Late last year, I received a message from (Mr.)Whang of NOTBRAND, a MALAYSIA Brand/ Company that specialise in Handmade High-Fidelity Audio products, notably In-Ear Monitors (IEM) that… utilise Single Dynamic Driver, called the ‘Pursuer of Emotions‘ (the said IEM, retails at Ringgit Malaysia RM3,200). In that message, Whang asked if I be interested to review the said IEM that… employed …
My first encounter with the TiGLON* MZ-GRANDE Isolation Footers of pure Magnesium were in Begins Acoustic (MALAYSIA) exhibition room at the recent WAVES AUDIO & VISUAL EXPERIENCE MALAYSIA 2025. There, Ms.Kenix Chua did a simple demonstration with and without the said Footers under a digital source audio component,…and without any stress and hard concentration,… I could easily Hear the Sound …
Had resisted reading the Review of the Audiovector R10 Arreté flagship loudspeaker until I have been able to have a listen for myself first. Which I have just done, TQ, DD for the invitation to almost six [6] hours in your Audio Den – 1/2 listening, 1/2 chatting about Hifi subjects from Helmholtz Resonator to Breuer Tonearm (first & only …
OFF THE CUFF,… I remembered having heard a special pair of loudspeakers with all the prized ‘audiophile’ attributes, used at the main audio system for the recent DS Audio (from JAPAN, that specialised in Optical Phono Cartridges, their dedicated Equalizers and analogue source’s Accessories) launch event at Audio Perfectionist, MALAYSIA. I investigated and discovered they were a pair of the …
I cannot deny the attributes to sound quality by some (not all?) Ultra End Audio components, but unfortunately they come with a hefty price tag that most audiophile find difficult to own,… ‘Performance comes at a Price‘. Many whom have experienced then argued that some Ultra End Audio components, though have their respective attributes to sound quality, did not merit …
I have only started streaming music from SPOTIFY and TIDAL since the arrival of the ZIDOO NEO 4K Digital Media player and later, the HIFI ROSE RS150B Server/ Streamer into my main audio system but a few years ago. Initially, I treated such Digital Medias/ Platforms (SPOTIFY and TIDAL) as mere convenience,…especially to try out new music. Therefore, I did …
I was invited to a lunch appointment by AV DESIGNS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD to meet up the gentlemen from TECHNICAL AUDIO DEVICES LABORATORIES, INC (TAD, JAPAN), Kazuto Okura-san and Takehito Sekiguchi-san. Apparently, TAD‘s local distributor, AV DESIGNS have just received their first M2500TX stereo class D amplifier, but with Powerful Linear Power Supply! After the generous and delicious lunch from …
Today is the day fixed by the distributor, Audio Perfectionist (MALAYSIA) Sdn Bhd for the delivery of the Audiovector Flagship Loudspeaker,… the R10 Arreté to my Audio den for Review. It is the brand’s ultimate design,… a Five-Way Loudspeaker that employs advanced driver technology and premium build quality,… featuring a line array of Eight [8x] 5-inch bass drivers and… a …
I am always delighted to be contacted by fellow MALAYSIAN/ audiophile who pursued not just the hobby but also embarked into the audio industry. Here, (Mr.)Wei Hang, one of the Founder of the brand, NOTBRAND Acoustics from MALAYSIA contacted me about a possible review of his company’s flagship model In-Ear Monitor (IEM), the ‘Pursuer of Emotion‘ (retail Ringgit Malaysia RM3,200), …
“The BBC LS3/5a is a small, classic BBC designed speaker monitor, originally developed in the early 1970s for nearfield listening in studios and broadcast vans. It became a cult classic and is renowned for its excellent mid-range reproduction and detailed, well-balanced sound, although it lacks deep bass due to its compact size. Many companies like ROGERS, CHARTWELL, HARBETH, and FALCON have produced …