History

Playing video games has a long history in Finland. It all started in the 1970s, when the first game consoles arrived on the market. The real boom began in the 1980s, when...

Fisher was once a very well-known and respected hi-fi brand. It started out especially in its home country, the United States, but later also in Europe and Finland. In Finland, the "original"...

Graphic equalizers were popular back in the day. The Yamaha EQ-500 was a typical high-end equalizer at the time: ten bands per channel, a spectrum display, and noise...

The Kenwood KA-4002 integrated, which was sold between 1971 and 1973, is a real vintage gem. Its special feature is two turntable inputs, a preamp and a power amp...

The Panasonic CQ-TX5500 is a car stereo that impresses even before the first sound is heard. The dashboard glows with a genuine vacuum tube and analog gauges...

ASA (Radio Oy) was a Finnish electronics company that brought radios, stereos and televisions to thousands of Finnish homes for almost five decades...

Many well-known hi-fi brands have a surprisingly long and unique history. German brand Elac is about to turn 100, and its starting point was...

Kenwood was a big name among audiophiles in the 1970s and 1980s. Kenwood's roots go back to 1946, when Jiro Kasuga founded...

Helsinki-based Digelius has been selected for a list compiled by the Financial Times, highlighting the world's best record stores. The list has...

On January 15, 2025, Aalto University has released a unique web application that brings the Nokia Design Archive within everyone's reach. This archive...

The end of the era of tube televisions in the 2010s at the latest left behind a huge change in technology. Flat screens replaced...

How many speaker or amplifier companies owe their existence to the wrong career choice of their founder? Many. Including Polk Audio. Matthew Polk...

The Toshiba KT-AS10 was a masterpiece of engineering for its time and one of the iconic devices of 1980s music culture. When the 1980s brought the advent of portable...

Introducing a stunning and dynamically sounding Technics from 1994 with MOS Class AA technology. Technics lived their heyday in the 1980s, but of course still in the 1990s...

While Technics is perhaps best known for its high-end professional DJ turntables, the brand's history dates back to 1965, when it was launched...

Globally renowned music producer Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91, multiple international news sources report. Jones' remarkable career...

Thorens is one of the oldest audio equipment manufacturers in the world, known especially for its high-quality turntables. The company was founded in...

The popularity of record players and vinyl records has reached unprecedented heights in recent years. This renaissance is not just about nostalgia, but also...

Marantz is probably a familiar manufacturer to most people, but how many people know the brand's history?