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One of my many Sony portable Minidisc players. This is the Sony MZ-N920. This model was one of the last portable Minidisc player/recorder that Sony sold.
I've written more about the two here.
Camera: Sony A7r
Lens: Nikkor 85/2,8D Mikro ED (1st gen)
Strobist: Pro-B heads x2; 1 in strip light, camera left; the other to the side of the AK240. Trigger: SB700 parallel to the Leica M and through a semi-translucent styrene board.
This is the excellent Grado GR10, which retails for around 400$ USD. I took this image for a review of it to be published at www.headfonia.com, as well as to evaluate the amazing Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter.
Camera: X-T1
Adapter: Nikon Speedbooster
Lens: Fujifilm EX 90/5,6 enlarger lens
Strobist: Profoto B2 Head x2, one mounted near ceiling, shining down on styrene boards, the other directly camera left shining through square gobos.
iBasso's hi-resolution DX90 digital audio player. I shot this for the ever-cool Headfonics.com website.
You can check their DX90 review here.
Shot with the Fujifilm X100s on a tripod. Two strobes were used, one in a softbox, one into a styrene reflector. Typical left/right setup. Triggered by flashwaves III.
This is Sharp's MD-DS8/9 portable MD player. It is the world's first mass portable audio device with true balanced output. It is also the first with 1-bit audio codec used in DSD and SACD and other bitstream audio that's popular today.
Low noise floor, good measurements overall, but almost no stereo separation. Like, almost mono.
I've measured its output with RMAA here:
ohm-image.net/data/audio/rmaa-sharp-md-ds8-9-16-bit
I've recorded a video review of it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKnjJoonCF0
Strobist:
Two Profoto D1 lights: one object left, 4/10 power, behind styrene sheet; one object behind and above, power 5/10 and behind diffuser and styrene sheet.
Camera: Leica SL. Lens: 24-90 vario elmarit
This is the Oppo HA-2 headphone amp / USB DAC's perfectly-machined volume pot. It is smooth, clicks on and off, has good to very good L/R balance at low volumes, and tracks well with gain.
The amp section is capable of spitting good current into most headphone and earphone loads, which is great. Its main drawback is that it hisses more than is usual for a DAC from 2014-2015. As it goes for only 299$, it is the best-performing cost effective luxury DAC/amp in the world.
It hisses as loudly as an iPod nano 1G or iRiver AK100.
I've got more pictures and impressions at ohm image
Strobist:
Profoto B2/B2 1200
Two lights: one in strip box object left, one agove scrimed and blocked.
Sensor: Sony A7r
Camera: Rollei X-ACT 2
Lens: Schneider APO-Macro 100/5,6 in copal 0 shutter
This is TTVJ's Slim Portable Headphone Amp with digitally-controlled stepped volume control. The source is a Cypher Labs Algorhythm Solo (portable DAC for iDevices), with an Apple iPod 160GB. The headphone is the beyerdyamic DT1350.
Audio Technica's new ATPHA100 headphone amp and multi-input/output DAC.
Having owned a number of amps, I've not been much a fan of Audio Technica's machines, but this one is quite good.
This photo is made just for a short review.
Sony A7r
Schneider 100/5,6 APO-macro Digitar Copal 0 mounted to
Novoflex BALPRO T/S
Strobist: three lights: one trigger to ceiling, two large Profoto softboxes, one behind, one fore, to make sure the amp doesn't disappear into the background. Triggered with Flashwaves III.
This is the Campfire Audio Atlas, this time shot on black rather than on a work tray surrounded by planar saw ruffles.
Strobist:
Two Profoto D1 lights: one behind three layers of styrene, object rear at 6/10 power, the other at 4/10 power through one styrene and one clear plexiglass.
Taking camera: Fujifilm GFX
Taking lens: Sinaron 105/4
Cambo Actus GFX
The Fostex HP-P1 headphone amp and DAC (for iDevices) and the custom-colored (by Colorware) Sennheiser HD 25-1 II.
This is the Chord Mojo DAC for computers and smartphones.
Spec:
-TECHNICAL SPECS:
-Output Power @ 1kHz
-600 ohms 35mW
-8 ohms 720mW
-Output Impedance: 0.075 ohms
-Dynamic Range: 125dB
-THD @ 3v - 0.00017%
You can find out all about it here: www.chordelectronics.co.uk/mojo/
Camera:
Fujifilm GX680III
Lens:
Fujifilm EBC 100/4
Sensor:
Hasselblad CFV-50c
Strobist:
1 Pro-B head shining against white reflector, object rear.
1 Pro-B head in bare stripbox object right.
1 large white reflector object left, about 30cm away.
Triggers:
Flashwaves III
This is the latest marvel dual-driver earphone from Japan's one and only Ocharaku (ocharaku.jp/sound/service/). It is carved from Sakura wood, and tuned for a wide, deep midrange. It is my opinion that it is the best Ocharaku earphone to date. At least for my tastes.
I've written more about it here: ohm-image.net/opinion/audiophile/ocharakus-sakura-plus-la...
Camera:
Linhof M679cs
Lens:
Sinaron 125/5,6 Apo Macro Digital
This is the Noble Audio K10u universal earphone. It's got 10 drivers per channel and its skin is aluminium. It looks, and feels like a jewel. I only heard a real one for about 5-10 minutes as the unit I shot for Noble didn't have drivers. Amazing the difference in weight between the two.
You can find out all about the K10u at the following link: nobleaudio.jp/en/shop/universal/
Camera: Rollei X-Act 2
Lens: Sinaron 80/4 Digital
This is the Campfire Comet next to a Sony MZ-EH1 Hi-MD Minidisk player.
Strobist:
Fujifilm GFX
Cambo GFX
Schneider 120 Macro Digitar 120/5,6
Camera left: Profoto D1 @5/10 behind styrene
Object behind: Profoto D1 @ 7/10 behind styrene and translucent reflector
Object right: white styrofoam block
Beautiful Arisa modelling ortofon's brand new eQ8 single balanced armature earphone for a vendor here in Tokyo. The earphones are great. The weather prior to taking this photo wasn't.
Budget was tight, so it was just a large 120*120cm white reflector below the model and the sweating cameraman armed with a Fujifilm X-T1 and the Nikkor 50/2 Ai mounted by Speedbooster.
This is the Noble Audio BTS Bluetooth receiver, which I shot for its launch later this month.
You can read more about it at Noble Audio.
Evidently it has a near-0 Ω output and very little hiss. I've not tried it so I can't comment on its performance. It cleans up well with the right lighting.
Strobist:
Two strip boxes, one above object, and one camera left, both aiming straight and it. Reflector to object right and trigger light fired at ceiling.
Camera:
Rollei X-ACT 2 with wide-angle bellows
Lens:
Rodenstock 80/4 APO Rodagon
This is the 749$ Campfire Audio Lyra single-driver earphone. It's a pretty neutral, though bass-leaning, earphone with good detail from mids to highs and fast bass.
I've written more about it here.
If you're interested in its spec, design, pricing, and availability, check out Campfire Audio's Lyra product page.
Was the top-of-the-line model in 1986, with an AM/FM tuner, auto reverse and Dolby noise reduction. It came with a Sony branded case, though it is not pictured here.
Companion One Wireless Portable DAC/Amplifier from Celsus Sound (www.celsus-sound.com/).
A gridded reflector with blue gel to camera right, with overhead softbox shooting into large white foam core, and two thin white reflective strips to camera left. Shot in JPEG mode only without focus stacking, so details are a little soft.
Even after 24 years, this top-of-the-line Walkman still plays tapes as well as when it was factory fresh!
This is a close-up of Jays's new q-Jays dual-driver earphone.
Stainless steel body, detachable cables, and better ear tips are part of the new package.
You can find out more about them here:
www.jaysheadphones.com/products/q-jays/
Camera:
Linhof M679cs
Lens:
Sinaron 120/5,6 APO Macro Digital
Back:
Hasselblad CFV-50c
strobist:
3x Profoto Pro-B heads
1: grid, object above (to create the vignette)
2. two either side of object
3. Diffusers were styrene boards
Power:
1. Grid: -4
2. others: -4
My CMOY headphone amp. I wish I could say I built it but it was actually done by a guy at the Audio T-Board.