A fellow audiophile in Singapore just given in into some sound advice and decided to take a deep plunge into the audio hobby…the Ultimate FM Acoustics Experience with their full electronics and flagship 5 way loudspeakers, the XS1-C.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Just came in Hot! Not much detail but photos of the newly done up tube line stage.
This Soundtrack has been my test CD since I heard it first at the movie. When the hero returned from the oblivion/dead…the track “Portals” was both emotional and powerful, with the big drums waving the low low frequencies… “If pushed further, playing Alan Silvestri “AVENGERS ENDGAME” Soundtrack (Hollywood Records MARVEL CD 0003093702) proved to me that the Expresso could maintain the atmosphere, …
Latest addition into an audio system that centered on the Dynaudio loudspeakers, the Richard Gray Power Distribution…
I have been a fan of the manga and anime series of City Hunter like ever since. I found their latest movie, City Hunter Private Eyes (2019) to be quite refreshing with a soundtrack of their most memorable songs and music…mostly of Jazz and Ballad genres. The recording here is to be expected of Japan’s standard and quality. A MUST …
KODO, GRYPHON AUDIO DESIGNS FLAGSHIP LOUDSPEAKERS . A Chat With The GRYPHONISTS . The first time I met in person, Flemming Erik Rasmussen and Valdemar Borsting was in 2013. They were on an Asia Tour to visit their distributors in the region. At that time, I just bought their newly launch Gryphon Audio Mephisto stereo power amp to drive my then …
Recent Movement Control Operation (MCO) has allowed me to play around my many audio components. I planned to try the I-qual Vacuum Mate separate magnesium platter, on the Kronos Pro Ltd turntable. I have to readjust the VTA of the Black Beauty tonearm for the combined thickness of both the original platter and the I-qual Vacuum Mate. After a rough …
JADIS ELECTRONICS JP500 SE FOUR CHASSIS LINE STAGE . . An Audio French’s Pride . . It all started with one Frenchman’s quest to make a much more accurate sounding audio tube component which could bring back the emotion felt from the concert. That Frenchman, Andre Calmettes‘ prototypes, tube based power amplifiers, have wowed many and were considered better than …
. FRANC AUDIO ACCESSORIES (Since 2009) . . CERAMIC DISC FOOT . Franc Audio Accessories, Poland, is not another new company with some audio accessories. They have been operating for more than a decade and remained strong with followings from some serious audiophile, and audio designers and manufacturers. . . Their specialties in producing footers, platforms and racks that “eliminate all …
. XAV EXPRESSO MINI MONITOR . A Chanced Encounter… . I chanced upon a pleasant meet up with Mr.Kitiwat Watcharachatchawan of XAV, an established loudspeakers design and manufacture company at Thailand. He invited me to have a listen to their hand made Expresso mini monitor that he just put up in a small audio set up at AMCORP MALL, Petaling Jaya. We …