kyocera, the giant ceramics/e made a foray into high-end audio in the 80s and even acquired the post-kloss klh brand. their products were quite expensive and positioned to compete with mcintosh, et.al. i've owned a number of their receivers, cdps and a turntable--all were good and very well built. their separates, in particular, are much sought after and superb.
Legacy audio manufacturers
I'm sure this has been brought up before but does everyone remember some of the older (now legacy) audio component manufacturers? I'm wondering whatever happened to brands such as Nikko, Optimus, Kyocera, Nakamichi, Advent, KLH, AR, etc. My very first official (albeit used) audio system back in the 70s consisted of a monstrous Sherwood receiver, KLH bookshelf speakers and an AR turntable. Thanks.