Yamaha Limited Centennial Edition 1887-1987

In the late 1980s, Yamaha Electronics introduced the magnificent Limited Centennial Edition 1887-1997 line of stereo components in celebration of the company's 100 year anniversary.  They were designed to display Yamaha's complete audio engineering technical ability, exhibit the most stunning industrial design of any audio components ever produced, and perform on a level exceeding virtually every other manufacturer of components in the world.  As a byproduct, they would be the most expensive Yamaha stereo components ever manufactured.

Yamaha began work on these components in the mid-1980s. The company put its most capable audio engineers to work on this project. Due to their limited production of less than 500 units--exact production numbers have been difficult to obtain--each and the inherent careful hand assembly, the cost of each component ran into the thousands of dollars each. Yamaha custom manufactured many of the internal parts and each one was hand-selected.  

The Limited Centennial Edition line of stereo components included the MX-10000 Amplifier, the CX-10000 Control Amplifier, the CDX-10000 Compact Disc Player, the HX-10000 Phono Equalizer Amplifier, the NSX-10000 Speakers, and may have included other components.

Updated August 10, 2006