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I got my iPhone 3G and the memory of Newton

Posted 08-03-2008 at 01:30 AM by Sasaki
Updated 09-22-2008 at 02:47 PM by Sasaki

iPhone 3G

I got my iPhone 3G finally !

Click picture to enlarge.
It is so much popular and hard to get here.

As an iPod, the SQ of iPhone 3G is better than iPod 5.5G. Sound signature is almost same but with UE-11, the hiss in the iPhone 3G is lower than 5.5G. The background is more blacker and it makes iPhone more crisper than 5.5G.

iPhone reminds me...

Sasaki

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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.

Sasaki

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Sleek Custom IEM arrives !

Posted 07-08-2008 at 12:51 PM by Sasaki
Updated 09-22-2008 at 02:44 PM by Sasaki

I've got my Sleek custom.
This is very nice

I wrote a mini review and have posted it on the forum.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/s...s-pics-341973/

Have a look and fun !

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Dedicated speaker for Icon has released but ..

Posted 06-29-2008 at 01:14 AM by Sasaki

I had been long awaited this dedicated speaker S-1 for my NuForce Icon.
http://www.nuforce-icon.com/Product-S1.htm

Recently I read a good preview by Srajan and it raise my expectation very high

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/icon2/s1.html
S-1 is only $250 pair and I felt this could not be wrong for the Icon speaker choice. It's dedicated to Icon for the unique network cable. A synergy would be great.

Finally I found the S-1 has released this...

Sasaki

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the 2nd headphones-girl book has published

Posted 06-25-2008 at 01:10 PM by Sasaki

I've mentioned about headphone-musume illustration book before, the headphone-musume means a-cute-girl-wearing-headphones illustrations. (musume means a girl)

The first issue was sold within the private community but this time the new issue will sell on the public. Needless to say this is entirely written in Japanese but you can enjoy illustrations anyway.
It would sell from June 25th at 1890 yen (include tax). That contains headphone-musume illustration with respective headphones...

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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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Headphones festival Spring

Posted 04-21-2008 at 01:45 PM by Sasaki
Updated 04-21-2008 at 01:54 PM by Sasaki

I'm back from the headphones festival Spring at Nakano, Tokyo. This show is only headphones dedicated show in Japan AFAIK, and the show was called as a hi-end headphones show before and the show took place three times in the past. From this fourth time the show has been renamed and gets some renewals.

This is not a forum meet, a trade show rather. The main host is Fujiya-Avic store which is well known among Japanese headphone fanatics.
Some domestic distributors and manufactures...

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NuForce Icon-1 arrived

Posted 04-08-2008 at 02:51 PM by Sasaki
Updated 04-08-2008 at 10:56 PM by Sasaki

I bought a new desktop small amplifier NuForce Icon-1.

NuForce is a high-end digital amp manufacture and they are known for its high performance proprietary Class D amp technology. it produce amazing damping factor of 4000. This means the amp has great driveability and control ability for speakers.

Here is their web page, follow the menu products -> Icon.
http://www.nuforce.com/...

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Darth "Samurai" Vader

Posted 03-31-2008 at 12:27 PM by Sasaki
Updated 03-31-2008 at 12:41 PM by Sasaki

Some of you may be interested

This is not a premature Aprilfool joke.
The most popular Japanese traditional doll manufacture YOSHI-TOKU announced their new product.

Darth "Samurai" Vader armor.

Look this link.
http://www.yoshi toku.co.jp/starwars.html

More pics here:
http://www.yoshi toku.co.jp/sw/index.html

Please remove one space between "yoshi" and "toku" to see the link.
As the blog four...

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The season of Sakura

Posted 03-30-2008 at 02:09 PM by Sasaki

Here comes the season of Sakura. Sakura - cherry blossom is the nation flower of Japan.
Around the end of March to April, everywhere in Japan is covered by Sakura flowers.
This is the best time of Japan. If you are planning to visit Japan, I recommend you to take this season.
However, the period of Sakura is fairly short. The best time spans just one week or two as long. Sakura flower bloom so fast and drop so fast.

I went out and took some picture as always....

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