{"id":164419,"date":"2023-07-05T07:28:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T06:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=164419"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:56:36","slug":"techdas-and-stellavox-japan-founder-hideaki-nishikawa-dies-age-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/techdas-and-stellavox-japan-founder-hideaki-nishikawa-dies-age-81\/","title":{"rendered":"TechDAS and Stellavox Japan founder Hideaki Nishikawa dies age 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A press release issued by the\u00a0Stella Group\u00a0reads:\u00a0<i>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce that our founder, colleague and former CEO Hideaki Nishikawa passed away on the morning of June 28, 2023, surrounded by a loving family.\u00a0Hideaki was 81 years old.\u00a0He was under treatment after suffering respiratory failure.\u00a0We express our deepest condolences to his family<\/i>\u00a0. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/30_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hideaki\u00a0Nishikawa was a talented engineer and visionary entrepreneur.\u00a0In 1989, he co-founded Stellavox Japan (currently Stella Inc.), which was involved in the import and distribution of high quality audio components in Japan.\u00a0In 2001, he founded Zephyrn Inc., and then in 2010, his own brand TechDAS, under which he developed the famous Air Force turntables.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/31_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pinnacle of his talent, the\u00a0TechDAS Air Force Zero\u00a0turntable , premiered in 2019 and became his &#8220;analog sound statement&#8221;, fulfilling a lifelong dream of perfect record reproduction, to which he devoted all his energy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/32_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Colleagues from the Stella Group say:\u00a0<i>\u201cHe had deep knowledge and experience in the field of audio and strived for absolute perfection, driven by passion, without any compromise.\u00a0He dedicated himself to achieving his goal, with creativity and insight in everything.\u00a0His energy and ambition have always inspired and motivated us to work towards the same goal.\u00a0At the same time, he was very cheerful, generous and open by nature.\u00a0He enjoyed traveling to meet friends in the audio community around the world.\u00a0Spending time in this circle always gave him great pleasure.\u00a0He was loved and respected by friends and each of us.\u00a0It has been a great honor for us to work closely with Hideaki<\/i>\u00a0. &#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A press release issued by the\u00a0Stella Group\u00a0reads:\u00a0\u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce that our founder, colleague and former CEO Hideaki Nishikawa passed away on the morning of June 28, 2023, surrounded by a loving family.\u00a0Hideaki was 81 years old.\u00a0He was under treatment after suffering respiratory failure.\u00a0We express our deepest condolences to his family\u00a0. 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