TAD at Munich 2012

Big room..!!

Big sound...!!

But still someone fell asleep on the last row.....

Almost everyone was looking at him and smiling at each other .... Quite a sight when the speakers were playing LOUD..!!

AET resonance optimiser

Even at the risk of being labelled as crazy I'm still gonna say this ...

These generic-looking metal pieces are incredible ...!!!

And I'm going to buy more..!!

Right now I have 2 pcs at each end of the oyaide MTB-6 ... And 1 each on the power amplifiers ...

After cleaning the surfaces and placing them carefully I'm hearing things I never knew existed in the recordings ..!!

Amazing ..!!

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Acoustic Revive RCI-3 vs RCI-3H

Compared to some hardcore fans, I may have only a few pieces of the AR cable insulator ... But that won't stop me from sharing with you guys what I think of their latest version made from hickory wood...

All because 1 single piece alone can help when placed under the most vulnerable cable ... If you can't afford multiple pieces dun fret, just buy 1 first ...

Due to the pressure of currency exchange rates, AR products have become more expensive by quite a big margin ... And the new cable insulator does not escape that fate as well...

It's not exactly a value for money product at all ..

To cut the test short, I compared the old and new under the Acrolink 6100 power cord from the wall to the distributor.....

So what's the difference ..??? What's the improvement ..???

Over 1 test track of familiar music, I heard a blacker and quieter background ..... Separation between voices and instruments are also better ...

So it's not a HUGE difference of day and night proportions ... So should you upgrade??

Well if you want the best, the hickory insulator is definitely better ... If not, you can mix the new and old pieces if you are already a converted user ...

Try it if you are one who is anal about lifting all your cables off the floor..... Just remember to add them in gradually to enjoy the incremental improvement ...

Cheers!

A belated sale

Can't remember when I'd posted a For Sale for my MSB DAC....

Must have been for months ....

For so long there wasn't a single query .... Damn!

Maybe the asking price was too high at $900.... Or maybe people can't be bothered with a DAC without a USB input ....

After a few weeks of trying I was getting frustrated .... Since there was no interest, I wrapped everything up with a roll of plastic film and chucked them in a corner of the room...

For reasons that I can't explain and perhaps for fun I decided to drop the price and try once more...

So on Sunday I bumped my thread again...

And at $400 it was sold in a day..!!

That's fast huh ....

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Usher and Channel Islands Audio

Maybe this is the first pairing of these 2 brands....

So far my searches on the internet did not yield any results so perhaps it's safe to say so....

So if someone is curious if the CIA switching amplifiers can match well with Usher speakers, I can tell you no worries....

They work very well together.... And that's not just my opinion......

Others have heard it and thinks the CIA and Usher sound great .....

Usher Dancer 8571 DMD

Had to wake up early in the morning on the eve of Christmas to receive this pair of super heavy loudspeakers... But it was all worth it... After about 12 hours of running time, I shut everything down for the night.... Ahh... It's time to take a well deserved rest.....

ISSE 2011 - 10

German Physiks loudspeakers ...

That's it folks...

All pictures taken by iPhone 4S......

ISSE 2011 - 9

ATC...

Ocean Way

Verity Audio loudspeakers ....

Lansche loudspeakers / Aurelia loudspeakers / MSB transport DAC / Octave amplifier

ISSE 2011 - 8

Gradient loudspeakers / SPEC amplifier / Aurender music server / Ayon CD player...

Aurum speakers / Vincent electronics

Martens speakers / Vitus Audio electronics

MSB transport DAC / Audiospace amplifier / DeVore Fidelity speakers...

Voxativ loudspeakers....

ISSE 2011 - 7

From now on, pictures will do.... Rather than words....

Looks weird but the sound is cool....

Another room that was playing WAY TOO LOUD....

Amazing bass response from NOLA ...

ModWright amplifiers...

ISSE 2011 - 6

ALR Jordan speakers with DA&T DAC/preamp and amplifiers...

CAT preamp and power amp...

Driving Harbeth loudspeakers...

ISSE 2011 - 5

Aural Designs presented ProAc Carbon Pro 8 loudspeakers and Kondo amplifiers....

More ProAc loudspeakers...

Leo Research loudspeakers and electronics...

Tubes and tubes...

ISSE 2011 - 4

Nothing has changed for this year when it comes to HER playing Sonus Faber, Audio Research, EMM Labs....

Too loud for me to form any opinion.....

SINE power strips...

And other audio accessories..

JVC video projector playing CARS...

JL Audio subwoofer at a good discount...

ISSE 2011 - 3

Next up I came across the La Sphere loudspeakers from Cabasse....

I can only describe them as BIG and LOUD...... and yes they can play LOUD!

Partnering electronics.... including Cyrus

Pioneer AV amps......

Pioneer AV setup..... Nothing special nothing spectacular to mention about....

ISSE 2011 - 2

More on Yamaha...

Another iPhone dock...

AV setup 2 in the main ballroom...

Densen CD player and amplifier.....

ISSE 2011 - 1

I have uploaded quite a few pictures from the ISSE on Saturday afternoon but now it's time to say a little more...

After paying for a 2-day pass, I headed straight towards the end of level 3 where Yamaha was showcasing their range of AV products....

Nothing spectacular overall .... Prices are reasonable and as usual Yamaha components are pretty to look at...

This audio dock reminds me of the mini compo era..... Kinda retro???

AV amps and AV amps....

Stello components...

The inner partition was playing Transformers da movie.....