Nakamichi MC1000: who designed and built it?


I’m a sucker for vintage LOMC cartridges and enjoy ’tracking’ their origin, often with the help of the collective knowledge shared on this forum. But in the case of the Nakamichi MC1000 I haven’t been able to find out who designed and built it. It may have been designed by Nakamichi engineers, perhaps to complete their TX-1000 turntable system. But it’s probably less likely they also built it themselves.

Does anyone have the facts?

edgewear

Showing 1 response by nandric

I understand curiosity in general but more so in particular. In
this case I think that MC 1000 is an excellent cart. Nakamichi own
story that they worked 2 years on design is less interesting. 
American companies ordered in Japan Miyabi, Zenn, Monster 1000,
etc .,  and sold under their own name so why should an Japanese
company not do the same? While meant for ''professional'' use,
the cart was big succes so they ''produced'' MC 500 for the 
''simple mortals'' or ''poor man Nakamischi''.