Last year, if you recall, Willy’s photos of the show gals were erased and I had to go through all the pictures in my SD card to look for shots of the gals only to find out that I had more photos of amplifiers and speakers than the beautiful gals. That got me wondering if there was anything wrong with me and I was worried as to whether I had my priorities right…
So this year, whenever I bumped into the show gals, I made it a point to ask them to pose for me and I took photos of them – just to prove that I am still a regular guy. Oh, by the way, there were some nice looking speakers and CD players and amplifiers too…
Guess who I saw at CMY’s room? Well, I took a photo of her first before the Naim Statement pre and power amps…
Oh yes, we are still posting on the Kuala Lumpur International AV Show… Now, we move our attention back to the components that matter to audiophiles – the speakers, amps and CD players.
From Taiwan, the Toku&Gawa speakers, featuring full-range drivers, looked very good with a natural wood finish.
The Gato components looked good too with nice curves.
Another Gato component.
The Franco Serblin Accordo speakers looked architectural.
The Devialet was so shiny that it was difficult to take a nice photo of it without its top panel acting like a mirror. It looked good and so did its remote control.
The Estelon standmount speakers looked curvaceous.
The Penaudio speakers also had a nice natural wood finish.
This is the first kidney-shaped CD player I have ever seen. It is the Consonance Droplet CD player.
The AM 8335 Mk II power amp looked like something from a science lab.
What’s Mickey Mouse doing on top of a Mission speaker? It is the Entreq Vibe Eater speaker tuning device shaped like a mouse.
The FiiO R7 is to me at least, a first of its kind. A product that merges a player, digital to analogue convertor, preamplifier and headphone amplifier. All of this is crammed into a uniquely designed chassis that would standout while blending in seamlessly on a desktop setup. Offered in both black and white, the FiiO R7 is by far the most fascinating product currently available in the FiiO catalogue.
About a dozen Taiwanese companies are taking part in the coming Kuala Lumpur International AV show to be held on October 27-29 (Friday – Sunday) at The Gardens Hotel, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur.
It is double happiness at YY Sound Systems' showroom in Glo Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, as there are two demo systems with different sonic flavours set up.
