The Spring Headphone Festival 2024, sponsored by FujiyaAbic, was held on April 27. The event was held at 5th and 6th floors of Station Conference Tokyo. Audio-Technica exhibited its newly released wooden portable headphones, the ATH-WB LTD. The ATH-WB LTD is a wired version of the ATH-WB2022...

The Winter Headphone Festival mini was held on February 10, sponsored by Fujiya-Avic. The event was held at Station Conference Tokyo near Tokyo Station. For the first time in many years, the registration system was abolished at this year's event, and the venue was so crowded that it was...

The annual headphone event "Headphone Festival Mini Summer" was held on July 15. "Mini" meant that this event was former called as Pota-ken(smaller version of Headphone Festival). This time, the event was held for the first time at the Station Conference Tokyo, adjacent to Tokyo...

The annual "Tokyo Headphone festival" by Fujiya Avic was held on April 29. This is the last Headphone Festival at Nakano Sun Plaza due to the venue, and will be held at the Station Conference Tokyo (just next to the Tokyo JR railroad station) from the next time. Please read all the articles are...

Up until some 200 years ago, Japan was closed off to the world for a long time, this is called as "Sakoku(isolation policy)" age. Now again we are in the age of Sakoku with no Ninjyas nor Samurais. However, changes are gradually beginning to take place. One such event is the Headphone Festival...

Hi all, no press pass this time but I can take you guys before show opens (ie. no line for you).

I confirm headfiers would get press access as always. More to come later.

A secret launch event is planned on the morning of Pota-ken 15F. http://www.fujiya-avic.jp/blog/?p=14390 That is a portable headphone amp from certain company. it will be revealed on Friday. (hint: a major brand - please don't open this till Friday even if you find the answer..) If you have a...

Hi all, The next headphone show is close. Please remind we will move back to Nakano this time. I am discussing with Fujiya about Head-Fi HQ in the new location. Fujiya would provide us a partitioned space but no separate room. So you can leave your belongings there. The space is located in the...

This is Suyama FitEar's new universal product going to be exhibited in coming Tokyo headphone show. This is not delivered from parterre nor togo334, this is of new design. I felt this one delivers a great spatial expansion and holographic instrument separation. This one is considerably...

CHORD is well known in the highend audio industry by their renowned QBD76 or classic DAC64. However we portable audio users think CHORD is in the another league to us. Now CHORD announced new product called "Hugo". Hugo is a portable gear which is a high performance DAC-Amp combo with a bunch...

Vinnie made it again. RWAK100-S is another excellent mod for AK100. I wrote RWAK100 for my post and much enjoyed to use it. RWAK100 is a register bypass mod with his fine cable in it. But the RWAK100-S is totally different. He replaced old WM8740 with Wolfson flagship WM8741. WM8741 is used in...

Jaben has translated Japanese popular "Headphone book 2012" into full English version. The mook will be available soon via web here. http://www.themookcompany.com/   I am one of the reviewer of the original Japanese edition and I am grad my article has translated into English. I am not...

RWAK100 is a RWA modded AK100 like his famous iMod. I was provided a demo unit from him. As for the details of RWAK100 include order instruction, have a look here. http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=aob5s3i1hrfv08r497pe9djcs6&topic=113484.0     * background   I am a...

Hi all, The next Fujiya headphone show(Spring) will be hold on May 11th Sat. This time is one day only but next fall show will be back to two days. I reserved the HeadFi room again so don't worry about that. As for press passes and early entrance, it is still premature now. I will check it...

I recently got a new  FitEar TO GO!334 universal IEM by Suyama.   　　　　　   FitEar TO GO!334 is a universal version of Suyama MH334 custom IEM. Though the universal version shares the same BA units to custom version, interestingly it is not merely add foam rubber tip to custom IEM but it...

I joined in Headphone festival 2011 spring in Tokyo. The show was a great success, almost over 70 companies has joined in and 3000 visitors came in one day. I had my own booth and I was showing some gears. Here is my table. From the left, Head-Direct Hifiman HE500、HE6(Black Dragon balanced)...

 I got a chance to try STAX new SR009. I was invited to try SR009 at Ikuo Tsunoda's home who is a professional audio reviewer. He has a good relationship to STAX as he is also a sound engineer.     His system is based on LINN Klimax DS. This is his new gear, Ripping server with SSD...

I am ok and safe. Just I want to let you know. I live in Tokyo and not so much damaged here. The worst is northen Japan. I can't believe what I see on TV.

The headphone festival 2010 fall was a great success, even though a typhoon has hit, in a rainy condition almost 1800 people came to the show and we had 70 companies joined in. Click picture to enlarge.   I had my own booth and I brought my Mac Air (w/Pure Music), Acoustic revive twin...

I was invited to join in Audiotechnica 2010 fall new products rollout event on this past Oct 7th. Click picture to enlrage.   　　　　　　 In short, the keyword of the show was: iPod, DJ and minor improvement. Japan is also in a sever economic condition. Seems like they concentrates their...

We will hold headphone dedicated audiofest on Oct 30. Time: 30th Oct, AM 11:00 - 18:00. Place: Aoyama Stadium Place. - *NOTE this time we moved Nearest railroad station is Tokyo-Metro subway Ginza-line Gaien-mae station (G03). All the subway stations are uniquely numbered like G03 and this...

Hi there , I can not create a new thread in my forum even if I logged in. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/list/195   It's a bit curious as I can start thread in other forum like here..   best regards,   Sasaki

I was invited by Shure Japan to join in the Shure new lineup launch event at Tokyo. Although they were already released in US but not in Japan yet. This is an event for media so SE535 has not actually released for public. I will update if I get the date and the price. (click picture to...

Fujiya Avic will hold next fall headphone show on Oct 30(sat). This time we will move to the larger and finer place that is located in Aoyama. Closer to the heart of Tokyo. http://www.sp-aoyama.jp/hall/index.html Details to follow.