It’s always an excitement for me to listen to an iconic audio product, especially one that can withstand the test of time. The brand JBL have quite a few of such products, namely their loudspeakers; Paragon, Everest, Hardfield, K2, 4000 series, L100, etc…that still command a very healthy followings. Here, the nice folks at AV DESIGNS SDN BHD (MALAYSIA) invited me …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
The “Bangkok Acoustic” from The Groovin’ House Records. This is another vinyl record that Joe Poster Saksiri Pasothakang sent me. It contains tracks from a number of vocalists (both male and female) and instrumentals. All tracks are easily entertaining even though I do not understand the Thai language. I have played this records a number of time and each time …
Yesterday (27th October, 2021), I was invited to AV DESIGNS SDN BHD for the unboxing of their newly arrived JBL L100 CLASSIC 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION speakers. I was excited and, thankful to James Tan to welcome this iconic speaker to the Malaysia audio scene…review is forthcoming.
I remembered listening to a Patricia Barber album in R2R tape that got me hooked to the format. Listening to this confirmed that the R2R has more ambience, air, articulation, detail and energy than its digital siblings, even though it was recorded digitally. Ultimately, it is audibly more lively and “you are there”. (THE R2R tape is available in MALAYSIA …
(Mr.) Andrew Saw was presented (by James Chin of YL AUDIO) an ECHOLE ‘Obsession’ Power Cord, for home trial. The following was his testimony, “Me wifey’s calling me for lunch else she’ll be late for her appointment with the hairdresser yet here I am rooted to my sofa begging her for one more song. This is how good the Echole …
Listening to this tape proved to me that there are more energy, space, intricacy and minute detail, compared to the vinyl record. Actually, the differences are not limited to the above…enjoy
Finally, (Mr.) Robin Chung has the following to say about his plinth for the TECHNICS SP10R Direct Drive Turntable; “Apart from above three [3] (the rather blurred album _Butterfly Lovers Concerto_ violin & piano) & those LPs of last night, I have also played 1) DeMeola & Les Paul _Spanish Eyes & Isahfan_ (electric & acoustic guitars, mando-cellos & castanets …