natural Sound Speakers (Since 1968)

Herein we will introduce representative products that have shaped the history of Yamaha HiFi audio, such as the JA-0506 full-fledged single aluminum horn tweeter released in 1973, the HP-1 headphones and the masterpiece TC-800GL cassette deck designed by renowned industrial designer Mario Bellini in 1976, and the GT-2000 large heavyweight player, taking its GT moniker from the first letters of the words "Gigantic & Tremendous."

1973

Enthralled the DIY speaker crowd with exhilarating sound and a beautifully shining, precision machined aluminum horn.

JA-0506

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1975

A turntable made from strictly selected parts carefully tailored for a dignified, luxurious appearance.

YP-1000

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1975

An ultimate-class experimental tuner four years in the making.

CT-7000

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1976

Full drive orthodynamic headphones created through the fusion of the developers' spirit of inquiry and high manufacturing technology.

HP-1

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1976

Tools taken to the extremes of their essence through the "Bellini Angle."
A masterpiece cassette deck by a world-class designer.

TC-800GL

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1978

The first player equipped with a symmetrical linear arm.
The "dream player" that offered a glimpse of the future.

PX-1

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1979

A 3-way crossover network that expanded the parameters as far as the imagination could take them.

EC-1

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1979

Part of the amplifier circuit was moved to the headshell.
Targeted a degree of purification of the signal circuit with a surprising idea.

HA-2

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1980

A lavish but simple masterpiece full range unit that employed a beryllium cap.

JA-2070

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1982

In the birth year of the CD, a large heavyweight player that returned to the origins of analog with fully manual operation.

GT-2000

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1986

A high class speaker stand that luxuriously employed African Paddock, a rare wood used in marimbas.

SPS-2000

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1987

The culmination of the K-1 cassette deck series, maximizing the broadband dynamic range prominent in CD recordings.

K-1x

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