INTERVIEW

AUDIO ESOTERICA: When Yamaha returned to turntable design in recent years, were there still turntable designers in the company, or was it necessary to learn new (old!) skills?

KIYOHIKO GOTO: There were many vinyl fans among the staff at Yamaha, and there were many voices saying that Yamaha should create a turntable well before the GT-5000 project started. The person in charge of planning this product enjoys vinyl every weekend!

But it’s true that when we embarked upon the GT-5000 project, all the turntable designers had