[2] WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh in Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1923.

[2] They were then known throughout Europe for stylish and high-quality stereo equipment, designed by Verner Panton[3] and Hartmut Esslinger.

[4] Sony continued to use the WEGA brand until 2005, when liquid-crystal displays superseded the company's Trinitron aperture grille-based CRT models.

[6] Sony has also used WEGA as a name for flat-screen televisions with newer technologies than CRT.

[citation needed] The quality of the design by Esslinger was highly appreciated, to the extent that the Museum of Modern Art in New York[10] exhibits one example, the Concept 51k sound-system, for which a special stand was an available option.