Ya but it is way heavier and my daughter preferred the coloured one. No choice lah...I am afterall the mobile teller machine.

Ya wor but true. The PM series from Marantz is considered entry level. My new PM6004 + CD6004 bought early last year only cost MYR3,800 so 2nd hand for PM5004 + CD5004 should be in the range of MYR2K or less.

Don't mind Hushymushy... he has got "picky" ears from listening to too much good music from very high end tube systems. Hehehehehehehe... I find entry level Marantz not only acceptable but way above average. Quite good in fact. Second hand systems are ok... no need to burn them in. Saves time. My system is still in the burning in stage after more than four months from the box. Will probably take another year or so before it sounds ok. The bass is coming in now but not there just yet whereas the treble is still a wee bit coarse.

Where are you moving to ler? Just about kowtim my new place and I shud be also moving there in May as well. Looking at furniture these days. Got to measure the lift entrance first or else sangkut like mad. Means that I will be auditioning the Passlabs sometime after I move in. Most probably will go into my study whilst the Ķrell will be outside.

Ya...that is what I will be doing. In fact I will be putting in four different parallel lines into my study. Two will be utilised for each monoblock whereas I will use the third one for the preamp and the CD player and the lights whilst the fourth one will be for my aircon.

At the sitting room where the entertainment console will be, I will also be putting in four parallel lines to accommodate the TV, Astro, BR player & my Krell integrated amp, preamp & CD player. Lucky the Maxis Fibrenet socket is located somewhere else.

Bro, any special wall sockets I need to look at?

Frigging expensive 1st Lp

Except for the wiring for the lighting (which is oredy there), I am getting the wireman (friend) to put in 10mm cable for all the power points. Might as well do so cos extreme reno at my new place...knocking down walls and such. As for dedicated phase...this will mean two TNB meters, right?

Might just stick to Malaysia Boleh sockets...dual use.

DB = Distribution Board

SUCKERED!!!

See what you have done? Poisoned everyone here...
Bro, not only old school amp lah, the new ones all have phono out these days
And another thing...these new fandangled turntables are all made to look like Miss Universe to sucker us in
Then they bleed us dry by over pricing the vinyls

Bro...what the hell is a "Quadratic Residue Diffusor"???

Ya, Rega is a good turntable manufacturer. Been drooling over it since my uni days. Owned a Technics then cos never been able to afford a Rega (or Thorens). Had another Sansui turntable as well back then. I remembered very well I can change the tonearm as well and I think I had a Shure (tonearm & stylus) which cost more than the turntable itself. Additionally, I can also plug in a sound filter where the tonearm wires meet the turmtable to change the sound a bit.

Bro, my study in my new place is about 12' by 13'. Do you think it is possible to do it NOT on the walls but on the ceiling instead?

carcrazy,

Bro, how much time and money to do the ceiling of a 12' X 13' room? Pay before April (but install after April) can forget about GST?

Whatsapp you.

So, the panel is 2 X 2. How much per panel (plus installation)?
For a 12 X 13 room, that will require max 36 panels.
Won't come crashing down, right?

Ya wor...very quiet these days lah. Seems like nobody is buying anything these days. Everybody is busy with the GST preparations lah. My company as well. The taxation office very busy also. Now I have to submit my company taxes every three months.

Hifi stuff will go up 12% minimum. 6% increase when items are being imported and another 6% when they sell it to us.

Don't buy online from Grooves Inc. Bad experience from them. One, CD came with broken jewel case. Two, no stocks doesn't want to refund...kept saying they will try their hardest to find it. I waited 3 months but got fed up so ask for refund. Then they say 1 month refund period is over. So I complained to the German consumer department, only then will they issue refund.

So, the first week of April has gone by. GST is in force now...just how much import tax and GST did you pay for your power amp anyway?

Ya...set the budget first. Most important thing to do. High end hi fi is not cheap. Hell, even the peripherals (let alone the components itself) are bleary expensive. A pair of 1.5m Valhalla 2 interconnects cost as much as a new locally manufactured car! But then again....once the poison sets in...

Sounds okay to me if you are using your laptop as the source cos if you are playing MP3s, there is never sufficient encoding in MP3s to do justice to the music anyway. However, it is a first step towards REAL hifi (and getting poisoned) as PC speakers are shit. Subwoofer is great if you are a bass-head like a few of us here as it gives practically everything a good thump. Never heard the Yamaha YST-Sw90 before as I myself have an old Japan made BMB subwoofer (nowadays BMB are made in China) but I did audition the SONOS subwoofer over the weekend at Harvey Norman and the bass actually sounded strong and tight. Didn't check out the price cos my missus was eyeing me from afar and I could feel the piercing stares and I wasn't hunting for another sub anyway. Yamaha receivers are good (especially when it has a dedicated sub out) but you will need to look for a subwoofer cable to connect these two together (another hit on your budget). As for speakers, I personally prefer Dynaudio and if you are playing MP3s, use a 14 gauge wire for your speakers as I don't think it really matters. Save on the speaker wires until you get a dedicated CD player as your source. For the 14 gauge speaker wires, you can get them at Radioshack.