After spending some time with this set up, I realised that it has its ways to musicality. NO, it does NOT sound like my reference system in some ways,…comparatively, there is not enough transient energy, dynamic, attack, detail/resolution, and solidity… However, there are enough fundamentals in the musical presentation to satisfy even the demanding audiophile. The mid range is judacious …
I remembered that beautiful sound,…some would call it the “Golden Sound” (as its chassis’ color suggests?) since way back in 1993, then I was a law student at University of North London (UK), visiting fellow audiophile living in London. This particular unit that remained in my keep was sold to me by an old seasoned audiophile friend, whom was famously …
. I have in my collection the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge that I bought after the review, and the Graham LS 3/5 monitors. After seeing what JoKi’s and some LS 3/5a collector’s attempts in setting up two (2) pairs of the same monitors, I decided to try it myself. . However, I do not own two pairs of the …
FURUTECH NCF BOOSTER, “Connector & Cable Holder” I am sure most audiophile have heard and may have use a product or two from FURUTECH Co., Ltd (Japan). They are famed for their specialized and hi-end audio accessories; cables, connectors, binding posts, power distributors, vinyl record demagnetizer, cables lifter, etc…(the list is quite extensive). In my beloved country, Malaysia, FURUTECH products are …
STUDER A810 REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDER . My experience with the Reel to Reel Tape playback experience continued with my latest acquisition from Analogue Productions Ultra Tape, “Winds of War and Peace” (Wilson Audiophile Recordings/ RRAP 0012). I decided on that tape because it’s vinyl record was one of my favorite high rotation test record for scale, dynamic, bass …
The following was taken from my review of the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitor; “Fast forward to my latest acquisition of Japanese Anime soundtrack, DRAGON BALL SUPER (Nagara Group/ Nippon Columbia COZC-1387-8), where I found the recording/ presentation to be slightly harsh and slightly noisy. Surprisingly, the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge managed to tune down that harshness …
GATCHAMAN OVA (1993-1995) CD SOUNDTRACK (Animex 1200, 197/ Nippon Columbia COCC-72277) . I think anyone could guess my age when I said that I grew up with the U.S. dubbed GATCHAMAN series, renamed Battle of the Planets. At that time, the series was considered to contain some adult theme that required certain episodes be removed from the U.S. audiences…that serious?! …
The following was taken from my review of the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitors; “I played an ol’ CD soundtrack from Street Fighters 2 The Animated Movie ( Q Sound/ Sony Records SRCL 2937) where I found the vocal of Miss. Ryoko Shinohara at “Itoshisa to Setsunasa to Kokoro Tsuyosa to” (track 5) reminded me of the same sensually …
Recently, the country has underwent a ‘Conditional Movement Control Operation’ (CMCO). Therefore, home visitation was limited, at best! However, I managed to pay a visit to Encik Ariff, our local ‘audio gentleman’ who lived quite close to my home (previous visit to his audio den at ‘OPEN DOOR’). That visit was prompted by his newly arrived Tekton Moab loudspeakers from …
FALCON LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitor . Recently I chanced upon a short listening session of the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitor at their newly appointed local (Malaysia) distributor, AV Designs Sdn Bhd. At that time, they were preparing the launch event for the said mini monitor, and ‘chance’ has it that my audiophile buddies and I …