TIAS2017 Visit to Yodobashi Camera No trip to Tokyo would be complete without a quick visit to Yodobashi in Akihabara. I mean, where else can you find drive units to build your own loudspeakers, a huge selection of audio valves...

TIAS2017 Sound of the Show Well, the time has come for us to head off and say goodbye to beautiful Tokyo. And the onerous decision of which system we like best. The huge range of excellent equipment at the Tokyo...

TIAS2017 Nagra and Avalon Heading into the Avalon and Nagra room today, they had the smaller Time loudspeakers, driven by the same Nagra electronics. Wow! For us, these were even better than the Saga speakers from yesterday. Playing Art Pepper’s...

TIAS2017 Wilson and Dan D’Agostino Wilson’s imposing Alexx loudspeakers were on show, driven by Dan D’Agostino amplifiers and MSB digital sources. Fittingly, the setup was in an enormous, high-ceilinged room which it took us a while to find on the...

TIAS2017 Fostex International Fostex was showing its GX250MG speakers with Accuphase electronics at the Tokyo International Audio Show. These have a midrange and woofer in Fostex’s “HR shape” which they say pre-stresses the diaphragm making is resistant to deformation. The...

TIAS2017 Impressive sounds from ATC Some more impressive sounds from ATC and McIntosh at the Tokyo International Audio Show, where the ATC SCM100 towers were driven by the enormous McIntosh MC1.25kW amps from McIntosh source equipment. Across a wide range...

TIAS2017 KEF Tokyo Walking across to the Tokyo International Audio Show, we came across a KEF boutique in the runs of upmarket designer shops. So, alongside fine jewelry and designer clothes we had a shiny pair of Muons and some...