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Are you satisfied with the earphones and headphones you usually use?

Recently, there are more opportunities to use earphones and headphones in various scenes other than listening to music, such as remote meetings and online games.That's why there are some worries such as "I'm worried about a little difficulty" and "I want to know what is perfect for my purpose".

So, Takuya Okada, an earphone / headphone specialty store "E ☆ earphone", told me recent trends, how to choose for each other, and points to prevent failure when purchasing.

Takuya Okada

Time Machine Senior Managing Director Co., Ltd., which operates the earphone / headphone specialty store "e ☆ earphone", and President of TM Network Co., Ltd., an affiliated company.The number of earphones is more than 100 models, and it is nicknamed "earphone prince" due to affection for earphones and headphones.He has appeared in TBS "Matsuko's Unknown World" three times, and has many media exposure.

* The interview was conducted online.

Needs increase even in remote meetings.What are the recent trends?

First of all, we asked Mr. Okada about the latest circumstances of earphones / headphones, such as recent demand and functions that gain attention.

Please tell us about recent demand.

"Demand has clearly increased since Corona's evil. After all, telework has become a majority. In the past, earphones / headphones were tools to enjoy music, but in recent years work and videos and videos.The use of viewing and games is also diversifying. It is no exaggeration to say "daily necessities" now. "

Is there a function that is particularly increasing?

"First of all, it is a microphone function. More people are seeking microphone performance so that they can hear their remarks firmly at web conferences. Manufacturers are also focusing on them, and the directability of picking up only sounds is high.We are differentiating in various ways, such as the beam forming function, the bone conduction sensor function that picks up the sound transmitted from the bones, and the dual microphone function equipped with two microphones. Not only on your own ease of hearing, but also on the other party.It may be a new manner of the present era to take into account how to hear it. "

What are the features of the attention now?

"Is it the stereoscopic function that attracts attention in the audio industry? There are various names depending on the manufacturer, such as" spatial audio "and" 360 Reality Audio ", but the point is that the sound can be heard three -dimensionally.It is. We are starting to equip such functions with general earphones. In the background, we have more home time and live distribution, etc., but it is expected that it will spread more and more in the future., One of the features of attention. "