Saturday, July 1, 2017

JVC XL-MV33

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A friend who knows of my hobby asked for a "loan of them ears" to rate the reproduction from his JVC Karaoke VCD player Model XL-...
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Rotel RA-820AX

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Continuation from Plinius 2b and VII This was the original amplifier my flatmate was using at the time, the Rotel RA-820AX. Pix ...
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Monday, May 1, 2017

Plinius 2b and VII

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Had a surprisingly hard time trying to locate pix for these units on the internet - they were hardly any, not even on Plinius own site. Only...
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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Original Mission Cyrus 1&2

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When I saw the announcement of a new Misson Cyrus One integrated amplifier, it brought back memories of my original UK made Misson Cyrus 1 ...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Mission PCM 4000

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This brings backs memories ... Pix from HiFiEngine Mission produced an extremely good and sweet sounding CD player in the form...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Technics 808 series - 1st Technics fully remote control component system

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Was browsing thru www.audio-database.com a few days ago when I stumbled across the pix(s) of the 1st stereo set I ever own - Technics 808 se...
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Basic Tube amp from PRC (***Update#1***)

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I came across the following mighty mouse on Amazon USA with many good reviews. It was being marketed under a different brand. However, US i...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Analog-to-Digital Converter

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I had an issue with the limited number of input sources for my older design units eg limited to single or only two sets of inputs. Sinc...
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

DIY PROAC 2.5 Clone (Part- 3)

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Continuation Finally, the custom made clone cabinets arrived! It was delivered in a wooden crate with a label indicating the contents h...
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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Rhodium plated connectors

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I had been pondering on a purchase of Rhodium plated connectors for a quite a while. Finally decided not to proceed. A brief intro to Rh...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

DIY PROAC 2.5 Clone (Part-2)

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Updates The cabinets have been completed and the provider have requested for additional curing time before putting the finishing touches....
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Monday, August 1, 2016

DIY Quad PRE/POWER DIN-RCA interface

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While awaiting parts for the Proac clone to arrive, I finally had the need to make the following for myself (after making a few for clients...
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Saturday, July 2, 2016

DIY - PROAC 2.5 Clone (Part-1, ***Update***)

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I decided to initiate a DIY clone of the infamous PROAC 2.5 as have given up trying to purchase one in the used market after searching for y...
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Monday, June 6, 2016

DIY - Experimental Open Baffle speakers (Part3)

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Apologies as I have been busy with my (discounted) shopping spree on China's version  of eBay ... kept feeling I had not done something...
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Internet streaming using PC via USB DAC

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Finally had the time to hooking up my DIY TDA1541 DAC to the PC via USB to the hifi set. The PC is an older laptop which I have since r...
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Friday, April 1, 2016

Philips CD-880

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The Philips CD-880 was my 1st proper CD player. I actually had my heart set on the Philips CD-650 but was informed it was no longer in produ...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

DIY - Experimental Open Baffle speakers (Part 2)

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(continuation from Part 1) After some plastic surgery, the  ugly duckling was transformed to the below. Woofers were salvaged from the o...
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Monday, February 1, 2016

DIY - Experimental Open Baffle speakers (Part 1)

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Since I now have a crippled pair of Pioneer S-D77 speakers at my disposal, I went thru my inventory of spare drivers to determine if any co...