Wow .... Diamonds are still in the market!!

Now sampai version 9 liao ah ?


I got a pair of Diamond III and Diamond V , still working very well .. still sounding very good!

Wharfedale's Diamond series .. a legend in its own right. Best bang for the $$$.

... and remember to budget in a good pair of stands... the stands will really make a lot of difference to the sound quality of bookshelf speakers.

Literally placing them on bookshelves are actually quite bad sounding.

If you got the space, a pair of 24inch or slightly higher stands would be ideal. Open-frame stands are OK as long as they're rigid. Otehrwise, go for those with hollow-tube frames, so you can sand-fill them too! The more rigid the stand, the better the speakers will sound.

What kind of sand? 1st choice would be "Amang"... if you can find them from any mining location. 2nd choice, very fine silica-sand.
If not, just drive around some construction sites, and ask for some of those fine sand they use to mix with the cement powder.

Make sure the sand is "dry". So it would not rust the stands!

Those stands one might find at Ikea are probably the absolute-worst stands anyone can use. They are light, wobbly and just overall crap.

Wow .... know any shop around KL/PJ that displays the PSB B1 ?

I'm most curious to check them out , and maybe as the article suggests .. buy a pair for friends/family (or self).

My guess is they should not be too finicky about equipment partnering...

Oh... might they have a showroom as well ?

I only noticed alot of CMY Hi-Fi shops in malls lately, apart from the usual City-Square shops and also that extreme specialist shop near Rothmans roundabout (sec. 19 to be exact) in PJ ... alot of old-timers would sure know this shop


Thanks for the contact, will give them a call sometime...

Cables can make a system seem to have clearer vocals but bigger factors could be the room environment ?

KimberKable & Straightwire makes really "clear sounding" cables ... but abit pricey... depending on model.

Budget models worth trying: Kimber PSB

Crazy price range cables: Kimber KCAG (if they still make them?), Straightwire Maestro, Virtuoso, etc...

Seems like the analog stage of the Marantz is acting up. Should be an easy fix.... no need to mess with the laser/servo transport mechanism.

The analog stage is a part of the circuit board that has a bunch of caps and op-amps or transistors, before going to the RCA jacks. A decent repair shop should be able to troubleshoot and repair it.

My guess would be some bad caps. Normal with aging to go bad. Of course.. this is assuming you've tried using a different source (mebbe DVD player or a friend's CD player) to make sure its the Marantz that is the cause of the "crippling sound" and not any other part of your audio chain...

Who's the agent for Marantz in town presently ? Woo Kee Hong ? CMY ?