Finding your groove: getting into vinyl with Audio-Technica
I’d like to think that I could’ve been friends with the late Hideo Matsushita, founder of Japanese Hi-Fi powerhouse Audio-Technica. If I could, I’d travel back in time to 1960’s Tokyo, where a young Matsushita curated “vinyl listening sessions” at the Bridgestone Museum of Arts, exposing visitors to the sounds and possibilities of high end audio and the warmth of vinyl records. I imagine sitting with him in a mod coffee shop, listening to the stories of what he witnessed in those sessions, the conversations he had with visitors, and what ultimately motivated him to head back to his small apartment above a ramen restaurant and start an audio company of his own. In the histories I’ve read regarding AT’s humble beginnings, Matsushita’s motives seem clear. Produce high end audio at affordable prices, bringing audio excellence into spaces and to customers that simply didn’t have access to it before. His first two products, the AT-1 and AT-3 phono cartridges did exactly that, and...
Dec 6, 2023
Our resident audiophiles Matt Takaichi and Christian Tanimoto will be there, and they’re bringing along plenty of products for you to test out. So if you get the chance, stop by their booth to say hello!
EVENT DETAILS Dates: · Open: Saturday, April 7, 2018, 11 a.m. PT · Close: Sunday, April 8, 2018, 5 p.m. PT
Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live 900 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, CA
Full event details: www.canjamglobal.com/socal2018
Want to go? Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/canjam-socal-2018-tickets-37793771187
Follow the event on social:
· Facebook: www.facebook.com/CanJamGLOBAL/
· Twitter: www.twitter.com/canjamglobal
· Instagram:www.instagram.com/canjamglobal/
CanJam SoCal Collection