Dressed in a translucent black tee and black jeans, with a few long strands of hair protruding out of the back of his head and carefully resting on his shoulder, Ken Ishiwata in his stylised glasses, reminds you of the 1970s when music was on the verge of becoming a religion. He wasn’t part of a music band, nor was he at the forefront of writing songs; he was one of the audio engineers at Marantz,u00a0an American company, known for producing Hi-Fi audio equipment.

Marantz and audio:u00a0The American company founded by Saul Marantz in the 1950s, revolutionised the way people heard music with the Consolette, an LP player that offered clear, clutter-free music. The company celebrated its 60th anniversary, recently with an consolette that could play the best quality sound over air.