NOTICE OF D/A CONVERTER CHANGE OF SOME PRODUCTS
DUE TO THE FIRE AT ASAHI KASEI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.'S SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PLANT THAT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 20, 2020, IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTINUOUSLY PROCURE SEMICONDUCTOR PARTS, INCLUDING D/A CONVERTERS USED IN SOME OF OUR PRODUCTS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PRODUCE PRODUCTS USING PARTS INVENTORY THAT WE ALREADY OWNED AND PARTS PROCURED FROM THE MARKET, BUT SINCE IT IS EXPECTED THAT IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO RESUME SUPPLY OF SUCH PARTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CHANGE TO ALTERNATIVE PARTS AND CONTINUE PRODUCTION.
SINCE D/A CONVERTERS HAVE A PARTICULARLY LARGE IMPACT ON THE SOUND QUALITY OF PRODUCTS, WHEN CHANGING THEM, WE SELECTED REPLACEMENT PARTS, REDESIGNED PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS AND SOFTWARE, AND EVALUATED SOUND QUALITY AND TUNED SOUND BY SOUND MASTERS IN THE SAME PROCESS AS WHEN DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS. AS A RESULT, WE ARE NOW ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER PRODUCTS OF THE SAME QUALITY AS BEFORE THE D/A CONVERTER CHANGE, WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAME SOUND QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND FUNCTIONALITY AS BEFORE THE D/A CONVERTER CHANGE.
we will continue to strive to deliver products that satisfy our customers in the future, so thank you very much.
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO D/A CONVERTER CHANGE
- CD Player:
CD6007-Pre-Main
Amplifier:
PM7000N,PM6007-AV
Amplifier:
SR8015,SR6015,NR1711