Chapter 95 Earbuds
Flashman must have matching headphones. If it is only sold as a bare phone, it is obvious that consumers will have a much lower impression of it.
People in this era are generally simple and honest, and they value practicality. Even our competitors are like this, and they all make their products sturdy and durable.
If Shirakawa Electric dares to sell naked phones directly, it might be labeled as unreliable, profiteer, etc.
Even the fact that Apple stopped including earphones in the box was only after several generations of product updates.
Shirakawa Electric is a new face that has just come out of the gate and does not have a large fan base. Daring to do this is no different from an old man hanging himself.
So how do we solve the problem of headphones nowadays? There are two methods.
1. Directly purchase finished headphones from other brands as accessories for Flashman.
Second, do it yourself.
"Mr. Yasuda, what is the technical difficulty of the headphones?" Shirakawa Kaede rubbed his chin and his brain began to work rapidly.
"Very low, at least much lower than Flashman." After saying that, Masaaki Yasuda glanced at Teru Yamazaki.
Yamazaki Hui nodded immediately, understanding what he meant. "The circuit part is very simple, but the design of the acoustic part has a greater impact on the sound quality of the headphones."
Shirakawa Electric does have talented people in acoustics. Yasuda, who is proficient in mechanical design, is quite accomplished in acoustics.
After all, he has been dealing with vinyl record players for such a long time that he has already fully understood the various factors that affect the sound quality.
Even the veteran technicians who adjust vinyl record players at Shirakawa Electric have some knowledge of this.
The reason why I didn’t get headphones is because I have no use for the record player.
Now that Flashman is missing headphones, and with Shirakawa Kaede's explicit suggestion, everyone's minds have become active.
Baichuan Feng glanced at everyone and said, "If that's the case, then let's do it ourselves.
We can make our own headphones, even products like Flashman, so headphones are no problem for you guys. "
"Yay!" everyone responded in unison.
After the training of the Walkman project, I am now facing a field that I have never been exposed to.
Everyone is no longer as nervous as they were at the beginning. On the contrary, everyone is full of confidence. After all, the headphones do sound much simpler.
Hasegawa, who knew Shirakawa Kaede's decisive and efficient manner, got up without saying a word and went outside to get some common headphones on the market.
As the head of the marketing department, he collects peripheral products related to the products.
"President Shirakawa, please take a look . These are several common ear designs." Hasegawa placed three types of headphones in front of Shirakawa Kaede one by one.
Yasuda even turned into a technical commentator, "The design of headphones can be roughly divided into three categories based on their principles: dynamic, balanced armature, and electrostatic."
As he spoke, Yasuda picked up a common pair of headphones, which turned out to be the matching headphones for Sony Walkman.
“Dynamic headphones are the most common on the market, and both their structure and sound unit are very simple.
This is the headphone principle with the lowest technical difficulty and is also the most widely used.”
As he spoke, Yasuda picked up another much smaller pair of headphones and said, "Dynamic iron headphones have a relatively simple structure and use magnetic fields to produce sound.
The advantage is its compact structure, but the disadvantage is that its cost is relatively higher than that of the dynamic type. "
"As for the last electrostatic headphones," Yasuda picked up the last pair of headphones that were obviously much heavier, "they have the highest technical requirements, but the sound quality is also the most impeccable."
"But..." Yasuda put down the heavy electrostatic headphones, "But it's very expensive. Currently, the cheapest electrostatic headphones from STAX cost at least 150,000 yen."
Neon's STAX company is the first manufacturer to release commercial electrostatic headphones, and the quality of its electrostatic headphones is recognized as world-class.
"And electrostatic headphones are generally only used by professionals, such as recording studios and musicians..."
Yasuda's meaning is very clear, first of all, electrostatic headphones are excluded. Its current positioning is not for ordinary consumers.
150,000 yen is almost the total price of 5 walkmans.
Hasegawa and Yasuda are both concerned about the cost and technology of headphones.
But after listening for a long time, Baichuan Feng asked curiously, "They are all headphones, no earbuds?"
"Eh?" Yasuda, Hasegawa and the others looked at each other, and finally looked at Shirakawa Kaede at the same time, "President Shirakawa, what are earbuds?"
Baichuan Feng's body shook, and he suddenly raised his head with bright eyes.
"So...all headphones nowadays are head-mounted?"
The well-informed Hasegawa was stunned. He had indeed only seen headphones.
But what's with President Shirakawa's expectant look?
"President Shirakawa, based on what I understand, there are only headphones on the market right now ."
After saying this, Hasegawa looked at Yasuda and the others, who all nodded, agreeing with Hasegawa's statement.
"That's really... great." An excited Baichuan Feng stood up and began to walk around the room excitedly.
"Huh?" Now not only Yasuda and his friends, but even Assistant Komatsu suspected that their president had been provoked.
"We at Shirakawa Electric want to make our own headphones, and they're unique in-ear headphones!" Shirakawa Feng stopped and said firmly to Yasuda and the others.
"Earbuds?"
"That's right!" Baichuan Feng waved his hand, "Xiaosong, get some paper and pen!"
"Hay!" At the command, Assistant Komatsu stood at attention, chest out, and strode to find paper and pen.
Unfortunately, the capital is not as strong as Kobayashi.
But it was still very fast. In just two minutes, the pen and ink were already in front of me.
Baichuan Feng picked up the pen and began to write and draw on it.
He had learned drawing in his previous life, so he had no problem drawing simple schematics.
"Here, everyone, take a look and see if this kind of earphone shape is difficult to produce."
After saying that, Shirakawa Feng handed the drawing in front of him to Yasuda and the others. Everyone rushed forward after taking the drawing from Shirakawa Feng.
They were very curious about what the in-ear headphones looked like that made Shirakawa Kaede value them so much.
"ah?!"
Seeing the uniquely shaped headphones in the picture that were only the size of a little finger, everyone subconsciously exclaimed.
Can headphones look like this?
Hasegawa's eyes were filled with excitement, Yasuda and Yamazaki Teru seemed to be deep in thought, and Yamaguchi Kazuo seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"President Shirakawa, will the public really accept such...special headphones?" Finally, Kazuo Yamaguchi couldn't help but express his concerns.
Baichuan Feng sighed in his heart, "Everyone!" He looked at everyone seriously, "Let go of your imagination and keep improving!"
"Hai!"
The business purpose of Shirakawa Electric is the best answer for Shirakawa Kaede.
Without the pioneering and enterprising spirit, an enterprise will not achieve its own breakthroughs.
Kazuo Yamaguchi's thinking is typical conservative. This was the case with the Walkman project and it is still the case with his current headphones.
His ideas are actually a reflection of the current social environment, especially the middle-aged and older people, who are conservative and stubborn.
However, he is the head of the manufacturing department and is not required to participate in planning and research and development.
He just needs to be a good director of the manufacturing department and manage production.
As for the in-ear headphones, Baichuan Feng looked at the drawings in front of him and thought they were really amazing.
