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Yodobashi-Akiba in Japan...

post #1 of 29
6/29/09 at 9:42am
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..HAS AN AMAZING SELECTION OF HEADPHONES AND AMPS!!!!! My jaw literally dropped when I entered the 6th level...OMG. A HUGE selection of headphones and IEMs from Weston, Shure, UE, Sennheise, AKG, beyerdynamic, Audio-Technica, etymotic...etc...

You can even buy bulk wire from Kimber Kable, Canare and more...no jacks? No problem, choose from a selection of Eichmann and Furutech. Amp wise, there were significantly more power amps than headphone amps, but there was a wide selection. Almost every mid-high end speaker brands were present.

This is one of those stores you have to visit to appreciate...trust me!


Wall of headphones...

Brendan
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post #2 of 29
6/29/09 at 9:43am
Wall of Heaven
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post #3 of 29
6/29/09 at 10:23am
Awesome, almost beyond words.
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post #4 of 29
6/29/09 at 10:23am
I wish there was one of those in fukui!!!
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post #5 of 29
6/29/09 at 10:42am
Wow! What a glorious selection. I really have to visit Japan sometime, the stores there look so amazing.
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post #6 of 29
6/29/09 at 10:43am
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Forgot to add Ultrasone and Victor.
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post #7 of 29
6/29/09 at 10:50am
Yeah, it's pretty cool, but the listening experience is not so great.

Many of the cans are poorly driven or lack sufficient volume to drown out the background noise in the store.

For a much better experience, check out Dynamic Audio. All the best headphones, great amps, and leather recliners to listen in. And it's a small store so there is usually little or no background noise.
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post #8 of 29
6/29/09 at 2:08pm
That's it, I'm moving.
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post #9 of 29
6/29/09 at 2:47pm
they are great for testing and then going home and ordering from a cheap place as yodobashi are generally about 30-50% more expensive than online sales (unless you nab a sale)
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post #10 of 29
6/29/09 at 3:35pm
Wow, I would love to see that in person.
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post #11 of 29
6/29/09 at 3:48pm
Very nice!
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post #12 of 29
6/29/09 at 5:27pm
This is what I like about Japan. The fact that you can hang expensive headphones in public without worrying about them getting destroyed by browsing consumers. I rarely see American kiosks in decent condition.
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post #13 of 29
6/29/09 at 7:23pm
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Yeah, Yodobashi is anything but cheap...Westone UM3X are $600 CAD...I can buy them for $300 CAD in Canada...
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post #14 of 29
6/29/09 at 9:22pm
Yum...headphone candy!
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post #15 of 29
6/29/09 at 9:49pm
Is there a sign that says if you break it, its sold?
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