later i post my noob portables... ....camera problem

This post has been edited by bunyani: Nov 16 2008, 11:19 PM

will post when my camera come back frm india...lend my mom d...
and when my blackbird comes....dang...this is a pain to post pic here

luxury 'office setup'

The rigs are getting more and more interesting...

Seing more and more rig despite the financial crisis which is coming..

yeah,...the crisis kinda made me think twice bout going to jaben next month...swt...

Did not realise LYN had an Audiophile Section.... here it goes.

Rotel RCD-991 CD Transport
Chord Dac-64
BOW ZZ1 Amplifier
Monitor Audio Gold Reference -40 Speakers

Various interconnects and speaker cables.

Still looking to buy a power conditioner.....

This post has been edited by RJdio: Nov 20 2008, 12:55 PM

Hi, nice setup. How is the sound? Is it bright sounding?

Thanks, not really bright. The metal dome speakers do bring out the highs nicely.
The ZZ1 is well balanced and theres less fatigue compared to my previous amps (Avi & Bel Canto)

My rig...





This post has been edited by Audio Nirvana: Nov 24 2008, 08:34 AM

Whats the remote infront of the ARC amp ? Looks cool.

Nice kit... a little surprised with your speaker choice, but have not heard it so cant comment.

What kind of feet under the granite slab ?

The remote control is a OneForAll universal remote. Looks really cool at night with its blue backlighting.

Yeah, totally agree with you about the speaker. I would consider that the amplification deserves better but times are bad so I have to go for this "poor man's Micro Utopia". But having said that, the Usher is not a bad speaker and is probably equivalent to something higher priced from UK or US. The Ushers replaced a pair of B&W 805 which costs a fair bit more, so that tells you something about what standard of speakers that they are comparable to.


The granite slab under the power amp has wooden cones, and the granite slab under the CDP has Vibrapods.

This post has been edited by Audio Nirvana: Dec 3 2008, 05:01 PM

Are you using the famous usher BE 718? I love this bookshelf speaker very much in av show 2008, far much better than primare + proac d2 which more expensive. May I ask where to get granite slab.

Audio Nirvana,

The speaker is one of the most bang for buck speaker!! (especially when you buy it at Taiwan!! Half the price!!!)

It's most of the editor choice speaker of the year...try to read stereophile review...it can be compete with Dynaudio C1 as long as you have powerful amp

Impressive. I have auditioned the Dynaudio C2s at my frens house and even tho its different from the C1, im sure its pretty impressive.

Yes, I think the Usher BE-718 is one of the most bang for the buck speakers, even though the price here is more expensive than Taiwan. Having said that, we do get it cheaper here than in US or UK, and even at their prices, the Americans still think that it is great value for money.

As for the granite slabs, I got them at this granite factory near Subang Airport. They do granite for kitchens, etc. Only regret is not getting the edges polished as well. Will have to do that next time.

Audio Nirvana,

How much you bought it? I thought it best pair it with the original stand?

RM7.5k. My opinion is that original stand matches the speaker in terms of look, but I don't think it's all that solid and I think there are other stands out there that would sound better.... like those made by Partington and Sound Anchor (both of which are sadly unavailable in Malaysia).

wow comparing them to the C2's is quite an accolade.

I certainly wouldn't dare to, but this is the Stereophile review that mentioned the BE718 "came eerily close" to the C1.

http://www.usheraudio.cz/data/test/test-en...stereophile.pdf