こんにちは！

先週は日本最大級オーディオイベント『2024東京インターナショナルオーディオショウ』が有楽町の国際フォーラムにて開催されておりました。

今年は運営側の諸事情により真夏の開催、パリオリンピックと重なっていてどうなる事かと思いながら足を運びましたが

どのブースもとても沢山のオーディオファンのお客様が童心に返ったように目をキラキラさせながら説明を受けたり、

流れる音楽に身をゆだねておりました。

また、海外からのお客様も多かったと思います。

実をいうと私が足を運んだのは観覧半分、もう半分は海外から足を運んでくれた代理店との面会が目的でもありました。

まず金曜日に面会したのがシンガポールのAudiolineからSteven Cheong社長。

去年弊社まで足を運んでいただきダイヤモンドカンチレバーのMCカートリッジAkikoで藤圭子の新宿の女を聴いていただいた縁がございます。

今回も一緒に食事をしながらアジアのアナログオーディオ事情を打ち合わせしました。

一緒に写真を撮ったのですが、他社のCEO等映っているので掲載は割愛させていただきます。

土曜日はオーストラリア代理店Vintage Audio ExchangeからDavid LE社長と面会しました。

私は初めてだったのですが、その昔、弊社前社長故石山克昭とも会ったことがあるとの事でとても驚きました。

一緒に会食をしている最中に弊社の方へ訪れてみたいと仰って下さったので

月曜日に改めて来社、社内見学と共に弊社の試聴室で存分にAkikoが奏でる音を聴いてくださり、銀線の良さを熱く語って頂きました！

個人的にはステレオサウンドから発売されている石川さゆりのレコードから天城越えを聴いてもらった時に

とても気に入ってくださったのが嬉しかったです！

長くなりましたが、海外でもIKEDA Sound Labs.の製品が愛されている事を肌で感じる事ができて凄く充実した週末でした。

これからも機会があれば海外の代理店の方々と交流を持っていきたいです。

また、私達もどんどん海外に足を運んで、ゆくゆくは国内外のオーディオショウに参加していきたいと思います！

筆　IKEDA Sound Labs.ホームページ担当

Hello!

 

Last week, the largest audio event in Japan, the "2024 Tokyo International Audio Show," was held at the International Forum in Yurakucho. This year, due to various circumstances on the part of the organizers, the event was held in the midst of summer, coinciding with the Paris Olympics, and I was worried about how it would turn out, but I decided to attend anyway. To my surprise, every booth was crowded with many audio fans who were like kids in a candy store, their eyes shining with excitement as they listened to explanations or let the music wash over them. I also noticed that there were many visitors from overseas.

 

To be honest, my purpose for attending the event was not only to observe but also to meet with our overseas agents who had come to Japan.

 

On Friday, I met with Steven Cheong, the president of Audioline from Singapore. We had met before when he visited our company last year and listened to the Diamond Cantilever MC cartridge Akiko playing Fujii Keiko's "Shinjuku no Onna." This time, we had dinner together and discussed the current state of analog audio in Asia. We took a photo together, but it also included CEOs from other companies, so I won't post it here.

 

On Saturday, I met with David LE, the president of Vintage Audio Exchange from Australia. It was my first time meeting him, but he told me that he had met our former president, the late Ishiyama Katsuaki, many years ago, which surprised me. During our dinner meeting, he expressed his interest in visiting our company, so we arranged for him to come to our office on Monday. He took a tour of our facilities and spent a lot of time listening to Akiko in our listening room, praising the quality of our silver wires. Personally, I was thrilled that he enjoyed listening to Ishikawa Sayuri's "Amagi-go" from the Stereo Sound record label!

 

Please note that I've translated the text in a way that is natural and easy to understand for English speakers, while keeping the original meaning and tone of the text intact.

 

 

Here is the translation:

 

It was a long weekend, but I was able to feel firsthand that IKEDA Sound Labs' products are loved overseas, and it was a very fulfilling experience.

 

I hope to continue to have opportunities to interact with our overseas agents in the future. Additionally, we would like to travel abroad more frequently and eventually participate in domestic and international audio shows!

 

Written by IKEDA Sound Labs. Website Manager