Reviews

IPUK UHD8592 PRO 4K UHD BLU RAY UNIVERSAL PLAYER…its one of the Upper Echelon?!

Throughout this Chinese New Year 2023, I am quite preoccupied with my love ones and audio/ video components reviews. The local audio/ video distributors have been most generous to this blog (AV DESIGNS, ACTSESSORY SHOPPE, CREATIVE AV, CENTRE CIRCLE AUDIO VISUAL and last but not least, YY SOUND SYSTEMS/ REFERENCE AUDIO)…thank you all. Today, the main talk would be at …

AVANTGARDE TRIO G3 HORN, the Flagship from Germany!

Today, I was treated to a listening session at CENTRE CIRCLE AUDIO VISUAL Boutique (MALAYSIA), of their latest flagship horn loudspeakers from AVANTGARDE ACOUSTIC (GERMANY), the TRIO G3 ITRON, that was recently launched at the last quarter of 2022. Firstly, I thought they coupled well with their accompanying subwoofers,…the audio presentation was coherent and was coming from a pair of loudspeakers …

KLAV 2022 COMMEMORATIVE CD

Yesterday, I received a pleasant message from Joseph Ki (affectionately known as JoKi among the BBC LS 3/5a collectors/ audiophile) that he would be sending the KLAV 2022 CDs to me. Upon receipt of the CDs, I quickly and purposefully set up my FALCON LS 3/5a system for a listen…reason being that those tracks contained therein were monitored through JoKi’s …

ECHOLE The Ear Opener!

The following was a posted testimony of Mr. Danny Tay (Singapore).      Echole Cables Demo Session with Adrian I knew Adrian from one of the Hi-Fi forums in Malaysia in 2019. We chit-chat, share experience, etc. like most audiophile kaki (member) does. He shared there is a range of cables (interconnect, speaker cable, power cables) that will improve my current …

JBL L100 CLASSIC 75 ANNIVERSARY EDITION meets HI END Audio!

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 …

BALLFINGER MP-002P Reel to Reel Tape Player, The Analogue Source!

BALLFINGER M-002P Reel to Reel Player (only). MY FIRST EXPOSURE I remembered my first hearing of the Reel to Reel (hereinafter referred to as R2R) format was about 7 years ago. It was at a local audiophile gathering, the host played a very familiar audiophile album, Patricia Barber “Companion” (PremonitionPREM90762 [R2]), through a vintage STUDER 810tape recorder in his High End audio system. What I heard then surprised me,…captivated me,…and …