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In Reply to: RE: never heard that model... posted by mhardy6647 on August 25, 2016 at 13:49:27
Funny how RS had little gems tossed in there. Or another words rebranded gear like their head phones. I bought a pair of RS headphones in the 70's as a kid. And paid what a kid could afford. Headphones were big at the time both in popularity and size.
the little sticky label started to peal back and KOSS was underneath. Merry Christmas to me!
And I always thought that the Optonica brand was actually made by one of the larger companies of the time. Because I remember opening one up and thinking Geeze this looks exactly like a Yamaha or Pioneer (the actual one I've long since forgotten).
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I think Optonica was Sharp.
Dave
Yes it was Sharp. But I think it was contracted out to another company. Either in design or parts manufacturing.
Any who - Optonica's were Excellent stereos. That didn't happen by accident because there is a learning curve on design and production. So they seemed to either been a very quick learn or had help.
charles
With all the vertical monopoly in Japan, it could have been a few companies. The arm on their turntables had sloppy bearings. I sold Optonica in the 80's.
Dave
If you ever come across a receiver or other electronic component snatch it up.
I don't know much about TT's. Only the cheap ones I always bought as a kid and the Gerrard my dad had that disappeared when my brother in law showed up (along with all the Dynaco stuff)
You're right. At that time I'm sure companies were all subsidiaries of other companies.
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