GI JIE......i'm moving back into my house lor....currently under renovation.....staying at a nearby rented place at the moment

if you wanna do passlabs in your study room......or where ever you wanna put it....tap a single phase in and put another sub DB if you can...less noise....

try to separate your lights and cd player....
rather you share preamp and cd player than your cd player with your lights.....you might get noise

if you wanna use US sockets, wattgate is good...but hard to find in MY...
i'll still looking for mine....

other brands like Furutech, Sine, Cardas are quite good too

i prefer wattgate as it is the most common and cheaper compared to Furutech or Cardas

not necessary to have 10mm cables all around...
2.5mm for you cdp is fine. 10mm cable might make ur cdp sound coarse

i'm only using 4mm cable from the sub db for my power amp.....and my sub db is in my audioroom itself
so i can swap out the cable easily

you don't need a separate TNB meter....just need to tap one phase out

Yup...the fusebox

yup...nowadays have to use 3 phase....

if you have alot of eletrical appliances....it is better to go 3phase

most of the new houses in klang valley...even some bigger size condos.....tnb provides 3 phase straight...

bro...congrats in getting poisoned by analog

there are good entry levels like Project Audio, Thorens, Rega and Linn...
just need to remember that you need a phono stage amp as well
the entry level turntables starts from 2k and goes up many many many times

unless your amp is old school that comes with phono as well

carcrazy....since you r sifu in this....why Rega RP3??

i'm still trying to understand turntables....why the huge price difference??
and will the sound change tremendously between an entry level and say a sub 10k or 20k phono system?

let's not even talk about those god level turntables

hehehehe in here poison is self induced....

my father in law has an old school technics turntable.....am wondering if i can get it fixed and refurbished

i have to agree with you that the vinyl's are blardy expensive now.....even more than good cds

that's y i'm sticking to cd for the moment although i don't mind being suckered into full analog....

i was thinking something like Thorens or Project Audio....maybe Rega....

my wattgate US socket finally arrived Rhodium.....this unit follows the specs for Combak Harmonix...



and i'm also saying goodbye to my Transparent Ultras MM2...and saying hello to the new Ultra G5.........

very quiet lately....anyone buying stuffs before GST?

business very good for you mar



i wonder how the price will affect hifi stuffs.....

thats gonna hurt our pockets....as it is....i'm buying cds online now....
local shops are getting more expensive....
and amazon allows you to sample the tracks before buying....

only issue is the conversion rates are not very good....

so in the nut shell the price will go down?
but local retailers won't be honest enough to declare a lower price

3k budget.....

here's my thoughts:

amp: go for a used amp....something like Audiolabs 8000A MK2....should set you back around 1k

speaker: agree with XLS Encore

i'd ditch the subs and go for a proper speaker stands

speaker cable....if no budget, strip the network cable and use it first....
little budget....you can try Canare, Belden and plenty more.....you can search for Black Octagon...he does a number of DIY cables at affordable price

hardware is just the start....having the right setup and tuning is second part.....and more to come

i'd suggest you start with this kind of setup and slowly work your way into it

i'd go for magico!!!!

then only dynaudio....

but if you ask my number 1 speaker....Wilson Audio Alexandra........

i'd go for magico!!!!

then only dynaudio....

but if you ask my number 1 speaker....Wilson Audio Alexandra........

When Aida comes into the picture...it should br either Aida or Alexandra

How about Utopia?

bro....i think JBL launched a new series of sound bars....SB400 was quite good....
i'm using Philips Fidelio 9100...so far ok....