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Hi-Fi Audiophile Bookshelf Speaker: X-LS Encore, Rated 5-star from audiofi.net

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post Aug 6 2013, 09:11 PM

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QUOTE(Abit @ Jul 11 2013, 11:10 PM)
Thanks for the reply. What about the sub woofer?
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Just get a sealed musical subwoofer and your system will fly.
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post Aug 6 2013, 09:34 PM

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QUOTE(barjoyai @ Aug 6 2013, 09:21 PM)
I have a plan to demo your speaker in near future, i hope the stock will come earlier smile.gif
Do let us know when the stock is ready.
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Hi bro, they will come with a suprise, and they will come with a new matching center ... just keep an eye on our webpage.
Thank you for your interest.
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post Mar 21 2014, 07:17 PM

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QUOTE(lordtecs @ Mar 21 2014, 06:47 PM)
what is the recommended budget amp?

how about the sensitivity of the speakers? are they easy to dirive? how does the speakers compare to other bookshelfs within the price range?
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The speaker has 87dB sensitivity at 8ohm impedance. You can drive it with any amp easily. I saw someone push it with Lepai 15 watts with no complain. Definitely, if you want a better SQ, I strongly recommend you to use high wattage amp.


This speaker carries Aerial 5B signature. You can check how much this speaker cost.


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post Mar 24 2014, 05:44 PM

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QUOTE(xxhunter @ Mar 24 2014, 12:31 AM)
no heatsink? ayam impressed
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What did you mean?

This is a passive speaker. No heatsink needed.
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post Mar 28 2014, 08:20 PM

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QUOTE(hypermax @ Mar 28 2014, 05:30 PM)
hmm, i wonder how it will do if compete with my X4. I am currently looking for another set of speakers for my home theater. But these are passive speakers which means i will have to purchase additional speakers amp. sweat.gif
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WAF-1 is a desktop speaker designed by Danny Ritchie and was designed to sound as flat as possible, aka natural. It can be used for both music and movies. When it coupled with a very cost effective amp (for example TP60), you definitely will surprise of its sonic superiority.

Currently, we have limited stock of WAF-1 as they are built by requests. Most of them were sent off to friends a number of them are reserved. If you want to know more about it, please shoot me a PM or whatapss me.


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post Mar 28 2014, 08:24 PM

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QUOTE(ben3003 @ Mar 27 2014, 07:24 PM)
Bought WAF-1 from curveacoustics thru forumer fx20 months ago. Pairing it with Yamaha vx475. After few months using for gaming, movies and music. For me, if vocal or pop songs, the vocal really sweet, the sibliance is so nicely done, not sharp, not bland. Especially female vocal, really nice. my home theater infinity primus set, cost me 7k full set (sarawak con price), doesnt sound as musical, just abit louder and more bass for the tower. I can say the two speaker can produce deep bass, but volume isnt there.

So for electronic music, David Guetta or Zedd, it sounds abit more on the treble, cos not enuf bass volume. when u add a sub to this set, i believe it will be a beast as most of the bass will be done by subwoofer.

I am a newb, so i dont know much to comment, but i just can say there is nothing u can find at such range, sub 1k for a bookshelf that sounds way better than anything u can find out there.
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I hope you enjoy the speaker as much as we do. You definitely need a subwoofer to sweeten your setup and you will like the vocal (midrange) more if you can cross the WAF-1 at 70-80HZ.

BTW, you really got a good deal. I heard the coming production will be much more expensive.
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post Mar 31 2014, 09:58 PM

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QUOTE(Skylinestar @ Mar 31 2014, 07:14 PM)
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Do you import components from USA?
Can you help me build speakers?
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What do you want to import?

Sorry, we don't do custom build. Building speaker is a complex process, you need high precision tools if you want to build a sound proof cabinet. All our speaker are built at factory.

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post Apr 2 2014, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(Skylinestar @ Apr 1 2014, 07:35 PM)
I was thinking of asking you to build a SEOS tempest 12 for me.
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That cabinet is not very hard to build, but tuning with damping material will be a major issue since it is a front ported. Maybe I can help you to find a carpenter.

You can from Kuching right? Shoot me an email and we can take it from there.

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post Apr 8 2014, 08:49 AM

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QUOTE(Pewufod @ Apr 1 2014, 07:59 PM)
how much is the waf 1 ?
the body looks so nice
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You got my PM.

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post Apr 11 2014, 11:46 AM

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X-LS Encore back in stock, ready to ship.
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post Apr 11 2014, 11:52 AM

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Happy user's setups.

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Wow.

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Nice! Emotiva UMC-200.

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Deskphile. Powered by TP60.

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With sweet amp, NAD D3020.

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Initial setup with TP60 and Audio Engine D1 (update soon).

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Study room setup. With D3 and TP60.


.... more to come soon.

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post Apr 12 2014, 09:12 PM

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NAD+Rokan+XLS Enore = Wider and deeper soundstage.
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post May 4 2014, 09:03 AM

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post May 17 2014, 04:26 PM

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A luxurious setup. Audio Note M7 pre, Frank Voon power amps and power banks. Customer replaced his LS3/5A.
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post May 31 2014, 12:51 AM

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The speaker is reviews by Deaf Can Hear

http://deafcanhear.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-hidden-gem.html
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post Jun 10 2014, 11:48 PM

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QUOTE(feelfree @ Jun 3 2014, 11:51 AM)
I owned this speaker before, but now I found a better one for replacement, the Advanced Audio Acoustics JM3/5A, the mid is so much natural. This speaker actually is selling by someone is Lowyat.net and he offered "money back guarantee" for 1 week, so I gatal gatal called that guy and first I don't believe this speaker because it is made in Taiwan and you know the USHER kind of sound really a turn off for me, but no harm to try since can get back the money if don't like. So after installed everything properly, play the first song, oh how could such a cheap price speaker can produce such mid, I really never listened before any speaker under RM2000 even RM3000 to have such mid, the mid character is really like the famous BBC LS3/5A mini monitor, after google this speaker, then I found that the designer is a BBC monitor diehard fan and he is trying to reproduce the BBC sound character with minimal cost, and add more lower frequency and high frequency to it. The seller also a good guy, called me after one week whether I want to return the speaker or buy it, I just told him that I want to keep this little fella and then he emailed me an official receipt. Now this speaker is quite famous in Singapore and the selling price over there is SGD499.00 / RM1190.00. The spec is 51Hz to 30khz, 8 ohm impedance, 100w power rating and 89dB 1w/1m sensitivity. This little speaker is really worth to try. 

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Advanced Audio Acoustics JM3/5A is basically a BBC LS3/5a clone. There are many LS3/5a clones out there and I don't know about this one.

I don't know your taste of music. If you like to listen to vocal, you can give it a shot. But I doubt it has the same dynamic range as XLS Encore, judging at the driver and cabinet size (I may be wrong). Please noted that XLS Encore is neutral and flat across all frequency range, not just on mid only.

Is LS3/5a better than XLS Encore? I guess it all depends on a listener's taste. BUT, a independent shootout done in 2007 has shown that that LS3/5a clone couldn't even make it to round 2 of the test. I believe Gini is a much better clone than AAA where its design and layout is much faithful to the original ones.. Shhhhhhhhhhhh..... this winner is of course XLS (Unoptimized version of XLS Encore).

The review is here.

http://www.stereomojo.com/Small%20Speaker%...ootoutPart2.htm

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post Jun 17 2014, 05:18 PM

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QUOTE(feelfree @ Jun 17 2014, 04:04 PM)
I would not say the AAA is better than the XLS, but I got a few hifi kaki, all of them like the AAA sound more than the XLS after they have listened to the AAA. For me the AAA isn't trying to clone the LS3/5A, but trying to retain the good mid of the LS3/5A with added more punch and airy high, after all you can still able to listen to the LS3/5A character from the AAA JM3/5A. Just base on the spec alone already can tell whether it is a clone of the LS3/5A or not!
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I am glad you have found your 'sound'. Mind to share your setup of your XLS and AAA? Mind to elaborate your experience of AAA vs XLS?

I have a number of xls owners in KL, I am really sorry if we did not assist your (Your name is Matthew, right?) setup. We have a active support group here, and definitely happy to help you out.

We also want to know more about your spec and and your listening preference.

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post Jun 17 2014, 05:44 PM

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QUOTE(vivakarna @ Jun 6 2014, 03:51 PM)
interesting, would love to try one side by side
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I am getting gatal to listen to them side by side now. Vivakarna let's arrange for a A/B test for this speaker to see if it live up to what it claimed.

According to the seller, it has "7 days money back guarantee for COD customers only". It is not harm to give it a try.

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post Jun 20 2014, 06:32 AM

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The following are famous Sonodyne SM50AK, one of the high end studio monitors.

Could you spot the similarity between these studio with XLS-Encore? It is one of the main reason why XLS sounds so sweet at high register.

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post Jun 20 2014, 06:40 AM

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More customer setup.
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Emerald Physics DAC2+TP60+XLS Encore. A setup for vocal music. "All BLACKS"

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