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Posted by TanAV Designs recently hosted the launch of TAD’s latest offerings: the TAD-A1000 integrated amplifier and the TAD-E1AX floorstanding loudspeakers. The TAD-A1000 joins the Evolution Series as the first-ever integrated amplifier in the lineup, inheriting its signature design language of robust build quality paired with understated refinement. The chassis is deeper than it is wide

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Posted by TanI visited Mr. Soo’s system about a year ago—you can read about that visit here. Recently, I paid him another visit, after knowing that the system had undergone a major transformation. The changes were not limited to equipment; the room’s acoustic treatment also went through a major rework. The front end is now driven by a Taiko Audio server, while amplification from CH Precision has

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 Posted by Tan    Any audiophile who had spent enough time in this hobby would realize that room acoustic is that one factor that can make or break the performance of your HiFi system, regardless of how high-end your system may be. It thus makes sense for us to put in effort to solve our room issues, rather than to get on a never-ending equipment upgrade spiral. Among the

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Posted by Tan   Are you still playing to CD? If you, like me, still do, then you will find this offering from Telarc exciting. Telarc is the recording label known to produce albums of excellent recording quality with great dynamic range, many of which are perennial reference demo discs for audiophiles. I discovered on my usual go-to site for classical CDs, Prestomusic.com, that Telarc

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Posted by TanThe WAVE 2025 Show (10/10/25-12/10/25) has concluded. Here, in no particular order, are the five systems that impressed me most. 1. The Majestic Statement : MSB, Vitus, MartenThe Swedish Statement room was a clear crowd-pleaser. It must be one of the most popular room at the Show and had gone onto the favorite list of many of my HiFi buddies. The combination of MSB and Vitus

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Posted by Tan. The recent launch of the new PMC’s Prophecy loudspeaker line at AV Designs aimed for both audiophiles and home theatre enthusiasts alike. Held in acoustically optimized settings for home theatre and stereo music, the PMC showcases offered the attendees a close look into the British brand’s latest innovations, with the Prophecy series testifying to PMC’s latest innovative

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 Posted by TanWhen it comes to loudspeaker design, Andrew Jones is one of the few names that commands enormous respect and admiration. Having followed his work since his tenure at Technical Audio Devices (TAD), which produced the TAD-CR1 and TAD-R1 (now in TX guise) loudspeakers that have long served as my reference loudspeakers, I’ve come to expect a certain level of sonic excellence from

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 Posted by TanAfter my last jaw-dropping encounter with AV Designs’ seismic subwoofer setup—where a 24-inch Ascendo woofer redefined what “low-end” meant (read it here) - I was invited back for a follow-up session. This time, things had gotten more serious. The 24-incher was replaced with the 32-inch Ascendo subwoofer that I alluded to in my last post. Yes, 32 inches. And yes, when you

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Posted by TanYes, you read that right—3Hz bass, not 30Hz or 300Hz. While 3Hz is inaudible to the human ear, its presence can be powerfully felt. Unfortunately, words alone can’t capture the sensation of 3Hz bass, so the next best thing is to let you see it in motion.In the video clip below, a 24-inch Ascendo subwoofer took center stage, playing a track that plunged into sub-bass frequencies as

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Posted by Tan.Many regard Class A as the finest-sounding amplifier topology, and I wouldn’t argue with that. Sure, Class A has its disadvantages – heat generation, bulk, and cost, to name a few. But hey, as a dedicated audiophile, I like to live a little dangerously. Ever since my first encounter with Pass Labs’ Aleph 3, that charming little porcupine (nicknamed for its chassis covered with

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Posted by Tan This home visit stands out as one of the most memorable in my experience at 3 different levels – the sheer size and quality of the system, the meticulous care and attention the owner, Mr. Soo, put into setting it up, especially in the bass region, and its final sonic performance. When I first saw this system, the question that came to my mind, which would also be the question

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 Posted by TanIt’s rare to have a chance to listen to a HiFi designer’s own system, but if one ever comes along, we should seize it, as it offers us an insight into the designer’s personal listening preference and, not least, how far the designer’s own product could be pushed.So when Frank Voon, the owner and designer of Frank Acoustics invited me to listen to his system in his new home, I

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On the topic of multi channel calibration is mainly focus on Home Theater although there are multi channel audio as well for hifi audio. In my post will be focusing on Home Theater and will be doing the 11 channels plus subs for calibration. That will be 7.1.4 configuration in the standard Home Theater setup. Picture as below to illustrate the Dolby or DTS recommendation of setup. The good thing

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Posted by TanMr Numazaki, in his position as General Manager of Technical Development, serves the role as TAD’s Chief Designer for Electronics. I had the pleasure of meeting him at KLIAVS 2024, where we discussed various aspects of TAD. Here are some interesting highlights from our conversation (this is not a verbatim transcript, but rather a write-up to convey the essence of our discussion).left

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Posted by Tan In this post, I’d like to share my list of top 5 systems that led in sound quality in the recently concluded Kuala Lumpur International Audio Visual Show 2024. I found that the sound quality of the systems on show was very high overall. The rooms seemed to be friendly to most systems, I didn’t come across any system suffering the biggest audio bane, the annoying bass boom 

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 Is the time of the year again for fellow enthusiast alike and some of the local dealers show casing their new toys or some with the usual classic. Either one, the foyer of the entrance as usual the places of people to gather up before going into the show. This year Samsung has launch its micro LED 114 inches TV which a whopping cost of RM799,999.This majestic TV seating at the entrance to

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Posted by TanA couple of us from our HiFi gang made a short weekend visit to our audiophile friends in Sarawak, it was a feast for our ears (and for our tummy too, the food was also fabulous to say the least). We visited multiple systems in Bintulu and Miri. It is my pleasure to share our friends’ pride and joy here. There are 2 learnings I made on this trip. One is that our Sarawakian friends

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Posted by TanAV Designs recently held an event to introduce two latest products from TAD (Technical Audio Devices), the TAD-C700 preamp and the TAD-GE1 loudspeakers. The TAD-C700 is TAD's top-dog pre-amp from its no-holds barred Reference Series. Just like the TAD-C600 pre-amp that it replaces, the TAD-C700 is a two-box preamp, with a substantial outboard power supply and a main body for the

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I will call this another music streamer which is partially true. Innous is brand came about around year 2009. Not so old brand for hi-fi. For the last decade streaming platforms have pop up all over the world like mushrooms. I am not just talking about music streaming but any kind of streaming services is like a must have this days. For hi-fi there is no escape from this as well. Coming back

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Posted by Tan Our very own Malaysian hifi maven Frankie Voon, the head honcho of the Frank Acoustics outfit, rolled out his Frank AB-2 Tower Sub loudspeaker system in late 2020. I have always wanted to have a listen to these loudspeakers personally, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation then, I never had such an opportunity. Until recently that is. The owner of a Frank AB-2 Tower

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 The Northern Audio & Video show in Penang that has just concluded recently. Like any other show, some pretty faces shown at the entrance to one of the showroom. The show is held in Amari hotel in Penang.      This is a brand from Kiwi Land. The speaker is some what an open baffle design for the bottom 2 woofers.  The amplifier itself is pretty unique to be able

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 Is a very unique name given to this beautiful piece of “Art” which is non other than the Samsung Frame TV. The name frame does reflect the purpose of this TV for any home and any space in the home. The thing about creativity of interior design decoration really doesn’t have the limit. It’s always been a challenge for designer to make the TV less ambitious especially in the living room.

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 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

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 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 will

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At 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 streamer

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