"Earphone Prince" selects in 2021 The strongest earphone headphones in 2021 are Kore -Dengeki Online

　Interviews with Takuya Okada, which operates the earphone and headphones specialty store e ☆ earphones.

The annual sales ranking of E ☆ earphones in 2021 is announced !!

Items now essential for games and work!I asked the "earphone prince" about the point to choose

　Earphones and headphones are now essential items for game distribution and telework.Especially in recent years, it is also an explosive product that has exploded, due to the effects of nesting caused by the new colon virus infection.

　In this article, he has appeared three times on the TBS TV program "Matsuko's Unknown World", and interviewed Takuya Okada, known as the "earphone prince".Mr. Okada, a specialist of earphones and headphones, will deliver the "2021 strongest earphone headphones selection"!

　President of TM Network, Senior Managing Director of Time Machine Co., Ltd.He runs an earphone headphone specialty store "e ☆ earphone" and is known as the "earphone prince".He has appeared three times in TBS "Matsuko's Unknown World" in the past.

(1) SONY "WF-1000XM4"

The outstanding noise canceling and multifunctional are attractive

Brand: Sony (Sony) Price: 30,000 yen (tax included)

Takuya Okada: If you choose the strongest earphone in 2021, it is Sony's WF-1000XM4.Anyway, this earphone has a great noise canceling, and has excellent noise cancellation performance among many wireless earphones in the world.

　There are many other functions, and if you remove it from your ears, the sensor will detect and the music will be automatically stopped, or you can operate songs and calls for telephone calls with a touch panel.Since there is also an external sound import function, it is also lactin to finish checking at convenience stores while wearing earphones.Also, I am glad that the user's behavior is judged by the sensor and automatically switches to a mode suitable for trains and on walking.

　It is a complete wireless earphone with a very useful function that is useful, and it is a safe dish if you have this for the time being."E ☆ earphone" is the best -selling product this year.

(2) AG "Cotsubu"

Lightweight earphones on the popular eel upright

Brand: AG (Age) Price: 6,480 yen (tax included)

Okada: This earphone is a product that focuses on women and is now very popular.Earphones and headphones have a strong impression of men's hobbies, and about 85 % of our customers are men, but this is a design and size that women can be interested in.

　Its features are also reflected in the color.Most of the earphones are black, white, and silver, and other colors are not sold much.However, this Cotsubu is popular not only in black but also in blue, pink, and cream color.The body is small and light at 3.5g on one side, making it easy to fit women's ears.In addition, the surface is a matte finish called “powdered snow paint” and it is difficult for cosmetics to adhere!

　AG, which makes Cotsubu, is a brand of a company called FINAL, and FINAL is a super high -end manufacturer that makes 10 million yen speakers.Therefore, the sound quality of the earphones is also wonderful.Earphones for women are a field where quite a lot of manufacturers have challenged and failed, but this earphone is popular because it is easy to reach.

(3) Shure "SE215SPE"

Still active 10 years after its release!A standard dish that is still selling !!

Brand: SHURE price: 12,294 yen (tax included)

Okada: One of the wired earphones is SE215SPE.This is a "standard product" that has been sold 10 years ago, but has been selling all the time.

　The brand called SHURE has caused a variety of revolutions in the earphone industry, and this is the brand that made earphones that use earpieces (mushroom -shaped parts in ear holes) to the world.After that, SHURE is the first time that the cable part can be replaced by detachable type.The failure of wired earphones is generally due to the disconnection of the cable, and the body is not often broken.Then, I thought that I should be able to exchange cables, and it is amazing that I actually made it.

　Also, it is the strength of this earphone that you can freely customize it according to the application, such as removing the cable and applying a unit to be a wireless type, replacing it with a cable with a microphone.Audio enthusiasts can also buy only the cable part and enjoy the difference in sound.

(4) SONY "MDR-CD900ST"

With this, you can hear the "music industry standard"

Brand: Sony (Sony) Price: 16,500 yen (tax included)

Okada: This headphone is used in all recording studios, and it's no exaggeration to say that it is a "headphone that sounds the sound of the music industry."Recently, a music -related collaboration project called "The First Take" has become popular, but all the headphones used by the artists who participated in it are here.

　The MDR-CD900ST is almost introduced in any recording studio, and in Japan, almost all sounds are made based on this headphone.With this, you can share what the artists listened to and what they made.

　In addition, it is an advantage that all parts are sold variations and can be maintained in detail.Even if it breaks, you can order and repair only the parts, so you can continue using it for a long time.It was sold in 1995, and this headphone has been supporting the Japanese music industry for over 25 years.

(5) EPOS/Sennheiser "GSP-600"

This is gaming headphones!The highest quality quality supported by professional gamers

Brand: EPOS/SENNHEISER (Epos/Zenheiser) Price: 21,780 yen (tax included)

Okada: If you are looking for a game headset, the recommendation is GSP-600!This is a gaming headphone that is also supported by professional gamers and boasts the highest quality in this field.

　First of all, what is amazing is the performance of the microphone, and Sennheiser is famous not only as earphones and headphones but also as a microphone brand, but its technology is fully demonstrated.For games, I think that you often interact with your ally by voice chat, but you can clearly tell your voice to the other party.

　Not only the microphone performance but also the ease of use is well considered, and it can be mute just by raising the microphone arm, and the volume can be adjusted simply by turning the dial outside the housing.It is a headphone that can be operated intuitively, designed from a gamer perspective.

　Also, when you say headphones, many people care about their ears getting stuffy during use, but this product uses two types of materials for ear pads.The outer periphery of the pad uses a resort material (artificial leather) material, and the area around the ear uses a comfortable suede material, so there is no discomfort even if you wear it for a long time.

(6) ULTIMATE EARS "UE Live"

It is a supreme area to bring with 200,000 earphones

Brand: ULTIMATE EARS Price: 279,800 yen (tax included)

Okada: Because it is a great deal, please introduce one from the top price range.The UE LIVE earphone is a custom -made product made by taking the person's ear mold, and the price is 279,800 yen (laughs).Before the earphones appeared, the artists listened to the speakers in front of them to check their sounds on the live stage, but this is a problem that this is likely to be deaf.was.The rock band Van Halen, who wanted to solve this problem, was the ULTIMATE EARS brand that made earphones for the first time for him.

　Thanks to this invention of Ultimate Ears, you can clearly check your sound, where the artists are live or the like.Also, in a large dome live, the sounds that appeared on the stage return with one tempo, so the sounds that can be heard in the drum and vocals are shifted, but Ultimate solved this problem.It's EARS's earphones.

　UE Live is the current top model of Ultimate Ears.Ordinary earphones contain one driver that generates sound on one side, but this earphone uses eight drivers.As an image, the sounds in charge of each driver, such as "drivers that produce high sounds" and "drivers with low sounds", are different.

　There are also conductor parts that control the sound that sounds for each driver, and they deliver accurate sounds firmly.Anyway, when you use it, the sound is wide, and you can feel as if you are listening in the best live seat.Also, the "local feeling" in the audio term is amazing, and you can clearly feel where and which sound is sounding.If you use this for games, for example, you will be able to see which opponent is in the battle FPS, so some gamers are used.

Asking the earphone prince, now in the industry

　Finally, we talked to Mr. Okada about the recent earphone headphone industry.

――What kind of changes have you been in the industry as a whole these days?Please tell us about the earphones and headphones that have attracted much attention.

Okada: Regarding recent earphones and headphones, the influence of Corona is tremendous.Corona increased the number of teleworks rapidly, and many people started using earphones for the first time.

　Those with microphones and gaming headphones were particularly noticeable, and were used in both games and telework.Fortunately, I feel unfortunate, but in the industry, my back grew quite a bit.Above all, the sales of gaming items were surprisingly surprising, and it was 14 times more than last year (laughs).

――How price are the products sold specifically?

Okada: Average unit price is about 3,000 to 4,000 yen for mass retailers, but in the case of our house, there are many geeky customers, and those that exceed 10,000 yen are quite popular.

――What is the price range of earphones and headphones in the first place?Please let us know for your reference as an example.

Okada: That's right ... the cheapest thing is about 3,000 yen.If it is expensive for games, there are up to about 50,000 yen among the "e ☆ earphones" products.If you are really particular, you use custom -made products that you make by taking your ears.Such earphones cost up to 400,000 yen.

――I think it's a big difference between wireless or wired if it's an earphone, but which one sells for the game?

Okada: In the case of games, wireless is more popular because the sound delay is a bottleneck.

――There were some topics that otitis externa was increasing due to the increase in the opportunity to use earphones in telework.Do you also handle products that correspond to these problems?

Okada: Yes.Bone conduction earphones are now sold well due to the influence of Corona.If you put your ears in your ears or headphones that cover your ears, you may damage your ears, but if you are a bone conduction type, you can just hook it on your ears, so it's easy.

　In recent years, "listening" is also a trend, and the number of earphones that dare to incorporate the environmental sounds around you are increasing.In this case, when working in the house, it is convenient to listen to the voice of the family without removing the earphones.

――I would like to tell you the charm of “e ☆ earphones” for readers who are planning to buy earphones and headphones.

Okada: "E ☆ earphones" currently has four stores: Akihabara, Nagoya Osu, Umeda EST store, and Osaka Nihonbashi store, all of which can be viewed freely.Earphones are usually on display in the glass case, and I think it's a normal flow to hear the clerk and listen to it, but since all the products are shown, the customer is a smartphone.If you bring such a player, you can compare it as you like.

　At the Akihabara store, more than 5,000 models can be viewed, and the web head office has more than 25,000 items, so it is the most available shop in this neighborhood, so if you are an earphone headphone, please do it.I look forward to working with "earphone"!

--thank you very much!