VERMOUTH AUDIO REFERENCE XLR BALANCED INTERCONNECT Vermouth Audio have just launched their flagship ‘Reference’ range of cables. This time around, I requested Hendry Ramli (the owner) of Vermouth Audio, Indonesia to send me their Vermouth ‘Reference’ XLR Balanced Interconnect (hereinafter referred to as Vermouth Reference) of 3 metres length (US$1,520.00 per metre pair, US$275 per additional 0.25 metre pair). I intended to …
DS Audio have expanded their business through DS Exports that represent to the world outside of Japan, some very interesting audio products, especially for the analogue segment. Here, we have received from DS Exports an interesting Rigid Float 9” CB Tonearm (US$6500.00) from Viv Laboratory Ltd., Kamakura, Japan. The Viv Lab Tonearm on the THOMAS SCHICK MODIFIED GARRARD 301 …
FCUK LABS (rebranded as “KENKRAFT LABS) Super Clarity Speaker Cable may be the cable to start with?!
FCUK LABS (Indonesia) Super Clarity Speaker Cable INITIAL IMPRESSION Master Kenneth Lin, the Founder of FCUK LABS from Indonesia, offered me to review his entry level speaker cable, the “Super Clarity” (of 3 meters pair, retail at US$422-00). According to FCUK LABS website, the cable’s conductor material is of ‘Avionic Grade Silver’ (interesting). In addition, the design of this cable …
DS AUDIO MASTER1 OPTICAL PHONO SYSTEM The final part of a 3-part introduction and review of Japanese audio company/ maverick/innovator DS Audio by Dato Danon Han. Part Three Why Not Just Called It Honesty?! So far the DS Master1 has proven to be an ‘unabashedly’ transparent (revealing or honest?) analogue source. I …
DS AUDIO MASTER-1 OPTICAL PHONO SYSTEM A 3-part introduction and review of Japanese audio company/ maverick/innovator DS Audio by Dato Danon Han. Stand by for Part 3 for the ‘Big Bang’ surprise… Part Two Enter the Master of Optical Phono Cartridge System Another review meant another series of sessions listening to …
DS AUDIO MASTER 1 OPTICAL PHONO SYSTEM A 3-part introduction and review of Japanese audiocompany/ maverick/innovator DS Audio by Dato Danon Han. Stand by for Parts 2 & 3 for the ‘Big Bang’ surprise… Part One The D and S of DS Audio The DS stands for Digital Stream of Digital Stream Corporation, Japan that specializes in …
VERMOUTH BLACK PEARL POWER CORD A Humble Start… Hendry Ramli started Vermouth Audio in Indonesia at 2010 that specialized in ‘connectors, cables and electronics to a loudspeakers’. After much hard work, commitment and dedication, the brand began to receive acknowledgement and standing as a manufacturer of quality audio products at an acceptable price points. As the head honcho …
The land where Skogrand Cables were born. Skogrand Stravinsky Balanced Interconnect… The Rise of Cables! I have seen more and more boutique branded audio cables in the market now than the last decade. Some said that designing and making cables involved the least capital compared to actual audio components. Others claimed that the initial capital isn’t small …
FRANK ACOUSTICS ULTRA BANK 25000Ws & POWER BANK 15000Ws As provided in their accompanying manual, the Frank Ultra Bank UB-25000Ws (hereinafter referred to as Ultra Bank) and Power Bank PB-15000Ws (hereinafter referred to as Power Bank) are ‘essentially a scaled down version of an industrial shunt reactor commonly found in electricity power plants. Shunt reactors are typically used as …
Hendri Ramli, the “Head Honcho” of Vermouth Audio Vermouth Audio from Indonesia have been really busy. They have successfully expanded their catalogue from cables to loudspeakers, integrated amplifier, audio cable plugs and more. They have sent me their Red Velvet balance cables for some time (now in its Mk.2 iteration). All those time, I have connected the Red Velvet …