e ☆ Earphone Akihabara store The first floor of the main building.I was guided by Mr. Keito Higashiya
This time, I visited the main building of the e ☆ Earphone Akihabara store, which specializes in earphones, to cover the selling points of earphones for sports. [Image] 1st place "Jabra Elite 4 Active". Nowadays, earphones with IPx4 grade or higher waterproof performance are not uncommon, and there are a wide variety of products that can be used without problems even during sports. Among them, Mr. Keito Higashiya of the same store made the ranking with the feature that makes it easy to concentrate on sports as a key. "Given the violent movement, it's especially important to have a comfortable fit and resistance to slippage. Also, if you're exercising outdoors, you can't ignore the performance of capturing external sound. It's selling well. " Let's take a look at the latest 5 most popular earphones based on the "Three Articles for Choosing Earphones for Sports". The feeling of wearing is the most important. The shape of the ears is different for each person, so if possible, try on both the left and right ears. IPx4 = In addition to being more waterproof than daily life waterproof, I would like to compare the performance of capturing external sound if used outdoors. If it is a long-time drive type, the frequency of charging can be reduced. We recommend products that are as easy to interact with as possible. * The prices shown in the text and photos are the prices at the e ☆ Earphone Web head office as of 12:30 on February 8, 2022. It fluctuates daily, so please see it for reference only. 1st place: "Jabra Elite 4 Active" with a reputation for fit with IP57 The most popular was Jabra's completely wireless "Elite 4 Active". Equipped with IP57 compliant dustproof and waterproof performance, the music playback time is about 7 hours for the main unit alone and about 28 hours including the case charge. The price is 14,850 yen. "It is a model that appeared in January 2022. In addition to the reliability of the Jabra brand, it is gaining popularity as a product. Like Jabra, the microphone performance and NC are good, and the playback time is long. It's more compact and more comfortable to wear than the Elite Active 75t, so it's excellent in all directions. The two-color development of mint and navy is also popular. ”2nd place: Completely wireless“ ambie AM- The second place following "TW01" will be the completely wireless "AM-TW01" of ambie that appeared in December 2021. It has a unique shape that sandwiches and fixes the auricle, and is characterized by the fact that you can enjoy music while naturally capturing external sounds. With IPx5 grade, music playback takes about 6 hours with the main unit alone and about 18 hours with the charging case included. The price was 15,000 yen. "It's a different kind of mechanism that delivers sound to the ears as an ordinary speaker instead of bone conduction. It is recommended for people who want to avoid canal-type oppressive feeling and those who want to use it for remote work or office work. Please try the fit. "3rd place:" audio-technica ATH-CKS50TW "that can be played for about 20 hours with the main unit alone. The 3rd place is" ATH-CKS50TW "that appeared from Audio-Technica in November 2021. .. It is IPx4 grade, and it can be said that the playback time is as long as about 20 hours only for the main unit and about 50 hours including the case charge. The price was 18,480 yen. "It's the playback time above all. 20 hours alone is only this. Of course it is recommended for people who want to use it for a long time such as walking. It can be used for about 50 hours including the charging case, so continue exercising for a short time I think it's fascinating for people to be able to significantly reduce the frequency of charging. "4th place:" Beats Fit Pro "with built-in Apple H1 and more comfortable. 4th place is Beats by Dr. Dre's completely wireless" Beats. " "Fit Pro" is included. In the model that appeared in January 2022, the playback time with active noise canceling (ANC) enabled is about 6 hours for the main unit alone and about 24 hours including the charging case. The price is 24,800 yen. "Since it has a built-in Apple H1 chip, it is convenient to connect iPhone, iPad, etc. to multiple Apple products and seamlessly switch sound sources. Also, if the external sound capture and ANC performance are close to AirPods Pro Some people choose this for sports because of its reputation. It also shines that it uses ear tips that are hard to come off even with violent movements. "5th place: Neckband type bone conduction model" Shokz Open Move "5 The place is Shokz's neckband type "Open Move" that appeared in September 2020. Equipped with IP55 grade dustproof and waterproof performance, it can be played continuously for 6 hours or more. The price was 9,990 yen. "It is a popular brand for bone conduction earphones, and it is attractive that it is reasonably priced at less than 10,000 yen. Also, among the brands that adopt a unique charging terminal, this model uses USB Type-C for the charging terminal. It is also adopted. It is also an advantage that it is easy to prepare an environment where charging can be done at multiple bases such as home and office. " When asked, Mr. Higashiya immediately told me that it was Sony's "WF-1000XM4". Continuous playback time is up to 12 hours with NC off. The over-the-counter price at the time of the interview was 33,000 yen. "From the release in June 2021 to January 2022, which is the latest total, we have been ranked number one in our sales volume ranking. Mike performance, NC, external sound capture, sound quality, everything required for complete wireless is at a high level. It is built-in. It also has IPx4 waterproof performance, so it can be used in sports as well. "Author: Yusuke Furuta Freelance writer. "Akiba Pick UP!" (ITmedia PC USER / 2004-) and "Direct delivery from the sales floor! Worked on report articles such as "Trend flights" (Nikkei Trendy Net / 2007-2019). He is also familiar with the connection between digital and life-and-death. His books include "The contents of your smartphone are also" relics "" (Chuko Shinsho Rakure), "I want to know this! "Digital Relics" (Technical Review), "Dead Site" (Social Review), etc.
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