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 …

CREATIVE AV Sdn. Bhd sent me the FURUTECH NCF BOOSTER BRACES, 2 sets of single and a set of double, some weeks ago. I used the ‘double’ brace for the VITUS MP-M201 mono amplifiers. Here I needed the double braces to secure and support the heavy power cords from GOBEL (GERMANY). Indeed, the sound quality has improved…the bass was more …

Time to return the FURUTECH NCF BOOSTERS (6 pieces) back to the local distributor, CREATIVE AV Sdn. Bhd. after an extensive review session. Throughout that period, I acknowledged the attributes from the addition of the FURUTECH in my set up. However, I was not really convince of the asking price (?!). Therefore, with that sentiment and with some curiosity, I …

A few years ago I was really impressed with TELOS AUDIO DESIGN (Taiwan) Active Grounding System (review available here)…so much so that I bought three (3) units for my entire audio set up. Till today, they are still active in my set up! Therefore, Jeff Lin, the head honcho of Telos Audio Design, knowing that I like the sound quality …

  If you are familiar with Frank Acoustics and his merry band of products, this new offering will definitely give you something to think about. Well, to all and sundry, the past year whizzed by with nary a review from Analogue Fellowship and we were literally starved of things to see and listen to. Frank Acoustics, or the man himself, …

FURUTECH NCF BOOSTER, “Connector & Cable Holder” I am sure most audiophile have heard and may have use a product or two from FURUTECH Co., Ltd (Japan). They are famed for their specialized and hi-end audio accessories; cables, connectors, binding posts, power distributors, vinyl record demagnetizer, cables lifter, etc…(the list is quite extensive). In my beloved country, Malaysia, FURUTECH products are …

STUDER A810 REEL TO REEL TAPE RECORDER . My experience with the Reel to Reel Tape playback experience continued with my latest acquisition from Analogue Productions Ultra Tape, “Winds of War and Peace” (Wilson Audiophile Recordings/ RRAP 0012). I decided on that tape because it’s vinyl record was one of my favorite high rotation test record for scale, dynamic, bass …

Recently, the country has underwent a ‘Conditional Movement Control Operation’ (CMCO). Therefore, home visitation was limited, at best! However, I managed to pay a visit to Encik Ariff, our local ‘audio gentleman’ who lived quite close to my home (previous visit to his audio den at ‘OPEN DOOR’). That visit was prompted by his newly arrived Tekton Moab loudspeakers from …

FALCON LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitor . Recently I chanced upon a short listening session of the Falcon LS 3/5a Gold Badge mini monitor at their newly appointed local (Malaysia) distributor, AV Designs Sdn Bhd. At that time, they were preparing the launch event for the said mini monitor, and ‘chance’ has it that my audiophile buddies and I …