Next, in the realm of Vintage Audio Enthusiasts that I have the pleasure to meet, they seemed to like and own JBL speakers. After some exposures with them, I could not blame them for liking their JBLs. There were certain alluring attributes with them. Especially their mid range, soft, luscious, bloomy, detail, meaty…just like a fluffy sponge cake…(in the better …
Kent is an Interior Designer by profession,… …and by the looks of his residence, I will not hesitate to say he is good at his job! He was generous with a welcome dinner for me and the accompanying audiophile. After that sumptuous meal, we were treated with other feasts! We were given a taste of his design work upon his …
I was fortunate to be informed that Wong has decided to upgrade his audio system! Other than more acoustics treatments in the audio room, he has upgraded his digital source with the Tank-Like Build Flagship SACD/CD Transport (DP-950) and Flagship Digital to Analogue Converter (DC-950) from Accuphase, Japan. I would say that Wong has a …
This time around, I got myself invited to an ol’ audiophile friend, Jo Ki’s audio den, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Some of you may know him as the main proponent of the famed British mini monitor, the BBC LS 3/5a….Thus awarded and acknowledged “The LS 3/5a Guru!” Origin,…Jo Ki started his audio …
ECHOLE CABLES LIMITED EDITION SPEAKER CABLE My pursuit for higher transparency cum higher appreciation of musicality brought me to seek out James Chin of YL Audio for more of Echole Cables Limited Edition. Without much hesitation on his part, he parted his own pair of the Echole Cables Limited Edition Speaker Cable (hereinafter referred to as Echole …
LEVIN DESIGN SOLINGEN TURNTABLE MAT Levin Design Solingen from Germany have brought to us vinyl-phile some serious anti static record and phono cartridge stylus brushes of natural animal hairs. Many among us agreed the necessity in having and using an anti static record brush (for obvious reasons). However, not many believe that after a brush or two, the sound quality …
To set up an audio system to perform at an intended sound presentation and quality required much passion and patience. My second visit here provided me with a clearer objectives for the audio system…as agreed by the owner, Mr.Lai. Quickly we reposition a bit, the Dynaaudio Loudspeakers and added some thoughtful treats and tweaks…here and there… We managed to achieve …
Its always nice to be re invited back to listen to a recognizable audio system… …especially when you knew the owner has been hard at work to improve its sound quality! The other reason I came back was to listen to the Kronos new power supply for the Sparta Turntable (my take on that will be on another independent review). …
Magnaplan have been making fantastic sounding Magneplanar / thin-film (Mylar) magnetic speakers for years… (Acoustic Signature Storm Turntable, Ikeda Tonearm, Clearaudio Stradivari MC phono cartridge) …and they have never fail to impress and touch my musical soul. (Audio Research CD 9 Player) When an audiophile friend told me about a high end audio system in town which build around the …
TELOS DESIGN QUANTUM DAMPING MAT (TAIWAN) It’s been some time since I last met up with Jeff Lin, the headmaster of Telos Audio Design, Taiwan. We rekindled at the recent Taiwan Hi End Audio Show 2019…and he started the conversation with ‘did you miss me?’. ‘Of course, I did’, I replied with a big giggle. He then quickly got me …