ayt999
Headphoneus Supremus
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so uh... I'm in japan... I love headphones... and the sony building is only an hour away by train... so logically I go there a day after arriving in japan.
the Sony Building:
hey look!! an AIBO prototype from 1997:
a sony mini-component system that plays SACD and has a 6.3mm headphone jack (no clue how good the headphone out is):
me with the MDR-R10 using the above mini-component system's headphone out and a SACD (I asked if it was available for sale, but it wasn't in stock at the sony building nor the sony factory so I cannot get it? maybe I need to ask harder. it is still made by special order?):
and now... the QUALIA store!!!!:
QUALIA 016 (very very small...
):
QUALIA 016 prototype PCB and stuff:
closer shot of the QUALIA 016 prototype PCB:
QUALIA 017 (very nice... heavy though. internals is the same as their standard MD player (non HiMD) but the canalphones were great. uses the same driver technology as the 010 and strong magnets. I asked if it was available separately and they told me that they were thinking about doing so.):
QUALIA 015 (didn't pay much attention to this
):
close up of QUALIA 015:
QUALIA 004 (no projections shown, just the product. it is a huge one, costly too at over 20 grand.)
another shot of the QUALIA 004:
QUALIA 007 (I love headphones... didn't test the speakers on this one):
another shot of the QUALIA 007:
still reading this? good... the QUALIA 010 that you were waiting for (behind the glass showcase):
close up of the one in the showcase:
the book that comes with the QUALIA 010 (behind the glass, again):
a smudged picture of the QUALIA 010:
QUALIA 010 and QUALIA 007 as the source:
close up of the QUALIA 010:
another angle of the QUALIA 010:
I assume I am the first one at Head-Fi to do this
(a preproduction QUALIA 010, the production one is going to be at the store sometime in june. they will contact me when they get it in. still have to wait until July 1st to order one.):
the Sony Building:
hey look!! an AIBO prototype from 1997:
a sony mini-component system that plays SACD and has a 6.3mm headphone jack (no clue how good the headphone out is):
me with the MDR-R10 using the above mini-component system's headphone out and a SACD (I asked if it was available for sale, but it wasn't in stock at the sony building nor the sony factory so I cannot get it? maybe I need to ask harder. it is still made by special order?):
and now... the QUALIA store!!!!:
QUALIA 016 (very very small...
QUALIA 016 prototype PCB and stuff:
closer shot of the QUALIA 016 prototype PCB:
QUALIA 017 (very nice... heavy though. internals is the same as their standard MD player (non HiMD) but the canalphones were great. uses the same driver technology as the 010 and strong magnets. I asked if it was available separately and they told me that they were thinking about doing so.):
QUALIA 015 (didn't pay much attention to this
close up of QUALIA 015:
QUALIA 004 (no projections shown, just the product. it is a huge one, costly too at over 20 grand.)
another shot of the QUALIA 004:
QUALIA 007 (I love headphones... didn't test the speakers on this one):
another shot of the QUALIA 007:
still reading this? good... the QUALIA 010 that you were waiting for (behind the glass showcase):
close up of the one in the showcase:
the book that comes with the QUALIA 010 (behind the glass, again):
a smudged picture of the QUALIA 010:
QUALIA 010 and QUALIA 007 as the source:
close up of the QUALIA 010:
another angle of the QUALIA 010:
I assume I am the first one at Head-Fi to do this