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 …
My audio journey has brought me to befriend some audiophile around the country. (Harbeth SHL 5 Loudspeakers) My recent trip was to the state of Malacca, Malaysia. There I was introduced to Mr. Faisal, a banker who knows a good investment when he sees one. He shared to all of us about his audio journey that encompassed a number of …
(The Artist, Lawrence Liao) My recent trip to Taiwan Hi End Audio Show 2019 included an invitation to Lawrence Audio’s newly acquired audio boutique. (The Troup) (James Chin of YL Audio, LAWRENCE AUDIO distributor in Malaysia) (James with Angela Yang of LAWRENCE AUDIO) Lawrence greeted ‘us’ (actually the main guest was James Chin of YL Audio, the Lawrence Audio distributor …
Those whom have followed ‘Open Door’ may recognizes this audio den. Well, the differences here are the introduction of new loudspeakers and the source, a CD player. The current source is the Acoustic Arts CD 1 player. The current Loudspeakers is the Clearwave Symphonia 72 R. Loo has decided on these floor-stander loudspeakers to achieve a very different sound …
Mr.Lai allowed me to grace his audio system that comprised a wonderful pair of Dynaudio C4 loudspeakers. I was told that these C4 were heavily modified with superior audiophile parts at the internal crossovers. The internal wires were swapped with better conduit, to say the least. The main source here was none other than the Analogue. The Turntable of …
That visit was welcomed by a gate with ‘electrified wired’ fence… …that reminded me of the electrified fence for the dinosaurs, especially the T-Rex in the movie… …The Jurassic Park! (Am I to be caged here?!) The owner, Jei showed me to his audio room… …which was filled with acoustical tuning devices of different disciplines. There were traditional bass traps… …
Another audio set up centered on a pair of vintage JBL L300 speakers,… Apparently, to my pleasant surprise, there is a strong JBL following in Malaysia! I believed that there is also a good following on vintage Marantz tube electronics. Here, the owner, Gary Lee owned the Marantz 8 tube amplifier,… …and it’s favorite partner, the Marantz 7 tube preamplifier. …
I remembered my first meeting with Mr.Cheong, the owner of the audio system was like more than 2 decades ago. Then, our first meeting was meant to be a sale of my Micromega Trio CD player to him. I must admit that I did not keep a ‘close eye and ear’ over his progress in the “Audio Art”. Over the …