Gryphon Audio Pendragon Four Chassis Loudspeaker system . An audiophile seeking what is better… . I am not keen to consider myself a career audio reviewer. Actually, I preferred to be myself, like any other audiophile in the quest for better audio component. I have my doors open to any audio distributor/ manufacturer/ designer who believes that his/ her audio …
ECHOLE CABLES LIMITED EDITION INTERCONNECTS The review continued with James Chin of YL Audio, Malaysia brought over Echole Limited Edition Balanced XLR Interconnect (to my Vitus Mono Amplifier MP-M201) and Phono RCA Interconnect (to my Kronos Reference Phono Amplifier). . Here, I have ‘almost totaled’ my audio system with Echole Limited Edition cables except, from the FM 268C preamplifier to …
A RE-POST OF THE ARIES CERAT KASSANDRA 2 LIMITED EDITION DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE CONVERTER. It has been awhile since my last serious consideration of a digital component. It was the Vitus Masterpiece MP-D201 that my preference leaned toward at the last digital shoot out at my audio system. I thought it was an obvious choice due to its ‘character or …
. ECHOLE CABLES LIMITED EDITION SPEAKER CABLE . My pursuit for higher transparency cum higher appreciation of musicality brought me to seek out James Chin of YL Audio for more of Echole Cables Limited Edition. . . Without much hesitation on his part, he parted his own pair of the Echole Cables Limited Edition Speaker Cable (hereinafter referred to as …
LEVIN DESIGN SOLINGEN TURNTABLE MAT Levin Design Solingen from Germany have brought to us vinyl-phile some serious anti static record and phono cartridge stylus brushes of natural animal hairs. Many among us agreed the necessity in having and using an anti static record brush (for obvious reasons). However, not many believe that after a brush or two, the sound quality …
TELOS DESIGN QUANTUM DAMPING MAT (TAIWAN) It’s been some time since I last met up with Jeff Lin, the headmaster of Telos Audio Design, Taiwan. We rekindled at the recent Taiwan Hi End Audio Show 2019…and he started the conversation with ‘did you miss me?’. ‘Of course, I did’, I replied with a big giggle. He then quickly got me …
ECHOLE CABLES LIMITED EDITION POWER CORD YOU AIN’T HEARD ‘EM YET?! James Chin, the boss of YL Audio Malaysia (a refined audio distributor of some serious brand such as Kronos Audio, Absolare, Echole Cables, etc) has been talking to me about the Echole Cables (by Kerem Kücükaslan, the founder of the famed audio brand, Absolare) and why he has invested in …
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 …