HP: First of all tell us a little about yourself and the company, present and historical.
Effect Audio is founded and fueled by Suyang's passion and research in the upgrade cables industry. Since our inception in 2009, Effect Audio started out as a creative and professional audio studio. We have since been committed to offer the Hi-Fi / Head-Fi enthusiasts quality hand crafted cables. Having begun as a homegrown cable atelier, through years of efforts and constant support from Head-Fi enthusiasts, we have since been recognized in the industry as a premium cable manufacturer.
Our R&D facility and premium cables production facility is strategically based in Singapore. In doing so, we were able to innovate competitively by utilizing the latest technology and production methods. With state-of-art manufacturing equipments and backed by a team of professional engineers, Effect Audio seeks to constantly push the boundaries of cable crafting.
Our cables are completely re-worked and designed from our R&D facilities with Suyang's direction. Within our line, working with limited variations of of materials is our greatest challenge. We choose to employ only the highest grade Ultra Purity OCC materials that is customized to our design make up and cable structure.
Albeit constant pressure of globalization and changing consumer demands, we adhere strictly to the one belief that has driven the company thus far. That is to take pride in everything we build, valuing every relationship forged throughout the years and perfecting our craft through constant learning and development.
I was roped in by Suyang to help develop the brand, marketing strategies , business model and forge relationships with our key partners. My background lies in branding and sales. I had a 4 year stint in one of the major global retailer for head-fi products and subsequently moved on to a regional distributor distributing the major brands for another 3 years before coming on board to Effect Audio. My passion lies in building up the industry, sharing the knowledge with consumers and eventually helping them appreciate the beauty of our industry. We have all come a long way since i stepped foot in the industry. I was from the time where people were into portable amps and playing with different interconnects....
[Mars] GOLD PLATED OCC SILVER IEM UPGRADE CABLE
HP:Please tell us about your current product line up. Cables and collaboration with Vision Ears.
A very apt question, in fact, we are in the process of restructuring and streamlining our product line up. We will be offering two series, "Premium Series" which is a collective of our current line up with Mars as the Flagship. A vertical extension offering would be the recently launched "Heritage Series" which currently only has "Leonidas" in its lineup.
Premium Series is directly under the care of our founder Suyang. The line-up seeks to offer a upgrade option route with our distinct house signature sound to our consumers. Premium series lineup is also constantly under his scrutiny and a great deal of R&D will be devoted to improving this area.
Heritage Series however, is a whole new different approach to the Premium Series. We will be exploring unexplored grounds and will be employing new geometry and materials that are difficult to sourced. Most, if not all attributes about Heritage Series from sleeving to materials will be custom made to our required specifications. Our house signature will not be inherent in this series, it'll be about exploring a unique signature that stands by itself, even within the same series.
Our collaboration currently stands with quite a few CIEM manufacturers. We've been tight and they are great people, really. Vision Ears (Amin) and us will be exploring some bundled promos and combined marketing strategies. Cosmic Ear was recently added to our friends and family list and Phil has been nothing but great help to us so far. We'll be working closely with them for some interesting projects that will be launched this year, unfortunately we're not at the point where we can divulge information now. We're currently revamping our website and will be announcing these valued friends & partners (6 of em') soon!
Vision Ears VE6/VE6 Xc
VE6 is the Flagship product from Vision Ears. Six balanced armature drivers with 4-way crossover.
HP: If you have several products up and coming. Could you tell us a little about them.
As mentioned earlier, the Premium Series will be under constant R&D, therefore we'll be looking to upgrade this series in 2016, taking small steps at a time ensuring that what we will be delivering will be exactly perfect. We'll be looking to launch another offering within Heritage Series Q4 of 2016 as well. Several collaborations / projects with our partners will come to fruition soon, please kindly await the exciting things that will be coming your way :)
[PICCOLINO IC]PICCOLINO MINI INTERCONNECT CABLE
HP: How would you describe your companies products sound signature?
Our house sound tends to be slightly warmer / darker and full bodied. This is applicable only to the "Premium Series", we however will not apply a house sound to "Heritage Series". During the development of "Premium Series" we made it a point to voice the lineup vastly different to each other so consumers will not have a hard time choosing or understand what different material brings to their audio rig.
[DUO CC PICCOLINO] ULTIMATE HEADPHONE UPGRADE CABLE
2016 will be an expansive year for us. Besides the multitude of approaches in cable crafting we're exploring, we are also working closely with our Distributor network and partnered CIEM makers to launch some regional marketing campaigns somewhere in Q3 2016.
We're ready now to start exhibiting for international shows, so we'll be meeting you guys in person very soon! :)
Effect Audio also have a range of accessories for the DIY`ers.
HP: Anything else you`d like to add?
A shout out to all our partners in the industry, distributors and users of our cables. Effect Audio wouldn't have gotten this far without the support of you guys. A HUGE thank you! :)
HP: Thank you for participating in this interview -expatinjapan.
Post a Comment