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{{Short description|German audio and video manufacturer}}
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{{other uses|Wega (disambiguation){{!}}Wega}}

{{distinguish|Vega}}
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[[File:WEGA Studio 3214 Hifi und Telefunken L 250.jpg|thumb|hochkant=1.5|WEGA Studio 3214 HiFi with record player [[Dual (brand)|Dual]] 1218 and loudspeakers Telefunken L 250, 1972]]
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = WEGA
| name = WEGA
| logo =
| logo = Sony Grand WEGA logo.svg
| logo_caption =
| logo_caption = Sony WEGA logo, 2004
| image =
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_caption =
| native_name = Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh
| native_name = Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh
| native_name_lang = de
| native_name_lang = de
| former_name =
| former_name =
| type =
| type =
| industry = [[Electronics]]
| industry = [[Electronics]]
| fate = Rebranded as [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]
| fate = Rebranded as [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]
| successor = [[Sony]] [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]
| successor = [[Sony]] [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]
| foundation = [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]] ({{Start date|1923}})
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1923}}<br/>[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
| defunct = {{End date|2005}}
| defunct = {{End date and age|2005}}
| area_served = International
| area_served = International
| products = Radio and LED television receivers
| products = Radio and LED television receivers
| parent = [[Sony]] (1975–2005)
| parent = [[Sony]] (1975-present)
| homepage =
| homepage =
}}
}}
[[File:1962 Wegavision 2000 Werksentwurf Pinakothek-d-Moderne M 2021-05-23.jpg|thumb|''Wegavision 2000'', TV-protoype 1962, [[Die Neue Sammlung|Pinakothek der Moderne]]]]
[[File:1962 Wegavision 2000 Werksentwurf Pinakothek-d-Moderne M 2021-05-23.jpg|thumb|''Wegavision 2000'', TV-prototype 1962, [[Die Neue Sammlung|Pinakothek der Moderne]]]]
[[File:Wega Elcaset E 4950.jpg|thumb|Wega tapedeck for Sony [[Elcaset]], 1976–1980<ref>http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-EL-7.html thevintageknob.org, retrieved 25 May 2021.</ref>]]
[[File:Wega Elcaset E 4950.jpg|thumb|Wega tapedeck for Sony [[Elcaset]], 1976–1980<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-EL-7.html|title=Sony EL-7 on thevintageknob.org|first=Axel|last=Dahl|website=www.thevintageknob.org}}</ref>]]
'''WEGA''' is a [[Germany|German]] audio and video manufacturer, manufacturing some of Germany's earliest [[radio receiver]]s.<ref name="r-museum">[http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=32 radiomuseum.org, WEGA (German)], retrieved 4 September 2021.</ref>
'''WEGA''' was a German audio and video manufacturer, manufacturing some of Germany's earliest [[radio receiver]]s.<ref name="r-museum">{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=32|title=Wega, Württembergische Radio-Ges. mbH; Stuttgart manufacture|website=www.radiomuseum.org}}</ref>
[[File:Sony Grand WEGA logo.svg|thumb|Sony WEGA logo, 2004]]


== History ==
==History==
WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as ''Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh'' in [[Stuttgart]], Germany in the year 1923. In 1975, it was acquired by [[Sony|Sony Corporation]].<ref name="r-museum" /> They were then known throughout [[Europe]] for stylish and high-quality stereo equipment, designed by [[Hartmut Esslinger]], amongst others. Sony continued to use the WEGA brand until 2005, when [[liquid-crystal display]]s superseded the company's [[Trinitron]] [[aperture grille]]-based [[Cathode ray tube|CRT]] models.<ref name="areadvd-050003">{{cite web|title=Sony TV-Serie: Aus "WEGA" wird "BRAVIA"|periodical=areadvd.de|publisher=|url=https://www.areadvd.de/news-archiv/2005/200510/13102050003_Sony_BRAVIA.shtml|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2005-10-13|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as ''Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh'' in [[Stuttgart]], Germany in the year 1923. In 1975, it was acquired by [[Sony|Sony Corporation]].<ref name="r-museum" /> They were then known throughout [[Europe]] for stylish and high-quality stereo equipment, designed by [[Verner Panton]]<ref name="design-fine-196971">{{cite web |url=https://www.design-is-fine.org/post/82631793418/verner-panton-wega-stereo-bar-3300-1969-71 |title=Design is fine. History is mine. (Stereo Bar 3300)|date=2014-04-13|access-date=2021-09-05}}</ref> and [[Hartmut Esslinger]].<ref name="europa-2018">{{cite web |url=https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/dea-2018-lifetime |title=Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Hartmut Esslinger|publisher=EUIPO|date= |access-date=2021-09-05}}</ref> Sony continued to use the WEGA brand until 2005, when [[liquid-crystal display]]s superseded the company's [[Trinitron]] [[aperture grille]]-based [[Cathode ray tube|CRT]] models.<ref name="areadvd-050003">{{cite web|title=Sony TV-Serie: Aus "WEGA" wird "BRAVIA"|periodical=Areadvd.de|publisher=|url=https://www.areadvd.de/news-archiv/2005/200510/13102050003_Sony_BRAVIA.shtml|access-date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref>


Starting in 1998, Sony released a television line called ''[[FD Trinitron/WEGA]]'', a flat-screen [[television]] with side-mounted speakers and a silver-coloured cabinet.
Starting in 1998, Sony released a television line called ''[[FD Trinitron/WEGA]]'', a flat-screen [[television]] with side-mounted speakers and a silver-coloured cabinet.


Sony says that the FD Trinitron WEGA was named after a star ("[[Vega]]" in English) in the [[Lyra]] [[constellation]], and made no reference to the original WEGA firm.<ref name="homethea-223971">{{cite web|title=Is it sony Vega or Wega?|periodical=Home Theater Forum|publisher=|url=https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/is-it-sony-vega-or-wega.22397/?amp=1|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Forums|date=2001-07-24|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
Sony says that the FD Trinitron WEGA was named after a star ("[[Vega]]" in English) in the [[Lyra]] [[constellation]], and made no reference to the original WEGA firm.<ref name="homethea-223971">{{cite web|title=Is it sony Vega or Wega?|periodical=Home Theater Forum|publisher=|url=https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/is-it-sony-vega-or-wega.22397/?amp=1|format=|access-date=|last=Forums|date=2001-07-24|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref>


Sony has also used WEGA as a name for flat-screen televisions with newer technologies than CRT. Their [[Flat panel display|flat-panel]] [[LCD television]]s were branded ''LCD WEGA'' until summer 2005<ref name="cnet-191019">{{Internetquelle|autor= |url=https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-klv-s19a10-wega-19-lcd-tv/ |titel=Sony KLV-S19A10 WEGA - 19" LCD TV Specs - CNET |werk=CNET | sprache=en |datum=2003-01-03 |abruf=2021-09-04}}</ref><ref>https://www.bedienungsanleitu.ng/sony/wega-ke-v42a10e/anleitung?p=9 Manual Sony Wega KE-V42A10E, 2005, retrieved 4 September 2021.</ref><ref name="whathifi-2610">{{Internetquelle|autor= |url=https://www.whathifi.com/sony/klv-s26a10/overview |titel=WEGA 26" LCD TV – Product overview – What Hi-Fi? |werk=whathifi |datum= |abruf=2021-09-04}}</ref> when they were rebranded [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]. There are early promotional photos of the first BRAVIA televisions still bearing the WEGA label.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Introduced in 2002, Sony's [[plasma display]] televisions were also branded as Plasma WEGA until being superseded by the BRAVIA LCD line. Sony's [[rear-projection television]]s, either [[Silicon X-tal Reflective Display]] (SXRD) or [[LCD projector|LCD-based]], were branded as [[Grand WEGA]] until Sony discontinued production of rear-projection receivers.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Sony has also used WEGA as a name for flat-screen televisions with newer technologies than CRT. Their [[Flat panel display|flat-panel]] [[LCD television]]s were branded ''LCD WEGA'' until summer 2005<ref name="cnet-191019">{{cite web|title=Sony KLV-S19A10 WEGA - 19" LCD TV Specs - CNET|periodical=CNET|publisher=|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-klv-s19a10-wega-19-lcd-tv/|format=|access-date=|last=|date=2003-01-03|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bedienungsanleitu.ng/sony/wega-ke-v42a10e/anleitung?p=9|title=Overview of the TV buttons and indicators - Sony Wega KE-V42A10E anleitung|website=www.bedienungsanleitu.ng}}</ref><ref name="whathifi-2610">{{cite web|title=WEGA 26" LCD TV – Product overview – What Hi-Fi?|periodical=Whathifi|publisher=|url=https://www.whathifi.com/sony/klv-s26a10/overview|format=|access-date=|last=|date=4 October 2021|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref> when they were rebranded [[Bravia (brand)|BRAVIA]]. There are early promotional photos of the first BRAVIA televisions still bearing the WEGA label.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Introduced in 2002, Sony's [[plasma display]] televisions were also branded as Plasma WEGA until being superseded by the BRAVIA LCD line. Sony's [[rear-projection television]]s, either [[Silicon X-tal Reflective Display]] (SXRD) or [[LCD projector|LCD-based]], were branded as [[Grand WEGA]] until Sony discontinued production of rear-projection receivers.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


== Importance ==
==Importance==
The Quality of the design was highly appreciated, so the sound-system ''Concept 51k'', which was designed by Esslinger and for that a special stand was available,<ref>https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/wega_concept_51k_51_k.html, (German) retrieved 4 September 2021.</ref> is exhibited in the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York]].<ref>https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2014.108/, retrieved am 4 September 2021.</ref>
The quality of the design by Esslinger was highly appreciated, to the extent that the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City|New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2014-108/|title=WEGA Concept 51K sound system|website=SFMOMA}}</ref> exhibits one example, the ''Concept 51k'' sound-system, for which a special stand was an available option.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/wega_concept_51k_51_k.html|title=Concept 51K Radio Wega, Württembergische Radio-Ges. mbH; Stu|website=www.radiomuseum.org}}</ref>


Already in 1980 Sony used half of the production in Stuttgart for its Trinitron-TVs.<ref name="SPON-000014317091">{{cite web|title=Eines Tages überflüssig|periodical=Der Spiegel (online)|publisher=|url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/eines-tages-ueberfluessig-a-1c7d6702-0002-0001-0000-000014317091|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=1980-07-27|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref name="audiokar-091822">{{cite web|title=WEGA & SONY: what's the story?|periodical=Audiokarma.org, Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums|publisher=|url=https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/wega-sony-whats-the-story.209182/page-2|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=Unda Maris|date=2009-03-10|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
In 1980 Sony used half of the production in Stuttgart for its Trinitron televisions.<ref name="SPON-000014317091">{{cite web|title=Eines Tages überflüssig|periodical=Der Spiegel (Online)|publisher=|url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/eines-tages-ueberfluessig-a-1c7d6702-0002-0001-0000-000014317091|format=|access-date=|last=|date=1980-07-27|language=German|pages=|quote=}}</ref><ref name="audiokar-091822">{{cite web|title=WEGA & SONY: what's the story?|periodical=Audiokarma.org, Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums|publisher=|url=https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/wega-sony-whats-the-story.209182/page-2|format=|access-date=|last=Unda Maris|date=2009-03-10|language=en|pages=|quote=}}</ref>
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[[File:WEGA Studio 3214 Hifi und Telefunken L 250.jpg|thumb|WEGA Studio 3214 HiFi with record player [[Dual (brand)|Dual]] 1218 and loudspeakers Telefunken L 250, 1972]]

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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=32 WEGA at radiomuseum.org (German)]
* [http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=32 WEGA at radiomuseum.org (German)]

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For other uses, see Wega.
Not to be confused with Vega.
WEGA
Native name
Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh
IndustryElectronics
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Stuttgart, Germany
Defunct2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FateRebranded as BRAVIA
SuccessorSony BRAVIA
Area served
International
ProductsRadio and LED television receivers
ParentSony (1975-present)
Wegavision 2000, TV-prototype 1962, Pinakothek der Moderne
Wega tapedeck for Sony Elcaset, 1976–1980[1]

WEGA was a German audio and video manufacturer, manufacturing some of Germany's earliest radio receivers.[2]

History

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WEGA, pronounced "Vega", was founded as Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh in Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1923. In 1975, it was acquired by Sony Corporation.[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.[5]

Starting in 1998, Sony released a television line called FD Trinitron/WEGA, a flat-screen television with side-mounted speakers and a silver-coloured cabinet.

Sony says that the FD Trinitron WEGA was named after a star ("Vega" in English) in the Lyra constellation, and made no reference to the original WEGA firm.[6]

Sony has also used WEGA as a name for flat-screen televisions with newer technologies than CRT. Their flat-panel LCD televisions were branded LCD WEGA until summer 2005[7][8][9] when they were rebranded BRAVIA. There are early promotional photos of the first BRAVIA televisions still bearing the WEGA label.[citation needed] Introduced in 2002, Sony's plasma display televisions were also branded as Plasma WEGA until being superseded by the BRAVIA LCD line. Sony's rear-projection televisions, either Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) or LCD-based, were branded as Grand WEGA until Sony discontinued production of rear-projection receivers.[citation needed]

Importance

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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.[11]

In 1980 Sony used half of the production in Stuttgart for its Trinitron televisions.[12][13]

WEGA Studio 3214 HiFi with record player Dual 1218 and loudspeakers Telefunken L 250, 1972

References

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  1. ^ Dahl, Axel. "Sony EL-7 on thevintageknob.org". www.thevintageknob.org.
  2. ^ a b "Wega, Württembergische Radio-Ges. mbH; Stuttgart manufacture". www.radiomuseum.org.
  3. ^ "Design is fine. History is mine. (Stereo Bar 3300)". 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  4. ^ "Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Hartmut Esslinger". EUIPO. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  5. ^ "Sony TV-Serie: Aus "WEGA" wird "BRAVIA"". Areadvd.de.
  6. ^ Forums (2001-07-24). "Is it sony Vega or Wega?". Home Theater Forum.
  7. ^ "Sony KLV-S19A10 WEGA - 19" LCD TV Specs - CNET". CNET. 2003-01-03.
  8. ^ "Overview of the TV buttons and indicators - Sony Wega KE-V42A10E anleitung". www.bedienungsanleitu.ng.
  9. ^ "WEGA 26" LCD TV – Product overview – What Hi-Fi?". Whathifi. 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "WEGA Concept 51K sound system". SFMOMA.
  11. ^ "Concept 51K Radio Wega, Württembergische Radio-Ges. mbH; Stu". www.radiomuseum.org.
  12. ^ "Eines Tages überflüssig". Der Spiegel (Online) (in German). 1980-07-27.
  13. ^ Unda Maris (2009-03-10). "WEGA & SONY: what's the story?". Audiokarma.org, Audiokarma Home Audio Stereo Discussion Forums.
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