Development of Audio Products

From input to output, our goal was to deliver the purest reproduction of music performance possible...

Pursuing natural sound

1954

Yamaha HiFi player

Yamaha's journey into audio began in 1954, ignited by a record concert held at the Yamaha Hall in Ginza. This inspired the company to develop high-fidelity audio products, marking the birth of Yamaha's renowned audio legacy.

[Image] A-I

A-I
HiFi Player／1954

1967

Delivering sound with a different philosophy to HiFi

Seeking to offer the natural sound of musical instruments, Yamaha developed the unique Natural Sound speakers in 1967, which were designed around the concept of a piano soundboard. Their rich, natural sound sparked a new trend in the audio world.

[Image] NS-30

NS-30
Speaker System／1968

1974

From elements and materials for good sound

The application of SIT amplifier elements brought with it rapid improvements in amplifier performance. Yamaha sought to realize a uniquely natural sound through innovative measures such as the creation of production technologies used for making beryllium speaker diaphragms.

[Image] B-I [Image] B-I

B-I
Stereo Basic Amplifier／1974

[Image] NS-1000M

NS-1000M
Speaker System／1974

1982

The arrival and increasing popularity of digital audio

The high-end CD-1 CD player was released in 1982, followed the next year by the CD-X1, which was made possible by the reduction in cost achieved by developing the dedicated LSIs in-house. These aided the adoption of the CD player as an easy way to listen to good quality sound.

[Image] CD-X1

CD-X1
Compact Disc Player／1983

1986

The arrival of the digital sound field processor

We continued with research into architectural acoustics such as those of buildings and halls, accumulating a library of reverberation data and technologies. The DSP-1 released in 1986 utilized these to allow people to enjoy the ambience of famous halls in their own homes.

[Image] DSP-1

DSP-1
Digital Sound Field Processor／1986

2003

The MusicCast—offering more ways for people to enjoy music

The MusicCast allowed people to playback music data through audio devices in any room in their house, utilizing networks and digital audio technologies to offer more ways to enjoy music.

[Image] MCX-1000

MCX-1000
Digital Audio Server／2003

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