What is "denon"

is a Japanese electronics company that was involved in the early stages of development of digital audio technology, while specializing in the manufacture of high-fidelity professional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of Nippon-Columbia, including the Nippon Columbia record label. In 2001 Denon was spun off as a separate company with 98% held by Ripplewood Holdings and 2% by Hitachi. In 2002 Denon merged with Marantz to form D&M Holdings. The Denon brand came from a merger of Denki Onkyo and others in 1939.

The term Denon can mean:

• Denon is a Japanese electronics company.
  • denon Records is a Japanese records label.
• Vivant Denon (Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon) was a French curator, artist and archaeologist, first Director of the Louvre Museum.
• Denon, a fictional planet in the Star Wars franchise.