A Brief History of

Yamaha is regarded as one of the largest manufacturers of audio and visual products in today’s Hi-Fi community. With a history brimming to the top of the historical timeline, we thought we would take a closer look at this manufacturer whose reputation has only grown stronger over their years of activity.

Yamaha’s creator, Mr. Torakusu Yamaha, originally started out as a manufacturer of reed organs in 1887. Back in that era Yamaha’s name was originally the Nippon Gakki Company, Ltd – translating into full English as ‘Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation’. In fact, Yamaha’s intriguing and renowned logo features three tuning forks at alternating angles and still remains their corporation logo today. After the Second World War, Yamaha’s factories were re-commissioned to also manufacture motorcycles for easier travelling in the cities, and at prices people could afford – something that Yamaha is still good at doing now in all of their ventures.

Mr. Torakusu Yamaha - The founder of Yamaha

Yamaha progressed to even more musical instruments, including superb pianos, vibraphones, woodwind instruments, string instruments and drum kits. As their reputation in the music industry grew and grew stronger, their technological abilities followed suit. In more recent years Yamaha ventured into the world of synthesizers and samplers, setting an example to their peers in the studio environment. However, as they gained ideas within the digital sector, Yamaha established themself as a super power in the Hi-Fi world as they engineered superb examples of Hi-Fi products; they were one of the first corporations to build a CD Recorder in 1989.

One of Yamaha's finest receivers. The CR1000

Yamaha's look of their earlier years has been emulated since with the A-S2000

Since their early AV days, Yamaha went on producing quality CD players/recorders, cassette decks and AV receivers. Of course, they embraced formats as they came and went, just like the Minidiscs and Super Audio CDs for example, and proved that they are capable of true quality from the iPod with their range of iPod docks and micro systems. Yet, with a sound reputation in Hi-Fi, they also set a clear example in their Home Cinema sector with their range of AV receivers, Blu-ray players, speaker packages and their already legendary sound bar range; of which has become the phenomenon of those wanting surround sound on either a small or large budget without the hassle of masses of cable and speakers around the room.

One of Yamaha's convincing Surround Sound Bars - the YSP-4100

Yamaha has got it all covered! That’s why we are proud to be recognised as one of their dealers in the AV trade.

 

Tom Parker,

Sales & Website Admin.