Tokyo International Audio Show Opens With Bowers & Wilkins, Yamaha, LINN

The 2026 Tokyo International Audio Show opened on October 23 at Tokyo International Forum and runs through October 25, with free admission and entry by advance or same-day reservation, according to av.watch.impress.co.jp.

Bowers & Wilkins showed its new high-end 800 D5 series at the D&M Holdings booth. The series features improved structural rigidity, an evolved internal Matrix structure, a stronger aluminum spine, and a nearly pure-iron weight added to the underside of the die-cast plinth on models from the 804 D5 upward.

Yamaha Music Japan displayed the NX-70A Hi-Fi active speaker at 385,000 yen per pair, equipped with Harmoniaous Diaphragm on both woofer and tweeter, Synergistic Drive, YPAO correction and standalone music streaming playback. Yamaha also showed the compact streaming amplifier WXA-70A at 220,000 yen and the entry amplifier R200A at 55,000 yen, both scheduled for release in late November 2026.

LINN JAPAN demonstrated the compact reference speakers 343 EXAKT at 17,600,000 yen per pair and 343 PWAB at 12,100,000 yen per pair. At the Taktstock booth, FINK team exhibited the new floorstanding speaker SPOT at an undiscounted price of 2,800,000 yen per pair, with release planned for 2027.

SOULNOTE showed its Z-3 ver.2 network transport and Z-3X USS transport, along with the R-3 Roon server, all scheduled for November 2026 release at 1,650,000 yen and 2,090,000 yen for the server. CANOR AUDIO also exhibited at the event.