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DENON new lineup for 2008

Posted 08-15-2008 at 03:54 PM by Sasaki
Updated 08-15-2008 at 04:00 PM by Sasaki

I auditioned DENON's new flagship AH-D7000 and AH-C452.

D7000 on the left.

I posted the D7000 impression on the forum. have a look here.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/den...s-here-353777/

I've also tried DENON's new IEM C452.
This is also good for the money.

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Victor will launch world's first "top mount driver" IEM

Posted 07-17-2008 at 11:04 AM by Sasaki
Updated 07-17-2008 at 11:07 AM by Sasaki

Today Japan Victor announced their new "top(tip) mount driver" IEM HP-FXC50 to be launched around the early August.
Here is a press release (Japanese).
The picture gives a cleaner idea about the product.

Press release HP-FXC50

Ordinal IEM has a driver in the housing(shell), however, the new victor IEM has a driver at its tip. They claim it improve sound quality.

HP-FXC50 will sell around 4000 yen and the colors are black/red/silver.

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Panasonic announced a unique material IEM

Posted 05-26-2008 at 06:00 PM by Sasaki

Today, Panasonic announced RP-HJE900 IEM which employs unusual material "ZIRCONIA" metal for housing.
ZIRCONIA (ZrO2) is ultra hard material and it eliminates unwanted resonance, it recreates a pure sound.

It will sell around 20000 yen and it will be launched around June 15th.

Home page:
http://panasonic.jp/headphone/hje900/index.html

News page (Japanese)
http://www.phileweb.com/news/d-av/200805/26/21106.html

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Kenwood KH-K1000 auditioned

Posted 03-09-2008 at 02:53 PM by Sasaki

Today I went to Fujiya avic store to pick my HFI780 up.
At the store, I found Kenwood KH-K1000 demo cans and I tried a short audition with the demo.

My first impression was this is HUGE. But it fits good and feel comfortable.

As for SQ, simply put I'd say this is for Jazz and Classical type cans.
Not heavy nor overly energetic overall, decent and well resolved. Soundstage...

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Kenwood lauches a new closed headphone

Posted 03-06-2008 at 03:08 PM by Sasaki
Updated 03-09-2008 at 12:33 AM by Sasaki

Today, Kenwood announced a new closed headphone KH-K1000 at 36750 yen(inc. tax).
KH-K1000 employs aluminium alloy as a housing.
Seems like this is based on Audio technica but they made a unique audio tunings.

Here is the press release.

http://www.kenwood.co.jp/newsrelease/2008/20080306.html

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Wooden IEM FX500 has delayed

Posted 02-17-2008 at 02:59 AM by Sasaki
Updated 02-21-2008 at 12:32 AM by Sasaki

Wooden IEM Victor FX500 has delayed and possibly it would be released around the latter part of this month.

here is an early impressions on the AV watch website. (Japanese text)

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...0201/np031.htm

Simply put, they expected a gentle sound of woods but the actual sound is energetic forward sound with good transient.
Two types of ear tip are comes with HP-FX500 and the sound is heavily depended on the ear tip....

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Victor is going to launch "wooden IEM"

Posted 12-26-2007 at 11:05 AM by Sasaki
Updated 12-28-2007 at 12:20 AM by Sasaki

Japan Victor is going to launch the world first wooden IEM, HP-FX500 on the next February. It will sell around 15000 JPY.

(Japanese article)
Phileweb news page

Japan Victor HP-FX500 press release

Japan Victor HP-FX500 Product page

Today, Japan Victor announced their new "wooden IEM", HP-FX500.
HP-FX500 employs birch wood for both of diaphragm and housing. The diaphragm is extremely thin and fabricated in a dome shape. They...

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Finally the king Omega2 taken over

Posted 11-28-2007 at 01:54 PM by Sasaki

.. by the slightly modified newer model.
STAX announced new SR-007A which replaces current model after 9 years of its first arrival. The change is not so much I think, the notable one is real lamb skin ear pad and its color.

http://avic.livedoor.biz/archives/50827937.html

The retail price is 210,000 yen.

*originally posted in Nov 5, 07

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ESW9 has arrived!

Posted 11-28-2007 at 01:47 PM by Sasaki

Mine has arrived!
I've just wrote some first impression on this post.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showth...97#post3366197

Actually I got it one day ahead of official released date.
I've picked it up and have listened it and wrote Japanese blog and now just post on the Headfi .. I am tired. It is one hour past midnight here.
I am going to sleep..Zzz

*originally posted in Oct 18, 07

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ATH-ESW9 status update

Posted 11-28-2007 at 01:42 PM by Sasaki

At this moment, ESW9 would be released on time (coming 19th).
I will pick it up on Saturday ..

*originally posted in Oct 16,07

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