Award Results Announced for 'Analog Grand Prix 2026', Recognizing the Year's Excellent Analog Audio Items
Ongen Publishing has announced the results of the 'Analog Grand Prix 2026'. Voted on by 23 audio specialty stores nationwide and 4 critics, the awards highlight the best analog playback equipment of the year.
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Ongen Publishing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Yusuke Kazama) announced the award results for the 'Analog Grand Prix 2026,' an award that selects the year's masterpieces of analog-related items, on Friday, April 3, 2026.
## About the 'Analog Grand Prix'
The 'Analog Grand Prix' is an award established in 2008 and sponsored by Ongen Publishing. It selects, through voting from a wide variety of equipment supporting analog playback, 'indispensable equipment for analog playback that provides an analog feel and is worthy of recommendation to our magazine's readers.' A judging panel is held once a year in the spring season.
The product genres eligible for selection are analog-related equipment such as cartridges, phono equalizers, record players, and tube amplifiers. The selection is made based on votes from 23 audio specialty stores nationwide and a judging panel consisting of 4 audio critics.
Additionally, a video introducing the judging session held on March 4, 2026, along with general comments from the 4 judges, is available.
'Analog Grand Prix 2026' Judging Session Video: https://youtu.be/3naLQ9I93mA
・Cooperating Audio Specialty Stores (in Japanese alphabetical order)
CAVIN Osakaya (Hokkaido) / Sendai Nodaya (Miyagi) / Nodaya Sendai Store (Miyagi) / MUSiCA (Fukushima) / Sound Heights (Chiba) / Audio Union Ochanomizu Accessory Building (Tokyo) / Tereon (Tokyo) / Home Shokai (Tokyo) / Sound Create (Tokyo) / Kusakabe Denki (Tokyo) / Audio Square (Kanagawa) / Denkido Square Shonan (Kanagawa) / Challenger Onkyo (Gunma) / Audio Core (Nagano) / Royal Audio (Nagano) / Clear Sound Imai (Toyama) / Nomura Musen (Aichi) / Joshin WEB (Osaka) / Shimamusen (Osaka) / Edion Hiroshima Main Store (Hiroshima) / Art Crew (Fukuoka) / Max Audio (Fukuoka) / Yoshida-en (Fukuoka)
・Audio Critic Judges
Ikuo Tsunoda (Chairman of the Jury), Shun Ishihara, Chigaku Inoue, Yoshio Obara
## About the 'Analog Grand Prix'
The 'Analog Grand Prix' is an award established in 2008 and sponsored by Ongen Publishing. It selects, through voting from a wide variety of equipment supporting analog playback, 'indispensable equipment for analog playback that provides an analog feel and is worthy of recommendation to our magazine's readers.' A judging panel is held once a year in the spring season.
The product genres eligible for selection are analog-related equipment such as cartridges, phono equalizers, record players, and tube amplifiers. The selection is made based on votes from 23 audio specialty stores nationwide and a judging panel consisting of 4 audio critics.
Additionally, a video introducing the judging session held on March 4, 2026, along with general comments from the 4 judges, is available.
'Analog Grand Prix 2026' Judging Session Video: https://youtu.be/3naLQ9I93mA
・Cooperating Audio Specialty Stores (in Japanese alphabetical order)
CAVIN Osakaya (Hokkaido) / Sendai Nodaya (Miyagi) / Nodaya Sendai Store (Miyagi) / MUSiCA (Fukushima) / Sound Heights (Chiba) / Audio Union Ochanomizu Accessory Building (Tokyo) / Tereon (Tokyo) / Home Shokai (Tokyo) / Sound Create (Tokyo) / Kusakabe Denki (Tokyo) / Audio Square (Kanagawa) / Denkido Square Shonan (Kanagawa) / Challenger Onkyo (Gunma) / Audio Core (Nagano) / Royal Audio (Nagano) / Clear Sound Imai (Toyama) / Nomura Musen (Aichi) / Joshin WEB (Osaka) / Shimamusen (Osaka) / Edion Hiroshima Main Store (Hiroshima) / Art Crew (Fukuoka) / Max Audio (Fukuoka) / Yoshida-en (Fukuoka)
・Audio Critic Judges
Ikuo Tsunoda (Chairman of the Jury), Shun Ishihara, Chigaku Inoue, Yoshio Obara