Video: The History of Air Tight - A Conversation with Yutaka "Jack" Miura
Client Name
Nirvana Sound
Date
July 2025
Category
Video
The first in a 3 part video series for Nirvana Sound covering Air Tight audio in Japan. For this series Visitors From Dreams provided editing services.
Sit down with Yutaka "Jack" Miura, the managing director of Air Tight as he walks you through the long history of both Air Tight and Luxman, from humble beginnings creating manuals for building radios, to the brands we know today.
Air Tight is a revered Japanese high-end audio brand founded in 1986 by Atsushi Miura (Jack), a former Luxman engineer, with the vision of preserving the rich, analog warmth of vacuum tube amplification amid the industry's shift to solid-state technology. Renowned for its meticulous craftsmanship, Air Tight's products feature PCB-free point-to-point hand-wiring, hand-selected components,and elegant designs that embody Japanese precision and simplicity. Their amplifiers, pre-amplifiers, phono stages and phono cartridges are celebrated for delivering harmonically rich and exceptionally musically engaging sound. By combining traditional tube technology with modern innovation, Air Tight offers audiophiles an immersive listening experience that faithfully captures the nuances of live music.
