I've been to City Square but not sure if U R talking abt the same one. The owner is some old Chinese couple, right ? What have they done to cause U having such an irritating experience ?

What I observed when there is that they look like retiree with some strong opinion on what HIFI is abt ? I was looking for floorstand speaker to upgrade my Wharfadale Evo & they recommed Silver series R6. Audition the pair & soundstage is clear & musical. Asked the old man some Q abt the spec. Guess what he said ? "Young man, why U need to know the spec ? And how's that gonna influence u to buy or not to buy ? U shd listen wif ur ear & feel the music. Juz tell me what music U want me to play for U & U relax & listen. Better still, bring ur own CD or best to bring over ur amp+CD palyer & let me set it up for U to judge urself !"

Well, u can't say he is totally wrong. I suppose he being old & I look young & he juz wanna give some lecture abt HIFI. So I guess to them, customer is not always right & in HIFI, that's is not quite a disaster. I prefer that to someone who juz like to sweet talk everything they sell & nothing else.

BTW, according to him, MA will be shifting the manufacturing base to China. Hopefully that will push down further the price. (provided the quality control is maintained).

MA's speaker, as I understand from him, is made up of metal driver. That probably explain why it sounds clear & musical to me. But I think I juz keep my Wharfedale Evo for time being as the MA sounds my not be my liking after listening for a longer period owing to its bright sound.

If u like MA sounds, U may even want to try out the Danish brand, Dali. Just next door to the MA showroom. I think the HQ is in Penang. The Ikon series speaker driver is made of ribbon which i was told can produce even brighter sounds...

This post has been edited by blackjack: Jun 19 2006, 02:19 PM

Dali dealer is Penang based but they have a showroom in City Square AV centre (3rd floor, i think). Sorry, can't remember the name. I did listen to the Ikon 6 & found it too bright for my taste.

Not necessary, I owned a Wharfedale Evo 30 & juz trade-in for a ProAc Tabelette Reference 8 Signature. The Evo 30 has deeper bass but not tight enuf Surprisingly the ProAc monitor is not loosing much ground in bass element but is extremely detailed in sound stage. I hear a lot of instrument previously I dun get to hear. However, if U R comparing the same brand of speaker across the same series; then is quite true that in general the floorstand speaker wld perform better in most elements in particular the bass department.

Try Davis, his price quote=RM1,550 (DX-5 Stand-mount)

Davis