In the recent past, this Japanese company was well known as a manufacturer of consumer electronics and audio systems. The company Akai, born in the distant 1929, has a rich history. The bulk of the equipment it produces is a sound-reproducing technique.
In 1985, AKAI turned the production of tape recorders. At the same time, she tried to establish cooperation with MITSIBISHI. And that made a lot of sense. AKAI and MITSIBISHI have united their engineering departments. It is through this that an attempt was made to improve the quality of equipment. Cooperation promised some luck. All equipment came under the brand A & D.
The economic crisis of 1997-1998 in Asia undermined Japan's economy and seriously affected the development of Akai. The production of high-end recording equipment was practically stopped. As a result, instead of this once legendary brand began to produce primitive receivers and televisions, cassette players and extremely unreliable video players.
All this technique did not have the slightest relation to Akai. The manufacturer's reputation began to fall. That's how in 2004 the company went bankrupt. So after the bankruptcy, the trademark "AKAI" bought the Grande Group of Hong Kong, which also owns the trademarks "Nakamichi", "Sansui".
Currently, AKAI, as a separate company, is no longer for anyone. A trademark "AKAI" is used by various consumer electronics companies. They have been working under the license of the Grande Group for several years, since it promises certain perspectives and benefits.