AIWA

AIWA

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AIWA is a Japanese-rooted audio brand founded in 1951, originally established in Tokyo as Aiko Denki Sangyo Co., a manufacturer of microphones, before adopting the AIWA name in 1959. The company became known throughout the latter half of the twentieth century for affordable, well-engineered consumer audio, releasing notable products such as the TP-707 reel-to-reel recorder, the TPR-101 — often ...

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AIWA is a Japanese-rooted audio brand founded in 1951, originally established in Tokyo as Aiko Denki Sangyo Co., a manufacturer of microphones, before adopting the AIWA name in 1959. The company became known throughout the latter half of the twentieth century for affordable, well-engineered consumer audio, releasing notable products such as the TP-707 reel-to-reel recorder, the TPR-101 — often cited as Japan's first boombox — and the TP-S30, an early portable cassette recorder marketed in Japan as the CassetteBoy. AIWA's mini-component stereo systems and personal cassette and CD players were widely distributed worldwide through the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.

Following a period under Sony's ownership, the AIWA name was relaunched as an independent brand and is now used across a number of regional licensees. The product line centers on Bluetooth speakers, wireless and wired headphones and earbuds, turntables, and compact stereo systems, with releases such as the Exos-9 portable Bluetooth speaker and the ARC-1 Bluetooth headphones. Some regional operations also extend the brand into televisions and home appliances, while keeping personal audio at the core of the catalog.

AIWA has 17 products cataloged on Equipboard, including DAT Recorders, Cassette Recorders & Duplicators, and Dynamic Microphones. Their gear is featured by 6 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Hip Hop. Notable users include Ritchie Blackmore, Orbital, and Surgeon.

Artists Who Use AIWA

Ritchie Blackmore uses 1 AIWA product

Ritchie Blackmore

Guitarist · Deep Purple

Orbital uses 1 AIWA product

Orbital

Music Producer · Michael Kamen & Orbital

Surgeon uses 1 AIWA product

Surgeon

Music Producer, DJ · Online meets Surgeon

The Future Sound of London uses 1 AIWA product

The Future Sound of London

Music Producer · Vangelis & The Future Sound of London

Manuel Göttsching uses 1 AIWA product

Manuel Göttsching

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Ash Ra Tempel

Nightmares on Wax uses 1 AIWA product

Nightmares on Wax

Composer, DJ

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