The following was written by Mr.Chong (an Audio Video Specialist and owner) of ACTSESSORY SHOPPE in MALAYSIA. “My thanks to ๐๐๐ญ๐จโ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง for inviting me over thru ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ, together with ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐ข for letting me sit in during their latest round of fine-tuning, just to listen, experience the system and share some thoughts from a slightly different perspective. …
I have known Mr.Vattana Prasertnasung of TOMBO AUDIO (THAILAND) for some years (if I m not mistaken,…more than a decade already). Throughout those years that I have known him, he was always hard at work playing with his audio setup and tweaks,…thus the nickname (audio) ‘Play Boy‘ (also due to his ‘easy going’ and ‘jokeful’ mannerism). His ‘work and play’ …
I remembered the day (1989) when AUDIO NOTE KONDO (by the late Hiroyasu KONDO-san) introduced its first “Ongaku” (้ณๆฅฝ translates to “music” in Japanese) tube integrated amplifier (211 or GE VT-4C power tube – 27 watts per channel output) in the UNITED KINGDOM, at the then unprecendented retail price of British Pound ยฃ27,000. The frequent questions surrounded that tube integrated …
My last visit to this audio system/ setup was in 2019. Fast forward to 2026, the owner, Dr.Khairul (Doc) invited me for the second visit,…with good reason. He shared to me that he has done some serious changes to his dedicated audio room. He explained to me that during the Movement Control Order (MCO – a series of strict national …
I try not to shy away from reviewing anything analogue audio component and its accessories. After some wonderful exposures (thus positive reviews) to the HYPER ANOLOGUE Sonic X-4 MC phono cartridge and the MASSIF AUDIO DESIGNS Record Weight on my TECHDAS (JAPAN) Air Force One turntable with the VERTERE (UK) Reference tonearm,…the local audio distributor, YY Sound Systems (MALAYSIA) Sdn …
WATTSON AUDIO headquatered at the picturesque shores of Lake Geneva, Prรฉverenges, SWITZERLAND, may not be everyone’s known High End Audio Brand. However, they were not a ‘New Kid’ in the High End Audio World either,…but actually have started their business (for some years ago) as the ‘Design Consultants for some of the most prestigious and well-known brands in the audio …
As most Chinese would be ‘all in‘ preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year 2026, I was equally excited in preparation to receive the first unit of Technical Audio Devices’ (TAD from JAPAN) first High End integrated amplifier, the TAD Evolution Series A1000 (retail at Ringgit Malaysia RM111,300 for the standard silver colored) from their MALAYSIA distributor, Audio Visual Designs Sdn …
Lately, I have been impressed with the price to performance ratio of TiGLON (JAPAN) cables/ products. I am always happy and not shy to recommend such audio products to any audiophile who is willing. After my favorable review of their TiGLON AZURE DRAGONย MS-DR20L-ADย LAN/ ETHERNET cable, Ms.Kenix Chua of BEGINS ACOUSTICย (MALAYSIA)ย SDN BHD, treated me with another review sample, the yet to …
After my recent written review of the Audiovector‘s flagship loudspeakers, the R10 Arretรฉ (retail at Ringgit Malaysia RM829,000 per pair), both Mr.Kenny Lim and Mr.Issac Ho of Audio Perfectionist MALAYSIA (and Audio Maestro SINGAPORE) came over to my Audio Den for a listening session. Both gentlemen suggested to me that Mr.Mads Klifoth, the CEO of Audiovector (DENMARK) would be visiting …
Late last year, I received a message from (Mr.)Whang of NOTBRAND, a MALAYSIA Brand/ Company that specialise in Handmade High-Fidelity Audio products, notably In-Ear Monitors (IEM) that… utilise Single Dynamic Driver, called the ‘Pursuer of Emotions‘ (the said IEM, retails at Ringgit Malaysia RM3,200). In that message, Whang asked if I be interested to review the said IEM that… employed …