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
Massdrop has dipped its toes in some digital retailing with the Out Of Your Head software (and perhaps others that I have not seen), yet this pales in comparison to the digital gaming market. While I won't pretend to have a full comprehension for what it takes to become an official retailer as it can't be as easy as just talking to both the publishers and Steam/Origin/Uplay. However, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited to see what kind of deals we could get for recent titles.
I don't have much else to say other than I'd like to know what you guys think about the topic :)
Also, sorry for the community, I couldn't choose Tech and wasn't sure where else to publish