I said I wanted a pair (but who wouldn't?). I have the SS-m7s, which are good enough for me to have stopped being a speaker collector and start being a speaker-giver.
Best japanese Speakers?
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I said I wanted a pair (but who wouldn't?). I have the SS-m7s, which are good enough for me to have stopped being a speaker collector and start being a speaker-giver.
RuffyLuffy
100% Japanese FREAAAAAK
oh ok sorry I had read it wrong.
In yahoo auction Japan is a pair of 777ES for sale, but I think without Yahoo ID and contacts it is impossible to purchase in Japan
In yahoo auction Japan is a pair of 777ES for sale, but I think without Yahoo ID and contacts it is impossible to purchase in Japan
Big Tuna
Too Much Power!
IMO, best Japanese speakers, hands down- 1975-77 Kenwood Model Sevens. Retailed for $2500+/per pair. My pair, even slightly crippled as they are, still sound as detailed, clear, sharp, tight, quick, and accurate as a true live performance! So much so that they were hailed at the time of their introduction by Audio Magazine as the most accurate speaker they ever tested, creating an exact replica of original sound. 
BrianR
Randomly Variable Anomaly
Here's a pair on Japan's Yahoo Auctions site: http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/122630385
Looks like a little under $2,000USD.
goanlisten
Active Member
My choice by order of preference would be:
1. Yamaha Ns-1000
2. Diatone - any model but famous for a single washi paper, full range driver - P-610 (I believe)
3. Sony APM's - models APM-6, APM-8, APM-77, APM-9 (Good luck with the nine's - very, very rare)
Good Luck to you.
1. Yamaha Ns-1000
2. Diatone - any model but famous for a single washi paper, full range driver - P-610 (I believe)
3. Sony APM's - models APM-6, APM-8, APM-77, APM-9 (Good luck with the nine's - very, very rare)
Good Luck to you.
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If they go for anywhere near that, that's a bargain IMHO, at least compared to what something like that would cost today, if they could even be made today for any sort of reasonable price. The build quality of those looks fantastic. I'd be curious to know how they stand up to the SS-M7, as much of what I like about those is how they disappear. They act like giant standmount monitors, whereas these have a totally different approach.
RuffyLuffy
100% Japanese FREAAAAAK
I think too Kenwoods Model 7 is very fine I search for a pair since years but you can mean it was never built so rare it is.
RuffyLuffy
100% Japanese FREAAAAAK
have anyone here a Yahoo Japan ID??
RuffyLuffy
100% Japanese FREAAAAAK
I ask because I want buy a pair of Diatone or other Japanese Speakers perhaps in future
And I need help with it, I can't speak Japanese language and translating programms don't work correctly in the registration formulars by yahoo
And I need help with it, I can't speak Japanese language and translating programms don't work correctly in the registration formulars by yahoo
JesusChrysler
...drives a Dodge ; )
Non-Kabuki Coral drivers.
Matt
Matt
BrianR
Randomly Variable Anomaly
There are services for buying things from that site and others like it. Somenone on another site recommended one by I forgot what it was. I think it was this: http://www.japanauctioncenter.com/ They bid for you and handle the shipping. They'll even do cars.
SoCal Sam
Lunatic Member
Yamaha NS-1000M, NS-1000, NS-2000, NS-10000, NS-500M all have Be drivers which makes them tops in my book. I think Pioneer also had a Be driver equipped speaker but I can't remember the model number. Agreed with the other members, Diatone gets honorable mention. Sony's SS-9 and SS-7 deserve consideration and IMO are the only serious speakers Sony ever made.
