I am always delighted to be contacted by fellow MALAYSIAN/ audiophile who pursued not just the hobby but also embarked into the audio industry. Here, (Mr.)Wei Hang, one of the Founder of the brand, NOTBRAND Acoustics from MALAYSIA contacted me about a possible review of his company’s flagship model In-Ear Monitor (IEM), the ‘Pursuer of Emotion‘ (retail Ringgit Malaysia RM3,200), …
Monthly Archives: October 2025
“The BBC LS3/5a is a small, classic BBC designed speaker monitor, originally developed in the early 1970s for nearfield listening in studios and broadcast vans. It became a cult classic and is renowned for its excellent mid-range reproduction and detailed, well-balanced sound, although it lacks deep bass due to its compact size. Many companies like ROGERS, CHARTWELL, HARBETH, and FALCON have produced …
Audiophile knows Audiophile, Audiophile understands Audiophile, Audiophile designs/ makes for Audiophile, and Audiophile market to Audiophile,…at least for me,… The ‘Formula‘ at my time. I do not know about others (and maybe cannot speak for them?), but I am always frustrated to talk to a non audiophile about audio/phile,…and more so if that person is in the audio industry (imagine …
MALAYSIA have enjoyed a growth(!) in audio events. The latest was WAVE AV EXPERIENCE by GRYPHON PRODUCTION (MALAYSIA), a well-known and experienced concert and events production company. I went to the event at Friday and Saturday,…still I was unable to cover each and every exhibition therein. However, I was immensely… Entertained and Overwhelmed by the number of audiophile friends that …
Mr.Trevor Doyle, the owner of MASSIF AUDIO DESIGN from CANADA has generously sent me his personal RECORD WEIGHT* for review. *an honest note about record weights in general. A weight, or clamp will not transform a poorly set up system or one that isn’t particularly revealing. Most customers purchase a weight when every other reasonable step has been taken. …