THE GRYPHON KODO LOUDSPEAKERS! When one of the very Top Audiophile in the country allowed you to listen to his audio system…you jumped at the chance! Mr.Koay is considered the country’s most prominent audiophile whom have owned (before) some of the very best audio products in the world… He used to own flagship system and/or audio components from some truly …
My third visit here proved somewhat different. The audiophile Mr.Tee has progressed in his audio journey. Now, he has the confidence, and know how to set up and tweak his Analogue set up that comprised of the Clearaudio Master Reference Turntable and Linear Tonearm. After some set up efforts and tweaks by Tee, I was delighted with the result and …
Next, in the realm of Vintage Audio Enthusiasts that I have the pleasure to meet, they seemed to like and own JBL speakers. After some exposures with them, I could not blame them for liking their JBLs. There were certain alluring attributes with them. Especially their mid range, soft, luscious, bloomy, detail, meaty…just like a fluffy sponge cake…(in the better …
Kent is an Interior Designer by profession,… …and by the looks of his residence, I will not hesitate to say he is good at his job! He was generous with a welcome dinner for me and the accompanying audiophile. After that sumptuous meal, we were treated with other feasts! We were given a taste of his design work upon his …
I was fortunate to be informed that Wong has decided to upgrade his audio system! Other than more acoustics treatments in the audio room, he has upgraded his digital source with the Tank-Like Build Flagship SACD/CD Transport (DP-950) and Flagship Digital to Analogue Converter (DC-950) from Accuphase, Japan. I would say that Wong has a …
This time around, I got myself invited to an ol’ audiophile friend, Jo Ki’s audio den, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Some of you may know him as the main proponent of the famed British mini monitor, the BBC LS 3/5a….Thus awarded and acknowledged “The LS 3/5a Guru!” Origin,…Jo Ki started his audio …
To set up an audio system to perform at an intended sound presentation and quality required much passion and patience. My second visit here provided me with a clearer objectives for the audio system…as agreed by the owner, Mr.Lai. Quickly we reposition a bit, the Dynaaudio Loudspeakers and added some thoughtful treats and tweaks…here and there… We managed to achieve …
Its always nice to be re invited back to listen to a recognizable audio system… …especially when you knew the owner has been hard at work to improve its sound quality! The other reason I came back was to listen to the Kronos new power supply for the Sparta Turntable (my take on that will be on another independent review). …
Magnaplan have been making fantastic sounding Magneplanar / thin-film (Mylar) magnetic speakers for years… (Acoustic Signature Storm Turntable, Ikeda Tonearm, Clearaudio Stradivari MC phono cartridge) …and they have never fail to impress and touch my musical soul. (Audio Research CD 9 Player) When an audiophile friend told me about a high end audio system in town which build around the …
My audio journey has brought me to befriend some audiophile around the country. (Harbeth SHL 5 Loudspeakers) My recent trip was to the state of Malacca, Malaysia. There I was introduced to Mr. Faisal, a banker who knows a good investment when he sees one. He shared to all of us about his audio journey that encompassed a number of …