The guy's got a HK receiver, why is everyone recommending powered speakers???

Logic7,

go to Asia Sound Eqpt and listen to Paradigm Atoms (RM$1,070)

I've used both Atoms and the AE Aegis 1 (predecessor to Evo1), and traded the AEs for a second pair of Atoms. Today a friend came by the house, and he said they sound better than the Wharfedale 9.0

At the very least you should go an audition a few in that price range, Wharfedale 9.1, AE Aegis Evo 1, Mordaunt Short MS902, Monitor Audio Bronze 1, and Paradigm Atoms.


Stereophile review
"...bass concerns evaporated in my first hour of listening-in fact, its bass performance turned out to be one of the Atom's greatest strengths. The entire midbass region, although a touch warm and rounded, was well-defined and uncolored. On Jim Hall's Jim Hall and Basses (Telarc CD-83506), the master guitarist is paired in duets with a serial Who's Who of the bass fiddle, and on every track the various basses sounded natural, articulate, and well-defined throughout the instrument's range, with no trace of overhang. The Atom's convincing reproduction extended down to the 50Hz region with no loss of definition, weight, or impact
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Congratulations to Paradigm for setting a new price benchmark for true audiophile performance that anyone can afford. Though not without flaws, the Atom reproduces a level of realism I've come to expect only from speakers at twice or thrice its price, and does so over a wide range of musical genres at all volume levels."


Goodsound review
"... what really counts is how the Atoms sound, and this is where the big surprises started. The Atoms presented such a full, lush sound and threw such an enormous soundstage that, while I was breaking them in, I walked into the room and wondered aloud if all that sound was really coming from those two little speakers
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During the course of this review, my own $4000 Silverline Sonatinas sat in a corner gathering dust, but what came as a big surprise is that I didn't really miss them. Not that the Atoms were necessarily better in every way, but they did act as proof that you don't have to spend a small fortune to get really good sound"

And a lot of consumer reviews on Audioreview.com.

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Sep 3 2005, 11:11 PM

wat about this


Tannoy Reveal 6 P

I think the price is around RM1400 per pair..

My money on Monitor Audio B2. Currently, I think it's distributed by Ban Leong.

what do u guys think of the dynaudio audience 52 ?
where can i demo it ??

I cant recall where I auditioned it. It was years ago.

Guyz....anybody can suggest a good budget hi-fi system for me.....only to put inside my bedroom..no need so big one?? juz for normal movie and game usage....tz

there is a pinned up thread ontop. i gonna merge your thread with the pinned thread

ooppsss...sorry..tz

Budget? Hi-Fi or HT?

Home Theater...sorry again...

What's ur budget and your exact location?

below RM1000.00 .....KL

Sorry, Tunn. I guess with that budget, you could only get HTiB and not separates.

There are a lot of HTiB models to choose as well as brand; Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, and so forth.

wat is HTiB???? anyway tz

Home Theater In a Box

Yep, it's Home Theatre in a Box. Good value for money but dont try to compare with its bigger bro, the AV Separates.

Hi all, i am shopping for a set of Sonus Faber Concertino Home. Anyone knows what's the market price for new/used ones in KL?

I listen to Jazz Vocals, Blues, Pop Rock. What amp do you guys think would pair up well with the Concertino? My budget for amp is around RM3,000. I will not invest in a new CD Player, i'll just stick to my Akira DVD palyer for now .

Currently i'm using HT system (RX-V450, NS-7390) to listen to my musics, so i think a set of stereo hi-fi will bring significant improvement to the sound .

Comments are welcome and appreciated.

Cheers,
Case

the concertinos are at around 3.5 -4k per pair. as for the second hand price is around 2k, if u can find any i advice u to save some money first and get the cd player 1 shot

I think the Concertino and a good amp will quickly show how deficient the Akira DVD player is...

at least as a CD transport compared to even an entry level player. a good reasonably cheap experiment would be to get a standalone DAC (like Yeo's Monica II) and hook up to one of the digital outputs of the DVD Player; even if you eventually get a decent CD transport the DAC will be usable

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Sep 12 2005, 02:36 AM

Why not save enough and buy it at one go. The source is important, in this case the CDP.

Anyway, there are many amps around for the price such as Exposure, NAD, Marantz, etc. You will have to audition it. However, IMHO, Sonus Faber is best partnered with valve amp. I would try to partner it with Unison Research but it will be out of your budget.