Headphones made by a watchmaker, ``IN AIR'' with the ``speaker in the ear'' concept, etc.-AV Watch

By : ilikephone / On : 02/10/2022

 At the Mixwave booth, in addition to new products such as 64 AUDIO, ALO audio (Campfire Audio), and Beat Audio, FAudio, an emerging custom earphone maker from Hong Kong, exhibited for the first time.

 Two earphones from Campfire Audio are on display for reference. The release date for both is undecided. "ATLAS" is scheduled for 152,700 yen, and uses stainless steel for the housing, and the driver is a single ADLC 10mm dynamic type. The cable adopts Pure Silver Litz Cable (silver wire).

Campfire Audio's "ATLAS"

"COMET" is scheduled to be released for 24,800 yen. The housing is also stainless steel. The driver is a single balanced armature (BA), and the cable material uses Remote Litz Copper Cable (copper wire).

Campfire Audio's "COMET"

qdc has released an earphone called "Anole V3". It is scheduled to be released for about 80,000 yen, and the release date is undecided. Equipped with 3 BAs and a DIP switch on the housing, you can enjoy 4 different sounds by switching.

qdc "Anole V3"

Beat Audio exhibited a prototype cable "Azurite". The release date and price are undecided. It uses a silver-based alloy material and is said to be a "Prima Donna class" grade.

 Beat Audio's Bluetooth cable prototype is also on display for reference. In addition, a prototype cable whose model name is still undecided was also exhibited.

Beat Audio "Azurite" Beat Audio's Bluetooth Cable Prototype Prototype Cable

64 AUDIO's "A4t" earphones are on display for reference. Price and release date are undecided. It has four BAs and uses tia System and apex Technology. A6t, N8, A12t, etc. were also exhibited.

64 AUDIO's new products "A4t" and A12t are also exhibited along with new faceplates

 FAudio, which was exhibited for the first time, was established in 2014 by Mr. Fung Wong, who has worked as an acoustic design engineer for LG, Vodafone, and Miniwat for over 10 years. manufacturer. Even before that, he had been doing research and development on audio equipment, including OEM and technical consultants.

 In 2015, Ken Lee, a touring guitarist and mixing engineer at S3 Music Studio, Zoo Music Studio, and Baron Pro Studio, joined as a founder. We are expanding our business worldwide.

Managing Director Ken Lee

 When the company was first established, they provided services such as "remold (upgrade)" and "reshell", and at the same time, they designed and developed new BA drivers with Knowles and Chinese BA manufacturers. His maiden work "KF series" released in 2016 is said to have gained popularity in Asia with its unique sound design, high cost performance, and unique custom artwork.

 Mixwave decided to work with FAudio's development managers, Fung Wong and Ken Lee, on a new lineup that brushed up the current "KF series" for the introduction to Japan. Some products will be jointly developed with Mixwave, and the sound design of this model will be handled by Mixwave's Mr. Miyanaga.

 The line-up and unit configuration is the hybrid type "Scale" BA x 1, dynamic x 1. The BA model "Chorus" is BA x 3, "Harmony" is BA x 5, and "Symphony" is BA x 7. In addition, except for Symphony, it will be a joint development model.

In addition, as dynamic models, "Passion" (in-house designed 9.5mm medical fiber dynamic type + stainless steel sound tube), "Minor" (in-house designed 10mm dynamic type + pure copper sound tube), "Major" ( In-house designed 10.5mm dynamic type + oxygen-free copper sound tube) is also available.

A product of FAudio. The housing design of the universal model is at the prototype stage, but although it is not a model that is sold as a CNC-cut metal housing, it is an earphone equipped with 22 BAs made to show the high level of technology.