Headphone Festival 2026 Opens in Tokyo With FoKus Astrid Debut
Noble Audio's FoKus Astrid true wireless earphones were shown for the first time worldwide at the Tokyo event, priced around 99,000 yen.
The Autumn Headphone Festival 2026 opened on November 7 at Station Conference Tokyo on floors 5 and 6 near Tokyo Station's Yaesu North Exit, according to av.watch.impress.co.jp. Entry is free and no registration is required.
At the Ayuto booth, Noble Audio showed the FoKus Astrid true wireless earphones for the first time worldwide. The three-driver hybrid combines an 8.3mm dynamic driver, a 6mm planar driver and a balanced armature driver. It supports Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC and aptX Adaptive, offers active noise cancellation and an ambient sound mode, and provides up to 8 hours of playback alone or up to 40 hours with the case, plus wireless charging. Release is planned for this winter at an expected price of around 99,000 yen.
Planar and closed-back models
SENDY AUDIO displayed its open-back flagship headphone Peacock PRO, planned for this winter at an expected price of around 300,000 yen, with a new 88mm planar driver using a PET and carbon composite material. The first-generation Peacock was an earlier open-back model that the Peacock PRO updates. The company also showed Sendy Pro's first closed-back model, the TG-X1, planned for this winter at around 60,000 yen, using a 50mm dynamic driver with a two-layer PET and titanium diaphragm.
At the Oathtide booth, Maestraudio exhibited the CLOWN and WISTAIR in-ear monitors at an expected price of around 25,000 yen. Both use the same housing as the STAGEAR stage monitor and are tuned for listening. The CLOWN pairs a 10mm titanium-coated dynamic driver with a 5.8mm RST driver, while the WISTAIR uses a 10mm diamond-coated dynamic driver with a 5.8mm RST driver. Both include a silver-coated OFC and OFC hybrid four-core cable with a 2-in-1 plug switchable between 3.5mm unbalanced and 4.4mm balanced.
At the Kanjitsu Denki booth, Meze Audio showed the ULTRA CABLE, planned for late November release in 4.4mm, 6.3mm and XLR plug versions at prices around 200,000 to 350,000 yen.
SHURE products including the SE215, SE846 GEN2 and monitor headphones were available to try, alongside a high-end headphone corner with Audeze, Burson Audio and Dan Clark Audio models and a stamp rally.
Quick answers
When will the Noble Audio FoKus Astrid be released?
Noble Audio plans to release the FoKus Astrid this winter at an expected price of around 99,000 yen.
What drivers does the FoKus Astrid use?
It is a three-driver hybrid with an 8.3mm dynamic driver, a 6mm planar driver and a balanced armature driver.
Where is the Autumn Headphone Festival 2026 held?
It is held at Station Conference Tokyo on floors 5 and 6 near Tokyo Station's Yaesu North Exit, with free entry and no registration required.