Vestax Founder reviving the brand
The Vestax Founder is currently reviving the bankrupt brand. The revised version of the company will be releasing mixers and turntables in limited edition.
It was the Vestax founder that bankrupted the brand and he is also behind the re-launch.
According to DJ Tech Tools, Hidesato Shiino the Vestax founder will be releasing a new mixer, turntable and pre-amp under the new STP/Vestax brand. Other products in the line will also be made available. Previously the Vestax company went bankrupt at the end of2014, even though the turntable was a big hit amongst DJs. What’s interesting is that the brand re-launch comes just after the launch of a new Technics SL-1200 turntable.
Hidesato Shiino confirmed this on his own blog too…
“While my purpose is not commercial-level output, I will release a mixer rebranded as STP / VESTAX with our VESTAX image, in order to support and keep our global VESTAX fans, and I hope it will receive strong, warm encouragement. There is significant experienced thought behind the development and production of this mixer, as top-quality sound has been the priority behind its development. It is also matched with a distinct yet subtle design.” He wrote
All the new Vestax brand products are meant to start shipping in March this year and the company is keeping a ten-to-twenty limit on the number of products sold per month.
The Vestax founder also shared the reasons behind why the brand fell apart….
“After five years, the constitution of the company had completely changed, with scandals involving its proprietor, and interest in the company began to vanish. For some years the management position was: “We can not make something from scratch” as “new products can not be sold”. As a result, most people left the company and disappeared. Upon the company closing, a check was made on product-quality, and was found to be quite inferior when compared with the 2002 output.”
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