I Visited Japan's BIGGEST Earphone Store
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
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Special thanks to @e_earphone for letting me film/test IEMs at their store!
Address: 4-7-1, Sotokanda Shintou Building, Chiyoda 101-0021 Tokyo Prefecture
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Graphs of all the IEMs I tried in Japan: crinacle.com/2022/10/26/graph...
Also support Timmy: @Gizaudio
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00:00 Intro
04:54 Meeting Timmy AKA @Gizaudio
06:21 Testing IEMs at e-Earphone
10:36 Acoustune HS1750/1790
10:55 Audio Technica ATH-CK2000Ti
11:19 Canal Works CW-U77/CW-U91
11:47 Chikyu-Sekai 16/Cosmos
12:18 Dita Perpetua
12:35 DUNU Kima
12:57 DUNU Vulkan
13:17 FAudio Chorus
13:34 FiR Neon-4/Kypton-5
14:07 Flipears Aurora
14:33 Hifiman RE2000 Pro
14:43 JVC HA-FW1500
15:03 Kojo KJB-01"Keyagu"
15:30 MuseHifi Power
15:47 Noble Kadence/Kublai Khan
16:30 ORB CF-IEM STELLA
16:52 QDC Tiger
17:15 Radius HP-TWF41
17:31 Rhapsodio Infinity (Mk1)
17:51 SeeAudio Miu
18:21 Tago Studio T3-02
18:36 TinHiFi P2 Plus Commemorative Edition
18:59 Unique Melody 3D Terminator
19:23 Unique Melody Macbeth Ti
19:47 Unique Melody Maverick II
20:25 Vision Ears VE2
20:58 Westone Mach 80
21:28 Westone Pro X 50
21:47 Testing IEMs at Timmy's place
22:15 Dunu x Z-Reviews
23:10 HZsound Heartmirror
24:14 HZsound Heartmirror pro
25:05 Kinera Hodur/Norn/Skuld
25:50 KZ PR1/CCA PLA13
26:55 QKZ x HBB
27:34 Letshuoer x HBB EJ07M Kinda Lava
28:07 Tripowin x HBB Olina
28:35 Tripowin x HBB Olina SE
28:53 Yanyin x HBB Mahina
29:12 Letshuoer D13
29:22 Tangzu Zetian Wu
30:11 Afterthoughts
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A CAM: Sony a7 III + FE 35mm f/1.8
B CAM: Sony a7S III + FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
DESK MIC: Motu M2 interface + Neumann TLM 102
OUTDOOR MIC: Sennheiser MKE 400
DESK: EverDesk+
DESKMAT: mecha.store/collections/mouse... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Fun fact: this is the first video where Timmy filmed all the B-roll himself
Support Timmay: youtube.com/@Gizaudio
14 hr ago?????
@@_hanz73 reupload
Already do, been subbed to Gizaudio for months now.
For those feeling deja vu yes, this is a reupload since the first upload got demonetised for having an expletive in the first 15 seconds
I'll have to watch it once more then
Next time just say Funch. 🙂
Timmy got you demonetized??? Either way, great video.
0:10 ah yes
felt like maybe i watched gizaudio's version since i saw u upload this again
Hahahahah wow surprised to see I got a mention, thanks and was my pleasure! Yes, you pronounced my name quite perfectly lol. It was so nice to meet you there by chance Crin! See you some other time somewhere.
Origato!
@@SpiritualPsychotherapyServices Arigatou*
awesome Japanese!
I was at e-earphone in Akihabara that day when I saw you. And I was very impressed by your sincere attitude toward audio. I will never forget that!
Wow
Also didn't realize it was Timmy Gizaudio who was with you that day! Didn't know he is based in Japan. I actually only found out about his channel right after my visit.
You are living out my life checklist and I envy you
To summarize.... No new S ranks
But plenty of D/E tough
Dunu sa6 ultra maybe high but limited 🤣
Sed
I feel like crinacle needs to explain the japanese quirkiness
For a store that the name is E- Earphones, I know that will be a lot of E rank.
I visited E-earfone yesterday because of this video....the place is amazing. I wanted to replace my very old Shure SE425s so being able to test all those IEMs was very cool as I felt confident to buy after many many "listens". I wanted to share 3 points so others can also enjoy this store.... 1. One of the staff spoke great English so you don't need a translator like Hanrio 2. You can ask to borrow a usbc/lightning to 3.5mm cable from the payment counter (3rd floor) so you can stay hours to listen to IEMs, and 3. They can do tax free so bring your passport and enjoy 10%off!!!! (I walked away with a Seinnie IE600 and BTR5). Brilliant shop!
Timmy great editor! Great video! Good job and thank you to Crinacle for sharing your trip and vlog
Next time, you should incude the driver arrangement, in videos like these, along with the frequency response graphs. Love the editing on your videos btw, and I'm a huge fan of your content!!! You really can't find it anywhere else 😁
Nice vlog :) I'm still waiting for the 58x review! is good for us people who don't have a lot of variety to let you guys compare the most purchased headphones to put us in context with the rest
I have 4 days in Tokyo in February... My wife might hate me for wasting an afternoon in this store but she won't stop me!
I spent 4 hours in the store in Tokyo and a further two hours in the store in Osaka. I tried so many affordable and endgame Headphones, IEM's and amplifiers I would have never gotten the chance to try in real life. Literally a theme park for your ears. Can't recommend this store enough (and not to mention the prices aren't bad compared to Australia's)!
@@lazyreuvin i love how you came back to the comment
I bought some Arias from your recommendation of value the other day. It blew my mind. The quality of the materials and the fit being so clean, on top of the passive noise cancelling and perfect sound for my taste, all for the price - you are an audio prometheus. I cannot recommend them enough.
Solaris is better dude
@@jamirvillarosa7924 the campfire Solaris?
@@scouthatesrainbows yes.
@@jamirvillarosa7924 Okay, so that just continues my confusion. Who cares if the Solaris are better, if there is at minimum a $1,400 price difference to the Aria? At that price point they should be better
@@jamirvillarosa7924 mm yes, this 1300 dollar iem is better than this 80 dollar iem, no shit dude
28:28 Crinacle finally puts the ''olina is just a cheaper oxygen'' fantasy to rest
An American who married a Japanese woman and living here on a spousal visa…living the dream indeed
I loved this store. So many solid used offerings and an opportunity to try them out.
I ended up on this video while trying to find earphones stores in the USA like they have in Japan. I love your coverage and will definitely subscribe!
When I lived in Japan I would go into these specialty stores in Tokyo that would make headphone cables for earbuds in store; they would also clean and repair headphones or earbuds. Now I'm looking for something similar in the USA and don't even know how to narrow in on a search term. If you know of shops that are similar, please share.
Meanwhile - keep up the awesome coverage.
Can confirm, went last month and stopped by e-earphone in akihabara. pretty sick place.
This was a great video, love your content man!
This was a beautiful tax write-off loved it!
12:40 that "Kimak" is imaculate
Omg, I would love to visit E Earphone, I would spend hours there trying out IEM's
You deserve so many more subscribers, great content!
I think the Norn on display at e-earphone is broken. I never heard another pair, but the one they have (or had a couple of weeks ago) there sounds like only a single (HF) BA driver was working...
Can you please make a video over the LG Tone T90Q? I am curious what you feel about them and there is a lot to talk about them. Also a way to correct the heavy bass sound signature to sound more like the Galaxy buds pro 2. I have them and I am having a hard time getting them at the Harman Curve without them sounding off.
Is there some style the Japanese tuning is trying to match? If such a majority of the gear is being set to this kind of "standard" then perhaps there is some type of trend or mastering it's attempting to match in turn?
finally hzsound heartmirror review, thanks crin
this place will 100% be on my list of when, and if, i do go to japan.
Just wondering if you have any recommendations for over-ear bluetooth headphones in that store or any store nearby?
Is there any update on the Project Red? The one teased months ago that is similar to salnotes zero with +2db bass.
Glad to see the video back up. Has the Japanese ambassador calmed down yet? 😏
No Hexa to try from Timmy? Hmmm..
Timmy is one those guys that reminds you no matter how well you do in life, there is always someone else making you look like a failure.
e-earphone is amazing being and I've gotten some great second-hand IEMs and headphones that is well maintained for a reasonable price.
Love your videos Crin
Would you make a mega comparison of sub $100 IEMs? Comparing Dunu Kimak with the likes of Moondrop Aria and Starfield, Dunu Titan S, HZsound Heart Mirror Pro, and Tripowin Olina and Olina SE
Should do more like this, goddamnit. Earphones + Culture/or other cool stuff.
"Deja Vu! I feel like I've been in this place before"
Hi Crin. Is it possible to you measuring Sennheiser CX 80S?
I made huuuge mistake entering E-earphone and going straight to the UM / Fitear section on my first day in Tokyo (2015 back then it's on their first floor IIRC) and demo the flagship. got nervous I might blow away my fund and run away LOL. On my last day I went to Fujiya Avic and thats more tolerable experience IMO
just got the newly released Final A5000 off e-earphone online and here i am watching this and wanting to visit in person.
did they have the high end japense hp amps? Luxman P750, Mass Kobo 394 ii, and OJI Special BDI-DC44B-R Tuned or G tuned ?
What rank would you give the Olina SE?
Currently planning my April Japan trip. This place is defiantly on my list to visit
Well made it to this store and FML. I want to buy all the headphones I cannot afford.
Is there a UK version of this store? Never even seen a store that sells a single Chi-FI IEM here, let alone many in one place that you can test!
@crinacle, are you going to review the oladance open ear stereo speakers?
do you have a video on how u check audios using graphs? I am really curious, Love from Japan.
Can I please have your opinion on the Japanese company Final Audio’s flagship IEM A8000?
Nice video ma man! What model you use as your cellphone?
Which is the most basshead iem u found there ?
did u try the coca cola dreamworld flavor? i really wanna know how u think it tastes or did it even come out where u live?
could use google lens there is a translate feature so you can real time translate menus at restaurants
eイヤホン 行かれたんですね。日本を楽しまれて良かった
I tried searching on Google maps but can’t find the building. I’m about to leave for Japan and would love it if someone can help me find the place. Cheers
Looky you... Mr Traveling Man!👑✨👌
Earphones Store... it's like... Crinnacle release in the wild. Hehe!😅
Some IEMs graph good but some... some graphs scares me!😳
If I have a wedding I want @timmy to edit my wedding video.
I see you have a Fold device. Looks to be either the Fold 3 or 4. I've had my Fold 4 for about 2 months and the folding display cracked right down the crease. Sad face. Replacement arrives Monday. Good luck with yours.
MORE JAPANESE QUIRKINESS
I find it hilarious that you paused for a while for the Flipears Aurora. Dude! Come on roast our local brand if it does not make sense. After all they need to hear it to improve. Hahahaha! Much love from PH!
The IEMs you showed at 17:58 have an old logo of the K-pop group Dreamcatcher on them lol. They definitely didn't get permission to use it. Looking at product photos it looks like they changed it at some point. Wonder if the entertainment company sent them a cease and desist lol.
you weren’t able to graph the wan’er or the Hexa? dang maybe the timing didn’t line up
Hey Crin,
What is a good IEM for piano and classical music?
I owned hzsound heart mirror and i understand why you don't like it, since i also don't like it.. at least at first.
Biggest let down is the bass. The bass is.. just exist 😂😂😂
Considering dioko for my next upgrade but idk. I think I'm into mild v-shaped sounds.
Did you measure or listen to the Stax X9000?
i was there 2 weeks ago, every 5th, 15th, and 25th of the month, you get to trade in your earphone 5% higher price, and get 5% discount for getting used headphone. It is an eye opening place even for non audiophile like me
What a strange hobby. I can’t stop watching all of your videos though.
It's amazing how many Japaneese targeted IEMs one country can support along with the global models
Can you make a durable headphones list arranged from cheapest to most expensive?
Using crinacle collab IEMs while watching this video
Bought my Samsung Galaxy Buds + there at E Earphone after watching your video on Samsung TWS earbuds, zero regrets 😁
Holy wow there are many earphones sold. Most of the brands I've never even heard of.
Hey guys does anyone know whats the bag crin friend has?
Dunu SA 6 ultra cannot be bought anymore which kinda sucks
Would you be trying the edifier W820NB?
They say it sound surprisingly similiar to Sony xm4
I've tried it. It doesn't sound like a stock xm4/xm5 tuning at all but anc without wind is on par. It feels a little cheap but it's a nice v shape sound signature. Not as bass heavy as stock xm4 but after eq to make the xm4 be similar to the edifiers tuning, both sounds okay with middling details and soundstage and the edifier actually wins out with slightly better soundstage.
I'm very happy with the Dunu Kima, it's definitely "inoffensive" but I actually have no complaints with it, unlike the Arias. It will probably be my daily driver for a while
toilet sinks are 100% genius, I wish they were everywhere.
Greetings from NYC.
Audio retail was dying here even before C-V. If I want any upgrades, I order online. The few shops in existence are boutiques for the rich and by appointment. I estimate they are in general a few hundred sq. ft size (because i have not gone in, only looking online).
I am happy at least we have two significant camera stores. They have more pro audio for production, than home/ audiophile gear.
Ever tried visiting Audio46
Yo! I know Audio46 you can just walk in for demos and such in Manhattan.
Real reason for the japan visit, Crin Dakimakura merch
Guys, Jesus fucking Christ, let's cut Sony some slack, their naming convention is pretty good against their local peers.
sony, 1 day after warrantee dies your product dies!!!😢😢😢, they even have software with programable death dates!!😢😢 fact!!! keep away from evil garbage!
Did you tour the headphone section
Guys what iem should i buy in japan🤔
What about gaea ? Can you review it ?
Now the TWH-whx1000 m4 doesnt sound so bad does it? Haha
help me. i have a limit of 130 dollars for an iem good for melodious voices and extreme metal. Recommend me options please.
Tangzu x HBB Zetian Wu Heyday
12:41 didn't see that coming 😂
About reviewing the non-interesting ones. Having a list saying you've heard them and they're whatever/fine would be helpful still.
@No Aah, I thought he meant that he just skips them.
@@hartyewh1 he's definitely be updating his list soon... Last update was like a month ago
Yo Crin, when does the best sub 50$ video come out? I need some christmas presents! 🎁🎅🏽 Edit: I guess Crin won’t answer so guys pls recommend some, got some recommendations yesterday, but the video was deleted and reuploaded! Thx!
Kiwi ears cadenza is the hot one right now, truthears zero, tripowin mele, Tinhifi C3, tangzu Wan'er for under 20$,
Truthear zero
@@maddiekits hey, thx! how is the cadenza tuned? looking for sth neutral to start
@@SchwappSchwopp The cadenza is full Harman, a neutral tune would be more like the chu, 7hz zero, hexa
Just wondering... were there any KZ in that store? 🤔
This is exciting
Sounds like best IEMS in whole Mecca store were the ones found int Timmy's house
Dita Perpetua graph looks interesting,its like they forgot to add midrange driver,also that 8k peak.Looks rushed,but what do i know.
бро, привет! у меня кореш к японцам едет скоро, вот думаю заказать ему наушники, которые для себя они делают (доместик маркет). У нас холодильник на даче японский 25 лет пашет! Посоветуй пожалуйста какие-нибудь до 100$ TWS, а то аирподсы рука не подымается столько выложить за них. Да и вообще есть ли смысл или все таки раскошелиться на яблоки?
The Up Garage of headphones.
*shows the toilet sink*
"there's really not a lot going on here"
Hey crinacle, I usually just get standard in ear "earbuds" from Walmart or if I find any in my local church garage sale, from cheap wired earbuds to Skullcandy wired earbuds, and I'm wondering if there's any reason to get IEMs, as opposed to the standard earbuds with rubber tips I'm used to, and is there any reason to get a set with replaceable cable?
If there is a reason to get a set of those bulky looking (what I call IEMs) IEMs, I'm wondering what a good cheap IEM would be to get, both for general use, and possibly soundboard headphone use. I don't need anything that's hifi or anything, just overall good sound that that's good quality for cheap is all I want, and to be honest, I probably can't even afford what your idea or level of "good" cheap would be, but I'm looking for ideas so I know what price I should look for on the cheaper prices and brands in wired IEMs
1. if you want better sound quality for low price, absolutely you should get an iem
2. "bulky" is not a problem at all if you know to take care of them such as roadie wrap them and put them in a case and clean them every like once a week (or more)
3. good iem price can be as low as $20. if you want neutral sounding iem, not much bass and treble, 7hz salnotes zero is absolute blind buy. if you want something that sounds more laid back and warm(tame treble), truthear hola is also really good. and you get tangzu wan'er if you want something between both
4. iem with replaceable cable is very necessary since if your iem cable broke you can just replace it result in even longer lasting, or if stock cable sucks you can just get a better one
@@SlavJerry I get the part about the cables being detachable, which is why I specifically mentioned them as things I desire, as with normal earbuds, well, that's usually what goes wrong... Not the cable itself mind you, but either end of the cable where the plug or earbud attaches to it... If I were to get IEMs, after what little research using the crinacle channel, I was leaning towards his $50 "truthear X crinacle zero" IEM collaboration, if I ever decided to get something along those lines...
One thing I noticed, is that there seems to be 2 different plug styles, the "2pin" plug, and what I like to think of as a tiny "studio grade" barrel connector, I forget the technical name, and started wondering if there's any benefits of having one style of removable cable over another?
@@northwiebesick7136 most common connection type is 2 pin and mmcx
2 pin is mostly used due to cheap manufacturing cost and easy to connect, but also quite easy to bend or get damaged, and you might accidentally connect it incorrectly and damage the IEM. mmcx in the other hand is basically opposite of 2 pin
but over all you really don't need to worry much about it
@@SlavJerry thanks for the information... As much as I love crinacle he's not what I'd call an "introductory" audio information kinda guy, although he does simplify some stuff, so it's nice to get some basic information on IEMs
29:22 Now I have doubts about my own pair
17:25 That's Mark! youtube.com/@SuperReview
the description mentions your cameras but what watch u got on?
Please rank the Truthear HEXA
The scary Intro returns
20:52 ED/CI is type of balance armature. Usualy used on low frequency because the treable don't really good. Combine with treble or mid ba and you get 2 ba iem. (I don't know much so if you want to know more see headfi on diy iem forum to learn more)
Deja vu I've seen this video before
Crin messed up and got the gold coin
Tokyo is the only Asian city I've visited that is cleaner and better organised than Singapore, although I admit that central Singapore is considerably smaller and easier to explore. After the madness of Bangkok and Jakarta, both cities blew my mind for their relative sanity.