My Aego M , PSC805, and HP890


Assorted Sony Earphone. have some more but didn't include it in the picture.


4X HP890


mini eph and Creative Zen Micro


Home Integrated amp, AIWA.


Sony Dual DAC CDP


Philips PCDP, and minieph again.



Original headphone that comes with the first portable walkman in the world.
announced by sony at 1978


B&W 601 and Celestion MP1 near field bookshelve monitor.


BOSE CDP + Edifier MP220 + DIY cable

This post has been edited by PcWork: Mar 17 2007, 09:14 PM

LYN told me i had posted too much photo than i am allowed..

Zune player


HD580, ATH-ES5, ATH-ES7


Ksc75 Modded (Recable)


NAD 804 Floor stander + YuLong T-amp + JVC CDP

lol there goes my van den hul the bay C-5 cable..
i really miss the sound of it after i sell it. .i really regret.. make me gone crazy. my whole setup sound thin after i sell this cable.
and after that i directly buy van den hul MCD D102MKIII . =( cost price already more than RM 430.. plus soldering lead already more than RM 450.


anyone interested in original van den hul can call me up.
price :
1m pair van den hul the bay C-5 + 4pcs Neutrik profi + silver black sleeve + WBT silver solder lead = RM 350
1m pair van den hul MCD D102 MKIII Hybrid cable + 4 Pcs Neutrik profi RCA + WBT Silver soldering lead = RM 500

both cable were RCA-RCA. note that D102 cable is flagship of the mid range interconnect from van den hul. and retail price for factory terminated 1m pair D102 ranging from RM 950- RM 1100 now. (of course, factory terminated might have slight better quality)
cable source were coming from authorized dealer and guaranteed that it is original.

wow focal with be tweeter.. that's scary..
anyway. i think ur floorstander is too near to wall pals. =P

and left side i can see it's end of corner. while right side u has plastic cabinet.
hm.... a bit bad for the high end speaker like this. =P
but it's impressive setup nevertheless.
speaker how much? 30K?


This post has been edited by PcWork: Apr 14 2008, 12:08 AM

hehehe come come more sonus faber user..
=P

my EPOS ES-11
another all rounder bookshelve.




This post has been edited by PcWork: May 4 2008, 09:45 AM

mine? er.. i bought it at 26th april up to now i guess around 70 hours burn in already. i am hell happy for the sound. but it still has different with the unit in the hifi shop which has burned in for more than 500 hours.
that unit sounds really good..i bring my amp and CDP to the shop to test that unit before i buy a new one.
and mine unit is getting nearer to the sound characteristic i remember. although only 70 hours.alvin told me that my speaker can sound like theirs after 200 hours burn in.which from my observation is some how true.
after this concertino. i will wait until i start working, and save up for Guarneri hopefully. second hand one also nvm. lol
and i wish to have Guarneri momento once in a life time. (Guarneri anniverserio.)


Around RM 4600 as i choosen teak wood colour. piano black one is slightly cheaper.

Perfect Hifi

basically they had all sonus faber (i saw Stradivari, Amati, guarneri, Cremona, Auditor, Elipsa, Concertino at the shop. the real things is standing there. infact each time i went there i were to listen Amati, and total accumulate time i audit that specific amati has been more than 600 hours.) if you want. they also have wilson audio. if i am not mistaken MAXX2 is comming.
AE full range they also has. Mission too.


well. he is super nice guy. with a lot of professional knowledge. they went singapore / hongkong for training. and Andy even went to sonus faber factory for a visit, and he did bring back 1 pair of pure white AMATI speaker, which is limited to 5 pair in the whole world only...
that's superb things. and it's sold....
if you interested to get their speaker. u may follow me the next trip i went there. perhaps this coming weeks. as alvin haven't issue me receipt for my concertino domus.


if i were to talk about alvin, i will describe him as "everythings also can bincang" kinda guy
and he is friendly to me. =) (your milage might vary) but as i knew alvin for about 2 years. he never show anythings bad to me.. so i guess that's safe enough for me to describe him as good man.


below is part of the picture taken at alvin place.
Disclaimer. this is not advertisement...i just share what i saw and thanks to coolerthings for his superb skill in taking pictures. if one found it's not suitable. please do let me know. i will edit this post to remove ALL pictures. Thanks.


transparent speaker jumper RM 1000, hey some one complaint that i am selling my jumper at high price (RM 250), QED which sound on par with my Goodman Cable also need to retail at RM 480 at CMY audio.. =P.


Puccini CDP dunno how much. but look damn sexy..


watt & puppy 7. Sophia is also there.


Clear audio Turn Table.


OHHH YES~~~ Stradivari. the highest of sonus faber..a dream that beyond my dream.. hahaa my dream is Guarneri Momento.. so this is a speaker that way beyond my dream... =P


this is the amati i listen almost everytime i went there...notice the cone? that is new cone, don't know how much. but the cone itself is more ex than my concertino according to alvin.. WTF...


demo unit of the concertino at side, wilson audio, amati. i brought my amp to test that concertino. damn nice after 500 hours of running for that specific concertino


Elipsa.. looks really cute. i though it's as big as stradivari, but shorter, who know it's hell small.. can put on table.. very nice.. wide baffle bookshelve..what i am impress is, that sonus faber even giving a bottle sort of white wax lotion to wipe the speaker body and the driver... i was thinking to get one bottle to wipe my concertino...when i asked alvin what is the white white gummy lotion.. he answered me.. it's "spe*m water" with this kind of face ->>>
OMG


Orpheus DAC.. (RM 100K eh..)




infact why i were so close to them , as i don't have enough money to bought a proper setup until recently. i previously bring my DIY cable to perfect hifi and CMY audio in cheras south to test it out.
with sort of lower end of hifi. some like AE neo, AE lite , Sonus faber concertino, or even proac Studio 110.
until recently i did Van Den Hul interconnects, i bring it to perfect hifi to test it on some 20-30K speaker. like auditor M.
alvin also did give me a lot of critism / suggestion (which the ratio has much more critism as compared to suggestion.. lol) anyway. i were to take that positive and continue to improve my cable. As the first time, he critic my cable of L is 0.4cm longer than R side. so he said that if he is customer, he will use my cable to tie up his dog....
so the next time, i made my cable exactly long. which i don't emphasis what i did over internet. but indeed i take that into serious account. cable length, soldering quality, price, sound quality, the material to match with such as soldering lead, or even RCA plugs.
i remember the last time he heard my cable.he were about to say somethings. then when i push the play button. he has weired face and say "ok loh.."
and that's comparing to some lower end Zu Cable.
lol
enjoy the picture gallery of higher end setup at picture above.. which doesn't belongs to me. hahaha

This post has been edited by PcWork: May 4 2008, 10:45 PM

i not so sure about that though. i am not sales person. i will usually go there by weekday. afternoon.
so that they are not so busy and i am not so "disturbing"
sure can introduce u to alvin no worry.
u have my phone?
next trip there might be this coming wednesday.

lol pals.
u seems enjoy that day huh???
=P
good for u.

This post has been edited by PcWork: May 9 2008, 01:39 AM

what do you mean like pail?
i assume if you said that is mid bass phase plug. which actually both driver are equipted with phase plug. while tweeter are radiator ring tweeter.
the so call pail part won't move with the speaker cone. it's there to reflex some frequencies so that it doesn't focus in front of driver and hence enhance sound stage and eliminate unwanted high frequencies "not" (frequencies interference which will greatly enhance amplitude of some specific frequencies.)

if the cone is broken, have to purchase the exact same driver from sonus faber loh. if i am not mistaken, the driver were either scanspeak / vifa brand.
tweeter confirmed is scanspeak.

if the driver looks normal. meaning it only has dust cap.
to cover the voice coil part so that no dust enter the gaps between voice coil and magnet.
IF the dustcap is rosak. either u can purchase normal one in jalan pasar. or u have to buy a whole new driver.
for example, B&W 601 is using rubber dust cap to absorb extra vibration at the edge of the diaphragm which connected to the voice coil. if you replace it with plastic / paper / cloth material dust cap. it will greatly influence the sound.

the lighter the material used such as paper / cloth. the more high frequencies noise you will get.


This post has been edited by PcWork: May 10 2008, 10:49 AM

lol
based on what you do your judgement? which model of sonus did you heard that problem? what amp they use to pair with it when you heard that problem? coolerthings and several forumers come and listen to my tiny concertino and they didn't found that problem either.
i owned 601, then switch to epos ES-11 while keep 601. and comparison shows that ES-11 is way better than 601. then now i know myself where is sonus faber by owning all three sonus faber concertino domus + Epos ES-11 + B&W 601. and i seriously don't find sonus faber concertino domus as lowest end sonus has any lack in bass. the only draw back of sonus faber (which i think a lot speaker does has same similarities, are being extra sensitive to your source. if your CD source is recorded with bad recording. it will sound sucks anyway. as it is less forgiving compared to B&W 601. but on good recording speaker. i seriously don't find sonus lack in any places.
wanna go alvin there and have a proper listen at sonus faber? see if the sonus giving up at heavy music or not?

grandspy will tell u about this as he personally audit it.
well all people in internet said sonus is good in vocal. doesn't mean they are lack at other parts. and get an impression for a brand based on common internet review without properly go and audit it often created biased opinion towards several brand.
go search review of Guarneri Memento with a small bookshelve speaker form factor of 150mm mid bass driver.
and see if any review said that speaker has lack of speed and bass?


dude. do you feel the sonus u heard that day giving up on when musics get heavy? =P
i personally don't find any missing part in the music that day.

This post has been edited by PcWork: May 11 2008, 07:18 PM

well that's is because creek is not powerful enough to drive sonus. and B&W is easier to drive.
that's all i can say. and if you said amati has good sound. then you shouldn't make the statement "sonus faber is for mid speaker. when it comes to rock it will lack of somethings". it's matter of you can pay the price or not. if you can pay the price. they will be hell good.
u make your statement that sonus faber is not as good just based on one model? which might not even well driven. creek is a big no no to vocal heavy speaker like epos and sonus faber. i have one creek on my hand now send in to solder some loosen part.
it's better that you claim that sonus faber specific model under wat wat amp is not as good as B&W601 at this range.
i can't take one hyundai matrix and compare it to perdana. and saying "hell this luar negara car not even as good as our proton.."

This post has been edited by PcWork: May 11 2008, 07:23 PM

he is using BOSE companion speaker. =)

kkthen, by the way. i am driving my Sonus faber concertino domus with NAD 3020A amp.
it's only rated with 25 watt. but i had request some E&E guys to do more grounding in the machine, extra grounding makes the background of music super quiet. and i am listening at low volume
sonus faber concertino is not hard to drive. but in order to drive it to the taste you want, it require some test and trial.
not just simply blast. it will go loud. but it require good controlling amp so that it "behave" nicely.
creek is one of a big no no according to my experience testing with my own sonus.=)
it will become bright and bottom light.

yeah. it actually did perform very well
i bring my nad 3020A to several hifi shop when i am going to buy my speaker.
and i found out this NAD drive sonus not bad.
of course,. not to say actually perform it well. but to a level which i enjoyed the music.
and according to a lot of ppl, sonus still has big potential to upgrade if i upgrade my amp.
well i will keep that to the time i have enough money~.
by the way. i had upgraded the internal op amp caps from rubycon 2X 1k+ micro F to parallel configuration of 2 X 1k+ mF + rubycon 2 X 13K+ mf + rubycon 2X 2K+ mF caps.
what i get is. still same sound signature. but faster speed. much more quiet background.
i still keep the old rubycon inside. so the mod is just basically add in parallel caps.
=)

This post has been edited by PcWork: May 12 2008, 06:09 PM

nvm . i am keeping money for tube amp upgrade.
but at the moment. this sonus + NAD configuration is enough to pawned a lot of amp outside.
lol

was thinking of anythings like single ended , small wattage, 6550 or kt88.

lol
sonus faber isn't that efficient also.. but i am hell into sonus. =P

weh.. that cable looks so familiar...

by the way. i think it's not good to just use selotape to stick the cable on back of magnet.
try to tie a knob by cable tie.

it shall prevent u pull out the board if u accidentally pull the cable.
if u put like this without a knob on cable. higher chances that when u pull the cable. the electronic board will come out. and snap the both voice coil.
the board is glue with hold melt glue only (usually) and they are not really super rigid.

to close the hole near the back of the casing. if u feel bass is over tight. try to get some CD cover (those ppl use to put pirated CD). in the middle of the cd bag there's sort of silky paper in middle.

use that to glue it at the holes. and add up multiple layer for fine tune the bass hole porosity. remember the glue shall only apply around the hole, not through out the sheet of paper.

and try put a flat layer of blue tag on the top of the magnet, and not touching the platic part of the place that it holds the magnet.
it might works for this headphone and it might not.
just my 2 cents suggestion . =)

This post has been edited by PcWork: Nov 16 2009, 12:22 AM