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Typ512

音元出版主催
VGP2024​SUMMER

音元出版主催
VGP2024​SUMMER

インナーイヤー型ヘッドホン(7.5万円以上10万円未満)
受賞

��音元出版主催
VGP2024​

音元出版主催
VGP2024​

インナーイヤー型ヘッドホン(7.5万円以上10万円未満)
受賞

音元出版主催
VGP2023 SUMMER

音元出版主催
VGP2023 SUMMER

インナーイヤー型ヘッドホン(7.5万円以上10万円未満)
受賞

UHD Dynamic Driver featuring the newly developed “Belix Diaphragm”

For the ‘Typ512’, we adopted the newly designed and developed “Belix diaphragm,” meticulously selected from materials to achieve the three critical elements for the diaphragm: Light Weight, Rigidity, and Sound. The Belix diaphragm is a composite diaphragm consisting of a dome formed from a thin magnesium-lithium alloy film bonded to an edge treated with beryllium vapor deposition.

The magnesium-lithium alloy used in the ‘Typ512’ excels in specific strength and specific stiffness, preventing unwanted resonance in the diaphragm. Furthermore, it utilizes the lightest practical metal available, with a density of 1.5 g/cm³, achieving both transparency in sound reproduction and exceptional lightness. The edge is crafted by vapor-depositing beryllium, the fourth lightest metal with atomic number 4, onto a resin used as a medical base material. This achieves both flexibility and rigidity while preventing unwanted resonance.

 

 

 

While the first product, the “Typ711,” aimed for a balance between a moderate sense of warmth and clarity by combining a planar driver with a balanced armature driver, the ‘Typ512’ targets a sound that achieves the seemingly contradictory goals of delivering bass with substantial presence and impact, yet without lingering resonance. This is accomplished by pairing the planar driver with a dynamic driver. Whereas the ‘Typ711’ featured a balanced tuning, the ‘Typ512’ is tuned with a greater emphasis on bass. For fast-paced band sounds, it delivers rhythmically precise bass drum hits with deep yet well-defined low frequencies, free from any muddiness. Deep bass and groovy synth sounds create an immersive, live club-like atmosphere without any excessive or overbearing low-end.

Micro Square PM driver “Planar” 

The Micro Square Planar Magnetic driver fundamentally employs planar dynamic technology. A planar coil is bonded to a highly rigid composite diaphragm—combining a lightweight metal alloy membrane shape with a super-engineered plastic—inside a highly precision-machined thin metal enclosure. A powerful magnet drives this diaphragm.

 

Directly driving the diaphragm with the coil delivers the powerful sound characteristic of dynamic drivers. Yet, the use of a highly rigid composite diaphragm produces a unique sound signature: tight, clear, and exceptionally well-defined.

Housing Architecture “MIAA” and High-Precision Managed Schematic Design

To enhance reliability and deliver maximum performance, we have adopted the proprietary housing architecture “MIAA: MADOO In-ear Acoustic Architecture” from the Typ711. All products are developed based on this architecture.

 

We refer to the component housing the driver as the acoustic box. This acoustic box is manufactured using a 3D printing process and incorporates a complex acoustic circuit known as schematic design.

 

Many multi-driver earphones on the market employ sound tubes made of vinyl tubing. However, vinyl tubing presents several challenges: the material itself is soft, significant sound loss occurs due to crushing from bending, and even with optimal design, manufacturing instability leads to inconsistent characteristics. In other words, these earphones exhibit individual variations, leaving users at the mercy of fate, much like with musical instruments. To address these issues, we developed the housing architecture “MIAA” as a solution.

 

Each driver is fixed in a robust and precise position, with sound guided through acoustically engineered sound tubes. The acoustically optimized sound tubes, designed using schematic design, feature optimized hole diameters, lengths, filtering functions, and bore functions. This enables the delivery of exceptional sound. For the ‘Typ512’, we implemented new, acoustically unique tube designs, such as non-uniform diameter tubes and composite spline tubes. This allowed for complex acoustic designs unattainable with molds or vinyl tubes. Additionally, improvements were made to the 3D-printed components, with the new model adopting precision resin. To maximize the potential of this resin, the manufacturing process was revised, specifically the pre-cure and post-cure hardening steps. This enabled the production of extremely precise components managed at the 5μm level. Consequently, quality is strictly controlled, minimizing manufacturing variations. Users can enjoy the sound quality exactly as intended by the design.

Typ512
Sapphire crystal combining beauty and functionality

The MADOO design concept draws inspiration from submarine and watch windows. This stems from our core concept of creating earphones built to last for years. In our search for a material worthy of such windows, we discovered sapphire crystal.

 

Sapphire crystal boasts a Mohs hardness of 9, making it exceptionally scratch-resistant, and it also offers high heat resistance. For the concept of headphones meant to be used for years, we considered it the optimal material, offering heat resistance and corrosion resistance unattainable with glass or plastic. Functionally, its structure also harnesses the speaker units' performance by controlling back pressure through its air gaps. Compared to glass or plastic, sapphire crystal boasts higher transparency and a beautiful appearance, making it a material used in high-end watches.

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High-Rigidity Housing

Housing rigidity is essential to maximize the potential of the driver unit. The housing was designed by engineers with deep expertise in metalworking, having handled cutting tools for high-end Swiss and Japanese watches and German automobiles. It is manufactured by machining an aluminum block with high-precision CNC processing. At MADOO, we believe housing rigidity directly impacts sound quality. Therefore, we made no compromises in finish for sound quality: applying sandblasting to impart surface hardness and designing the shell thickness to be significantly greater than typical earphones.

MADOO
Optimized shape derived from ear impressions of 300 people

While Western and European ear shapes are the standard in international specifications, they are significantly larger compared to Asian ears, often leading to fitting issues. Furthermore, the primary market for premium earphones is actually Asia, centered around Japan, Hong Kong, China, and South Korea.

 

Focusing on this, we collected ear impressions from approximately 300 men in these regions over about three years. Based on this data, we derived the optimal shape. This enabled us to achieve a housing that combines a premium fit with design aesthetics.

Typ512-cable
Typ512-cable
Custom cable by Acoustune

The earphone cable employs a 4-core cable with two pairs of silver-coated copper wires, developed by our sister brand Acoustune.

 

This cable minimizes sound quality loss, allowing the earphones to perform at their full potential. The connector section utilizes the new high-fidelity, high-reliability IEM connector “Pentaconn Ear,” designed and manufactured by Nippon Dicks Co., Ltd. Compared to conventional MMCX connectors, the plug and socket make tighter contact, resulting in superior conductivity. It also achieves both easy attachment/detachment and robustness.

 

This product comes standard with two cables: the “MRC011” featuring a 3.5mm 3-pole gold-plated L-shaped plug and the “MRC023” featuring a 4.4mm 5-pole gold-plated L-shaped plug.

SPEC

Product name

Driver

Shell Body

Maximum input

Impedance

Frequency characteristic

Connector

Cable (2 types)

Weight(Including cable)

Accessories

​Warranty period

Typ512

Micro Planar Driver x1 +UHD Dymamic "Belix" Driver x1

Aluminum + Sapphire crystal

15mW

32Ω

20Hz~40KHz

Pentaconn Ear

[Name]: MRC011 / Pentaconn Ear 3.5mm Unbalanced
4-core silver-plated copper wire cable (4-core structure, opaque black sheath: Japanese resin),

cable length 1.2 m​

[Name]: MRC023 / Pentaconn Ear 4.4 mm Balanced
4-core silver-plated copper wire cable (4-core structure, opaque black sheath: Japanese resin),

cable length 1.2 m

42g

Silicone eartips (AEX07: S / M / L), foam eartips (free size)​,

Eartip case, carrying case

​Main unit: 1 year / Cables and accessories: 90 days

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