8th MJ Audio Festival: A Celebration for DIY Audio Enthusiasts Hosted by 'MJ Musen to Jikken' Magazine
The comprehensive audio magazine 'MJ Musen to Jikken' will hold its 8th MJ Audio Festival on April 26, 2026, in Akihabara. The event features listening sessions for DIY tube amps and speakers, a lecture by industry legend Tamon Saeki, and a demonstration by the New York brand OJAS.
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The comprehensive audio magazine 'MJ Musen to Jikken' (published quarterly on the 10th of March, June, September, and December), which focuses on DIY audio equipment articles and audio technology commentary, will hold its annual 'MJ Audio Festival' on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the Sompo Kaikan in Akihabara.
This event is centered around listening sessions for various audio equipment, including original vacuum tube amplifiers and speakers featured in the magazine, as well as the latest commercial audio products. It aims to provide readers with an 'experience' of the 'sound' that cannot be conveyed through print alone.
Now in its 8th year, the festival features a diverse program. First, the annual 'Legend Listening Session' will host Tamon Saeki, known as 'Mr. Diatone,' who has been at the forefront of speaker development since his time at Mitsubishi Electric. Following the release of the fifth and final volume of his life's work, '100 Years of Speaker Technology V: The Final Volume - The Key to Sound Creation in Speaker Systems' (published by Seibundo Shinkosha in April 2026), a commemorative lecture and listening session will be held. In addition to commentary on speaker systems for talkie movies and monitor speakers based on the latest book, Saeki will enjoy jazz along with photos of jazz musicians he personally photographed.
There will also be listening sessions for MJ-featured vacuum tube amplifiers and speakers created by regular contributors to the magazine.
Furthermore, a demonstration of the latest work by Devon Turnbull, who runs the audio brand 'OJAS' in New York, and a talk event featuring Turnbull and an editor from the American audio magazine 'Stereophile' are also scheduled.
This event is centered around listening sessions for various audio equipment, including original vacuum tube amplifiers and speakers featured in the magazine, as well as the latest commercial audio products. It aims to provide readers with an 'experience' of the 'sound' that cannot be conveyed through print alone.
Now in its 8th year, the festival features a diverse program. First, the annual 'Legend Listening Session' will host Tamon Saeki, known as 'Mr. Diatone,' who has been at the forefront of speaker development since his time at Mitsubishi Electric. Following the release of the fifth and final volume of his life's work, '100 Years of Speaker Technology V: The Final Volume - The Key to Sound Creation in Speaker Systems' (published by Seibundo Shinkosha in April 2026), a commemorative lecture and listening session will be held. In addition to commentary on speaker systems for talkie movies and monitor speakers based on the latest book, Saeki will enjoy jazz along with photos of jazz musicians he personally photographed.
There will also be listening sessions for MJ-featured vacuum tube amplifiers and speakers created by regular contributors to the magazine.
Furthermore, a demonstration of the latest work by Devon Turnbull, who runs the audio brand 'OJAS' in New York, and a talk event featuring Turnbull and an editor from the American audio magazine 'Stereophile' are also scheduled.