I am always delighted to see another set of GRYPHON AUDIO KODO LOUDSPEAKERS installed…I am sure the owner/ audiophile would be pleased with them…both audibly and visually.
This time around, the main audio components attraction at Mr. Lai of Seremban (Negeri Sembilan, MALAYSIA) is not the DYNAUDIO C4 Loudspeakers. But his newly purchased FALCON LS3/5a Gold Badge Monitors coupled with the Rogers AB-1 Subwoofers (that also act as the monitors’ stand). The attraction did not stop there, Mr. Lai managed to have the Guru of LS 3/5a, …
A walk around the loudspeakers, the NAIM DBL…by the Guru and accompanied by the owner. A sense of a balance stereo output from the loudspeakers is desirable. Before any attempt to tweak the audio system. The Guru discovered that one channel’s bass output was audibly higher by a slight margin… …the culprit may be the source component… …it needed to …
Recently, James Chin of YL AUDIO, MALAYSIA (distributor of ABSOLARE, ECHOLE CABLES, SKOGRAND CABLES, KRONOS AUDIO, LAWRENCE AUDIO, etc) invited me to his private audio den at his home…he politely stated that this audio den is open to serious audiophile/ friend only (understand that it is his private home), and that a more accessible show room (by appointment) will be opened …
Not often we get to invite an established audio guru to visit our audio system. Here, we have Mr. Joseph Ki (also affectionately known as JoKi) of AV DESIGNS SDN BHD, well known BBC LS3 /5a speakers proponent and collector,…and a guru in audio set up. He has been known to be able to bring out the better performance of most …
The wooden crate that housed the JBL L100 CLASSIC 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION speakers was not number. Two pairs were received by AV DESIGNS SDN BHD. They opened up the top crate and discovered it was the numbered 408th pair of 750 pairs worldwide. Both James Tan and Joseph Ki were pleased with that number and decided to keep that pair for …
The nice crews from AV DESIGNS SDN BHD (MALAYSIA) have just delivered the JBL L100 CLASSIC 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION speakers into my audio den. Tonight, I be hooking them up with my audio system. What prompted me to buy them? After one listening session?
Most of us audiophile has heard MUDDY WATERS “FOLK SINGER”. Therefore, I played the ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS ULTRA TAPE R2R edition for some guests to introduce them to the format. Immediately, one of them exclaimed, “the best sounding source I ‘ve ever heard” He did share that Muddy Waters’ voice was not as forceful and shouty, comparatively. The guitar’s strings were …
It’s always an excitement for me to listen to an iconic audio product, especially one that can withstand the test of time. The brand JBL have quite a few of such products, namely their loudspeakers; Paragon, Everest, Hardfield, K2, 4000 series, L100, etc…that still command a very healthy followings. Here, the nice folks at AV DESIGNS SDN BHD (MALAYSIA) invited me …
The “Bangkok Acoustic” from The Groovin’ House Records. This is another vinyl record that Joe Poster Saksiri Pasothakang sent me. It contains tracks from a number of vocalists (both male and female) and instrumentals. All tracks are easily entertaining even though I do not understand the Thai language. I have played this records a number of time and each time …