The brother of Niro Nakamichi, he was an acoustic engineering officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy doing sonar research.
[1] The company he founded initially designed and developed portable radios, tone arms, speakers and communications equipment.
The Foundation was dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of baroque and other fine forms of classical music, in accordance with Etsuro's will.
In 2001, Nirō Nakamichi (中道仁郎, Nakamichi Nirō), designer of many of the historic tape decks, started a new company, Mechanical Research Corporation, which introduced ultra high end audio amplifiers, preamplifiers, and an integrated amplifier, called "engines".
The products featured innovative designs and addressed issues of mechanical isolation, as well as presenting a unique appearance.