The amplifier manufacturer Nakamichi licensed its circuitry technology from the well-regarded amplifier manufacturer Threshold, which was a class A amplifier circuitry labeled “Stasis” by designer Nelson Pass. This specialized amplifier circuitry was used in a line of expensive Nakamichi SR and TA series of stereo receivers, as well as in the Nakamichi PA series of power-amplifiers such as the PA-5 and PA-7. Writer Bio