Wow!! very good news, Technics seems to be really striving for hiend again since the release of the SE-R1, before that it was 30 years back with their "New Class-A" SE-A3
http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/613515/technics-se-a3_614277.jpg
and other "Quarter-A" integrateds
And who could forget their speakers back then.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/technics-SB-10000.html
http://www.thevintageknob.org/technics-SB-7000.html
Cheers George