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Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Kondo System 
Dynavector XV-1s or 1t with Heavier Tonearm
I did listen to XV-1s multiple times in various Arms, for me it was always better performing in heavier Arms, no matter what Phonostage or Preamp was used. Hard to describe, but overall Performance was a bit quicker, a bit more agile, the pysical ... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Malaysia System 04I was really curious, I never had that experience before, not one weak System, all great ones and always completely different.....Another great room, probably one of the best tuned ones I've ever seen...electrically lighted room ... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Malaysia System 03Honestly, what came now I was absolutely not prepared for ....A professionally designed listening room, huge Focal Utopia Stella EM, the latest FM Acoustic Resolution Electronics, FM 222 Phono (when I remember right, it was the l... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Malaysia System 02I learned, an audiophile Day starts always somewhere in a Restaurant (meeting point) no matter how good the breakfast was...and relaxed discussions about Arms and interestingly, much about Cartridge AlignmentAnalog has a very ser... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Malaysia System 01After landing and check in I was told that Malaysian Audiophiles also never sleep :-)So the first Visit started at 10.00 pm....I did enter the room and my first impression....Whoooah, absolutely no mercy from the owner....huge ro... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Midnight in MalaysiaGoldmund Electronics 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
Just came back from Luk Yen Teahouse in HK...this chinese culture is really something interesting for a coffee drinker like me....very refreshing, healthy and the right preparation to listen critically :-)These Pioneer speakers are very detailed, ... 
Analog Journey to Singapore Hifi Show
... I will post pics later from every System....there are some remarkable ones. Now on the way to listen to a complete Kondo Japan System with their huge Kagura mono amps, Pre, Ginga Turntable & Arm & the new Ikeda KAI Reference cartridge ... 
Who do you trust?
I prefer The Audiophile Hotline 
Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor??
Reference 3A has good models. Very easy to drive, great Soundstage and a very coherent reproduction. 
Who do you trust?
Well, you know the ads with these nice girls in front of speakers, amps....I was hoping for 20 years that women enter my room and say "wow...you have these speakers/turntable/cables/amps....I want to make love you you...right now...at once...in fr... 
Allnic 5000DAC
All I can say, for me are technical specs (very good ones) essential. And the next step is a sonic layout which can deliver a real thing sound. That combination is rare. We find a lot of units with top specs which sound dead like a piece of wood a... 
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Micro Seiki RX 5000 & Fidelity Research FR-66s 
Allnic 5000DAC
That's the Stadard we accept...Good sound is whatever someone "likes"And ...well...math..it remembers me to a meeting some time ago..."hey Paul, you are very wealthy...how did you made it? You've been terrible at math when we were at school togeth...