DIATONE 1946-2016

DIATONE was a Japanese electronics manufacturer which specialized in loudspeaker driver manufacture and home and studio loudspeaker system. The brand name DIATONE was registered in september 1946 as a division of MITSUBISHI. They began manufacturing monitor speakers for NHK (Japan Broadcast Corporation) and was closed down in 1999. DIATONE was mainly sold in Japan and it was considered a loudspeaker specialist however several MITSUBISHI audio components were sold in Japan under the DIATONE brand name. In the last few years the DIATONE brand name was revived to manufacture Digital Car Audio systems exclusively for Japan.

The first AS-3001 at NHK 1964 and DIATONE 1996 .jpg

DIATONE DS-1000Z and DIATONE DS-V3000 1996

DIATONE X-11 1981 and DIATONE DS-37B 1980

DIATONE DS-251mkII and DIATONE DS-303 1974

DIATONE DS-73D and DIATONE DS-5000 1982.

DIATONE D-160 1985 and DIATONE D-80M 1988.
That's 160 and 80 cm diameter.

DIATONE VS-100F 1986 cinema

DIATONE DS-77HRX 1988

DIATONE DS-V5000 1989 and DS-66Z 1990

DIATONE car audio 2016

The New 2017 REVOX.

After the vinyl revival it was time for the best possible analog source to officially return. The analog tape recorder (reel to reel) as invented in 1935 by AEG / TELEFUNKEN become an industry standard for studios for decades. Many people still believe that analog tape recording is the best possible way to record music. Since there are companies reissuing "studio master" recordings of original material on tape there was a need for a new tape recorder as well....."to compete with old tape recorders kept alive by many enthusiast"

So here is the news officially isuued by REVOX and HORCH HOUSE on 04.05.2017 

REVOX Group and HORCH HOUSE (a division of Lutz Precision k.s.) are pleased to announce further cooperation in analog audio technology. The first results of our relationship have already come with the REVOX online shop (www.revox.ch) carrying the full selection of HORCH HOUSE analog master tape copies. Due to the overwhelming response from the analog audio world we are happy to confirm our next step forward. Our next product will be the first new reel to reel machine design in decades. This exciting new player will be under the venerable REVOX name and will be available as a standard product in Q1 of 2017. This truly is a wonderful time for fans of analog audio and the starting point for a whole new product line.

More reel to reel....

Tape archiving

During the golden age of tape recording manufacturers offered various methods to archive your tape in a well organised manner. Plastic boxes offer superior protection for your tape. These systems allow the boxes to be clicked together forming an elegant and practical system. It was a solution for the home recording enthusiast so these systems were made for the 13, 15 and 18 cm reels. Here are some examples from the late 60's and early 70's from manufacturers like AGFA, BASF, SONY and TELEFUNKEN (the inventor of the tape recorder)

AGFA tape from the 1001 Hi-Fi collection

BASF 1968

SONY tape archiving in Japan

TELEFUNKEN 1971