In 2024, the well received Norwegian company, Skogrand Cables launched their new flagship Speaker Cable (SC), the Silverspine SC which as the name suggested, it was constructed mainly with silver wires,… “Silverspine is our first cable model not using single core copper. Instead it elevates single grain solid core silver wires to float suspended in air throughout the cable length …
When asked if I be interested to review the latest flagship cable(s) from a reputable Norwegian Audio Cables brand, Skogrand Cables and,…after reading the statement below from them;… “Our Skogrand Stravinsky line of cables is where we push for the absolute extreme of what is possible. With the Stravinsky line of cables we are going all the way – spearheading …
‘Half a Century’ of Bryston! The Canadian Audio Brand Bryston, renowned for their State of the Art amplifiers/ audio electronics designs and manufacture for both professional and consumer marketplace/ industry for more than fifty [50] years, that came with an unprecedented twenty [20] years warranty,…decided to make a ‘no compromise‘ integrated amplifier. With half a century of know how and …
Many moons ago already I have known the audio brand, Bryston from Canada that offered an unprecedented warranty of twenty [20] years for their robustly build amplifiers (and they also design and build audio products that cover the entire chain, from source to transducer). I remembered fondly my many years of owning their then flagship mono amplifier, the Bryston 7B …
Few years ago, a dear audiophile friend of mine said that it was possible to enjoy the “Big Aural Presentation” of my audio system through headphones,…what a proposition?…mine you,…in my mind,… High End Headphones (at US $ Thousand) comparable to High (or Ultra) End Audio System (at US $ Million)?! -seemed like a case of David against Goliath (from the …
I coined myself, a Gryphonist. My first encounter with a Gryphon Audio Designs product was their Colosseum stereo amplifier. I remembered how majestic it sounded and looked in my audio system. There and then I told their local representative, Reference Audio Singapore/ YY Sound Systems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd that I be taking it. Shortly, I realised that they have coming …
JADIS’ André Calmettes‘ Lasting Passion. André Calmettes started making tube amplifiers and received praises,…’unanimously considered superior quality as compared to the best amplifiers at that time‘, from the audiophile community before he even started the JADIS company in 1983. One of the main key reason of his many praises and successes in designing and making tube amplifiers was his own …
Throughout the review sessions of the GENESIS Series 7 Foxtrot loudspeakers, not once I listen to the Series 7 Minuet loudspeakers. I wanted the experience with them to be fresh and unbias from the Foxtrot loudspeakers’ conclusion. It was clear from Gary Koh’s sharings that all three [3] number of models in the Series 7 loudspeakers, the Foxtrot, the Tango …
“From Infinity and Beyond” (Without Limit). What we know of GENESIS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES,…which has a history dated from the inception of the brand, INFINITY SYSTEMS to the brand, GENESIS TECHNOLOGIES, that spanned for almost six [6] decades. It all began with the late Arnie(Arnold) Nudell and John Ulrick whom started the INFINITY SYSTEMS in 1967, that headlined the audio industry …
It was a one off attempt to design and manufacture a unique lateral bearing vibration control device. I was given two sets of three (6x) to test on my audio components. They should be able to handle most light to mid weight components, ie: source, preamplifier, amplifier, speaker, power conditioner, etc. I tried them at my Pioneer UDP-LX500 4K BLU …