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Denon is a Japanese electronics company that originated Digital Audio technology, while specializing in manufacturing of high-fidelity professional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of Nippon-Columbia, the Japanese arm of Columbia Records. more...

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In 2001 Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by Ripplewood Holdings and 2% by Hitachi. In 2002 Denon merged with Marantz to form D&M Holdings.

The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939.

History

Source: Denon web site

1900s

Birth

1907: Japan-U.S. Recorders Manufacturing established by Frederick Whitney Horn. Horn was a U.S.-born trader engaged in importing machine tools and recorders in Yokohama since 1896. In an attempt to commercialize records and recorders, he initiated Japan-U.S. Recorders Manufacturing, and constructed a special-purpose factory to begin the manufacturing of recorders. These recorders, equipped with a large wine glass-shaped loudspeaker, commenced the sales of single-side disc records and gramophone players.;

1910s

The Beginning of an Era of Innovation

1910: Nippon Chikuonki Shokai – Japan Recorders Corporation – a company that specialized in producing audio recordings of special events, was established by Frederick Whitney Horn. Nippon Chikuonki Shokai becomes known as Nippon Columbia in the US.; 1912: Nippon Chikuonki Shokai / Nippon Columbia merges with Japan-U.S. Recorders Manufacturing, thus launching the double-side management of "software and hardware", an integration of manufacturing and sales.;

1920s

Becoming a World-Class Global Company

1927: The term "Columbia" comes officially into the Japanese company name, when the company enters into a capital tie-up with Columbia Records; 1928: Japan Columbia Recorders is founded.;

1930s

The Birth of the Denon Brand

1939: The DENON brand originated from the merger of Japan Denki Onkyo (commonly known as "Den-On"), one of the affiliates. Den-On was a group of engineers in business-purpose audio equipment, dating back to Japan Electric Recorders Mfg., which was established in 1939. The company was developing and manufacturing turntables and cartridge tape-recorders for NHK and other broadcast stations.;

A typical model for DENON, the MC-type cartridge DL-103, was the object of joint R&D efforts with NHK before Den-On merged with Nippon Columbia. Tape-recorders and other equipment, designed for the serious audiophiles, were also released as part of the DENON brand, reflecting Den-On's passion for advanced technology. The DENON brand really established a strong position with the debut of the DP-5000, a direct-drive phono-motor with an FG-type servo, that boasted a brand-new design and predominant performance.

1939: The newly named company develops Japan's first professional-use disc recorder for the broadcasting industry, and Japan’s first disk cutting lathe – launching itself as a premier manufacturer of professional recording studio and broadcast equipment.;

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