Japanese Audio

yes

small listening areas

legacy of better japanese brands stem from making the music sound beautiful 

listeners value refinement in sound over volume capability (the japanese value refinement in just about everything)

listeners listen to vocals chamber music jazz pop more than louder genres

at least in the international scene, there are notably fewer well known tippy top japanese speakers compared to the many excellent top tier brands of electronics

yamaha sony pioneer all have had some well known speakers over time in various price categories, and of course audio note (japan and uk branches) have made some excellent high priced ones - but just not that many - dunno what buyers in the japan domestic market typically buy - i do know there is quite a large following in japan for british monitor speakers... these of course are revered and used by audiophiles world wide for many years

@scchengmus

while i see your point, i don’t think you mean to say that this healing, peaceful, nuanced, meditative listening REQUIRES high efficiency speakers and low powered se tube amps... i suspect other formulae for high fidelity music reproduction just might also allow this, should the listener desire ... 😉