Bro, I don't have a BIG house like yours lah... that's why my preference is leaning towards the Dynaudio Evidence Master. Secondly, I REALLY am NOT looking forward to dealing with our friend from Perfect Hifi at Wisma MPL again. Thirdly, I REALLY like Dynaudio. Maybe my Guarneri will sound better on its stands (hee..hee... I have not collected it yet) or after I have finally burned it in. Or after I have burned in all my components and connectors but the Marantz + Dynaudio seems to sound better than Krell + Guarneri.
Aiyah...all you SF fans ah...

Goldmund too clinical lah...no life of its own. As for sound bars...yeah, I gotta check out the JBL. Utopia? By Focal? Where can audition ler?
BTW where can get Esoteric CD player here?

Place CD player in passenger seat. Make sure box is open and the inside is empty except for player, say transferring CD player from old house to new house. Done.

That's what my friend did once.

Hahaha...if I told them that it is an "old" CD player and if they believe what I said, these guys need their eyes examined.
I think the best way is through kopi money and these people are so hard up that I think MYR300 might just do it. Saves me a bundle anyway.
Lunch on me is no problem whatsoever, whether kowtim or not.... Maybe we'll rope Hushymushy in as well.

Basically, it is a horn cum a dust collector cum satellite dish. Ya, looks weird but some of the others in the market looks far weirder. Good reviews though but one can never believe what the reviewers say. Best I think is for you to listen to it but I think it is kinda hard to find one to audition here. From what I read of it, it is "super-position-critical". For me, I like speakers to sound great wherever I place it.  Just because it will sound better if placed two feet from the back wall doesn't mean I will do so (sorry hushymushy) cos I like things in order and speakers should be heard and seldom seen as an obstruction. From the GT Gen2's many reviews, these speakers need space at the rear to bring out the bass - not my cup of tea. Another thing, it depends on what kind of source you are hooking it up to. Regardless of how good your speakers are, a lousy source will mean a lousy sound. Garbage in, Garbage out. Bro, this GT Gen2 is a garage project from a messy warehouse in downtown LA. You look at how they packed this stuff? If you ask me, I'd rather stick to the mainstream brands. At least there is such a thing as after sales service (unless you buy speakers from Alvin from Perfect Hifi). For the kind of moolah you would expect to pay for the GT Gen2, you might as well look somewhere else and at speakers you can actually touch, feel, smell, look and listen to here in Malaysia. At least if it doesn't sound as good after you have hooked it up at home, there is no one to put the blame on (hahahaha).

Ya...trust your own ears, not someone else's ears.

Ya, me too. My (soon to be partitioned) room only measures 19' X 15'. Gonna partition it with 2 concrete slabs with steel wool in between.

Preferably
rm10-15k TT + arm
rm3k-10k MC cart
rm3k-9k phono

then u will have more choice and sound awesome too..

lai sou lor cart is micro benz ruby 3..rm7.5k

At ur level, preferably a decent setup analog rig not entry level. Cause u wann something better in a certain ways compared to ur arc CDP.

Entry level TT character
1. 2D soundstage...not much depth..like a 'wall' of sound
2. High noise floor
3. Bass lembik

Hello sifu's, may I ask if Bowers & Wilkins 685 S2 is a good choice? Is it less popular here in Malaysia because of the price mark up rendering it poor value for money?

Just done refurbished Sony MHC-G88 with my dad, sounds pretty good through RCA. However, where do I put the surround speaker? Rear? Because its an old model I get pretty confused..also, it seems that it does have an optical out, will try it later, if it still works.