So not only do Stealth Sonics’ IEMs have sound quality in mind, but also the technology and innovation to make listening as comfortable and safe as possible. Founded by a team of audiologists, engineers and musicians, this Singaporean outfit has deep, deep roots in audiology and hearing aids, serving musicians, audio professionals, audiophiles and patients in Southeast Asia for a decade before branching out to in-ear monitors (IEMs) as their next field to conquer.Īnd how does one conquer the world? With science!Years of experience in all things audio means a rich vein of research and development is tapped to forge the best IEMs in the market, from the audiologists’ point of view.
Stealth Sonics would probably know more about the ears than most of us. To the rest of us, it conducts sound, beautiful sound, from the most soothing lullaby to your wife’s deafening orders. Encompassing less than 1% of our body mass, this weird-shaped piece of flesh is a hotbed of diseases to doctors, exotic cuisine to Mike Tyson, and totally reviled by Picasso. Marvel at the 9-driver co-flagship hybrid made by Stealth Sonics, a Singaporean company with a rich background in audiology. Looks like Spoon will continue on its winning ways for a long while to come.Although a Japan-only release, something this good should not be hidden for long. Obviously, there are challenges in learning new technologies, especially hybrids and their associated control systems, but even then, Jomoto-san says, “We actually have people who are so into it you almost have to slow them down. So what about the future? Thanks to the new NSX, S660 and Civic Type- R, things are looking rosy. Their EG6 Civic out front sports a long list of CFD and endurance-tested parts, as well as their trademark yellow CR93 wheels. Spoon Sports Type One Garage looks and operates as efficiently as a laboratory. “By that I mean great road cars, as if you aim to build a purely fast car, you end up with a race car, and obviously you can’t take that onto rough roads, so we aim to build road cars that make people think, ‘This is great!’ whenever they drive them on the road.” This focus on quality has helped Spoon Sports establish itself on the scene with other products, too, like its NSX ECU, VTEC Controller and its carbon bonnets, which Jomoto-san claims were the first to really boast a high-quality finish back in the ‘90s.įinally, there’s the company’s focus: “We aim to build great cars,” says Jomoto-san. “So the parts they make are always of extremely high quality.” “OEM suppliers, in terms of quality, are extremely severe in how they test things,” Jomoto-san says. Spoon also boasts suppliers that very few others have access to, such as OEM giants Nissin and Showa, thanks to agreements set-up by founder and former S800 racer, Ichishima-san. That’s why we’ve continued doing it for 30 years.” “Why participate in endurance races, not sprints?” Jomoto-san asks. “Because by driving long distances, you reveal a car’s weaknesses.
One of the most important, he says, is that Spoon tests its components very thoroughly through frequent participation in endurance races. Soft-spoken, but extremely switched-on and with piercing eyes that precede his intellect, he spoke to me about some of the keys to Spoon’s success. Without them, Spoon would not be Spoon.Ĭurrent Type One shop manager, Jomoto-san, is a prime example. They hold all the specialist knowledge, experience and passion that helps keep the company ahead of the game. In many ways, it’s the staff who make Spoon what it is, even more than the super-clean workshop and shiny race cars. Super-knowledgeable and polite staff? Double check. Every single engine part in its own marked box or tray? Check. Near-hermetically sealed engine and gearbox building rooms with climate control tolerances that don’t change? Check. Super cool lift to move cars between the shop’s two levels? Check. Period.įloors so clean, your shoes commit blasphemy just by walking on them? Check. Spoon's engine and transmission departments are second to none, refusing to build with parts with even negligible intolerances.Īnd because it’s Spoon, a company rightly renowned for being obsessive about everything, Type One was never going to be anything other than the best Honda tuning shop out there. Located on Tokyo’s busy Kanpachi Doori, Type One was built in 2000 as a dedicated tuning and service shop after it became clear that running both wholesale and tuning services from Spoon Sports’ Ogikubo headquarters was becoming too difficult (Ogikubo still serves as the warehouse location). Imagine the cleanest workshop you've ever seen.
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