Japan Audio Trip 2015 (June 19 - 22, 2015) Part 2 of 3

My second day in Japan (June 20, 2015).

Thanks Mr Stefano Bertoncello, one of my favorite blogger that gave me a contact

of Mr Takeshi Mikami : Vintage Vanguard.

We've found this website for a long time and plan to visit someday ...

Our dream come true, Mr Takeshi accept our appointment and

his time available for us couple hours before he going out.

We took train to Yokosuka area and walk around there to find his house ;)

Mr Takeshi Mikami brought us to see all of his systems.

Western Electric 15B, 24A with all 555 horn drivers and Jensen Field Coil speaker.

Many cool WE amplifiers, great experience for us.

Cool 2 tonearms turntable.

Next room for MONO lp, use JBL Hartsfield,  Electrovoice Georgian IV, 

Voigt Domestic Horn, Lowther TP-1.

And use bi-amp with all speakers. 

Next room using Telefunken 085a and Tannoy Monitoy 12 

for main speakers to listen Stereo lp.

Next for Rock & Roll with JBL 4350 and D31050.

Next for stereo too with Westrex Acousticlens 20/80, 

Lancing Cellular Horn System, Western Electric 757-A Monitor System.

Partridge MC step up transformer.

The last room we start with Avant-Garde Nouvelle-Vague Quintet 

and the speaker that I want to hear the most, Klangfilm Eurodyn.

Plasma tweeter.

Neumann cutter machine for use as playback turntable.

That day we met Okinawa guy, who came here for listen to Mr Mikami's systems too.

Thanks Mr Takeshi Mikami so much for made our dream came true.

You are the real collector and smart matching the systems.

"We Will Rock You" from your system still in my head ;) 

Japan Audio Trip 2015 (June 19 - 22, 2015) Part 1 of 3

This is my first trip to Japan. Me and my friends booked a flight 1 year ago.

We have only 3 days in Japan for this time,

so we planed to visit the places that's not too far from Tokyo.

In first day (June 19, 2015) after arrived Narita airport, we went straight to Shinjuku area

to visit Mr Toshiaki Kurashima of P&C Electronics.

http://www.pandcamp.com/menu.html

His shop has many things that impress us so much.

He has many hard to find tubes for sell, original Western Electric parts,

re-wire transformers using WE cores, tube amplifier kit and his own tubes !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imsc_J25QmE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVsRHYSqlfI&feature=youtu.be

Mr Toshiaki Kurashima with his own tube on his amplifier ;)

Sound very powerful,  and lot of details.

His main speakers in the shop.

All of his prototype tube amplifiers. 

So amazing sound in every amplifiers that we've requested him for listening.

His main pre-amplifier. We've loved this design and sound very much.

Beautiful components wiring. 

He's used WE wires in every points even filament power from switching power supply. 

His own DHT power tube driven by Emission Labs 2A3.

Arigatou gozaimasu for his friendship, many good experiences and information in audio.

We're surprised at first sight that he's wearing "Thai" t-shirt.

We will be back here again in next time. Cheers !!!

After that we move to Akihabara area to visit Sun Audio shop.

Many of amplifiers that using Tamura transformers.

Nice experience with their amplifiers and systems. 

Finish our first day in Japan and ready to go next in tomorrow.