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SANSUI Company History

 

Translation from SANSUI Web Site

 

1944/12   Founder Khosaku Kikuchi Started SANSUI Electric Production in Yoyogi Kamihara, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo.

1947/6 Founded SANSUI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.

1955/11 Founded ONKEN KOGYO CO., for Amplifier Department Expansion in Waizumi-Cho, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo.

1956/1 Renamed ONKEN KOGYO CO., to SANSUI ONKEN CO.

1957/1 Started Production of Pre-Main Amplifier for Exporting

1960/6 Merged SANSUI ONKEN CO. to SANSUI ELECTRIC CO.,LTD.

1961/12 Enlisted the Stock on Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

1969/10 Increased the Capital to 1,200,000,000 Yen.  Established U.S. Subsidiary.

1970/3 Enlisted Stocks on the First Section of Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.

1979/1 Developed and Introduced the Diamond Drive Circuit (Patented).

1980/10 Established England and West Germany Subsidiaries.

1984/1 Developed Twin Diamond Balance Drive Circuit (X Balanced Amplifiers)

1987/6 Changed the Company Logo.

2000/4 Moved the Head Quarters from Shi-Yokohama to Kodaira-Shi, Tokyo.  

 


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