It just after lunch and I am trying to make up for lost time. More than 900 exhibitors in 4 days is quite a daunting task. Most seasoned media guys attending the show knows where all the good stuff are, and make it a point to cover those first. Rookies to MOC like me would wander thru the ground floor scheme stands, which may take up almost 2 days if one does not manages time well. It’s the final day and I am at the 2nd floor rooms, which is where all the goodies are. So much to see & hear, so little time left.
Mark Levinson proudly shows a naked 5 series power amp
Harman On demo is a full Mark Levinson system driving a pair of JBL Everest DD speakers to great effect. My “Best Sound Of Show, Day 4”
Full Arcam system driving a pair of KEF speakers. I like the natural sound here very much too
Tidal Audio from Germany makes full systems from electronic boxes to speakers. However, many have high regard for their speakers
Organic Audio cables anyone?
Audia Flight series electronics driving Verity Audio speakers
The latest Martin Logan speakers on display
While many liked the Constellation Audio electronics partnership with Magico speakers, it didn’t really appeal to me
TW Acoustic turn table source, Cessaro tube amps(OEM by Ypsilon) and TAD driver based horn speaker sounds impressive
Also on display, the latest TW Acoustic Raven AC turn table
Martin Logan flagship speakers Neolith, driven by Constellation amps are the “bomb”. The standing only room was full
The new Mark Levinson No.526 pre amp, I should really start saving for it now
Eugene Ngoh, the veteran who has worked for numerous dealers including Asia Sound and Swedish Statement, has opened his own showroom in Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya.
By Lam Seng Fatt
After the Kojo Technology Crystal Ep virtual grounding plugs improved the sound when fixed to the black terminals of my ATC speakers, I tried the third plug with RCA cap on my preamp. I couldn't find any unused RCA input in my streamer/transport, DAC or power amp, so I had to use the tube Lamm LL2 Deluxe preamp for the test.
By Lam Seng Fatt
Kenix Chua of Begins Acoustic gave me the opportunity to try grounding speakers when she handed me three Kojo Technology Crystal Ep virtual grounding plugs on the last day of the Kuala Lumpur International AV Show last weekend. Two of them had spades while the third had an RCA plug. I was told to plug them into the black terminals of the speakers or an unused black RCA jack of the preamp, DAC or streamer.
