2024-02-10 08:30:00
Numerous new models from “JOYCRAFT”, a small audio DIY kit, are now available
Fujiya Avic’s event “Winter Headphone Festival mini 2024″ was held on the 10th at Station Conference Tokyo in Marunouchi, Tokyo. At Cyrus’ booth, many new models scheduled to be released in the future from Oriolus’ “JOYCRAFT” “small audio DIY kit” are on display for reference.
As previously reported, JOYCRAFT released the first product, the integrated amplifier “OA-JC1” and the FM tuner “OA-JC2” in December last year (both open prices/actual sales are around 18,700 yen for the amplifier and 17,600 yen for the FM tuner). yen) is on sale. It is a compact audio kit that can be easily assembled without the need for soldering, and can be used for desktop audio by combining. For details, please refer to the review article below.
Speakers also appear
The highlight of the reference exhibit is the speaker, which is a rear bass reflex type that uses a 3-inch (70mm) unit. The enclosure has a reduced height and depth, making it easy to install on a desktop. The price has not yet been determined, but the pair is expected to cost less than 30,000 yen.
back of speaker
As a DIY kit, a class A headphone amplifier is now available. Two models are planned, one for single-ended and one for balanced, both of which use vacuum tubes.
Class A headphone amplifier.Two models available: single-ended and balanced.
Uniquely, a Bluetooth receiver will also be available. There is a small board with a Bluetooth module stuck in the housing, and by replacing this board, it will be able to support new versions of Bluetooth that come out in the future.
A Bluetooth receiver will also be available
Additionally, a multi-switcher and DAC will also be available. The DAC is characterized by being equipped with an R2R DAC rather than using a general-purpose DAC chip. The price for both kits is expected to be less than 20,000 yen, but only the R2R DAC is expected to be priced at 40,000 to 50,000 yen.
R2R DAC
At the booth, visitors were also soliciting opinions on what kind of DIY audio kit they would like.
Portable amplifier using vacuum tubes
Portable amplifier with 4 vacuum tubes
Oriolus also had a sample exhibit of a new product that is not DIY. It is a portable amplifier equipped with four vacuum tubes, and although it uses vacuum tubes, it is planned to be a model that can operate for 8 to 10 hours by being equipped with a large capacity battery. It also has a built-in fan for heat dissipation.
It is also envisioned that it can be connected to an external power source and used stationary.
It is also assumed that it will be used stationary with a built-in fan for heat dissipation.
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