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The record player I grew up with is a freaking Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi was founded by a samauri.
So I was curious, and I looked it up. You're close: the founder was a descendent of a line of samurai, but his great grandfather sold the status/title in order to resolve debt obligations
So was my first CD burner.
I should ask my sisters if they remember the manufacturer of the one we had... If I had to take a guess, it was probably Sony