tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88408370521578675132024-03-10T10:47:08.373+08:00HiFi UnlimitedHiFi, Audio, Home Theatre, CD Player, CD Transport, DAC, Turntable, Tonearm, Cartridge, Phono Stage, Pre-amplifier, Power amplifier, Integrated Amplifier, Loudspeaker, Interconnect, Loudspeaker Cable, Power Cord, Power Line Conditioner, Accessories, Tweaks, Tips, Music, CD, LP, DIYOdioSleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794438171530701170noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-55975527439160819412024-01-13T09:52:00.005+08:002024-01-13T09:53:40.529+08:00Northern International Audio & Visual Show Penang 2024 is ON! Northern International Audio & Visual Show Penang is ON!As the title goes, we are happy to announce that the Northern International Audio & Video Show Penang 2024 is confirmed to be held at Amari Spice Hotel Penang from 26-28th April 2024. As this show is co-sponsored by the Penang state government, show entrance is FOC, so all you have to do is show up and enjoy the latest in Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-9535727409200826372024-01-05T13:45:00.003+08:002024-01-05T13:45:40.586+08:00 This is my 3rd streamer for try out in the last 3 weeks. The Fiio player is not new to many, infact the reputation for Fiio easily rivals Zidoo / Eversolo. Is a mature audio brand and I have personally listen to other Fiio product which have my attention over the years. Ever since the hype of Eversolo started, I am keen to really know the almost similar product which is the R7. I willsonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-55547254938701315102024-01-04T14:45:00.004+08:002024-01-04T14:45:44.653+08:00At the end of last year, I am glad I have some good try out on some well known brands on media streamer or player. Searching for a good player has been going on for me ever since I started with Hifi back in 2007. Most obvious to start will be a simple laptop connected to a DAC. From a windows based laptop to Apple MAC and even some try on Linux operating systems. During the early days of streamersonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-41562925150685951792023-12-28T10:49:00.000+08:002023-12-28T10:49:01.723+08:00Eversolo DMP-A8Eversolo has become like a house hold brand for the audiophile or to most who wanted a streamer / player for music listening. Eversolo which is a sister company to the renowned Zidoo player that made high end media player for Home Theater. Android based media players has been the preferred O/S for quite a long time. The only limitation is the Android O/S will down sample the hi-res audio or limitsonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-2472101228750960612023-12-09T17:43:00.007+08:002023-12-09T17:47:29.248+08:00Hifi and interior designThe topic of audiophile is mainly about how good the sound and what kind of gear suite with the audio. List goes on for which ever rabbit hole it might lead. The thing is , people don't listen with their eyes close. The visual part of the listening area and anything that can be seen while listening is also important to be considered. A pleasing environment most certainly improve the listening sonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-23759022340012247262023-11-08T12:52:00.012+08:002023-11-15T14:46:26.568+08:00Insights from Mr. Shinji Tarutani, President, TADPosted by Tan, I count myself a TAD fan. TAD’s disc player and loudspeakers
are permanent residents in my audio system since the day I got smitten by the
TAD-CR1 loudspeakers. So, when AV Designs, TAD’s distributor in Malaysia, told
me that TAD’s President Mr. Shinji Tarutani was coming to the KLIAVS 2023, I
jumped at the opportunity to meet up with him. We sat down for a conversation
on allTanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-84303927167802275062023-10-09T13:15:00.054+08:002023-10-09T13:59:15.946+08:00Revelation Audio Labs Passage CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB25 Umbilical Cord Upgrade for Pass Labs Preamp Posted by TanI was thinking about what I could do to improve my system further short of upgrading any of the main components and without a major financial outlay. My mind turned to cable. As I had been pretty happy with the cable combination I was using, from power cords to interconnects to speaker cables, I thought of one cable in my system that I had not done anything with, which was the Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-41816394832070017032023-09-21T13:56:00.003+08:002023-09-22T14:54:36.737+08:00A Post Modernist? Kenwood KX-5010 Cassette DeckThe Kenwood KX-5010 with it's accompanying original remote at press photoWhat does one do after making possibly the best sounding product of an era? Well, Kenwood like so many other companies, started introducing convenience features. You see, the Kenwood KX-880G and all it's others in the series managed to stay in production from 1982 to 1989, in any industry especially consumer products, 7 Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-66437345264861850132023-08-23T12:10:00.005+08:002023-09-21T11:20:42.579+08:00Old Gold! Denon DCD-3500RG CD PlayerThe official release photo of Denon DCD-3500RG CD player back in 1989, that's 34 years ago!As you keen followers have noticed, I have gone in to reverse gear when it comes to hifi since the last couple of years. I usually do not go too far back, but have stuck to the time line of 80's & 90's classics, that's like 30 or 40 years ago, which I felt hifi was at it's last golden age. This Denon Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-55080988519550036892023-08-20T11:10:00.006+08:002023-08-20T11:19:02.973+08:00The Last Of A Kind, Teac V-7010 Cassette DeckThe Teac V-7010 finished in Champaign gold, and dark colored wood cheeks, tape counter window & transport buttons on the left, peak level meter display with recording level knobs and selector on the right! The whole fascia design is very elegant with this nice Champaign finish.Teac was probably the last of the cassette deck manufacturers to issue Dolby S noise reduction system in their Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-8326107596835171872023-08-12T14:36:00.003+08:002023-08-12T14:39:16.772+08:00Glorious Past! Kenwood KX-1100G Cassette DeckKenwood KX-1100G is sold from 1982 till 1989 in various guises, last being KX-1100HX, which includes Dolby HX Pro for recording from radio, as per KX-880D and all the other guisesThis was the cassette deck that virtually made the name for Kenwood back then in 1982, that's exactly 41 years ago, along with it's lower model, the KX-880G which I toyed with last year. It sounded so good that I was Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-42006707829810705602023-07-26T19:48:00.003+08:002023-08-12T08:53:29.507+08:00Eversolo DMP The name Eversolo sounds like this is the one. Its a good name for Android media player. That is right, this is an Android media player by the famous Zidoo (China) in some of the highest end Android player today which cost over RM10,000 being the top of the line (Zidoo Alpha) which is well known in the home theater world. With success of Zidoo in the home theater segment, the company is venturingsonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-17861788210573096562023-07-14T10:11:00.008+08:002023-07-21T18:21:29.384+08:00TAD Technical Audio Devices and Innuos Launch Event at AV DesignsPosted by Tan AV Designs recently held a launch event for new products
from TAD and Innuos.
For TAD, the primary focus was on its flagship loudspeaker,
the TAD-R1TX, which was the first pair AV Designs brought into Malaysia. The
TAD flagship loudspeakers are now in their third iteration, from the
first-generation TAD-R1 to TAD-R1mk2 and now the TAD-R1TX. The TAD-R1TX largely
retained the Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-62788184884778938742023-07-09T07:58:00.004+08:002023-07-14T10:27:12.091+08:00Alexandria Audio The Monitor LoudspeakersPosted by Tan.A chance encounter with Uniq Fidelity Sdn Bhd's (website link here) head honcho, Mr. Gan, landed me the opportunity to do a review on Alexandria Audio's The Monitor loudspeaker. Alexandria Audio piqued my interest more than other regular HiFi brands as it is new to our shore and it has an unconventional place of origin - Bali, Indonesia, a place we would normally associate with Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-91369385609002452702023-06-21T10:03:00.001+08:002023-08-12T08:55:14.158+08:00Legacy Digital PlaybackBack in the 80's , the media of Compact Disc (CD) are introduced. It has large influence over the technology world and pretty much everyone would probably own some CD in the life. That is how popular CD as a media is to world until the 90's when Sony came out with a small version of the disc which is know as Minidisc (MD). The media is pretty much the same but smaller in size and still hold the sonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-90791602410957269112023-05-23T16:55:00.009+08:002023-05-23T17:52:50.723+08:00A Hi-Fi Revisit Trip to Ipoh - Esoteric, Audio Research, Wilson, Vitus, Magico, GIK Acoustics, Torus Posted by Tan.Time flies. The last time we made a HiFi trip to Ipoh was in 2020 (you can find my visiting impressions under the 'Home Visit' label). A few weeks ago a few of us made another day trip and re-visited 2 systems. I am glad to note that both systems showed clear and significant improvements in sound quality, where their owners had put in effort not just on equipment upgrade but also Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-83346442598430479662023-04-01T18:13:00.004+08:002023-08-12T08:56:48.816+08:00Modern VintageRecently there are many audio companies is coming out with new product with vintage look and feel. Is really quite catchy if we talk about fitting in your home. Most people probably play their gear in the living room or some in the bedroom. Look of audio gear is becoming more and more important to capture the not so audiophile group. Mission a very old audio brand started back in the 70's is alsosonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-31562348536808867672023-03-03T11:19:00.006+08:002023-08-12T08:58:25.286+08:00Yukimu Yukimu as the name sounded Japanese and indeed it is a product made in Japan. The company only made audio accessory like brush for vinyl, noise absorber. I got chance upon the product from a local dealer here (Begins Acoustic). There 2 pieces of product as above picture are the noise absorber. Is quite self explanatory as its main purpose is to reduce noise in the audio chain. Again noise sonerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431069017752270050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-34256232416041064342023-02-24T02:00:00.111+08:002023-02-24T11:23:25.913+08:00TAD's Flagship Power Amp The M700S and The TAD Evolution One TX Loudspeakers Now at AV DesignsAt long last, TAD's flagship power amplifier has arrived on our shores. Over the years, local audiophiles have had many opportunities to savour TAD's excellent-sounding product line-up at AV Designs. However, TAD's flagship amplifiers, the M600 monoblock, and its successors, the M700 monoblock and M700S power amp had remained elusive. The wait is now over. The M700S is the stereo Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-20560296446605660312022-11-07T01:00:00.003+08:002022-11-07T10:23:59.486+08:00Highlights from the KLIAV 2022 ShowAfter a 2 year hiatus, the 2022 version of the KLIAV Show was finally held from 28th to 30th of October at the InterContinental Hotel. Let me share the photos I took during my visit to the Show. I'd like to start off with, in my opinion, the best discovery from this Show, It was the 2 made-in- Malaysia loudspeaker models from JW Speaker Lab, with their introductory prices set at RM3,699 and Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-80786099575919473332022-10-25T01:30:00.005+08:002022-10-25T01:39:23.792+08:00The Ultimate Audiophile Reference Test DiscThis test CD, the "Ultimate Audiophile Reference Test Disc", is a Malaysian production by COI Records. The package consists of 2 CDs and an extensively written 20+ page booklet. Let's cut to the chase - I found this CD to be of very good value. In addition to the technical aspects of an audiophile test CD, you also get music tracks and HiFi knowledge write-ups. You can find it on Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-63010975337849707252022-10-24T08:45:00.002+08:002022-10-24T10:10:55.024+08:00More Power For HT! Frank Doepke Cryo 32 Amp MCB & ABL Sursum Cryo 63 Amp ELCB The MCB box in my HT room, if you zoom in, you'll see the cryo label on the Doepke MCB(in the middle) & ABL Sursum ELCB(on the right side)When Frankie was in my house to install the Frank PE-35 Ground Loop EMI Filter, I also took the opportunity to ask him to check out my HT MCB box, just to see if there's anything he could do with it. Upon checking, Frankie identified he needed to do 3 Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-50352126883229288822022-09-29T08:51:00.020+08:002022-10-02T16:10:44.552+08:00With Power Comes Responsibility, With Cleaner Power Comes Better Sound? FRANK PE-35 GROUND LOOP EMI FILTERFrank PE-35 Ground Loop EMI FilterEvery once in a while the topic of power supply to my hifi & HT system comes to mind. Questions always arise, if I am doing enough to keep EMI/RFI at bay, from manifesting as some kind of a sonic sludge in my music or movie enjoyment?Then come Frank, or Frankie as we would call him. Gotta love Frankie as he always has some solution up his sleeves regarding Big Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16692606341954386377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-90287333345886901682022-08-07T04:03:00.000+08:002022-08-07T04:03:28.416+08:00Pictures from The Gelombang AV Fest 2022 - Part 2 More photos from the Gelombang AV Fest 2022...CMY did not set up a demo system this time round, but their room was stuffed with promotional goodies for the show period. Anyway, CMY's Sg. Wang showroom is but a stone-throw away from the Gelombong AV Fest venue, any audiophile interested can walk over to their showroom for a good listen.Centre Circle Audio and Visual:CCY demo'ed system Tanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840837052157867513.post-22101220433079355612022-08-06T10:30:00.005+08:002022-08-06T10:38:26.328+08:00Pictures from The Gelombang AV Fest 2022 - Part IThis was the first HiFi Show I attended for the last 2+years, no thanks to the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was good to get out of the house and experience again the passions in our hobby. One thing I realized from this Show was that my knowledge of the HiFi scene in Malaysia had stagnated for the last 2+ years. I came across quite a number of brands and models that were new toTanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536922727657156994noreply@blogger.com0