recap for fri....

this morning was woken up by noisy drills and tools again..... can this C* FU**** finish the renovations quickly??? it's been more than a couple of weeks since they hacked everything down.....come on, be swift about it lah.......... we need to get on with our lives and dun like to be disturbed for weeks and weeks, we understand and would also tolerate some inevitable noises but this is too much............

ok let's put that aside.....

yesterday was a very longgg day but fruitful and immensely satisfying...

first stop: sim lim tower

took bus cos lazy to drive....... number 12 goes to victoria street and i completed the rest of the way by foot..

went to LHS......bought many metres of a very affordable speaker cable .....canare 4s6, only $2 per metre ....i think the quality is ok and more than suitable for the surround channels.....

also wanted a 3 m of canare L-4E6S, the very well known microphone cable used in many pro studios worldwide, to terminated for use as a subwoofer cable.... anyway, a simple rca cable will do and i like the canare for its low cost and versatility ...... comeone where else u get this quality for $3 a metre...?? the connectors used are canare f9 ....

ok job done at sim lim.....

next stop: adelphi

at audio basic, was looking at the oyaide r1 receptacle and AL faceplate..... the r1, released not so recently, is an improved model over the ultimo series..... looks plain in white but i think the magic is in the materials used .... well decided to come back later cos something else to settle

looked through the dark glass of golden ear audio, a used goods dealer...... there is a PS audio lamda cd transport .... which was one of THE transport many years ago..... not sure how much he is selling for

one of the amazing finds is the paradigm signature s1 at asia sound... at a size no bigger pro ac tablette, the sound was BIG and expressive..... not cheap at $2 k but u have to pay for refinement right ?? there are many interesting new things at asia sound.... i can feel a new buzz at the place, maybe the 2 guys are doing a great job? notable products i like are the jm lab utopia diva and electra 1027 be, paradigm signature s6, anthem avm and statement av processors..... ha too bad money not enough

decided to break for lunch and then went back to audio basic..... bought the r1, face-plate and also one P-046 .... the 46 will replace the UK plug on the shunyata diamondback, the link between the wall and the hydra 6 ....

i had previously used only the P-079/C-079.... so this is the first time i will be using the 46.... key difference is the final plating.... but i am not sure how it would affect the sound, maybe i have too much confidence in oyaide products haha

my companion for the day also did his part......bought a centre speaker to complete his L-C-R set up....and then 2 men hopped on a scooter with the speaker on my lap....

had a short listening session at his place.......enjoyed my time there and we went for coffee.....close to 8 pm, made my way home.....via bus 87 and then 15.....

took a rest and then it's time to go to work....

the rest i cover later, makan time.. !