Mr. Tee, the owner of this wonderful audio system that centered around the Focal Scala Loudspeakers, has ‘Open Door’ for me to listen to the system. With a condition?! He wanted a great preamplifier and amplifier that merited the performance level of the Focal Scala Loudspeakers! I recommended the Pilium Audio Brutale Ares (preamplifier retail at €19,000) and Achilles …
Monthly Archives: March 2019
DS AUDIO MASTER 1 OPTICAL PHONO SYSTEM A 3-part introduction and review of Japanese audiocompany/ maverick/innovator DS Audio by Dato Danon Han. Stand by for Parts 2 & 3 for the ‘Big Bang’ surprise… Part One The D and S of DS Audio The DS stands for Digital Stream of Digital Stream Corporation, Japan that specializes in …
This featured audio system belonged to an audiophile whom, I believed, have worked tirelessly to perfect the tonal balance that defied my expectations! You may find it hard to believe but this is one audio system that can easily peak at 109.8dB without compression! WOW! Mr. Tan, the audiophile here, must have loved Muhammad Ali, the Greatest (Boxer!), whom …
The team headed by TK Han of Reference Audio (Singapore), and Rave Audio (Malaysia), the distributor of the brand TechDAS from STELLA INC. Japan were honored with the invitation to audition the AIR FORCE ZERO Turntable in Japan. It’s design and engineering feat were the culmulative experience and know-how of Hideaki Nishikawa (of Micro-Seiki SX-8000), with the current available …
Dr. Khairul ‘Open’(ed) his private ‘Door’ for me to listen to his audio set up that have taken years to build. That sight alone inspired and encouraged the audiophile heart in me. The audio system consisted the Cessaro Horn Acoustics Loudspeakers, Engstrom & Engstrom Tube electronics, Zanden Phonostage, Tripoint Grounding System, Skogrand Cables, Frank Acoustics Power Management, JMF Power …
I was invited to a meticulous audio set up in a living hall of a reasonably size apartment of Mr.Loo. Upon my entrance to that apartment, there it was that audio set up that immediately impressed me of its array of tuning devices, electrical tune-up and an exhibition of a seasoned audio traveler. Rarely did I came across such audio …