Reviews

DS Audio’s Flagship Optical Phono System, DS MASTER 1 (Review Part 2 of 3)

                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’s Flagship Optical Phono System, the DS MASTER 1 (Review Part 1 of 3)

  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 Audio Black Pearl Power Cord set sail!

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 …

Skogrand Cables SCI Stravinsky Balanced Interconnect…How Far the Cables’ Reach?!

  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 UB25000Ws & Power Bank PB15000Ws

  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 …

Vermouth Audio Red Velvet Balance Cable…fit for the Audio Titans?!

  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 …

KRONOS COMPLETE ANALOGUE SOLUTION

  THE KRONOS COMPLETE ANALOGUE SOLUTION with REFERENCE PHONO    The ‘Unstoppable’ Kronos   ​The Kronos Pro turntable is now six years old. During its illustrious life, it has received many upgrades and it has maintained its position as the industry standard. Indeed, Kronos has been chosen by many High End audio manufacturers such as Magico,Von Schweikert Audio, Absolare, Kubala-Sosna, Joseph …