The Grounding Noise Reducer (GNR) from TELOS AUDIO DESIGNS (TAIWAN) has been around for some years. It has progressed from version 2.1 to version 3.1, then to version 5.1 and (maybe) finally to current version 5.1 Plus. Every upgrade involved new additions to the previous version. The current 5.1 Plus has Schumann Resonators built into its circuitry, and it was …
The last time I visited Mr.Lam’s audio system at IPOH, MALAYSIA, was centered around the MARTEN Loudspeaker and the AUDIO RESEARCH Tube Electronics. My recent visit there was an audio system that comprised of MAGICO Loudspeakers and VITUS AUDIO Solid State Electronics…huge differences. Is ALL about the BALANCE. From the first track played, I knew that the audio system and …
My recent audio trip to Ipoh, MALAYSIA brought me to a new audiophile. He likes to remain anonymous for the meantime (I respect his wish). However, after some persuasion, he agreed to the following post only. Upon Entering the Audio Den, I was greeted by one of my favourite turntable, the ROKSAN TMS Mk.3 Turntable by Touraj Moghaddam (currently, the …
Recently, I was fortunate to be invited for a one day audio trip to Ipoh, MALAYSIA. There I got to visit three (3) audio set up in their respective dedicated and acoustically treated room. The following was my observations of the first visited audio set up. The First Visit to MASTER PHAN’s He was considered a senior audiophile among the …
After experiencing the limitations of my KEF LS50 as the rear surround speakers, eventhough working at 120Hz upwards. I decided its time to check out some dedicated Home Theater speakers that can work well even at high SPL. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t require the Home Theater to play that loud (maybe peak at slightly below 100dB)…I do want …
FRANK ACOUSTICS have been designing and manufacturing audio components and loudspeakers/ subwoofers since 1998. Their products have proven themselves at performance and build quality, even fit for an Ultra End Audio System (personally I bought and used some of them). Thus, most of the local audiophile and some audiophile abroad that I knew, used their products…especially their well proven Power …
My recent surprise visit to AV DESIGNS SDN BHD was a bigger surprise for me than to their team. They were just finished unpacking and installing the newly arrived TAD M700S stereo amplifier from the land of the rising sun, Japan. Both James Tan and Jo Ki were there to entertain me and my troupe to some music through the …
Our Seremban Audiophile, Adrian has upgraded his NAIM Audio System (remember the Open Door’s NAIM that Seremban System?) to a full PMC Active Loudspeakers System, the IB2S. The rest of the system consisted of the analogue source, KRONOS REFERENCE SYSTEM, the Tube preamplifier INCITO S from ARIES CERAT, and digital source from ZIDOO NEO ALPHA. The system, though installed for …
Thanks to the generosity of fellow audiophile, Mr.Loo, we were treated to a nice listening audio session, a sumptuous lunch, Latte at a nice boutique coffee shop, …and of course, a nice blow water session too. At the end of the fellowship, we left there with some priceless audio wisdoms.
Throughout this Chinese New Year 2023, I am quite preoccupied with my love ones and audio/ video components reviews. The local audio/ video distributors have been most generous to this blog (AV DESIGNS, ACTSESSORY SHOPPE, CREATIVE AV, CENTRE CIRCLE AUDIO VISUAL and last but not least, YY SOUND SYSTEMS/ REFERENCE AUDIO)…thank you all. Today, the main talk would be at …