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Victor (JVCKenwood)
Website:https://www.victor.jp/
Est. year: 1927
JVC is a Japanese electronics brand founded on 13 September 1927 as the Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, a subsidiary of the American Victor Talking Machine Company. It developed the VHS video format, introducing the first consumer VHS recorder in 1976, and it also made Japan's first televisions in 1939 and pioneered consumer camcorders. Today it sells headphones, car and home audio, camcorders and projectors.
Range & what it's known for
In audio, the most unusual JVC products are the Wood series earphones. They use a dynamic driver with a 50 micron wooden dome joined to a carbon-coated PET diaphragm, which JVC calls an industry first. The HA-FW1800 wired in-ear uses an 11 mm wood dome unit with a detachable MMCX cable and costs USD 599.99, and the HA-FW1000T brought the wood dome driver to a true wireless design. Tuning of these models is done with engineers from Victor Studio, the group's own recording studio. The brand also covers everyday headphones and compact audio systems at lower prices.
Who owns it and where it's made
Matsushita held a majority stake in JVC from 1953 until 2007, when it cut its holding to about 37 percent. In October 2008 JVC merged with Kenwood to form JVCKenwood Holdings, and by 2011 JVC had become a fully integrated subsidiary of the group. JVC and Kenwood are sister brands inside JVCKenwood, and in Japan the Victor name was retired from electronics at that time. JVC was headquartered in Yokohama, and design work is led from Japan.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphones and audio equipment, from everyday consumer models up to the higher-priced Wood series earphones.
Who it's for
JVC offers a long-established Japanese name with products at many price levels. Everyday wired and wireless headphones are the entry point, and listeners who want something more specialised can move up to the Wood series, choosing either the wired HA-FW1800 or the true wireless HA-FW1000T. It also makes sense for anyone who values a maker with its own recording studio involved in tuning.
Range & what it's known for
In audio, the most unusual JVC products are the Wood series earphones. They use a dynamic driver with a 50 micron wooden dome joined to a carbon-coated PET diaphragm, which JVC calls an industry first. The HA-FW1800 wired in-ear uses an 11 mm wood dome unit with a detachable MMCX cable and costs USD 599.99, and the HA-FW1000T brought the wood dome driver to a true wireless design. Tuning of these models is done with engineers from Victor Studio, the group's own recording studio. The brand also covers everyday headphones and compact audio systems at lower prices.
Who owns it and where it's made
Matsushita held a majority stake in JVC from 1953 until 2007, when it cut its holding to about 37 percent. In October 2008 JVC merged with Kenwood to form JVCKenwood Holdings, and by 2011 JVC had become a fully integrated subsidiary of the group. JVC and Kenwood are sister brands inside JVCKenwood, and in Japan the Victor name was retired from electronics at that time. JVC was headquartered in Yokohama, and design work is led from Japan.
The lineup in this catalog
Headphones and audio equipment, from everyday consumer models up to the higher-priced Wood series earphones.
Who it's for
JVC offers a long-established Japanese name with products at many price levels. Everyday wired and wireless headphones are the entry point, and listeners who want something more specialised can move up to the Wood series, choosing either the wired HA-FW1800 or the true wireless HA-FW1000T. It also makes sense for anyone who values a maker with its own recording studio involved in tuning.
