Digital Server and/or Streamer have become the common source in most audio systems. Digital Streamer has been picking up its popularity due to the inconvenience of physical media, the easy accessibility of the net and the increasing number of platforms to stream music (at an affordable price). After my recent review of INNUOS STATEMENT Server and Streamer, the nice folks …
The German Company, ASCENDO GmbH was founded in 1999 by the three music enthusiasts Norbert Heinz, Stefan Köpf and Jürgen Scheuring in Stuttgart. They already made audio news with their ASCENDO M System and Z System loudspeakers during 2005,…that even peaked my interest (unfortunately, then ASCENDO was not represented at MALAYSIA). Later, ASCENDO GmbH expanded and founded ASCENDO IMMERSIVE AUDIO …
ISOTEK by Mr.Keith Martin from ENGLAND has been making “award-winning power optimisation products for hi-fi and home cinema systems” since the beginning of the 21st Century (2001). Their products have been well received and acknowledged by many peers in the audio industry, “including among others; ARCAM, DENON, GENESIS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INNUOS, KERR ACOUSTIC, MARANTZ, MONITOR AUDIO, NORDOST, Onkyo, PIEGA, Pioneer, PMC, PRIMARE, ROKSAN and TEAC ESOTERIC“,…and enjoyed by “more than 250,000 customers in more …
I was told Digital Server and Streamer Transport at its BEST, from a Portuguese company under the brand, INNUOS by Mr.Nuno Vittorino (co-founder). It was formed in 2016 in the Algarve. Their products were designed and handcrafted in Faro, Portugal, “according to a Rigid Set of Requirements“ INNUOS have officially appointed a distributor in MALAYSIA, and that torch was handed to …
I remembered my early days with the brand, PIONEER (from JAPAN which later birthed the brand, TAD) especially for their Laser Disc (LD) Players, AV Receivers and Car Stereo System. Little am I awared of their rich history that dated back to 1937 where PIONEER headed by Mr.Nozomu Matsumoto as a speaker manufacturer,… the A-8 which was the industry’s First …
The brand and company, TiGLON (name inspired by TiGer + LiON an interspecies hybrid, the offspring of a tiger and a lioness) from JAPAN was founded in 2008 (initially named Kryna Pro) by Mr. KENTARO OKINO that specialised in designing and making ‘Audio Accessories‘ that use the material Magnesium (MG), and have started their business with the world’s first Magnesium Speaker …
I admit that I was a Movie Buff/ Videophile before being an Audiophile. That was one of the reason why I was into Movies Soundtracks and BIG LOUDSPEAKERS SYSTEMS to play ’em. Therefore, investing into High End Projector was a Natural Progression for me. It was Unfortunate that my Reference SONY VPL-VW870ES 4K Laser Projector suffered a serious breakdown after …
AA AUDIO (website: aa-audio.com.my) from Malaysia is,… “the brand name of affordable high-performance Music Server and USB2 Audio Cables which Rival the Megabucks“, and have enjoyed quite a following from the local audiophile community. Therefore, I hesitated not when asked by their Founder/ Head Designer, Dr.Anwar Ali Muhamad to review their USB 2.0 Audio Cable. I was honored that AA …
While delivering the Fusion RPS 500 for review, Mr.Matthew Ong of AFC TOP HIFI (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD, asked if I used USB cable and, be interested to review the AB Tech KLAR USB 2.O cable (?) (retail Ringgit Malaysia RM7,999 per 0.5 meter to max 2.0 meter)… after I saw that it came ‘shining‘ (the aluiminium cased USB Isolator) in …
I have always been an Advocate of Clean, Sufficient, Stable and ‘Grounded‘ Power for any audio component and system. Therefore, I have used many products of different brands (AUDIOQUEST, AUDIOTECH, PS AUDIO, FRANK ACOUSTICS, SHUNYATA, NORDOST, TELOS, ENTREQ, etc) to pursue such Power. They were considered Essential for the Ultimate Performance and Protection for any audio component and system. When …