Comments on: MJ Audio Technology Magazine

By: Chris Noto

Chris Noto — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:53:03 +0000

Ouchie! I just found a Japanese site selling current and back issues, only $12.50 (in yen) for the current one, but then, checking out, the shipping comes to $50! Big nope, there! Here’s the URL, if anyone wants to take a gander: https://seibundo-store.com/en/collections/mj

By: Chris Noto

Chris Noto — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:36:15 +0000

In reply to MARCIO JOSE CHIARAMONTE.

Devon Turnbull, the OJAS guy, has posted some 80 images, from the MJ Audio “Listening Room” column, on Instagram, in a special purpose account there: https://www.instagram.com/_listening_room_/

By: MARCIO JOSE CHIARAMONTE

MARCIO JOSE CHIARAMONTE — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:29:45 +0000

Dear colleagues, do any of you know any page or deposit of the back issues of the Japanese MJ audio magazine?

By: tomtt

tomtt — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 01:51:06 +0000

In reply to phillip holmes. Agreed

By: bafflegab

bafflegab — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:07:37 +0000

In reply to chris. It must have gone up drastically, I was getting them mailordered from KK out west, either LA or Seattle. With shipping I dont think it came to $20 even.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:59:23 +0000

In reply to Bob M. I have no clue. I buy mine at Kinokuniya on 6th ave in NYC. it's about $40 per issue. c.

By: Bob M

Bob M — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:18:18 +0000

Hello, I want to suscribe to RJ magazine. how can i do this ??

By: iarock

iarock — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:53:04 +0000

The Japanese audio magazines are not intended for the goyjin. That’s why all the power transformers have single 100 volt primaries and as the earlier poster alluded to they don’t have any desire to share their little world with outsiders. Japanese audiophiles, unlike Western ones tend to be from the most nationalistic end of the political spectrum.

Nonetheless KK will sell you the magazines or you can subscribe. Pete Millett goes there every so often, see the relevant page on his web site.

By: phillip holmes

phillip holmes — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 04:06:11 +0000

It’s odd, but the Asian manufacturers/exporters take MJ and Stereo Sound for granted. I miss Audio, but Audio can’t hold a candle to MJ. MJ is like Audio+The Absolute Sound+Glass Audio+a legit music review magazine. I told the guys I’m dealing with that they need to translate their reviews they have in Stereosound and MJ, so Western readers can see what the Japanese guys are saying. They had never even considered doing it before I asked them “WTF gentlemen-san?”.

By: rrusston

rrusston — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:29:36 +0000

I have about a dozen issues of this and the similar Stereo Sound magazine. I don’t read Japanese but these are still worthwhile for the schematics and pictures.

The first anyone in the West knew of any of this was when Alan Douglas-who has written a great deal of useful stuff for the antique radio buff-wrote an article for Ed Dell called ‘Tubes in Japan”. Earlier I had read some passing references in David Manley’s brochure-with-privileges to the J-scene.

There is a store called Kinokuyina Bookstore that sells Japanese magazines and books in the US. They do not stock a lot of this stuff but can order it and usually have one or two copies of MJ each month. They have East and West coast stores, take MC/Visa and, will ship anywhere in the US.