About Us
About HACHIDORI Inc.
Hachidori was established in 2018 by Jonathan Knight to provide unique products and services to the high-end audio community.
While modern circuit design, 3D CAD design, CNC machining, and advanced surface finishing techniques are employed, the sonic and technical goals of Hachidori are based on a reverence for the Zen-like simplicity and natural, musically compelling sound of the best vintage audio equipment. A similar reverence for many Japanese traditional arts led to a desire to incorporate them in a product which is not only functional, but can be enjoyed as an interior design element for decades to come.
The Fukami preamplifier is the result of a 5-year collaboration between Hachidori (product concept, circuit design), Age Design (aesthetic and 3D mechanical design), Chubei (Wajima nuri lacquer) and various engineers, artisans, metalworkers, surface finishers, etc.
President
Jonathan Knight
Jonathan enjoyed audio as a hobby with his father from a young age and has been building amplifiers and speakers since his teens. He worked at an audio repair facility during his student years and learned much about component selection and construction techniques which contribute to long-term reliability and longevity. He has owned and studied hundreds of amplifiers, tape recorders and speakers spanning the 1920s to the present day and has applied these learnings to the design concepts and implementation of the Fukami preamplifier. 27 years in analog and mixed-signal semiconductor R&D and management have contributed unique solutions to some of the problems associated with an outboard tape preamp. A similar amount of time living in Japan and spending time with many Japanese audiophiles have provided perspectives which further contributed to his vision.
Ta-1, Fukami-machi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa-ken, 929-2125, Japan
〒929-2125 石川県七尾市深海町多部1番地甲
mail : [email protected]
https://hachidori-onkyo.com